10/25 · 1:14am Oct 26th, 2014
Indefinite Hiatus
To the few of you who are wondering why "Preserved" is cancelled, here are my reasons:
1. Writing here has taught me that my communication skills are pretty bad. No matter how cool or interesting my ideas are, I can't be a good writer if I'm unable to properly convey my ideas to others. All the peers I have who review this are unable to follow the story. They find it confusing and sloppily written. An artist "is someone who exposes a personal vision by rendering it visible." -Marcel Paquet. Chapter 23 got more than twice as many dislikes as likes.
2. I'm not willing to waste another's time by asking them to edit my story. Even if I were, the only people whom I can ask who actually have the time, interest and resources to do so are not part of the fandom, and wouldn't understand what I'm trying to say, much less make it so that everyone else able to read and understand it.
3. My depression has gotten worse. My Prep school career & college app process have gotten increasingly stressful. My suicidal inclinations have increased dramatically. Because I'm depressed, it's difficult to focus. Because it's difficult to focus, I am given a stimulant that keeps me focused. Because I stay focused in school, there's less chance of me getting any inspiration. The stim also causes me to not be hungry during lunch-hour, leaving me exhausted by the time I get home.
Despite my creative difficulties, I still like the story, and still want to continue it. This gives me two options: wait 'till sometime after Christmas when I have a lot more free time to work, and when I might have reason to try again, or to allow someone else to continue the story on his/her own account. One of my favorite stories, It Never Really Ends, did this. The reason it's 'cancelled' and not 'on hiatus' is because I don't want anyone to expect this to continue. Though I'd like to continue the story, at the rate things are going, it won't.
A third, better option would be to find someone here who is having trouble getting creative inspiration, but able to communicate with an audience, and work with him/her where the both of us decide the plot and details, and he/she writes them in a way that others can understand.
Honestly, all you need is someone to bounce ideas off of. Don't think of it so much as 'editing' as it is a collaborative creative process.
I agreed with Red here, but anyways I can understand the stress of making stories and doing college. I actually hiatus most of my works in order to save time and not get stress, so it's a good idea to take a breather once and a while. Honestly I don't think preserve is half bad, but somewhat of the 'huh?' half the time.
Perhaps you could talk to Scooty Dash.