Progress Update - June 11th 2024
Added 2024-06-11 23:05:47 +0000 UTCHeya everyone.
I know this is taking a long time, and I'm sorry for the radio silence. Just focused on working. Having a real fuck of a time with Borne of Caution. I realized a critical story moment may be jarring and contrary to a lot of what BoC has laid out so far, but a lot of future events hinged on it. I thought I fixed this last time I ran into a moment like this, but after looking at it harder I realize that there are still further changes that need to be made.
Don't get me wrong, I fully expect BoC to be my weakest offering during my time as a writer for you all, as I've seen myself steadily grow as a writer from the beginning until now, but I don't want to settle for a chapter that is just "good enough". I know I can't make everything into a masterpiece, but I still want to hit my own minimum standard for presentable.
The BoC chapter itself is in a weird state and has eaten up most of my time over the past few days. Rather than keep banging my head on the wall, I'll finish up the Dark Tidings chapter so you have SOMETHING to show for this delay.
Thankee much everyone,
Fuggmann
Comments
Dude. Born of caution is one of my favorite pokemon fics. I wish you the best of luck. Please don't feel obligated and try to force it thru. If it's just not coming out it to the wayside until the euraka breakthrough happens (I have no doubt that It will!!!)
Ranma_Leopard
2024-06-17 03:18:05 +0000 UTCI don't know if this is applicable at all, but I was told something during a time when I was really struggling to get through a creative block and it helped me so now I'll share it with you. Apply the sentiment as needed: The terrible consequence of exercising a skill is that after a time, we hone that skill so acutely that our standards for the results raise dramatically. You weren't able to reach a creative flow easier back when you were first starting out, you've just practiced so much that the end result fails to reach your new standards. Don't fall on your own sword and start to believe the lie that you've somehow lost the knack for doing what you do. Recognize instead that while your talents have grown, so too have your expectations for yourself. We are often our own harshest critic. Wishing you the best in getting through the slog. Hoping you can still manage to turn a joyful eye on the things that you produce. 💛
Ally LeDoux
2024-06-14 04:27:34 +0000 UTCBud, BoC is by far one of my favorite Pokémon fan fics. If it is your "weakest" then dam I want to see your strongest. Wish you the best of luck.
IneptBulwark
2024-06-12 16:15:21 +0000 UTCKeep it up!
Azunth
2024-06-12 13:34:43 +0000 UTCJarring moments may feel awkward and hard to write as an author regardless of how they're written. Your characters are doing most of the heavy lifting though; if you work backwards from how your characters react you may find yourself a compelling way of implementing that information or moment in a way that feels more natural. Just avoid gimmicks and don't sacrifice the story for it honestly. The more interaction your characters feel for the event the easier it'll be to write.
Jericho Rising
2024-06-12 08:01:33 +0000 UTCThis is the beauty of having multiple simultaneous projects. When one is proving difficult you can set it down and switch to another one to prevent burnout. I can't be unhappy because I'll read whichever one comes out just as voraciously. You've also cleverly made your stories key characters thematically similar, which helps prevent yourself from mentally distancing from any particular story while working on the others. Honestly, I should be taking notes to help with my own creative endeavors. I respect the level you hold yourself too, as it's the same level of quality I would want to see in my own creative writing. You shouldn't put yourself down, BoC and your other stories are consistently higher quality than most of the other serial stories I'm following. I'm willing to wait for that, especially since I understand the amount of thought and stress behind the quality. The fact that your chugging along producing such good work is something I aspire to.
BeauZoe
2024-06-12 01:07:17 +0000 UTCSo no Mega Ninetales only Mega Sceptile? 😛
Duke of Coffee
2024-06-12 00:49:42 +0000 UTCTake your time, I'm supporting you since I think your worth it, less so for a guaranteed output. You got this
Flygar
2024-06-11 23:22:58 +0000 UTCI guess 2nd is good enough…for now.
SedoMonty
2024-06-11 23:11:29 +0000 UTCI feel like if BoC is the weakest you can offer you’re still in a really good position, take your time and whatever you end up being happy with should be good for all of us. I imagine planning ahead can get tough, i’m going into teaching and planning ahead for a term is bad enough i feel like doing something similar creatively is probably a nightmare
PXRB
2024-06-11 23:10:42 +0000 UTCTake your time with BoC, I started reading the fiction because I enjoyed your vision of the pokemon world
Rodney Maestrado
2024-06-11 23:07:42 +0000 UTC
