Wow...it's been nearly four years since I talked to anyone on this site. It's very...weird to come back to this site during my absence. Some of you may be wondering where I am? What am I doing? Am I alive?

Let me answer that last one first. Yes, I am alive and well. Life has been tossing me around quite a bit and keeping me busy. I'm in college now, hoping to become a history teacher and the workload is quite hefty. Seriously, all nighters to get school work done has almost become a norm. College, am I right?

So that partly answers the 'what I've been up to' section of this letter. There is more to it though. What else have I been up to and what is going on? Well, a few things to answer that.

Youtube and music. Ever since the end of my senior year in highschool, I got into doing song covers. I just grab an instrumental on youtube and I would either rap or sing over it. It's been a nice little hobby to take up. Got to collaborate with some cool peeps and hope to do more. I'll link you guys my youtube page at the end of this letter,

. So, i will say this, I'm still writing. But I've been spending most of that on . For those of you who don't know, fimficiton is a fanfic site for MLP:FiM stories. Let me say this, if you're a brony into pony fics, this place is awesome! I've gotten more constructive criticism on fimfiction than opposed to here, to be honest. My writing has drastically improved since joining fimfiction. I really enjoy it over there. If you want to follow me, again, I'll link ya at the end of this letter.

Losing passion here. To be honest, the passion I felt from when I first joined the site has kind of deteriorated. Plus, I've seen some crazy stuff on here that just makes me cringe. Y'all need some Jesus in your life.

So yeah. That's kind of what I've been up to for so long. Have I been working on anything outside of MLP these past few years? The honest answer is no. I have not even looked at my other unfinished stuff here. And, to be even more honest, I am not too sure if I ever will finnish those stories. Fimiction is a lot more critical than , but because of the reviews and criticisms there, I am not the same writer I used to be, and I mean that in the best way possible.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed my time here on fanfiction. Though I cringe when I look back at some of my stuff, I still consider them good memories. Whether it be talking to someone over a story concept, discussing the goods and bads of chapters, these are times I honestly would not forget.

I do not think I will be posting on here any time soon, but I'm going to keep the account up just incase. I've recently started watching Sonic Boom and I'm not gonna lie, I have a couple ideas formulatoing in my head, but I don't really have much of a desire to fulfil them. Likely those concepts won't see the light of day.

Before I part ways, some thanks and shout outs are in order.

DemonFiccer - You were a great friend to have on this site, my guy. I remember we would always compliment each other's ChrisXAmy stories. We would talk hours and days on end, just talking about story ideas and stuff beyond that. You were actually my first online friend and I'm glad I can still call you a friend. You're a real bro dude, don't forget that! Love ya broski!

Daisygirl101 - You were the 2nd person on this site i really started talking to. I remember I came up to you with a challenge. I loved how you wrote and I challenged you, during my freshman year in highschool, to write a Chris Thorndyke x Amy Rose story. Unfortunately, that story did not see light of day, but just talking about concepts for it, to disney to other things, it doesn't even matter. Us becoming friends is worth more than a story. And your "Day in Disneyland" story was one of the first few stories I read on this sight and I really enjoyed it. You awesome home girl! Stay true and awesome!

BennyTheHedgehog - Dude, though you may have only written one story, it was dope. I remember thoroughly enjoying it, sometimes having my phone to my face late at night, just reading it over and over again. Heck, I don't think I have seen a story with characters from our world were sent to the SonicX world. Props to you dude. Thanks for your love and support on my other stories. Best of luck to you and your future endevors!

jljj1996 - Bro, you were also dope! We would read each other's stuff all the time. Loved reading your Pokemon story and "My Brother's Keeper". Your pokemon story was different, interesting, and awesome. I also enjoyed "My Brother's Keeper" a lot as well. I still get email notifications when you update it. I still do make sure to read your stuff, even though I am not active on this site anymore. You're awesome man. Love ya dude, stay awesome!

Unwatered - I remember talking to you for ideas for my "Where Am I?" story because you and I had somewhat similar story concepts, except your story was substantially better. Real talk. I loved hearing from you whether it be constructive criticism or just talking about random stuff. You were awesome man! Stay cool my dude!

Ssjzohan - We unfortunately didn't really talk all that much, but I still considered you a pal. I remember I read your first story and I commented that you should keep an eye out on spelling and grammar, and then a few hours later, I re-read my comment and saw so many grammar and spelling errors. But we still talked it up a bit even then and you were alright my guy. Take care of yourself.

Snivy Terphoine - We never really talked about story collaborations if I remember correctly, but I remember meeting you because of DemonFiccer. You were a really cool to talk to. We sometimes vented to each other if we needed to let off some steam and just talked about whatever. You cool, dawg!

Also, I want to thank all of my followers, favorites, commenters and readers. Even though my stories are cringey, looking back at them, you guys were a tue drive to keep writing. Seriously, thank you guys so much! Thank you for an amazing time on . All of my love guys!

SIncerely,

~Mr. GoodWriter96

-Nick

P.S. So, I promised you some social media plugs if you guys feel like keeping in touch or keeping tabs on me! Here are the links!

fimfiction: NickyD

user/198497/NickyD

Twitter: NickyDs96

/NickyDs96

YouTube: NickyD

channel/UCHg79O2EzQW1wzu7oQxnJRw

SnapChat: nickyds96

Alright guys, that's it for me!

Take care of each other and love each other