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I'm not happy with Max & Norah's story
7 years ago
Hey there, been a few weeks since I've last posted here. If you're not aware, I just posted another piece in Max & Norah's ongoing series (you can read it here). Now that we're approaching the conclusion of this particular storyline, I'm beginning to feel a general sense that I'm not happy at all with how it's turned out. It originally started out as an experiment in telling the story over a series of interconnected stories, but this far into it I've come to the realization that despite my efforts, these 'entries' in the overall story are closer to chapters in a book than independent stories set in the same universe with the same characters.
And that's not so good.
The problem is, I've, in essence, posted work that I feel is incomplete, work that is not my best. Work that can't be the best because I can't really go back and fix stuff. I don't want to retroactively reupload with news versions of the same story, but since it's already posted I don't know that I want to take the time to make a revised compilation of all of them. I've got other stories that I want to tell, both with Max and Norah and with new characters in a new world. Maybe y'all haven't been bothered too much by it, maybe you have. I'd be curious to hear y'all's input, but at this point I'm seriously leaning towards leaving these stories as they are and just chalking up my (perceived, at least) failure up to an amateur writer still finding his way.
With all that said, I will be finishing their initial story, even if I'm not happy with how it's turning out. There's one more to go, and then I've exhausted everything I have outlined for the two of them. Even then though, I doubt that will be the last story y'all will see of them. I've got a couple other properly standalone ideas to use them for. I've yet to give pseudo-dimensions a proper exploration. =)
On a separate note, how do y'all feel about me uploading images alongside my writing? I've commissioned scenes from some of my stories (especially the more cough saucy cough pieces). Would y'all be interested in seeing that? Or do you really just want to see my writing only?
Thanks for reading!
And that's not so good.
The problem is, I've, in essence, posted work that I feel is incomplete, work that is not my best. Work that can't be the best because I can't really go back and fix stuff. I don't want to retroactively reupload with news versions of the same story, but since it's already posted I don't know that I want to take the time to make a revised compilation of all of them. I've got other stories that I want to tell, both with Max and Norah and with new characters in a new world. Maybe y'all haven't been bothered too much by it, maybe you have. I'd be curious to hear y'all's input, but at this point I'm seriously leaning towards leaving these stories as they are and just chalking up my (perceived, at least) failure up to an amateur writer still finding his way.
With all that said, I will be finishing their initial story, even if I'm not happy with how it's turning out. There's one more to go, and then I've exhausted everything I have outlined for the two of them. Even then though, I doubt that will be the last story y'all will see of them. I've got a couple other properly standalone ideas to use them for. I've yet to give pseudo-dimensions a proper exploration. =)
On a separate note, how do y'all feel about me uploading images alongside my writing? I've commissioned scenes from some of my stories (especially the more cough saucy cough pieces). Would y'all be interested in seeing that? Or do you really just want to see my writing only?
Thanks for reading!
