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Passing Interwoven's Half-Way Mark
2 years ago
Commission Status: WAY too busy
Current Writing Focus: Furry Visual Novel (Void Dreaming)
Current Writing Focus: Furry Visual Novel (Void Dreaming)
We've officially crossed the halfway point now! Interwoven is halfway toward completion! *pops party poppers*
Okay, so that's not entirely true. Interwoven's been done since around early-March. Every week, as I prepare the uploads across the various sites I stick Interwoven up at, I've taken care to give a read-through that chapter, correct some small mistakes that slipped past my earlier editing, and then marvel post-upload at the ones I missed AGAIN. Fun fact for all you improving writers out there: the fastest way to discover the typos and mistakes left in your work is to publish it. I guarantee you, you'll spot every single mistake right after.
Slippery typos notwithstanding, I hope that anyone reading this is having a good time with Interwoven. This project has been an amazing experience to write, and I've thoroughly looked forward every week to sharing another piece of William and Tobias' story with you. The reception, I admit, has not been what I'd hoped; view numbers are far below what I'd like, feedback is extremely limited (but gratefully appreciated nonetheless), and I'm not exactly great at selling myself so I don't really know how to change that. But then, that's not really the point of Interwoven as a project. This was always something for me.
When I started writing it, I was just struck by a very simple idea. It grew in size and scope until it ballooned into a 400k+ project that would absolutely put to shame the workload of any project I'd attempted up until this point, and I'd written the whole first draft of it in the space of less than a hundred days. I think it wound up being something like seventy-four working days that I wrote Interwoven, start to finish. If that makes you insecure about your output, know I've barely written a thing since... and hadn't written anything of note in about a year before it. I didn't know I'd find a spark with this story, these characters, and this world, but I've absolutely fallen in love with them in a way I haven't in a long time. That's probably why the lack of response on it kinda stings.
Still, to those who've been reading and following along on this journey with William and Tobias, I just want to say thank you and that I hope you're enjoying the ride (and it's only going to get bumpier from here on out!). And also, to those few who have been leaving favourites and comments and what-not, I would like to say an especially great thank you; writers seldom get the same feedback in the furry fandom that other artists do (though not as little as some; I see you, musicians!), but it is always an absolute delight for us to know that our work has been enjoyed by someone. Never underestimate the value of even just a couple words in the comments on a story you liked. Those few words are worth a lot to any artist.
Finally, I don't really know if this is the sort of thing that'll get any traction with people, or if they're going to want to engage with it given the relatively limited response that Interwoven's received so far, but I'd like to open the floor in this journal entry to anyone who has any particular questions about Interwoven up until this point (that's part 27: Need Part V) to please hit me up here! Ask me! I'd love to hear what you think, and if you're curious about certain aspects of the characters or the world, or even just the writing process of the series. I'll be keeping my responses spoiler free for anything past Need Part V, but I'll do another one of these after the conclusion of the series... though at that point I'll have to keep my responses limited to the specific endings you get.
... what endings? Oh, sorry. You'll have to wait and see. Spoilers!
So again, thank you for reading and enjoying Interwoven! Please comment below and let me know any questions you have about the series so far!
Stars guide your way,
- Faora
Okay, so that's not entirely true. Interwoven's been done since around early-March. Every week, as I prepare the uploads across the various sites I stick Interwoven up at, I've taken care to give a read-through that chapter, correct some small mistakes that slipped past my earlier editing, and then marvel post-upload at the ones I missed AGAIN. Fun fact for all you improving writers out there: the fastest way to discover the typos and mistakes left in your work is to publish it. I guarantee you, you'll spot every single mistake right after.
Slippery typos notwithstanding, I hope that anyone reading this is having a good time with Interwoven. This project has been an amazing experience to write, and I've thoroughly looked forward every week to sharing another piece of William and Tobias' story with you. The reception, I admit, has not been what I'd hoped; view numbers are far below what I'd like, feedback is extremely limited (but gratefully appreciated nonetheless), and I'm not exactly great at selling myself so I don't really know how to change that. But then, that's not really the point of Interwoven as a project. This was always something for me.
When I started writing it, I was just struck by a very simple idea. It grew in size and scope until it ballooned into a 400k+ project that would absolutely put to shame the workload of any project I'd attempted up until this point, and I'd written the whole first draft of it in the space of less than a hundred days. I think it wound up being something like seventy-four working days that I wrote Interwoven, start to finish. If that makes you insecure about your output, know I've barely written a thing since... and hadn't written anything of note in about a year before it. I didn't know I'd find a spark with this story, these characters, and this world, but I've absolutely fallen in love with them in a way I haven't in a long time. That's probably why the lack of response on it kinda stings.
Still, to those who've been reading and following along on this journey with William and Tobias, I just want to say thank you and that I hope you're enjoying the ride (and it's only going to get bumpier from here on out!). And also, to those few who have been leaving favourites and comments and what-not, I would like to say an especially great thank you; writers seldom get the same feedback in the furry fandom that other artists do (though not as little as some; I see you, musicians!), but it is always an absolute delight for us to know that our work has been enjoyed by someone. Never underestimate the value of even just a couple words in the comments on a story you liked. Those few words are worth a lot to any artist.
Finally, I don't really know if this is the sort of thing that'll get any traction with people, or if they're going to want to engage with it given the relatively limited response that Interwoven's received so far, but I'd like to open the floor in this journal entry to anyone who has any particular questions about Interwoven up until this point (that's part 27: Need Part V) to please hit me up here! Ask me! I'd love to hear what you think, and if you're curious about certain aspects of the characters or the world, or even just the writing process of the series. I'll be keeping my responses spoiler free for anything past Need Part V, but I'll do another one of these after the conclusion of the series... though at that point I'll have to keep my responses limited to the specific endings you get.
... what endings? Oh, sorry. You'll have to wait and see. Spoilers!
So again, thank you for reading and enjoying Interwoven! Please comment below and let me know any questions you have about the series so far!
Stars guide your way,
- Faora
