User blog:Sonasaurus/I'm Not Dead...Yet

Hey guys, Sona here. Some of you may have (or may not have) noticed that I haven't been doing much on the wiki. In case you were wondering, no I'm not dead. And no, I haven't suddenly given up on the wiki. I just decided to take a break from writing Halo fanon for a while.

Not that I haven't really been doing much on the wiki anyway. My hiatus started off as simply taking part only in discussions and hanging out on the irk, but currently, I'm not even keeping up-to-date with what's going on or logging into the channel. There are a number of reasons for this, really.

The first is that I've spent the past two weeks working on another fanon. I've asked quite a few of you about whether you knew a certain author, and those who I've talked to on #halo-fanon will probably know what I mean. I finished editing it a few days ago, and it's about 90 pages on an MS Word document (single-spaced, mind you). But one of the reasons I had started it was because of a severe case of writer's block.

Which brings me to my second reason. I've had writer's block for Halo stories for months now, and no matter how much I tried to break it or work around it, it was still there. So I decided to go in a different direction, by writing about something else. One thing I've noticed about writing Halo fanon is that it allows very little room for character development (with my abilities as a writer, in any case; I don't know if any of you struggle with characterizing). My posted stories here are more or less about soldiers who do what has to be done with no second thoughts or consideration for moral judgement. I guess what I'm saying is that I feel like my characters are getting two-dimensional, and that it's time to practice making more "rounded" characters in a story.

My third reason is my real-life situation. I've had a lot to do in school lately, and I just couldn't put in enough time to stare at my screen and think of something to write on this wiki. I've made a point not to use my computer at all unless I intend on getting something done, whether it's school work or other stories. And it might be just me, but there hasn't been a lot of people on the irk lately. So I decided not to wait around for a slim chance at online conversation. Pretty self-explanatory.

For those who have tried to contact me, I apologize for not replying. I'm not ignoring you or anything, but I just haven't been checking Halo fanon for news lately. I'll get back to you as soon as I can, but you might be waiting for a while.

I don't know when I'm going to be back full-time, but I just thought you should all know where I've been. I might occasionally pop on, but don't rely on me for something because I probably can't deal with it. If you need something that's AAO-related, you can consult one of the moderators, they're more than capable of whatever it is you might need (which reminds me; I'd like to thank SPARTAN-118, Athena32, and CommanderTony for keeping things in order while Maslab and I are away). I could be back by tomorrow, or I might be back by the end of the year; I have no idea. But I can safely say that I haven't given up on Halo fanon, so just hang tight.