Possible Cancellation for Magical Curiosity · 2:37am Aug 21st, 2018
Quite drastic, isn't it? Let me explain.
As you may have known, Magical Curiosity started out as a short story, as a way to explore light-hearted shenanigans with Sunset, her friends, and the portal. I then decided to make it a long fic that the suddenly numerous audience I'd had would enjoy.
Problem was, you don't just decide on these things willy-nilly. I did.
To cut the long story short, I fear that I don't have enough material to last me to its planned ending without sounding repetitive, contrived, or just plain boring. I've thought of rushing my way to the ending, but I get why that won't satisfy a lot of people.
In the end, I'm considering closing up shop, hanging the towel, and, going against what I've just said in my previous post, canceling this thing altogether. If I do that, I'll probably set up a short story or two from that, either to tie up whatever loose ends the "final" chapter didn't solve or just as another go at the Equestria Girls setting.
However, if there's one thing I'm good at, it's at breaking promises about my schedule like what I just did last week when I said I'd start posting two-to-four chapters a week but ended up posting five for the sake of writing. So, it may not get canceled. I believe in second chances and there's still enough time for me to bring on that author's saving throw.
At any rate, this is a heads-up on my current mindset going into the remaining chapters left.
Sorry to bother you. Have a good day! 
You can always put it on hiatus until you get your new inspiration. Your story already started off strong and while I understand that keeping it going would put you in difficult situation, I believe that finishing the story would give you an excellent experience as a writer.
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Thanks for the encouragement. I appreciate it very, very much.
Honestly, I'm not a fan of hiatuses and "pausing" to get inspiration—I'd squeeze that thing out of a bottle of toothpaste if I could. The only hiatuses I do are the ones where I truly can't write due to real life callings and commitments (say, a trip). I don't do hiatuses to stop and think—my stopping and thinking are when I'm not writing.
And, well, I haven't had much experience with endings, and since I get the feeling that a lot of people are waiting to see how I'll end it, that's something. Whether it's bad or good, they'll let me know—and I guess that's one good thing out of having a runaway story like this.
I hope you don’t delete it as I haven’t got the chance to finish or start reading it yet.
Mainly cause of the number of other stories I need to read first or want to read.
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Rest assured, I won't delete this story whether it gets canceled or not. I usually don't delete stories at all—though, now that you brought it up, there is one that showcases my utter beginner traits way back in 2014. I deleted that one, though I was able to dig it up through some kind of Fimfiction archive site.
Well, regardless of whether you decide to press on to the end or shut it down and hit restart, I'm grateful for the time and effort you've put into this story thus far and for your sharing it with the rest of us.
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Thank you for that. It's great to know there are people who're willing to read a canceled fic, perhaps as an example of what not to do when writing a fic.
you have a good story. you might just might have some writers drift. where you start with one concept and bleed into a different story.
Keep writing and I'll keep following
Sorry to hear that you're thinking about cancelling this fic.
I think there are several important things to consider:
I think a lack of planning is what got you. One avenue I could see this story taking is somehow resolving the issue with the magic leakage and getting everyone back where they belong. From there you could return to more of a "shenanigans and hijinks" kind of story as the various characters try to deal with the changes to their world.
I think the story still has potential, but it's important to figure out what you want out of it. Most important though (in my opinion, of course) is that even if you decide to cancel it, try to look at it objectively to see what went wrong and try to learn from it to improve your abilities as a writer.
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1. I enjoy writing it whether or not I feel happy. The burning out I mentioned a while ago is just a feeling; I can work through that.
2. I know where I want to go. However, I may be missing a few roads along the way, if you know what I mean.
3. The main problem is threefold: bloatedness, pace, and not knowing where to go to reach my destination, all stemming from the root problem of turning a short story into a long one too fast. Could I steer it back? I believe I my have gone off the deep end on that one.
4. I'll stick with the adventure/drama I have right now.
Yes, it was a lack of planning, more so when I decided to make a novel out of nothing. I know now what I want out of it, but it's changed over the course of a month.
And, well, I do my best to objective. I almost never take a positive view on my stories, I almost always thumbs up the critical comments, and I say to myself, "I know this can be improved, but how?" Over a million words of mediocre-at-best writing don't exactly blind me to what my fics really are. All I'm concerned now is improving which I'm way overdue for.
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Well if you really want an ending point right now, this is an ending point of a sort. The portal's gone berserk, dragging in whatever's nearby. Seeing as the situation has destabilized beyond all reason, the princesses use the nuclear option. They forcefully sever the bounds between universes in totality, Fireaxe-to-the-data-cable style.
While this does successfully halt the mana leak, and the runaway portal, it also destroys all communication between the two universes. All actors are stranded wherever they are, and it will be a long time before contact can be reestablished in any capacity, if ever. The scene ends with shell-shock, regret, and the lingering question, "what now?'
Not the most satisfying of endings, but it is an ending. One that leaves the audience with the ability to imagine their own eventualities.
Do what you feel is best. We appreciate all you've written thus far.