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10 years ago
Because I'm fairly certain that at least a few people will be noticing it, I suppose I'll go ahead and offer explanation for those of you who might be curious about a few subtle changes to the appearance of some of the stories I've previously uploaded.
In essence, nothing will really change. I'm only doing a few updates to the titles as they are shown in my gallery. (As well as how they are organized in my archive behind the scenes, because when I started this, I didn't anticipate, for whatever reason, actually having so many things to keep track of: my own pieces, references, commissions, requests, (which I haven't forgotten, only put on hold for the time being while I get things caught up and figured out time-wise) and the like.)
Also, I've received more than a couple comments and questions concerning the storyline that has swollen to consume the majority of minor characters that I have created. At first, I used the template of "Character Name - Story Title" to denote a story that concerns the main ongoing plot, hence why the first dozen-or-so stories of mine are all titled with "Valorie - This" or "Daryn - That", because all of my stories from that time were concerned with only a single plot. However, when I finished the collection of stories that I have come to call "Demon's Fall", from Valorie's Procedure to Dawn's Graduation, I branched out a little, trying my first werewolf story as well as another unrelated piece. I fell in love with Venata and her little tale, and I devoted the next couple weeks writing her mini-saga, but at the time, it wasn't really connected with the plight of Valorie and friends... Yet.
Afterwords I wrote a few more stories that definitely took place within spitting distance of the Sanctum Arcanum. I introduced Kathryn and Sage, and I staged Ivy's rescue by Calian. All of these people I intended to be fairly mundane side-characters, each having little really to do with the story as a whole. My problem, you see, begins when I also fell in love with these characters. As I expanded upon their personalities and motivations, I fleshed out their little slices of the world more and more, and as I did, I couldn't help but link their stories to others, even the main strand, via little hints at the happenings behind the scenes, such as they are.
This was my mistake. I've received comments asking what stories to read in order to get a grasp of the story, where to begin and how far to travel, and for a time, the answer was simple: read everything that starts with a character's name in the order that it was posted. Now however, that question isn't so simple, especially given how popular certain characters have become in relation to others. (Luna and Selene, anyone?) I can no longer give the same answer. None of Luna's or Selene's pieces are titled with the name of their operative perspective-carrying character. Neither are Venata, Lily, or Henna's. It's all become frustratingly complicated, especially as more and more characters that I intended to be minor and non-important wind up taking important places in the story, even if it doesn't seem so at first. It's all a tangled snarl as it is, and I'm determined to do something, even a little thing, about it.
Therefore, over the course of the next few days, maybe a week-or-so, I'm going to be overhauling the titles of stories that I have posted. Henceforth, every story that takes place in the universe of the Silver Lance will be labeled by the name of the character that features most extensively in that story's plot. (Usually by carrying the reader on their shoulders via point-of-view.) So now you lovely people can just look for any stories titled by the name of a character you'd like to read about, or perhaps have missed due to my foolishness. So now any random, miscellaneous pieces of mine, such as "Movie Night" or "The Commute" will be separated from the others that may actually weigh in on a more far-reaching plot.
Now, this might be less of a problem than I've made it out to be, because I tag each story with the names of the characters in it. So it's not like it's impossible to find other related stories, though perhaps unreliable and annoying. This is for my own sanity as much as for the reader's convenience. Now if someone reads the name "Ivy" that person can go back and find "Ivy - Occupational Hazards" to read her "origin", or at least her first piece, such as it is.
I suppose this won't be of much use for stories that contain more than a single primary character, but... it's a start.
In essence, nothing will really change. I'm only doing a few updates to the titles as they are shown in my gallery. (As well as how they are organized in my archive behind the scenes, because when I started this, I didn't anticipate, for whatever reason, actually having so many things to keep track of: my own pieces, references, commissions, requests, (which I haven't forgotten, only put on hold for the time being while I get things caught up and figured out time-wise) and the like.)
Also, I've received more than a couple comments and questions concerning the storyline that has swollen to consume the majority of minor characters that I have created. At first, I used the template of "Character Name - Story Title" to denote a story that concerns the main ongoing plot, hence why the first dozen-or-so stories of mine are all titled with "Valorie - This" or "Daryn - That", because all of my stories from that time were concerned with only a single plot. However, when I finished the collection of stories that I have come to call "Demon's Fall", from Valorie's Procedure to Dawn's Graduation, I branched out a little, trying my first werewolf story as well as another unrelated piece. I fell in love with Venata and her little tale, and I devoted the next couple weeks writing her mini-saga, but at the time, it wasn't really connected with the plight of Valorie and friends... Yet.
Afterwords I wrote a few more stories that definitely took place within spitting distance of the Sanctum Arcanum. I introduced Kathryn and Sage, and I staged Ivy's rescue by Calian. All of these people I intended to be fairly mundane side-characters, each having little really to do with the story as a whole. My problem, you see, begins when I also fell in love with these characters. As I expanded upon their personalities and motivations, I fleshed out their little slices of the world more and more, and as I did, I couldn't help but link their stories to others, even the main strand, via little hints at the happenings behind the scenes, such as they are.
This was my mistake. I've received comments asking what stories to read in order to get a grasp of the story, where to begin and how far to travel, and for a time, the answer was simple: read everything that starts with a character's name in the order that it was posted. Now however, that question isn't so simple, especially given how popular certain characters have become in relation to others. (Luna and Selene, anyone?) I can no longer give the same answer. None of Luna's or Selene's pieces are titled with the name of their operative perspective-carrying character. Neither are Venata, Lily, or Henna's. It's all become frustratingly complicated, especially as more and more characters that I intended to be minor and non-important wind up taking important places in the story, even if it doesn't seem so at first. It's all a tangled snarl as it is, and I'm determined to do something, even a little thing, about it.
Therefore, over the course of the next few days, maybe a week-or-so, I'm going to be overhauling the titles of stories that I have posted. Henceforth, every story that takes place in the universe of the Silver Lance will be labeled by the name of the character that features most extensively in that story's plot. (Usually by carrying the reader on their shoulders via point-of-view.) So now you lovely people can just look for any stories titled by the name of a character you'd like to read about, or perhaps have missed due to my foolishness. So now any random, miscellaneous pieces of mine, such as "Movie Night" or "The Commute" will be separated from the others that may actually weigh in on a more far-reaching plot.
Now, this might be less of a problem than I've made it out to be, because I tag each story with the names of the characters in it. So it's not like it's impossible to find other related stories, though perhaps unreliable and annoying. This is for my own sanity as much as for the reader's convenience. Now if someone reads the name "Ivy" that person can go back and find "Ivy - Occupational Hazards" to read her "origin", or at least her first piece, such as it is.
I suppose this won't be of much use for stories that contain more than a single primary character, but... it's a start.
Extra thought: Why not post a journal (and keep it updated) with a chronological listing of stories, and noting how they interconnect?
I've considered it, along with Frenetica's suggestion below, and I'll likely give it a shot after I've done a little cataloguing because that might be the simplest way to keep track of everything. It lets people see everything on a single page. I might do it on a by-character basis, actually, for clarity's sake.
rocker234
~rocker234
That's fine. As long as it's not like George Lucas and the Star Wars Original Trilogy Special Editions, I'm fine with it.
Skabaard
~skabaard
OP
No worries. The actual content of the stories isn't going to change.
frenetica
~frenetica
Another thought: you could try FA's comic navigation links: http://help.furaffinity.net/article.....fic%20Features. As often as your characters cross paths, you might consider adding them on a per-character basis.
Skabaard
~skabaard
OP
I've considered it, and I likely will wind up doing it for the sake of convenience afted fiddling with the titles a little bit.
frenetica
~frenetica
Yeah, it doesn't really seem like there's a perfect solution. Ideally there would be a feature like folders or lists where you can feature content. But until then... the navigation tags are probably as good as it'll get.
