anzai4648,
First off, I would like to thank you so much for providing me the large list! Old works are a plus since the state of their work (completion status) are more solidified than recent ones. I have vague recollection reading some of them, especially RIVER. (Though did the author really delete it!? I somewhat remember making a comment on the thread about it, but I am unsure if the entire thread disappeared and, for whatever reason, the work had been removed.) Such a shame that RIVER is not up anymore! That used to be a classic favorite of mine in the past.
I am flattered that I would be included as one of your favorites, though! I would like to disagree, but perhaps it would follow with the notion of "we are our own worst critics." Reason for saying so is because I am already at an age where work as an epidemiologist-in-training
and reading visual novels like Wonderful Everyday at the moment oops is prioritized over my creative brain. That has a major influence in my current writing style as it leans heavily on eloquent delivery rather than pure, passive imagery. It is something that my past self would kill the current me for... and something most writers should try not to indulge too much into.
Another thanks for compiling cmze's work too! That must be quite the hassle! However, your hard work with not be in vain as I, and hopefully a couple of us, are thankful for your service.
And good luck for finding collaborators (co-writers)! I will be looking forward for your next project! IMHO, you better look for someone who is younger or less experienced than you to do your projects, because now you are a senior member here and now it’s time for you to teach and nurture other members. If I were still young (as in highschool) I would definitely take your offer and take all the opportunity that I could get to learn anything from you (since you are so awesome), but alas, now I’m already too old and I have to retire from this fandom already.
Personally, I have to agree with your stance too. Nothing wrong with working alongside with older members (i.e. Llyloo in our Phantom Pain series, which is... still on... hiatus... because we are both so busy...). However, you pointed out major benefits for doing so. They probably have more energy and excitement than I do with writing, lol. I can only hope I do not intimidate the newer members.
Though it's either go big or go home, lol. Though if you still wish to write with me, even if it is from an outside fandom that I might be familiar with, I am more than happy to do so! I sometimes write the occasional Love Live! pairings of UmiMaki and UmiEli... because, as you can guess, Umi-centric fics kill me.
There are other fandoms too, but I have yet to properly get my foot in the door due to time commitment in life.
I too retired from this fandom. To be statistically accurate, 90% of my soul left the fandom. Alas, the 10% remaining is solely due to writing fanfictions and crying over old AKBINGO! episodes when Maeda Atsuko still keeps that resting, judgmental expression throughout the entirety of the show.. (Can we just admire how cool Dr. Watanabe is also??? YUKI, WHERE WERE YOU AT THAT TIME???)
Once again, thank you so much for the list! Really appreciate you taking the time to do so. I will let you know whenever the new project starts. This time, in full completion for once, lol.
Best,
LoyalFlutist