900 Watchers, Retcons, and More
4 years ago
General
Nine hundred viewers, almost a thousand. It still boggles my mind that even a handful of people are drawn to my material. First and foremost, thank you all for sticking around despite my long strings of inactivity. Maybe one day I’ll go into detail about what all’s gone down; for now, just know all is well on this end.
Now regarding those retcons...
Now I know when people see that word, they immediately think everything about a character is about to go out the window. Don’t panic, it’s not that bad in this instance. Mostly, I’m wanting to change some specific details on two characters
First up’s the demon One-Horn. I’ll admit I’m not quite happy with the direction her story started in or was headed in. Given how it was basically a job to her, there wasn’t any chemistry between the two characters and she’d be reduced to a prisoner trapped on the mortal plane by her own pregnancy. Not exactly alot of lovey-dovey opportunities to be had there so I figured I’d revise her to be a bit more “enthusiastic” for her temp job with a bit more context added to it.
Second up is Val
For the longest time she’s been listed as one of Sheuth’s “Original Six” kids
Problem is, she’s supposed to have been the one to have helped build the city, something the Jackal Queen was residing by the time she was pregnant with those pups. Nevermind the fact that popping out a cerberus among 5 otherwise normal jackal babies would be a bit hectic. So, what I’m thinking is maybe Sheuth simply hired Val onboard and then she left once the project was complete. That way she’s still tied up in the story, but otherwise doing her own thing. Though if people still want the three headed wonder to still be Sheuth’s flesh and blood, I could have her be some early experiment of Sheuth’s.
With retcons out of the way, we move on to Fallout Commando. Grace’s escapades sit at the largest story I’ve written to date and I’m hellbent on finishing it, even if sometimes I don’t feel like I’ve got the prowess for it, or sometimes it feels like I’m rolling my head on the keyboard. More or less, the big action pieces are complete, the remaining major plot points are set, and it’s just down to deciding how to handle her character interactions. That said, there’s a few commissions I received from
beuwens-folder and one of them is a bit of a teaser of sorts for the next big project I want to undertake. Problem is, I feel like if I start working on it now, it’ll divert attention away from Commando, delaying it even more.
So I ask you, my 900, what is your opinion on all this? Are you ok with these retcons? Should I hunker down on Grace’s final-ish stretch, or should I show off what I have planned next? Let me know what you think, and have a very pleasant Thanksgiving.
Now regarding those retcons...
Now I know when people see that word, they immediately think everything about a character is about to go out the window. Don’t panic, it’s not that bad in this instance. Mostly, I’m wanting to change some specific details on two characters
First up’s the demon One-Horn. I’ll admit I’m not quite happy with the direction her story started in or was headed in. Given how it was basically a job to her, there wasn’t any chemistry between the two characters and she’d be reduced to a prisoner trapped on the mortal plane by her own pregnancy. Not exactly alot of lovey-dovey opportunities to be had there so I figured I’d revise her to be a bit more “enthusiastic” for her temp job with a bit more context added to it.
Second up is Val
For the longest time she’s been listed as one of Sheuth’s “Original Six” kids
Problem is, she’s supposed to have been the one to have helped build the city, something the Jackal Queen was residing by the time she was pregnant with those pups. Nevermind the fact that popping out a cerberus among 5 otherwise normal jackal babies would be a bit hectic. So, what I’m thinking is maybe Sheuth simply hired Val onboard and then she left once the project was complete. That way she’s still tied up in the story, but otherwise doing her own thing. Though if people still want the three headed wonder to still be Sheuth’s flesh and blood, I could have her be some early experiment of Sheuth’s.
With retcons out of the way, we move on to Fallout Commando. Grace’s escapades sit at the largest story I’ve written to date and I’m hellbent on finishing it, even if sometimes I don’t feel like I’ve got the prowess for it, or sometimes it feels like I’m rolling my head on the keyboard. More or less, the big action pieces are complete, the remaining major plot points are set, and it’s just down to deciding how to handle her character interactions. That said, there’s a few commissions I received from
beuwens-folder and one of them is a bit of a teaser of sorts for the next big project I want to undertake. Problem is, I feel like if I start working on it now, it’ll divert attention away from Commando, delaying it even more. So I ask you, my 900, what is your opinion on all this? Are you ok with these retcons? Should I hunker down on Grace’s final-ish stretch, or should I show off what I have planned next? Let me know what you think, and have a very pleasant Thanksgiving.
Aeon454
~aeon454
I vote for bunkering down (heh) and wrapping up Commando. Nothings worse than starting a new project with something incomplete on the docket haunting you.
Raydis
~raydis
OP
That is a fair point, lord knows "Royal Carry" has been sitting there taunting me for awhile now
HaloSpartan2525
~halospartan2525
Could you please continue the Pride of Two Tribes story?
Raydis
~raydis
OP
I won't lie, I'm horribly on that one. I got hung up on a key point (you can probably guess what) and I never sat down and made myself work past it. Still, if there's a call for it, I'll see if I can get it wrapped up in the near future.
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