*Deep breath*
Dear readers,
So here's the thing.
I started writing Forsaking Sound, Joining Akatsuki when I was thirteen years old.
I rewrote it into The Tacit Resonance when I was fifteen/sixteen.
Chapter six was eventually completed and published when I was eighteen.
I'm twenty years old now.
I'm no longer the Naruto-obsessed fangirl I was at thirteen.
I'm not the fanciful, full-of-life girl of fifteen.
I'm not even the wistful yet hopeful eighteen year old.
I want to finish this story. It's been eight years. I might as well finish something.
If you, my sorry, oddly-loyal readers still want me to write this story, I will. Obviously I can't promise when I will finish it.
My only warning is that my perception of the world has changed dramatically. Struggling with anxiety and depression will do that to a person.
The writing is bound to get dark, and I apologise if that's not what you're looking for from this story, but I can't keep it light and fluffy with a hint of angst and not feel like I'm lying through my teeth.
I have an idea what I want to happen in chapter seven, and even chapter eight. I have a vague image of where I want the plot to go. Another warning: I have noooo idea what's going on in canon. I stopped reading/watching Naruto years ago.
So I have questions to you guys:
1. I'm not going to read/watch to get caught up—there's way too much for my time-schedule to handle. However, should I keep writing with the knowledge I have now, or would you prefer I read the wiki pages and try to rework TTR around canon?
2. I am a steadfast altruist who honestly tries to believe that there is good in everyone. I have the worst time trying to write villains. If I made the Akatsuki into a mafia-style family, would that upset any of you? Because that's basically where I'm heading.
3. If/When I publish the next chapter, should I delete this author's note, or should I leave it to future readers as a warning that "shit's about to get real"?
Thank you, all of you for your patience and dedication to this story. I so appreciate it and I'm agonizingly sorry for all of the extended waiting periods.
Much love,
~animarune
EDIT April 29/14
Oh you know, this year I've been obsessing over Dragon Age II and BBC's Sherlock and so many other things-BUT like I promised, I have been doing some research for Naruto-along with reading Naruto fics so I can get back into the feel of the series. I'm sorry. That's ridiculous. But anyway.
Immediately (the next day, I mean) after I posted this note to you guys- guess what I started working on during my lunch break at work? My other Naruto fic, "Unofficial Ninja." Wtf animarune _ I mean, I'm writing snippets for both at the same time, but for some reason UN ideas are easier to brainstorm for- prooobably because it's set during series one, which I've actually seen, as opposed to most things related to Akatsuki.
I'm fuckin' brilliant, mates.
Anyway, sorry to disappoint with yet another non-update, but I wanted to let you know I'm actually writing when I can. Which is pretty cool for me, given that I've been meaning to complete my actual, original novel for two years now and it's still unfinished. Sigh.
Alyce DreamEater, iJoeyMonster, KittyrayJ, Yuti-chan and Ninja430,
Thank you all, so, sooo much for your supportive comments. I'm a terrible person and don't usually get around to replying I'm sorry but please know, I am grateful for them.
Special thanks to Yuti-chan, ~my love~ (I'm so sorry xD) who's been reading this since the beginning-You have no idea how happy I was to see your username again~!
~animarune
EDIT April 30/14
Holy effing mother of all that is, how am I even supposed to deal with this? I mean, I already knew about Itachi and ObiTobito-who-is-not-Madara and Pein and Konan but sweet Lord of the Rings, Zetsu and Madara and Sharingan-face "I'm no one" not-Tobi uuuggghh
animarune uses Itachi Style: Facewall!
It's not very effective.
So...this might take a while, is all I'm saying.
~animarune
