Straight From the Witch's Eye
prelude
Hello everyone. Wow…where to begin? This may very well be the biggest mistake in my fanfiction.net career, but you know what? I'm going to be blunt and say this: I don't give a fuck. Yes, that's right. I don't. When I originally began this story on July 12, 2002, I had no clue that it would reach where it has reached.
Some of you may be like, "Well, it's just fanfiction.net," but it's really not. Not to me and not to so many other people. I've been here, maybe, two years now and it has really helped me grow as a writer. I've learned how to take criticism through reviews and I'm so happy that, thankfully, I have not received very many flames. I truly, truly, truly thank ya'll for that. It's pushed me, it really has.
Which is why I'm writing this letter to all the readers of this story, past, present, and future. I have decided to revise this story for a few reasons:
1. It's been too damn long since I've last written for it! Man, I was in a funk and now with the craze of the Order of the Phoenix, I've got my creative juices going again. The whole funk thing has just been crazy. It hasn't just been with this story. I've virtually just stopped writing all together and when I do, I haven't been able to finish, which is buggin' me to no end.
2. I have bigger, better ideas and I can't flow on the same path that I was on so I'm planning to use my bigger and better ideas.
3. It was too sloppy before. It wasn't organized at all. I didn't think I was consistent enough with the characters; I didn't really like the way I wrote them and the direction the plot was going.
So again, I really don't know if I will keep all the same fans of the story. Who knows, maybe only a few people will read it now and the majority of you won't like the new version, or maybe the majority of you will read it now and a few people won't like the new version. (I'm really hoping for the latter.) I've just had to realize that it's not all about reviews. It's for myself too, because if I'm not good with myself, then how can I produce a good story at all? Ya feel me? :)
So I want to take back what I originally said about this being a big mistake. It won't. Because I'll know that I have once had support from many people and even if I lose it, I'll still be happy with myself.
I want to thank you all for the reviews and everything. They have made my day for countless, countless days.
With that all said, I hope you enjoy.