The Shadow of the Moon Cancelled, but Not Gone Forever · 3:52am Jan 13th, 2013
I don't know how many read these posts but I figure it never hurts. I've cancelled TSoM, as that is how I abbreviated it, due to my return to college and to properly edit it would take more time than I can properly dedicate to it. However, that idea, that inkling for that story still festers in my brain. It won't leave. Not until I get every last bit of it written and put on this website for all of you to view. I don't know why this idea won't leave, but it is now going onto it's third version of itself. I'm going to be taking the lessons I have learn from writing TSoM and apply them in its reincarnation. The idea has evolved beyond it original form. Once just a inkling of an idea to ship Luna, has grown to be much more. I'm going to restart all over again. New title, new character, tweaked ideas. I've actually already thought of a title and I have taken a liking to it. Some of the ideas will follow over, but I plan to make it different. Much different. I'd like to thank Aldrigold, ProfCharles, and Prolet for their reviews of my story. They have given me some great advice that I intend to try and follow as best I can.
Starting fresh won't be easy. I already dedicated 31,000+ words into TSoM. I have found walking away from all that work difficult, but perhaps for the best. Besides having to overcome the distaste for scraping the previous efforts I have put into writing this tale, I now have college to contend with as well. I can only hope that my talent for multitasking will hold up in the sure to be challenging months ahead. I can't ignore this story though. It is much too big for that. It has grown and is dying to get out. I feel the need though, to release it properly. Not hastily like I have in the past. I remember updating twice a day for three or so days straight, but the cost of doing so was countless errors and mistakes that required hours of editing to go through. This time, I'm going to be smart about this and review each chapter and clear it of errors before releasing the next. Speaking of chapters, I must start planning them. Farewell and hopefully I can get this idea down right, and presented properly.
