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Currently working on: Babylon
Pages: 30
Chapters: 4
Words: Approx. 19,700
I know some people might be pissed to read this, but it's true - I've begun work on a new story. Now I know some people REALLY got into Virtue and that's really cool - I'm glad you liked it so much, but therein lies the problem - I didn't. No, I'm not being all elitist or whatever, and I'm not being overly hard on myself, but the truth is I set myself up to do a lot more work than I honestly could. I mean, write an entire trilogy when I've never even finished an entire novel? I was setting my sights WAY too high. So basically, I wrote up a list of pros and cons to do with the story, and it turned out a lot like this:
PROS: 1. People who enjoy reading the story will continue to read it 2. I can claim that I have tenacity and am actually capable of following through on something 3. An in-depth mythology and an ending that has actually been planned out
CONS: 1. Attention-consuming-ness 2. Only appeals to people of one fan-base; if you don't like MCR, it wouldn't be very interesting 3. The character's personalities are poorly developed - if you didn't know the band, you wouldn't know what kind of personality to paint on them 4. I still have over A BOOK AND A HALF TO WRITE 5. I have a lot more, a lot better ideas 6. It would be hard to publish a book that was originally meant as a mass-appealing fanfiction 7. Ridiculous twists and plot holes 8. Too many characters to keep track of, and there's not even a real main character! 9. Completely unrealistic personalities and actions And lastly: 10. It's getting BORING - not to read, but to write - REALLY boring. I know the characters too much, I've been 'around' them too long. I need some fresh blood, some original creations, a mythology and a story I can completely claim as my own without disclaimers or excuses.
I hope the people that read this will be able to accept - if not completely understand - my decision. I know a lot of people might have liked my previous story, but I can promise you: if you liked that writing style enough to be upset by this, then you'll like the new stuff I'm working on a HELL OF A LOT MORE. There's much more depth, much more scene-setting, and much more emotion. It might share a few elements with Virtue, but overall, you'll find it's an entirely different sort of narrative (for one thing, it's actually written in 1st person (!!!)) and a much different sense of thrall.
Okay, my rant is finished. If you have anything you need to tell me or - even after reading this, you still need to vent some aggression about the death of Virtue - you're more than welcome to say it. Just PM me or leave a comment on this entry and I'll do my best to get back to you.
With peace, love, and a still-beating heart, FAMINE
Currently listening to: "Stare At The Sun (Live)" Thrice
ghostmelody · Sun Sep 09, 2007 @ 05:36pm · 0 Comments |
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