To whoever reads this,
I've finally published my latest story, much later than its announced date. This one is much longer and focuses on Princess Daisy. However, other Mario characters who were featured in my previous stories are also present (though note that I may have overridden some of my Toad's story lore in an attempt to tame the unhinged nature of that story).
Besides its length, the main reason it took so long for me to finish was procrastination and demotivation. At some point while writing, I realized that I'd lost interest in it, and the writing felt like a chore. I still tried to grin and bear it, but that just killed the joy of writing even more. I don't know if I will write another Mario story again, just know that it will only happen if I'm feeling very inspired and content with writing it.
I was gonna do another round of proofreading, but I decided to just skip that and publish it anyway. Truth be told, I wish I had hastened my progress and finished it in the summer. I've been struggling these past few weeks from transferring to university, the classes go so fast and I feel like I'm way behind, and it's difficult for me to make friends. But I don't want to turn this into a venting session, I just hope things get better soon. And I hope that you, reader, are doing well.
Regards,
Pon Pon
P.S.: If you spot any errors in the story, feel free to let me know and I will try to fix it.