Hiatus

Mar 13, 201213 min read

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Published: Mar 13, 2012

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Edit: Well, there goes my motivation again. Damn, this fandom is just plain horrible. I don't know when I plan on getting back to this story, you guys, but I don't think it will be anytime soon. With all the shit that has gone down over the past 48 hours or so, I honestly have no desire to continue at this point. The ridicule I've had to put up with at the hands of the IZ fandom really just isn't worth it. Even when I'm not actively online for the span of a few MONTHS, somebody ALWAYS seems out to cause me trouble on here. And sadly enough, it's always somebody who tries to portray themselves as "trustworthy." I didn't particularly trust the person who stabbed me in the back just mere hours ago, but still. She showed her true colors and it's obvious to me now that she's nothing more than a two-faced bitch. I won't say any names here, but quite honestly, I probably don't have to as the past 48 hours have been nothing short of a complete shit storm in the fandom, all the cause of somebody who claimed to be my "friend." Guess it was wise of me not to consider her in the same way she claims to have considered me, considering how easily she turned on me just to suck up to another user on here. Another user who has countlessly attacked friends of mine and said things only people without consciences would say. Figures she'd take the side of somebody as soulless as that. Anything to try and boost her popularity on here. That's all this fandom cares about any longer. It honestly pains me to even come online here any longer, and I consider whether I should just deactivate. Hardly anybody can be trusted on this site and it's more a burden in my life coming online here than anything else.

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Alright, so it's been about 3 weeks since my last update journal was posted about this story. Some of you have been around to see the previous journals leading up to this point and some of you are just now tuning in. Regardless, this update is being written for EVERYONE currently reading "ZADR Orange" here or over on FF. So you guys best read the following update closely.

First off, thank you all for the birthday wishes and such. As I've mentioned in previous journals however, today is NOT actually MY birthday, as DA has so many users believing. Those of you watching me on my main account may have noticed that my account name did NOT come up in relation to

's account name. That is because my birthday is not until later in the year (December, to be exact). So for those of you wondering why I set this account's birthday up as something different from my own, it's because this STORY was begun 4 years ago today. It's undergone a lot of changes and challenges in those years, and I'm quite honestly surprised it's still standing as such.

That being said, I'm certain you're all wondering about whether I plan on continuing it at any point. Let me first point out to you all that I'm not online nearly as much as I used to be. I've recently acquired a new job that I'll be starting up tomorrow, one of my best friends just moved back here from England to begin attending college, and, as fate would have it (because it can be oh so cruel at times), literally EVERYBODY I know in my life has birthdays coming up between now and February. So yeah. This is the time of year I'm most active with my offline friends. Even as I type this, my friend from England's 17th birthday is TODAY. And even though I'm not celebrating with her tonight, I just spent $100+ on dinner last night so my friends and I could have a good time with her (Not that I'm complaining. I would do that for any of my close friends.) I guess what I'm trying to say is, I'm busy. My time on DA will be limited over the following months, and no doubt, the majority of my free time will be spent with friends and family until the holidays are over.

And as far as "ZADR Orange"'s fate is concerned? Let's just say things will be changing in the near future for this story. As I mentioned in my last journal, one of the main reasons I stopped posting this story was because the fandom made it less than fun for me to post here/on FF. I took some time away from this story, talked it over with sassafrass002, and even went so far as to take a break from all my OTHER works as well. I honestly considered what things would have been like I had I decided never to post this or any of my other works online. Honestly, I think things would have been better off that way, getting to enjoy the works I've worked on and not having to deal with the fandom drama. It was at that point that an idea hit me. Since the fandom can be so judgmental and full of absolute shit at times, why not limit the people who can see this story? Chapter 151 is the last chapter of "ZADR Orange" that the public will ever see. Now, if people want to continue reading, they'll have to sign up on a personal mailing list for reading purposes.

What does that mean, you all ask. Well, for starters, anybody who WANTS to continue reading "ZADR Orange" will have to comment down below letting me know. I'll compile an alphabetical list of usernames and send future chapter updates out through notes. This will limit the amount of trolls I get both here AND on FF by doing away with anonymous comments. Any flames I do get will result in the user's account being blocked for good, which I think is MUCH better than dealing with Fanfiction's new fucked up review system.

As I've said many times before, if people don't like what I'm writing, then they just shouldn't read it. Unfortunately, being the shitty fandom that this is, all too many fans don't have the self-control enough to keep their opinions to themselves. For this reason, the story is not being put out in the public any longer for just anyone to read. Those of you who are serious about continuing can leave a comment below. Anonymous users, I'm sorry, but you'll either have to make an account if you want to continue or speak up if you're not a regular commenter. For the amount of work I put into this story, it shouldn't be asking so much that you guys put forth some effort also if you want to continue with this story.

Do NOT get your hopes up too high however that this means I'll be sending out 18+ chapters to just everybody. Those of you whom I know or suspect to be under 18 will receive carefully edited versions of those chapters. Just because I'm taking this story to a private medium does NOT mean I support handing out adult material to minors in private (unlike some other users I know on here. >_>) So yeah. No complaining if a chapter comes out that you're not sent, kiddies. I know some underage users who have tried to get away with reading that material and I won't knowingly permit it here. Just be happy I'm not scrapping the story altogether. Those of you who are under 18 can wait until you're of proper age for reading such material.

On another note, also don't get your hopes up too high that updates will come consistently on here either. As I said above, I'm busy. If I have time to work on a chapter and I WANT to, I will. But if I'm not feeling it during a time when I have free time, you'll all just have to be patient about it. I'm doing this in an attempt to make writing this story fun for myself again. It won't be that way if it becomes a chore again like it was in the past. So please no comments/notes asking me when I'll be continuing. Just trust me to get the updates out when I get them out. Asking for/demanding more chapters won't make me get them out any faster. In fact, doing so will probably slow me down, if anything. So please respect my personal writing pace.

As for the rest of my stories here or anywhere else, if I am actively writing them, I may do the same with those stories as well. At the moment however, the only other story of mine that will NOT be handled in this way is "Dib Is Sick." For the time being, Sass and I will continue to post that one as normal. I took a long break from working on it and am ready to get back to ficafying soon (since that story is already technically complete). So unless we get a wave of troll comments, that will be the one story immune to this private mailing list method. We reserve the right to change that though should the fandom begin giving us a hard time again.

So there you guys have it. This story is being given one last fighting chance here. If things don't go over well however, I'll shut down this account for good and say goodbye to ever working on this story again. This is quite literally a last resort for me and no doubt it will be a while before I can build up any of my remaining motivation for it. But I'm trying, for the sake of the work I've already put in.

That being said, I'm off to go grab myself some breakfast and enjoy this beautiful Sunday morning offline. I'll check back on this account later and respond to messages when I get back. I think you guys get the picture now though. Or at least, I hope you all do.

~Pat

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