Rewrites · 8:58pm May 15th, 2016
I know I've said this before, but I'm unhappy with Under the Moonlight.
Like, really unhappy.
I recognize it is one of my first stories on here, but seeing overall what I've done with it, and where I've taken Thunderblast's adventures after it, that's what makes me unsettled.
It's probably just a me problem. It probably isn't, too. In fact, I got so upset, that I went back and completely changed a scene to make it a whole heck of a lot less... cringy.
I suppose the second half of the story isn't so bad. It's just the first half. I bet if I went back and completely re-wrote it, it would match the quality of some of my newer stories. I don't know though. Is it that bad where I can't do anything about it? What should I do? I'm leaning towards a full re-write, while leaving the original there for people to see the difference. Not much would change aside from the word count and detailing of the chapters.
Simultaneously I want to leave it be. Again, it is an early work of mine and gives me a bit of nostalgia to the days where I was all about writing crazy stories that not everybody would like, as to where today I write stories and pray that people like them. 
So, for now, revisions will continue on the story, and possibly into Before the Dawn as well, which I admit is a worse story than its predecessor. Who knows, I may go ahead in the future and just write the whole trilogy into one giant story so everything falls into place and makes sense. That may be something I should do when I've got no other ideas.
I wouldn't worry too much about it. Looking back over my early stories, I sometimes cringe a little bit at the poorer quality of those stories compared to what I'm writing now.
However, I also remember, as you should, that writing is something that requires a lot of practice and time and effort. Going back over your old stories should remind you of just how far you've come, and where you started from. So I'm willing to go easy on myself somewhat because when I first started writing, I just did it to establish my characters and where I was.
(And besides, I can't really go back and rewrite my old stuff, because it's part of an ongoing series, and I don't have the time to do it anyway)
So don't push yourself too much. Self-criticism and correction is good; doubting yourself isn't.