Lately I have been working on a lot of different writings but various "problems" have had them stuck in the pipeline. I normally work alone and have learned some positives and negatives from trying to collaborate with others. I've never had so much written down without having an actual story complete and ready to show for all of that effort.

One story should have been out months and months ago. Unfortunately the individual I was working with has some of the worst communication in anyone I've ever dealt with. No response for weeks at a time, vague answers, and often going silent for entire months. This especially hurts my writing style because I let a story "cook" in my head for quite a while before I write it out. I have this person's story so well thought out that it would only take me a couple hours to produce it, but I can't even get them to have a simple conversation with me. It is very disappointing that it will probably never see the light of day.

Another story was a collaboration for a comic. The blame for this taking forever goes both ways. I experimented too much and the artist has been dragging his feet. The good news is that the final product should be amazing, but it will just take longer than we thought. The written story is now 100% complete but I am waiting on a couple things before I post it. I am always about quality over quantity when it comes to a story. The quality will absolutely show when this is ready.

The third story suffers from my own ambition and lack of knowledge in new territory. I had ideas for this thing two years ago and it keeps changing constantly. Its originality makes it beautiful but also gives me no common ground to work with at all. It is too original and that will keep me from getting it done even in the next year. I don't want to half ass it, writing is a way to get the story inside of my mind inside of yours. I'll rework it as much as I have to until I get it right.