Pushing for a blank slate · 4:46am Oct 12th, 2016
So, as anyone who is familiar with the old Manic Journals might be aware, I've rewritten this story entirely from its original state, and still am rewriting it. I'd like to make you aware that at this point, I consider Manic Journals as it is now to be a completely different story from when it was originally up. I don't know if the moderator I'm speaking to will agree, but if they do, my hope is to completely wipe Manic Journals from FIMFiction and replace it with a new story with a new name, a completely fresh start.
If you care why I want to do this at all, to put it simply, seeing remnants of the old Manic Journals on the story page stresses me out to no end. I would prefer an accurate representation of the quality of my story versus 103 likes that I don't know if apply to my story or to the old one, and 66 dislikes that I feel many don't apply to the current work. Even if the new version of Manic Journals never attracts attention, even if it turns out to bomb horribly and that the original was much better, I would rather have an accurate representation of the truth, instead of looking at the story page and stressing about whether or not I'm a good writer.
My hope is to actually do this blank slate thing once I have a new, original, cover art for it, and when I have rewritten the prologue one more time. (I feel like it doesn't do a good job captivating the reader.) But my hopes aren't too high. I may just need to accept that there will always be a bunch of weird numbers on my favorite piece of artwork, or maybe I'll just have to move it to a new site. This is stressing me out way too much, either way.
Lost my motivation. Would help if I knew anyone on this site, but it honestly feels like I'm putting stories up on a brick wall in an alley somewhere.