I hope this question isnโt bothersome but I just wanted to say that I read your story Tales of a Prince in Foreign Lands years ago, and it has stayed incredibly close to my heart ever since. Iโve reread it at least five times, and it genuinely means so much to me.
I was just wondering if you ever plan to update or continue it? No pressure at allโI just wanted you to know how much your story meant to me. ๐ค
Hey, hi!
I've thinking about your ask a lot this week, and I wanted to reply the best I can. It's really really incredible to me that my fic has been so well-loved by some readers, and that it stayed for so long with you, considering that I updated it for the last time on December 2022.
Tales of a Prince is a project that holds a special place in my heart. It's the project I worked on it for long hours on lockdown, and it brought me a lot of joy through my last years of university. Both my other fic and this one.
Then, on January 2023 I took the entrance exam to residency. And then I started working in healthcare. My mental health dipped when I started residency, and with it came the fact that I stopped feeling joy from my hobbies. I stopped going to the gym to practice a sport I loved. I stopped writing and drawing. Though it never went to extreme degrees, it did affect me.
A year ago or so, since I'm settled now in my job and my mental health recovered a bit, I started to think about writing again. But I don't feel the connection to the story I wrote anymore. I don't feel like I'm the same person as the one who wrote it. I did have a plan drawn out for the fic, but I no longer daydream about this plot. Instead, I've been daydreaming about new plots, new dialogues, new settings. But I've also been holding back on writing new fics because I feel bad about the ones that I've left unfinished.
I really don't know if I'll ever finish this fic. Two years ago, I'd have said that I would, for sure. But now, I don't know. I also don't feel like it's fair to post something new if I'm not sure if I'll ever finish it. I've been thinking that maybe, if I write a new fic, I'll only post it if it's finished or close to finishing it.
On the other hand, I feel bad for the readers who have been following this for such a long time, only to find that it probably will never be finished. This happened to me with Marriage Stone, and to this day I still think about that fic (it was last updated around 2013!), and I know how it feels. However, I want you to know that I feel truly, wholeheartedly amazed and grateful that this fic has come to meant so much to some of you that you still remember it 4 years later.
I know this might not be the answer you were looking for, but it's the best I can give.
I'm still available on Tumblr, though it may take some time for me to answer. I've been thinking that I can answer questions about the plot of Tales of a Prince and things you might want to know about it, so it might at least relieve the anxiety of not knowing.
Lots of love to everyone. Be safe.
XiaoRuixi












