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I'm finally back home, which means I can write on a computer again. Thank god. That means, less typoes, Fanfiction.net formatting fixes, and hopefully faster and better stories.
For now though, I'm super jet lagged and need to sleep. But there is a lot to do!
I'll be posting Chapter 6 on Monday, it might come a little later than normal due to me still needing time to edit some stuff but it will come.
Next, I will be posting a DND one-shot on either Tuesday or Wednesday. Depending on the reception, it will continue with 2-3 more parts. It will be part of a series with the Monopoly one-shot.
Finally, I will also be doing some more stuff for this blog and for social media. Why?
Two reasons: I want to write a lot and interact with y'all more.
So I will be formatting this blog to look better and feel better. I will also be creating a Twitter and I am still deciding on whether to make a youtube channel, Twitch, and/or discord.
Youtube would be good for livestream talks while I write. I don't know if I'll show what I'm writing yet but it would be fun to discuss ideas, re:zero, or just some fun topics. Really anything would help with inspiring my writing. Twitch is for the same reason but with Youtube i can save the livestreams as videos for people to watch if say I reference something in a blog post. Discord would be the best for interacting with yall but I don't know if I can manage a channel well and I've seen what can happen if you leave a discord channel up for anyone to join. It could be just a mess.
As a result, I need to do some thinking. Sometime I'll have to juggle my work life balance and writing more, which means I can't prioritize writing without incentive. Which I hate because I like writing for writing but like I can't justify writing if I need to make money.
So eventually I'll have to come to make a decision: should I try to make some money off of writing? On the one hand, that would be the dream. On the other, maybe I'm being too quick. Don't get me wrong, writing stories for people has been the best thing to ever happen to me. And I'm not worried about burnout or even just that writing as a job is different than writing for fun: trust me, I actually do write a lot for my normal career and I prefer to write despite it being considered the most taxing part for most people.
The problem is really: am I thinking there is a road here where there is none. Like am I thinking I can do something here, make money and write stories, when all I have done is written like two stories that people enjoy. Am I getting a head of myself or should I try my hardest from the start so I have no regrets.
And like, if I'm doing it for writing, doesn't that mean I shouldn't care if I'm paid.
Honestly I don't know. Fuck it, my instincts are never wrong. For now, I'll try what I can. Which means I'll be sending stories for competitions, possibly putting ads on this blog (non-invasive ones, like on the side from Google), and maybe consider a patreon.
Here's the thing, I won't ever make yall pay for my fanfiction. It just doesn't make sense to me. So if I do make money off of this, it will be from paying for stuff BESIDES my fanfiction. Perhaps sneak peaks to certain story concepts, discord invite to prevent overbloating, or maybe fun stuff I can offer.
I don't like the whole pay for next chapter stuff people do, though it probably does pay well, it just feels like I'm making yall pay for stuff that I can't exactly justify. Hmm, maybe youtube and twitch could get big enough to help support me.
Anyways, I'm just rambling, just know I appreciate yalls support. Even if I can't rely on writing financially, the support and appreciation through comments does make me feel good.
Especially you Rat, the one commenting on a lot of my blog posts. Your awesome! I don't know if your the same Rat writing comments for me on AO3. If you are, your double awesome. If not, still awesome!
I wanted to write in ao3 but I'll write here. First, I want to thank you for the work, it's not bad. But it has several problems. The first would probably be Anastasia herself. She is ooc. And it's very visible. The problem is rather that she falls in love too quickly. Don't rush with the love line. You can read stories related to her during breaks. There are some on witchcult. Secondly, it's cool to see everything from her point of view, but it would be even better if we sometimes saw Subaru's point of view. Can you make separate chapters from his points of view and call such chapters I don't know. Natsuki's archives? In general, and just retell the whole same chapter from his point of view. So we would have a complete picture and it would be easier for you with romance. Good luck
ReplyDeleteand regarding the contract with the spirit. those who have potential abilities as a user of spiritual arts can enter into a contract with the spirit. As for Echidna and Anastasia, it's a different story. They weren't in a contract. They physically couldn't. But for example, Subaru has such potential and he has a huge one. In Pride if, he turned an ordinary small fire spirit into a Spirit capable of burning the capital. In either 2 or 3 years. Usually, Spirits reach such a level in years, but Subaru has crazy potential. It's a pity that in the original he has a contract with Beatrice and all his potential is dead. In general, this whole story with Miku is not bad, but you can edit it a little and make Miku's fate more canonical. And yes, again, Subaru can easily enter into a contract with the spirit
DeletePersonally I think the fic is better with Anastasia's pov since it keeps stuff interesting while trying to guess what is happening, almost like you're in Anastasia's shoes. Plus it would be kinda boring going through Subaru's pov for every loop, especially cuz then we know what he is up against (instead of the mystery aspect of the story). Although, this isn't me saying that there should be no Subaru pov, since I think it could work well every once in a while. (Especially to see his thoughts and fears)
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ReplyDeleteVery well, yep yep. It's me, the very only one RatDebugger. I'll be honest about your idea of dedicating your life to writing. I can't say whether it will pay off or not, since I've been standing with the very same choice and stuck to my current lifestyle. But despite my doubts, I'm admiring you for giving this a shot. While I can't fully dispute the surgeon's claims about Anastasia being OOC, it's up to the interpretation of her character in my opinion, but it's even harder to deny that you certainly have a talent of making engaging stories, both numbers on ao3 whether those are excited comments or kudos prove it. Your writing style is also quite unique and piques one's interest pretty quickly. You might have noticed just how quickly each of your works gathered lots of people around them, and it's only improved by your qualities as a creator, who actively interacts with their community. I don't know where it would lead, but I'll stick to your journey as a writer and in the future, who knows, perhaps I will be one of the first supporters of somebody who will write a novel with quality akin to Lord of the Mysteries or Shadow Slave. If you ever decide to make some money from dependent content, I'll try my best to try it, I can't say that my scholarship is the best, but some rituals to cosmic gods and you'll obtain a new subscriber, whether it's Patreon or something else. Returning to the topic, I don't know where this path leads, but I think giving it a shot is definitely worth it, and I'll be there to watch it. Perhaps saying good luck would be a little bit disrespectful to your efforts, therefore, I believe in your strength, qualities, and will. And if you don't believe in yourself, then believe in my belief in you, lmao.
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