Deep Dark's end? · 12:25am Jul 23rd, 2012
I've been flipping this thought over in my mind for a while now. I was thinking of dropping Deep Dark. I have been writing this series for over a year now, ever since I started Solar Flare after Season 1 ended. At first, it was immensely easy to write. The words flowed out of me and I could get entire portions done in just a few weeks. As time went on, however, my updates slowed. I began to get side tracked. I didn't realize just how much time had passed since my last update. Then there were times I'd look back on portions of Deep Dark and go: How did this happen? Nightmare Moon was meant to be more another way instead of the way I wrote her. What happened here? There's little emotion! Or I'd go back and notice all the numerous times I changed my writing style.
Yes, many have noticed that I changed my writing style a few times throughout Deep Dark. And in fact, when I started writing Interlude 2, I had changed it again. I'm always looking to become a better writer. And I feel the most recent change is the one I want to stick with. However, I do not believe that Deep Dark will ever get to see it. Instead, I'm saving it for the other stories I have in store for everypony that I've wanted to write for ages, including the rewrite of Harmony's Fabrication. For those who don't know that story, it was one I wrote between Chapter 7 and 8 of Deep Dark, but took down after it was up for a few days. I was extremely unhappy with it, and I feel it's not even close to what I can achieve.
Either way, I've decided to abandon Deep Dark. Maybe someday I'll pick it back up and finish it, but as of right now I have no drive to write it. It doesn't help that it doesn't have even a fraction of readers and such that Solar Flare had. Likewise that it's not even close to the quality of story that Solar Flare came to be.
I may pick it up again, depending on circumstances. (Like if I get the want to finish it, or if there are enough fans of it that tell me they want me to finish it.) However, I don't see that happening anytime soon. I don't even expect more than a few comments on this journal, as nearly all of my readers are on Equestria Daily and don't know of my FiMFiction account. For those of you who read it here, and like it, if a good enough reason comes for me to finish this story, I certainly will. If I completely abandon it, however, I will release a 'chapter' that reveals everything that would have happened.
To all my readers (The few that are on FiMFiction) I'll see you all on one of my next stories.
~Heat Wave
I like Deep Dark :l
It's a sad thing for it to come to a stop... but knowing the quality of your writing (and you) I am also excited to see what new stories you'll produce!
*hugs*
Hell of a bomb to drop without mentioning it to me first, boss
-_-'
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Kinda hard to get into contact with you in the first place. Either way, I was planning to email you and Rhiia once I sorted things out. Besides, you will both still be on the team. XD
hopefully your next story is just as awsome as deep dark and also i'm in agreement with WandererD deepdark was a good story. anyway cheers.
Ahh shit. Deep dark wasn't a good story, it was a great story. It had an interesting premise, neat locales and what seem to be a very well-thought-out storyline. I'm not quite sure why it wasn't more popular, but it was honestly better than most of stories on fimfic. I really do hope you decide to return to it. And from the above comments I'm obviously not the only one.
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Mostly because I uploaded it all at once. I first had all my stories on EqD, where they were popular and got a Star 6 rating.
Slightly disappointed on my end but don't let that influence you. Have to write what you enjoy, rather than just pushing thru sub par work(exception to this would be if it was almost finished, but its pretty clear Deep Dark is in the middle of its story). Btw, what is the best way to follow your works? Where do you spend the most time commenting and blogging at?
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I used to spend it all commenting on my EQD story post.
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Remember that, you replied to me several times(moniker over there was Iastfan112). Didn't know if you'd switched someplace else though.
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It's an old story. There won't be much attention paid to it anymore.
I really do hope you'll come back to this. Solar Flare was one of the first MLP fanfics I read and it remains my favorite to this day. Deep Dark is a great story so far and it has the potential to end as greatly as Solar Flare did. It would be a shame to see it end now. Either way, I look forward to seeing more from you. If you continue Deep Dark or start a new story, I'll be eagerly waiting. You have a loyal fan in me.