Important Announcement · 3:12pm Mar 11th, 2023
Long story short, I have decided to unpublish my earlier stories because I'm not comfortable with them. That's the gist of it.
Now long story. I don't think it's a secret at all that my earlier stories have plenty of problems. From generally meh grammar to poor characterization and infinite side stories within the story. I have thought a long time about this, and there are even more problems that tipped the scales and made me decide that those stories, despite how many people seem to like them, should be unpublished.
Art is a reflection of the artist, and I do not like those reflections. I've grown as a person, and now, looking back, I am disappointed in myself and I cringe at what and who I once was.
The biggest issue so far is how I wrote women. They weren't defined by who they are, they were only defined by their relationship to the main character. Their existence only served the main character. Of course, it can perhaps be excused because I was young, inexperienced, and also horny. I wasn't aware that writing women that way was actually rather sexist. I've watched a couple videos, read quite a few critiques of various media that I used to enjoy as a kid, and now I realize how many problems there are pretty much everywhere. Racism, sexism, queerphobia, you name it and it's likely there.
I don't want to perpetuate any of that as well as other things, however unknowingly. It is time I accepted my growth, realized that what I've written in the past doesn't need to be out there and will likely do more harm than good - or, at the very least, do more harm that I'm comfortable with - and put it all behind me and move on.
I don't want those reflections of past me to remain. Sure, perhaps they show how far I've come since then, but I am still not comfortable leaving them where they are. I know it may sadden plenty of you or make you angry, but it's my decision and I'll stand by it.
I want to make something better, something that I'll be proud of, something that will reflect who I am today. And besides, two of the series were unfinished in the first place and are now being rewritten, so I don't believe it will be much of a loss.
Here is the list of stories that will be unpublished by the time you see this blog post. You may still read or download them if you wish, the password is
i-understand-the-problems-and-wish-to-read-the-story-anyway
I'm as of yet undecided whether the access will remain, so treat it as if I will revoke access by the end of the month, meaning March 2023.
1. [OLD] Alicorn of Music: Reliving the Childhood
2. Alicorn of Music: Adolescence
3. Alicorn of Music: Getting Cloppy
That series is just generally a poorly-written mess with bad female characters, infinite number of side plots, and the series is unfinished.
4. [OLD] Nightmare: Rise of the Demons
5. Nightmare: Nation Rising
Pretty much the same issues as the first three. Maybe fewer side plots.
6. Dark Angel of Night That Fell From the Sky
A "romance" story that's just bad. I won't miss it. I won't even give access to it in the first place, I don't think the story is worth it.
7. Don't Look Inside
8. What Is Hidden Inside
Poorly-written female characters, perpetuating the "I Can Fix Him" trope. I'm especially uncomfortable with that, considering that I had once believed that my mental health issues can be fixed by "true love" or some crap. It's not a healthy idea, it is a toxic idea. And besides, I am aromantic, and that took far too long to realize.
9. The Wizard. Book One: The New World
I don't even think it had any real problems, it's just that it has been sitting there abandoned for more than half a decade. I don't think I'll ever get to it.
But i loved the old and new Alicorn story the most
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You can still read the old stories or download them at least until the end of March.
I'm glad you hadn't unpublished "person of her own". Hope you'll continue it sometimes.
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Yeah, I will get to it, I just need to plan, and I need to just get to it. Right now, I'm writing for Salvation | Rebirth, and that already takes quite a bit of effort from me. Even writing two chapters a week for a total of ~7000 words a week is difficult. I don't think I can handle posting multiple stories at the same time yet if ever. I will likely work on one story at a time so that I don't overwhelm myself.
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Fair enough
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Password needed to read and download them
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Yeah, it's in the post.
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Thanks!
I think you could go with a disclaimer at he end of the chapter saying that you don't share these views on woman anymore and clarify your current positions.
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I thought about it, but I decided it would be best to pull everything from public view so that the only access to these stories is through this blog post where I outline the problems. At the very least, it's not as easy to overlook as post-chapter notes or disclaimers in a story description.
I’ve saved your old stories as pdf files