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7/22/2025

"He's back!"

-Cornelius Fudge

Not sure if that's how that quote should be formatted, but the gist is there! (lol)

That quote's both true and not. I'll be honest, I know no one reads these posts for now. The best I can hope for is bots scanning this page to collect information for other websites. But that's alright! (I'll keep posting here anyway, pretending like someone is listening...)

So why am I back? Am I back for good?

To be honest, I'm not sure if I'm back or not. I realize August 23rd is fast approaching. (For those who forgot, that's the anniversary of World of Ngash.)

I had something special planned for that day, and I may still do that thing. But there's been some complications that got in the way. What I would end up releasing would be half baked, but it would be content... (Is content for the sake of content okay? Or does that feel noncomittal?)

Anyway...

So, I've started toying with the idea of finally finishing Origins II. I have to do it eventually. But now it's been a bit since I've written or edited. (I have no intention of dropping the books, don't worry!)

Honestly, it's not a question of if, but a question of when. I know I'll write and publish more, for sure! But I need to be in the right head space.

In other news (but still related...) I just found a new job. I started that a little over a week ago and it seems to be going well. Finding a career I could settle into while I continued the books on the side was my main goal for the last few months. And I may have achieved it.

I still need to apply myself to that job for a while and hopefully get successful at it, both for my sake and the company's. But that part shouldn't impact my writing.

When I first started publishing, I had been at my job in Japan for some time. While I could see a similar situation happening here, waiting to be properly settled then writing again, I'm hopefully a bit more mature than that. I know I like writing, and I know I want to publish more books. It's still a goal of mine to make a living doing this some day, Lord willing. But now it's not about being productive in my time off, I feel drained enough after a day of work, productivity isn't the issue, it's actually unwinding, and right now the books won't help me do that.

So, I'm going to set a schedule, starting today. Tuesdays and Thursdays I'm going to work on the books. It may not actually mean writing for some time, but simply putting myself in the right headspace and practicing to bring myself up to working order. Again, it's been some time since I wrote last. (But it should be like riding a bike.)

I don't know much more how that process is going to work, but just know I'm planning to move towards publishing again. At absolute best, I could aim for the tight window of getting Origins II published in late August, but I'll keep my burden light and just aim to get it done sometime this year. Once I get it out, hopefully I'll be well acclimated and can start on the next book. (Foundations II)

Luckily, I've seemed to find more likeminded people who are interested in writing like I am. (I had a few friends like that when I was in Japan, but I may have never mentioned them.) They may be a good source of inspiration for me. Being at home with family and friends helps too, but it's an environment I'm not too used to writing in.

I've been telling myself, I'll start back once I get a steady job, then once I get my own place, then once I feel comfortable enough to start...the list of excuses goes on and on. What matters most, I'm acclimated to the time zone and my home here.

This blog is a practice piece of sorts then. It's my one major project today to help ease me back into this process. Hopefully it helps. I'm writing it fairly smoothly, I just hope it's not a slog to read through.

But that being said, I'll end things here. There's plenty more to say, but I don't need to ramble endlessly. I'd hate to burden some scalper bot with an endless sea of text to scan through. It's all rather pointless updates anyway!

I'm in a good headspace though, so don't worry about any emotional rollercoasters for a while. I feel happy and inspired to work hard at my new job. Clearly I have a flicker of interest in writing again, so I want to nurture that flame until it can roar again!

Hope y'all have a great week! Now that I'm "back", I'll try to post more regularly. We'll just have to see what "regularly" means for me this time!