I will be posting this on both "Life As A Criminal" and "Stay Strong" so everyone who reads these fanfics can know what's going on.

    I've lost the passion I had when writing. I don't know when exactly it started, but it did, and it affected both stories that I was really proud of, cringe-worthy or not. I've posted many apologies with many excuses, and yet I could never live up to "I will post new chapters weekly!" or "I promise to do better", because I didn't have that drive.

    There are a few reasons I stopped. One main factor being school. Classes suck, and exams suck. Redundant or not, it's true. Every year I progress, the harder the lessons become. And, with the current education system, we're just expected to retain that knowledge and unleash it all in the final exam; the exam combined of all lessons from all quarters of the year. And it's difficult, considering the way we are being taught.

    Another was an extreme feeling of self-loathing. I won't go into the details, as you don't know me, and I don't know you, but I underwent those dark times. I'm better now, but if anyone who reads this is going through tough hardships, don't be afraid to tell people you know you can trust.

    The final reason that I'll state (meaning I have more reasons, yet insignificant) is my lack of talent. I had no particular plan of directions for both of these fanfics, and I had no direction. Aside from that, my usage of words is still pretty poor and I don't know how to properly structure my sentences. Of course, I'm still improving day by day, but I wasn't ready to unleash my cringe into existence.

    The reason I'm posting this? You see, there are still people adding these stories to their libraries, or voting for the first few chapters, so I started to think. And now that I've given it some thought, here's my question.

    Is anybody still interested in these fanfics? If so, please comment or PM me. You don't have to vote, I just need to know if these stories should be continued. If anybody, at least one person, leaves a comment, I'll work on both of these in my spare time. Final exams are tomorrow, so there's no guarantee that it'll be out anytime soon, but... If anybody's willing to wait, I'll be sure to update. Maybe not every week, but enough to keep you interested.

    If not, then that's fine. I'll let these fanfics fade away, probably letting them be forgotten. I could work on new, original stories, but I'm still unsure.

    No matter the outcome, I still want to continue writing. Though, since I can't update regularly, chapters would come out slowly. If anybody bothered to read this whole apology, then I thank you for giving your time to read some random person's crisis (wow so dramatic). Seriously though, thank you. Any response would be greatly appreciated.

-AlexzaBernandez-