Republic City's Finest - Book 1: Redemption

by Cloudy Luminosity

At seventeen years old, Lei strives to uphold her father's legacy as one of Republic City's finest officers. After years under the tutelage of the Metalbending Elite, her dreams are jeopardized. All the while, tension has been building between benders and nonbenders, threatening to give rise to a civil war both in the city, and in her own home. [Book 1 of Republic City's Finest]

10. ANNOUNCEMENT

Hello,

I suppose I've been putting this off for long enough.

I wanted to take the time to apologize for my unexpected three month absence and go over a major announcement for Republic City's Finest. First, I just wanted to say thank you to those who reviewed, favorited, and followed this story (and to those who enjoy it otherwise.) It really means a lot that you're enjoying something I've written, and your reviews always push me to do my best to give you the best story I can write. However, I've realized that the story so far isn't going in the direction it should be.

The main problem is the protagonist, Lei. While I love her character and enjoy writing her, she isn't the right protagonist for Republic City's Finest for a few reasons. First is that her personality doesn't allow me to explore the redemption story I originally envisioned for book 1, nor does it allow for a natural progression into my plans for the remainder of the series except for a few funny moments here and there. She's entertaining, sure, and her rash nature made for the perfect inciting incident, but that leads me into the next problem: all her potential development lessons are exactly the same as Korra's. Given that this is a Legend of Korra fanfiction, I don't want to just rehash her lessons in my protagonist.

In my three month hiatus, I have developed a new protagonist and written out the entirety of Book 1 around her to make sure she was the right fit. Some aspects of the story remain the same, but feel less forced than they did with Lei. Additionally, I feel like the new protagonist will also be easier for most people to sympathize with, making for a more enjoyable reading experience.

Moving forward, I will begin publishing the improved version of Republic City's Finest as a separate book. At the time of this announcement, four chapters should be already be up. Once it catches up to this version with Chapter 8 being published, I will probably delete this version (unless someone requests that I leave it up.) In the new version, I will be publishing all five books in one FFnet book just to make it easier for you to find, though they will be clearly marked in each chapter. Chapters will be published weekly until the end of a book, at which point there will be a publishing hiatus until I finish writing the next book, and so on.

Thank you for your patience and support. I hope that you still enjoy the revamped series.

-Cloud