Hello dere. It's been a while. · 2:59am Aug 28th, 2013
So lately, I've been making the transition to college and situating myself in (Yeppur, I'm a freshmeat... err... freshman). As such, at least for a little while, I won't be writing new stuff. Don't worry, I still have stories planned out... it's just that at the moment I don't have time to be writing them up.
Now, for Like Shattered Glass...
I read all of your comments and reflected on them for quite a while (thanks to everyone who came up with courteous critique's and suggestions!). A significant majority of people who gave feedback mentioned that I should write a sequel/epilogue. Considering I had not planned on having either of them for the story, I was very hesitant to agree. After all, I did want the story to end a tragedy; Sweetie Belle's pain and shock, Rarity being powerless to do anything but vow to be there for her sister, and Applejack being at fault for Sweetie Belle's lost limb were all my attempts to make it so. A tragedy tends to make it so that the protagonist(s) have a weakness or flaw which eventually leads to their downfalls. The big difference between my story and this trait is that Rarity's workaholic tendencies and Applejack's ignorance did not lead to their own demise, but Sweetie Belle's instead.
In my opinion, writing a direct sequel would make the story less of a tragedy and more of just a sad story that sort of turns out okay in the end. While it may sound morbid (and it is, I guess), my authorial intent was to leave the story in a state of near-despair. Rarity’s realization that even her greatest attempts at reconciliation will never fix what has already been done is something that I wanted to emphasize. I don’t think I need to write a whole sequel to get the point across that things are NOT going to be the same ever again, and while it might make for some interesting imagery and descriptions, I’m just not down with the idea.
Are my intentions biased? Maybe even short-sighted? Yeppur. But even so, I don’t think I’m going to write a direct sequel. I don’t exactly know what I’d do, really. However, I may still write an Epilogue, but that would have to be in the future, because I have another story planned. Four, actually.
Now… about the Scootaloo plot line…
I had originally planned a separate story… an INDIRECT sequel, yeppur… to Like Shattered Glass, with the main focus being on Scootaloo and on an explanation for her strange behavior. When I wrote Like Shattered Glass, I tried to drop some hints and leave a kind of setup in the story for the Scootaloo “sequel,” but upon re-reading it, I realized that I must have pissed off a lot of people when I did not offer an explanation for her behavior in the story, especially after realizing how much time I spent with her as the focus. I assure you, I fully intend on tying the Scootaloo plot line, but just not for a while. Sorry…
What’s the holdup, you may ask (Other than school work and the usual stuff)? Well, the main reason is because I wanted to take a break from emotional and sad stories and go down a more light-hearted route for once. My next story will be a oneshot, and I have the idea planned out and everything, but I have not started writing it yet. So it may be a while before you see it come out.
Hint: The main character is Twilight. And it may or may not have to do with an addiction to hot sauce. *wink wink nudge nudge*
See y’all later!
As much as I would like a sequel, u understand what you mean. How everything ends up in the end is for the reader to imagine (or at least that's what I did).
As for your future work, I can't wait. You're a great writer!