Hey, Alex here.
As most of you know, I started testing out a cycle schedule recently, and for a bit, it actually seemed like it was working really well for me. Then earlier this week, something changed.
For those who do not know, I work night shift, so I sleep through most of the day. Usually, I use my breaks and the time around work to write, plan, and upload. But this past week or so, I do not know what has been going on. As soon as I get home from work, I crash. I do not mean I relax for a bit and then sleep. I mean I get home, knock out, and end up sleeping anywhere from eight to twelve hours. Then I wake up feeling miserable, spend the next few hours trying to get myself together, go back to work, come home, and do it all over again.
That has left me with little to no time to actually write.
What is weird is that my usual problem is the opposite. Normally, my insomnia keeps me up longer than I want, which at least gives me more time to work on writing. Lately it has just flipped on me completely, and I have no idea why.
I do have a doctor's appointment coming up to look into the sleep issue and figure out whether my body is fighting something off or whether I am just burning myself out in some other way.
As far as writing goes, Hero × Gacha is still in the works. I do have an update that is about halfway done already. I just wanted to put this out there so you all know I am alive, I have not disappeared, and I am not ignoring the stories or putting them off. I just have not had the energy or time to keep pace the way I wanted to.
I am posting this here and on both of my major stories so everyone is on the same page.
Also, the April poll is up if you want to go check that out, and my Discord is finally far enough along that I am comfortable sharing the permanent link here:
Discord:
https://discord.gg/d2Ce8YYUkM
Hopefully this clears things up a bit. I know the silence and inconsistency are frustrating, and I get it. I am hoping this is something temporary and that I can get back into rhythm soon, because I really do enjoy writing these stories, and I have way too many ideas to just stop now.
I also have a couple of days off next week, so I am going to see if that helps at all. If it does not, then I will probably have to look at changing my schedule again and figuring out a setup that works better with whatever is going on right now.
I liked the cycle schedule because it gave me room to write in chunks, and that tends to work better for me than trying to force things day by day. So I am still hoping I can make some version of that work going forward.
I apologize for the wait. Thank you to everyone who has stuck around and been patient with me.
I will see you all soon.