RandomHearts82
Hello readers,
Iāve been meaning to post this message for a while now, but I wanted to gather my thoughts, and had hoped maybe my feelings would change if I gave it some time. If this makes you nervous, itās not exactly what youāre most likely thinkingā¦not yet anyway.
At this point in time, Iām honestly rather unsure on if the story will be continued. Itās not that Iāve lost an interest in writing, as I have ideas for other fandoms. Itās more about this story in particular, for several reasons.
One: you all most likely know by now, via previous messages, that my interest in GA has significantly gone downhill. It started when I could no longer watch episodes (via legal means) here in Canada anymore. That was a few years ago now. On top of that, when I was still watching, I found the focus of the investigations changed from when I first started. I found they became more about demons than ghosts, and while I know theyāre intertwined in some ways, my interest lies more with āis there an afterlife?ā
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With all that said, Iām really unsure at this point on what Iām going to do. I feel absolutely terrible when I think of not continuing the story, knowing you guys have been so supportive over the years. However, I also feel like my writing has gone down hill in the last number of chapters, and would only continue to get worse if I continue.
I wanted to post this so message so youād all know I havenāt forgotten about the story, and mainly just to be honest with where Iām at. Iām also curious to see any opinions you guys may have. I know my lack of updates are likely the cause, but I feel like the story doesnāt have the following that it used to, so that kinda affects my thoughts on continuing too.
Whatever I decide, and Iām not sure when that will be, Iāll let you know. If I happen to decide not to continue with the story, Iād be willing to at least share a brief summary of what my planned ending would be if you guys want. Or maybe I could even do an FAQ sort of thing, where Iād give you guys some time to send in your questions about the story, and Iād post my answers to the best of my ability. Again, let me know what you think.
I apologize for this news. I dreaded posting this, but you guys have honestly been the best readers I could have hoped for, so you deserve the truth.
Lots of love,
Alicia
P.S. Even though Iāve posted this to Twitter/X, Tumblr, and my Wattpad newsfeed, I decided to post this as a new āchapterā across all three sites as well, so thatās easier for you guys to leave your thoughts. Especially since my Tumblr blog is a mess, and severely needs a makeover.
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Two: I do still have some ideas, and a basic idea of how I want to end the story, but during the last several months of trying to write new chapters, I realized Iāve done a terrible job (in my opinion) in terms of pacing in the world Iāve created. Since Zak and Alicia met, itās been roughly one year and six months. I realize in the real world, many relationships progress faster than Iāve written, but I feel like in order to end the story how I imagine, Iād have to do a bunch of time jumps. I feel like thatās crappy writing on my part, but maybe itās just my opinion.
Third & last: probably the most important reason to my indecisionā¦Iāve grown a lot mentally since the story started. While I still have my issues with mental health, and my day to day life hasnāt really changed, the idea of continuing to write a fan fiction based on actual living peopleā¦well, it kinda makes me uncomfortable now. I mean absolutely no offence to those that do, and while I obviously realize my perception of these real life people is extremely likely to be inaccurate of who they really are, I canāt help the way I feel. I think the main thing that brought me to this realization is the fact that the other ideas for stories in other fandoms I have, are all 100 percent fictional characters.
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