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Reposting Epics?


xccj

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So I had maybe like three epics that were in progress when BZPower went down. But I'm considering some new options. I would like the story to all be on the new forums, so people won't have to jump back between the archives and new forums and such. So what I could do is repost some of the chapters here (y'know, one day at a time, as per forum rules.)

 

BUT this could be a problem for my Slizers on Mata Nui epic. (Yes, I still plan to finish it) I mean, I have like 50 or so chapters posted so far. But here's another difficulty; some of the earlier chapters were pretty bland, and I wouldn't want to repost that kind of writing without improving it. And the story, while I enjoyed writing it, turned out tooooooooo long. This may be because I tended to ramble, having little fights here and there that didn't really lead anywhere, and then empty conversations that just rehashed old content.

 

So perhaps what I should really do is REWRITE SoMN from the very beginning. That way I can improve the writing, speed up the pace, and even remove inconsistencies. After all, I started this back in 05, before we knew about the Brotherhood, the vast Matoran Universe, and the fact that everything was inside a giant robot. It would be easier to tackle these at the beginning rather than trying to explain them in the middle of the epic.

 

Of course, there's the issue of readers; I would like to have some people who follow the epic, if but occasionally. I know pretty much all the older readers have vanished, and newer readers don't want to read through 50 chapters to get caught up. But if I start from scratch, I might be able to gain some new readers... and if any old readers return, I hope to add a few new side stories to make it different than the original.

 

But I guess the question I'm posing here is: should I do this, and if I do, will you read it? Even if it's only a chapter every week or so (not something that will take a long time to read). I would like to get back into the story writing business, and I'd like to take any blog readers I can get along for the journey. ;)

 

(Do I still have blog readers? This new blog format makes it difficult to find specific blogs, so I have a feeling mine might keep getting looked over)

 

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I've actually been rewriting my first completed epic over the down time. Even though its final chapters were good, it is getting completely redone.

 

Oh, and yes you still have visitors.

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