#posting to the site is problematic because ff.net isn't telling people things are updated

[zadien]

End of Year Writing thoughts

So this year I didn't post much, just updated SLTS in September and then again in December, chapters 40 and 41 respectively.

I also updated the SLTS rewrite on AO3 - it's slow but progressing and Saving is being updated there too.

But writing-wise, I wrote 257,260 words. Which is a LOT. I'm really proud of that. I've probably written more this year than any other year. Definitely helped getting a sunrise alarm clock because I write best first thing in the morning, so when that light comes on at 6, I just plug in and write for an hour before work.

But despite writing all of that, most of it will never see the light of day.

Anyway, for 2023, I want to keep writing. I want to finish my Cloti fic. There's a lot of FF7 stuff coming out, it's relevant again and it's fun to work with different characters I haven't had a chance to write before. So that's one thing I need to mark off.

I also want to add more to SLTS BUT I'm debating whether to keep updating it or just write it all and then post. That'll take a few years sure, but I'm not massively fussed about updating anyway. It's sort of anxiety-inducing and a huge exercise in frustration. You spend weeks and months of your life writing a chapter, spend a good week editing and polishing it, and then receive maybe 1 or 2 reviews? (Don't get me wrong, I love those reviews and reread them loads, but updating is very stressful. It's screaming into the void, I'm happier writing than sharing- and I can always just discord those people and get a serotonin boost that way). We'll see.

I know I was updating Saving but right now I don't have the time to put into two long fics, I just really don't. So SLTS is my priority, I'll write it, I'll hopefully finish it and then I can turn my attention back to Saving because I KNOW how it goes. It's just getting the words down.