I’m back.

Well, it’s been ages since I’ve last posted everything. I’ve been lost in a sea of academic confusion and obligations. However, the semester is over, and in a week or so, I’ll be getting ready for exams. So, all in all, not much time for writing, but I get by with about an hour every day.

I can’ believe the year has gone so quickly, actually. In the month or so which I’ve been missing (from this blog, at least), so much has happened. I discovered that I’m not as bad an essay writer as I’ve first thought, and my original work is taking shape. Of course, most of it has not been written, but at least I have an idea as to what I’m going to write about. There’s still a lot of research which needs doing. Apart from the Kingdom of Jerusalem (which is where I’m setting my story), I have to know something about what was happening in Europe during the second half of the twelfth century, and I also need to know what’s happening in the Byzantine empire. It’s a pity that most of the Byzantine records were destroyed by the Ottoman Turks. I suppose the ancients did like destroying things as much as they liked building them.

Sporking is still going on, but I’ve given up on Mockfiction; there’s a much better site, made by my friend. Mostly we just chat, and I haven’t done sporking for an age. Too busy, and then there’s writer’s block. I’ve just overcome one of the worst bouts I’ve ever had. I couldn’t even write fanfiction, and usually, that’s one of the easiest things for me to write. Luckily I still managed to produce some chapters, but the quality, I feel, is a bit dubious. Still, my readers seem to like them well enough, so I guess that’s all right.

It’s supposed to be spring in my country now. Late spring, to be exact. The wind’s still chilly, and one simply cannot enjoy a book outdoors because shivering is a rather distracting activity. Maybe a month from now, I’ll be able to do that. Thing is, I won’t need to study anything after November. I’m free for three months. Then again, maybe I’ll need to do a lot of studying for my novel.

Well, that was rather rambly. Mind you, I’ve been in a rather rambly mood for weeks. I think I’ll get on with another fanfic which I’m working on right now. I haven’t updated that one in weeks.