Temptation and Corruption · 2:38am Oct 31st, 2014
It is an odd dichotomy that the more compliments I get about what I wrote, the more I feel tempted to change the story to reflect the feedback I'm getting. I have this odd feeling that hopes for my story are so high that I can't help but let people down.
Silly, I know.
Nevertheless, I was nervous about posting this latest chapter. One one hand, I feel like what I wanted to say in it was rushed, and at the same time I feel like it doesn't go the way people expect or will enjoy. On the other, I had something I needed to say when I wrote it, and to change that now, after people are obviously enjoying what I wrote, it would be disingenuous to change it. I need to be true to myself. (Minor Spoiler: Rarity will have something to say about that later.)
I planned to post a chapter a week, and I still intend to keep to that schedule. Despite that, while waiting to post this chapter my nervousness at the response it might get kept growing.
I know I need to relax. I know this.
The thing is, though, there's a lot of me in this story. That makes things worse. Will people understand what I'm trying to say? Will I succeed in making Luna's issues and motivations clear?
Will people still like Luna once they understand?
Will they still like me?
Will you?
