First, let me acknowledge and express my gratitude for the kind things folks have had to say about The Pleasantview Experiment. Thank you very much. Your responses are deeply appreciated.
Now… some of you may have noticed that there hasn’t been a whole heck of a lot of activity on the PVX front in a while. I’ve been meaning to address this for some time, but never got around to it. However, after the very nice email I received from a reader at the Hullabaloo, expressing enjoyment of my storyline, eagerness for its continuation and curiosity over its status, I realize it’s time to get off the dime and speak.
Point one: let’s get it out in the open right now… the Experiment is not over. I’m not done with these characters (and I’m fairly certain they’re not done with me).
So what’s taking so long? Well, there are a number of factors, really, which in aggregate, can simply be termed “life.” Among the highlights: I’ve been settling into a new relationship, which has occupied quite a bit of my attention as you might imagine. Also, the machine on which I compose the chapters of the Experiment has been engaged in beta-testing Windows Vista.
Still, I suppose the biggest factor has to be my admittedly cyclical attention span: I got… well, bored, I guess… and needed to step away for a while. I didn’t expect it to be for as long as it’s been, but the Vista beta and a couple of other shiny gew-gaws (notably, the Stunts & Effects expansion for The Movies) attracted my attention, and have held onto it for a bit.
So, the bottom line is, the Experiment WILL continue (you can pretty much rest assured of that, as the S.O. is a fan as well, and she keeps asking when I’ll pick it up again)… I’m just not sure when. Hopefully, when I get back to it, those of you who’ve enjoyed it will still be around.
Thanks.