Hello,
After months and months of trying to figure out how to advance the story, I came to a sobering realization – I just don't have the creative moxie to follow through with this concept.
Looking at my longer and completed works – things start to get wonky and rushed the closest I get to the end, perhaps due to the sheer length contributing to exhaustion. And for a One Piece fic, that prospect is magnified – the manga itself is not complete and there's still a boat load more of things to be resolved. Granted I was only in pre-timeskip material, but I often found myself looking through my actual volumes, fretting over the details of the world ("should X cover story change? Should Y character join here?"). There's a lot of things to consider, and it doesn't follow through to only change surface level details with such a story detour.
At the same time, I felt exhausted by the sheer amount of changes popping up in my head. I had some ideas of what say…..Sabaody would turn into, but that is a reoccurring problem with these longer fics – I think of just one specific scene or event I want but often bumble my way into getting there.
I knew, in my current state of mind and affairs, I wouldn't be able to really make this something special. And I hate the idea of giving anything but my best. It's not fair to you, the readers, and it's not fair to me. Fanfiction is an investment of time, after all.
So with a heavy heart….I have to cancel this story. I won't outright delete it – maybe it'll inspire someone else – but my time is up with it. I'm terribly sorry. I only do this for fics where I know I'm completely stumped in the writing process.
I'm not done with One Piece fics, though. This is all started because I wanted to make up for a terrible story I wrote back in 2009; it's a series dear to my heart that has also brought joy to millions of fans around the world.
Actually, I also need to catch up with the manga – the Wano arc.
So again, I do apologize, but I can't bear the idea of making you all wait longer than a year, only to get a confusing, jumbled mess.
Have a good day.