Hey, All!

It has been a little over two weeks since I sent out a blog relaying my thoughts about my current inactivity on AFF. In the blog, I mentioned that I had a tough decision to make and that I needed help in making that decision. I was at a crossroads between deleting my AFF account and stories for good and simply taking an extremely long hiatus until I have free time to update. I could not come to a decision on my own because even though I really wanted to stay on AFF, I did not want to subject my readers to a long and arduous wait for the completion of my stories.

Truth be told, I was convinced that the hiatus (perhaps 6-8 months long or even longer) would harm the reader-base that I had procured over the four years I had been on AFF. I was convinced that everyone would forget my stories, my hard work, my “legacy,” if you will. I was convinced that the hiatus would diminish my chances of ever becoming a respectable Author on AFF.

I am such a hypocrite. I preach about the importance of writing for oneself, of paying no mind to the amount of subscribers and views on a single story, and of accepting all sorts of criticism from any and every one of my readers, yet I ended up writing for others, not myself, paying an unhealthy amount of attention to my subscribers and views, instead of on the quality of my upcoming chapters, and rejecting the criticism of my fellow AFF-ers, instead of embracing their honest opinions.

It is because of all of these nonsensical concerns that I entertained the thought of deleting my account and stories. If I no longer existed on AFF, then I would not have to go through the guilt of not updating quick enough. If I no longer had an account, then I could forget the frustration of not being able to satisfy any of my readers with the latest updates. If my stories no longer appeared on AFF, then I would not have to worry about competing with other Authors for the attention of new and veteran readers.

However…

After reading the thoughts of some of my readers and closest friends on AFF, I realized that such a decision is probably the worst to make, for myself and my readers. It is a lose-lose situation, one that will not benefit either party. It is a shame that I entertained this thought for so long.

Therefore, my decision is this: I will be on hiatus. For however long it takes to finally start updating on a consistent basis, three, four, six months, or even a year, I will keep writing my stories when I have time. I will not delete my stories from AFF, but instead leave them for people to enjoy, despite being incomplete.

Unfortunately, all this comes with a price. All of my readers, new and old, will have to wait. And I apologize for that. I cannot abandon my duties in my life. I hope all of you will understand.

The only “story” that will not be on hiatus is “A Lion’s Roar Review Shop (feat. VIXX’s Leo).” I will do my best to update those reviews as much as I can. Unlike my stories, it is a shop where Authors request my time, patience, and opinions. I apologize for being unable to send out reviews, like I promised. The next review will be ready by next week, hopefully. If not, I will definitely do my best to get it finished as soon as possible!    

Thank you so much to Misstwilightfan1416, KaihleeLo, despakicool, Maan2442, pinkpanther1017, and aquakittie for your responses! I really appreciate your comments, concerns, and suggestions!   

I will leave you with a beautiful gif of our precious Leo...

...and our adorable dolphin, Xiah Junsu!​

Thank you!

nasomi2011