mysticalsiya1468

Do check out my latest work, Manasvini.
          	
          	[P.S.: I tried something out of my comfort zone, so any kind of constructive feedback is well appreciated.]
          	
          	https://www.wattpad.com/story/372577078-manasvini

_MysticStardust_

Hieee siya. What's up?

mysticalsiya1468

@_MysticStardust_ Same here
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mysticalsiya1468

@_MysticStardust_ Heyo. Not much other than life going on as it should and me starting a couple of new books(⁠◕⁠ᴗ⁠◕⁠✿⁠)
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_MysticStardust_

@mysticalsiya1468 ohoooo that's nice. I tho just came back a few days ago and tryna be a little active and consistent hehe
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mysticalsiya1468

Penning this here took a lot of courage as I looked back at my works. As a lot of you may have noticed I have deleted a lot of my books (and had one of my books taken down by Wattpad earlier this year for a violation of guidelines (I'm thankful because as I look back I may have taken it down sooner or later myself as I do not condone the insensitive manner in which I handled a few sensitive issues.)
          
          The reason I'm writing this post here to communicate with you guys is that I feel I have faltered in how I have structured my stories. The canon divergences (read Duryodhan redemption and an OC replacing Draupadi) were half-baked and never added to the epic. I think this is something I'm drifting away from (canon divergences that derail the dignity of the OG epics and do not add value and make it memorable in a good way. ) As I have read the epic in more detail, I have increasingly found myself drifting away from what my stories initially dealt with. In the past few months I have deeply thought about what I want to communicate and have made a few conclusions:
          
          1. I'm still fine with canon divergences but they need to add to the story, have a strong backing and make complete sense for the universe the book is set in without degrading the actual epic. 
          My book KĀLAYĀTRA will be seeing a major canon divergence and I will communicate more about it in a separate post as it will get longer here.
          2. If I'm pairing OCs I'm mostly sticking to under-explored characters (an example of this is Lost Without You where the OC is paired with Yuyutsu.) I have increasingly had an urge to explore an observer's perspectives
          3. I want to explore more of the canonical retellings through multiple perspectives of various characters (of both observers and active participants) and I'm actively working on them.
          4. One thing I have become sure of is I will no longer be exploring OCs paired against OGs as romantic interests as I have realised that it is something I'm incapable of handling.

mysticalsiya1468

(continuation)
            
            There is no excuses for things that has happened in the past and I'm neither going to justify other than admitting that I probably never researched enough before putting up my ideas on a public platform.
            
            And for the fourth point, I may probably contradict myself in one of my Sahdev-centered stories (more of which shall be explained when I release the book later this week.)
            
            I also apologise if I have offended my fellow authors whom I may have offended in the past by not addressing issues you have pointed out to me in the past. While I  did not take immediate action back then, your kind words and advice have stayed with me and I'm glad you came my way as I'm trying my best to apply the feedback I have received and actively work on improving my craft.
            
            One of the biggest lessons in the past year for me has been to take criticism head on and I learnt it the hard way and hopefully my work begins to reflect on it.
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