Hello all.
It's been quite a while since I've been on this site. It feels good to be back.
There are times when I receive emails that say people are still liking and favoriting my stories, even after this long bout of inactivity, and to that I say thank you. It makes me happy that I have written a story that has you hooked. On that note, however, I have decided in recent weeks to make some major changes. Don't worry, these changes are positive, and I plan to write more in the future.
First off, I have good news and bad news. The bad news: I'm going to abandon 'Sagittarius'. Looking back at it now, it was just this whole mess that was not very well planned out. Sage was more or less a self-insert and sprinkled with some Mary Sue-ish elements. It was just way over-the-top with her. Not only that, but the storyline just wasn't original and unrealistic: Sage's stalker ended up being her cousin Blade (another brilliant OC, I know), he ends up trying to kill Sage and/or Cat, Blade fails miserably, and they all live happily ever after. I actually based this storyline off of another Victorious fanfic (that I can't remember the name of) and even made Blade's name a direct rip off of Cat's cousin in the other fic, whose name was Razor. See the plagiarism going on there?
As such, I am going to end the story where it is. I will leave it up, however, for those who have favorited it and would like to look back at it (also as an example on how not to write for me!).
The good news? I am most likely going to rewrite the whole fic from the ground up. I have learned a lot these past few years and I believe I can put it to good use, and what better way to apply this newfound knowledge than to completely rewrite one of my fics? I won't give too much away, but I intend on making Sage's parents hippies (which would be a good excuse for her name, as the previous story just didn't have a good backstory to her name). I'm still planning the story out, but keep an eye open in the near future!
As for 'Save This Shattered Soul', I may just continue that story as is, as it was my most recent and therefore much better-looking than 'Sagittarius'. I believe I still remembered where I wanted to go with this story, and I'm going to tweak a few things here and there before I continue it. I'm actually kind of excited to be writing it again!
Some more good news: I have quite a few fics planned out in my head, namely of Big Hero 6, my favorite Disney movie. Of course, this fics include OC's, but none of them are self-inserts. I also have a fic with the Vlog Squad from YouTube (David Dobrik and co., just incase anyone doesn't know who they are) planned out. This one involves David, Liza, Zane, Heath, Gabbie, and me (shameless self-insert on this one) trying to escape and survive a nuclear war. I planned on making myself Gabbie's girlfriend in this fic (because I'm hella gay for her ok). However, I'm still unsure about uploading it. Let me know if it's something you would like to read.
That's all I have to say for now. When I do begin to upload again, please remember that I am a full-time student with a job, and I won't be able to upload as much or as frequently as I would like. But rest assured, I will upload whenever possible. Believe me, there is nothing more frustrating than reading a good story and finding out it hasn't been updated in years!
Much love,
MM29
