I'm writing rubbish · 5:44pm Jan 12th, 2013
Well, as I look at Carbon Copy more and more, the uglier it gets. Suffice to say, trying to write it is like trying to say a brick is aerodynamic. The last chapter is just... ugh. I'm putting the story on hiatus, and will be doing a rewrite to actually give myself something to work with instead of just going, "Hey, that's a good idea, let's put that in the story immediately and make the character into a Gary Stu!"
The latest chapter will be posted, then I'll start on the rewrite. I know the story is built well, but the way I've set it up is going to ruin any future attempts at several arcs I'm thinking about. The redo will still start at the same place, but I really need to flesh out the personalities I have in place. Then I need fill in several plot holes and inconsistencies I'd have written, and pay a bit more attention to blah blah blah, the list goes on and on.
Trust me on this, the way the story was headed was just terrible.
Brilliant job, Jane. This is probably one of the hardest things a writer can accomplish, is successfully admitting to stopping his/her own story for a short time while you improve.
I hope you pull through, mate.
~Q