Rewrite Notice

Hello Everyone,

First off, I want to thank each and every person who's taken the time to read and review my story. It makes me so happy to see people get enjoyment out of reading something I've written. Some of the more callous and hurtful reviews were quite disheartening to read, but others were very helpful and gave me good tips on how to improve.

Long story short, I've taken all of your guy's advice to heart, and after a month long break, I decided that the time has come to rewrite this story.

As you may or may not know, this was a plot bunny that was stuck in my head for quite some time. It wouldn't go away, so I did my best to write it out just so it would get out of my head. It soon took on a life of its own outside of my other story, dragging me deeper into the rabbit hole.

I can honestly say that it's been a blast to write so far, as it seems like I really know where I want this story to go. However, one big mistake I made was how I treated it.

I depended on bursts of motivation and inspiration to write chapters like a coked up squirrel. I would be writing for hours together, just typing out every little thing I wanted to convey about the world. I've come to realize that this is the wrong way to go about it.

I was so obsessed with reaching a certain word count and trying to get everything I wanted shoved into the story. I ended up with horribly bloated chapters that acted as extremely long fillers as it meandered to the point. During this hiatus, I reread my story multiple times, and found myself disappointed with it.

After all that effort, my story kind of ran away from me. I found that shoehorning in so many different things hurt the overall tone and flow. Several people pointed out some things that I didn't properly consider when writing. Things that I will be thinking about this time around.

I think I just ended up confusing a lot of people with how long and drawn out the prologue was. With all the detail I went into, it ended up taking away from the story. So now, I'll be going back and rewriting the entire thing.

To give some general details about the rewrite. I will be shortening the chapters to more easily digestible portions instead of the bloated ones I currently have. I will switch up the formatting for conversations. I will split up paragraphs and try to cut down on the amount of unnecessary information. Some of my readers were kind enough to offer me their services in proofreading the horrible French dialogue I wrote, so I will definitely be taking them up on their offers.

I recently got a new job after months of interviewing. I still don't know my work schedule and how busy I will be, but I don't expect to have too many responsibilities in the beginning. Once I know when I'll have enough free time to write, I can get back to you guys about establishing a proper release schedule.

I really want to get back to updating my older work, as I've been finally able to compile a master document that details the overarching plot and some of the events that will happen. Sadly, that too will be kept on hold until I can properly start writing again. There will be another announcement after this one that will hold more details on when you can expect the rewrite to be published. Look out for it in mid-June. Until then, I will not be posting any new chapters.

Thanks once again for your support. I hope to see you in the near future.

Sincerely,

The Altruous Alliterator