2017 plans and about Drawn

Hey guys, this is my first official journal of 2017, according to DA, anyway. Woo. Anyway, I wanted to talk about Drawn a bit. Of course I haven't forgotten about it, I feel like I still only just posted the first chapter even though it's actually been a bit. Not that long, though. So, in 2017, I'm still trying to get my life back, which means essentially getting my health, mental and physical, all in balance. That still hasn't happened. Some days I think I'm doing better with my medicine, but others I'm in a dark place and I'm not so sure. I've been in more of that dark place recently and it's really hard to crawl out of. I'm still there but more positive today than I was yesterday. But I'm going to try and add something that should help my mood. I'm going to try to start working out. Not to really like build muscle or show off, just to get in shape. I won't lie, I'm...pretty bad out of shape. I'm not gonna go into details, but this is something that's bothering me, so I should really work on it. It should hopefully improve my over all mood. Depression and my health problems are the excuses I've been using not to work out, but it's really to a point where it's a matter of needing to rather than wanting to. I know it's gonna be tough, and I'm gonna want to quit, but I need to do this if I want to see a positive change in my life. Also, another change we just found out about. This past week when I went in for my yearly heart echo because I have a heart condition and, for the first time ever, they told me I possibly have a hole in my heart. They couldn't confirm it because one of the tests they tried to do to check for it refused to cooperate, but it's highly likely my doctor will order another test to check for it. I see her next week. Now, this is both scary and a possible explanation for my seizures. Apparently a hole in your heart is a cause of non epileptic seizures, who knew. Here's hoping that's the problem and it can be fixed. Anyway, enough about me, on to Drawn. Since I'm feeling better again, I'm going to try and work on it. I'm not going to set a schedule for releases because I know my mental health just won't let me do that. I'm going to say I hope to write at least one chapter per month, if nothing else. Drawn is essentially a rewrite of IKYSAAYT, as, while I was told that was a good fic, just bothered me, the author, in a lot of ways. I really want to make the relationship between Tadashi and Hiro less rushed and more believable, as before I actually meant it to be slow burn but things just...went to a place I didn't want. Also the plot was sort of nonsensical and needed a lot of revising. For example, Gogo is still going to dislike Hiro, but I'm going to give her better, believable reasons. There are also some changes that I will reveal as soon as next chapter that will impact the dynamic between Tadashi and Hiro. For example, I said I wanted their relationship to be more believable, but I've introduced a seemingly super pushy Tadashi, who essentially invited himself over to Hiro's house the day he met him. Now I know this seems forceful in and of itself, but this time, I actually have good, plot-related reasoning that will make the reader go "oh okay so he's not a creep," XD. Relationships are going to be a huge part of this fic, both romantic and non, so watch how those change and develop, they might surprise you. Also I think a lot of pain is going to be involved...oops. So yeah, just get ready for a ride with Drawn from here on out. That's all I had to say, have a nice day. ~CCS