maxthebd:

iamjohnlocked4life:

musicalluna:

allthemarvelousrage:

lifeaftermeteor:

laurathia:

ahsimwithsake:

spaceshipoftheseus:

katzedecimal:

howlnatural:

‘WHY HAS THAT WIP I’M FOLLOWING NOT BEEN UPDATED?’ ROULETTE!

• Author got little to no feedback on previous chapter, thinks nobody cares and/or everyone hates the story
• Author received negative feedback and thinks everyone hates the story
• Author started another story in order to get rid of writer’s block brought on by WIP and is now totally consumed by new story, keeps staring guiltily at WIP reminding his/herself to continue it
• Author’s real life suddenly got TOO REAL.
• Author got seduced by another fandom
• Author doesn’t use sofware that autosaves and lost most of the next chapter, is too lazy to rewrite
• Author has sudden case of believing everything they write is absolute shit and doesn’t want to subject you to sub-par work
• The story has been pretty much leading up to the next chapter and Author is now procrastinating out of fear and self doubt because they’re pretty sure they’re gonna mess it up
• Author thought it was okay to lead into this one plot point, but due to feedback/further reflection, has now realised that they need to write another 3000 words to get there and is not emotionally ready

Author has the next chapter in fifty little individual scenes and they just won’t effin’ knit together 

AUTHOR WENT TO GRAD SCHOOL

Author is/has been depressed for 5+ years and is working on mental health issues while in grad school

Author just can’t find the muse to finish and feels godawful about it.

Author is staring down the barrel of a monstrous Work Trip and comes home emotionally and mentally wrecked on the daily.  

Author has deadlines in professional life that literally cannot be blown off any longer. 

Author has children.

Author has parents.

Author has pets.

Author gets tired of seeing “omg update please” reviews/comments in the inbox because it does nothing but make them feel the pressure of disappointing their readers.

author has plenty of ideas but nothing specific enough to put on a page

Author has existential crisis over US election. Nothing seems real anymore. Or everything is TOO real. Author unsure which, but absolutely paralyzed creatively, worries they may have forgotten how to write anything besides petitions and protest slogans.

Author has decided that the ideas for crafts just flow better than the ones for fic. Authors share our work with you. Author owes you no explanation. *shrugs* Author will update when they fucking feel like it.