Sword Art Online: Eclipse

Deviant's Soapbox #3

Between Chapter 11 and 12

Hey there! Tis' I again, here for you to grace me with your presences. You know, I kinda wanted to talk to you guys about communicating with others and how you should tell the way you feel to others. I was going to use the example of having a crush on someone and that's when something hit me.

Despite me saying this I don't actually do it myself! I have liked someone for little while now and I haven't been able to work up the courage to tell them about it. Isn't that weird? Sometimes we can advise or preach things to others that we don't ourselves act on, and to be honest, that bothers me some.

Sometimes we can be so concerned about looking out for others that we forget to listen to the lessons that we are teaching people. It might just be something inherently human, but still I think we should strive to act on our beliefs, would you not agree? This is why I am gonna act on what I believe starting now! (Or trying to anyways.)

So, yes, don't be afraid to tell others how you feel! I am going to let my expressions out and hope for the best. Sometimes people will feel awkward and insecure and that's fine, I mean I do too, you know. Still, it might be for the best.

Anywhosers, I do want to talk about SAO:E becauseeeee the next chapter is the finale!!!!! Oh my goodness! Can you believe it has taken me three months to finish this twelve chapter story? To be honest, I will miss writing it, for now anyways. If you follow me then you would know about a week or so back I posted in my conversations about writing a sequel to this book in order to further my practices in writing. I have certainly learned a lot already, but there is so much more I haven't explored. This is why I will most likely be working on the next entry into the story and that most likely will be the last time I write about or in the world of SAO.

It does sort of worry me that I might trap myself into this world and just keep expanding and expanding but I hope not. In my opinion the best part of the story is the ending. If a story has no ending then is it really a story?

But back on track, after the last chapter for the main story goes up that will be it for that storyline. However, Chapter 12 will be quickly followed by a fun trivia of the series in which I will share pictures of story notes, drawings, and handwritten character/story arcs as well as just fun tidbits about the series. Such as hidden references or fun things about the characters that were cut out because I never had the time or place to put them into the story.

Also, I will continue writing Oneshot birthdays for all of the main SAO cast if they are a major player in the game SAOIF. I am not sure if people have noticed but I have posted the birthday oneshots when it is the actual birthdays for those characters! (It's hard to tell cause I update and edit my stories so often) All characters will only be getting only one small story for themselves, so most likely this book will go cold only towards the end of the year.

There will be a small two week to a month break between the trivia stuff and the next book. I still have alooottttt of stuff to figure out, like, calling it a concept phase would be a joke cause I haven't even gotten there yet. So just be ready for that. I will keep you up to date on my page though.

Other than that next Thursday is the big day! I really hope if you have read this far that you have enjoyed the web series thing. I also hope that you have been invested in the world, characters, and story I have (mostly) created because it would mean I am doing something right!

This is why I have one thing to ask for anyone who reads this, please leave your final thoughts about SAO:E in the comments of the final chapter! It would mean a lot because I can't tell what I am doing right or wrong otherwise, don't be shy, the more honest the opinion the better.

Alright, I will stop, bothering anyone from the future now and sign off!

See ya later!