Hi, I know it's been awhile, and you're probably screaming at me because I'm posting a notice instead of a new chapter. First of all, I'm sorry I haven't updated for years. The thing is, I fell out of the Fullmetal Alchemist and Hetalia Fandom and got into new things, then I got crushed under a mound of academic work and I struggled with it. Then when I entered Art school, the workload smacked me across the face, and I still barely have any free time.
Recently though, I've had a bit of spare time and I got back into FMA, and I remembered that I still had this story laying around, so I thought I might continue it. However, when I read through the old chapters just to get an idea of where I left off... Uhhh... I couldn't get past chapter three because of how god awful I wrote the characters. It's cringe worthy at best. Everyone is so OOC, Edward most of all, and just... no. Also, the storyline I have going here is awful and I remember making everything up on a whim, so that's just bad story writing on my part.
In the coming months, I'm going to have some free time because it's my school's break, and I'm going to try and attempt to salvage this story into something that won't make me want to bang my head against a desk and scream in anguish that I put this on the internet.
I'll still leave this version up, because some people do like it (and I need reference), but otherwise, this version is dead to me, and I'm rewriting on a different book.
I do require some help though, since I still have some problems trying to characterize the characters, so please drop some advice on how I should write the characters, especially the Hetalia characters because dear god I wrote them so terribly.
And the plot line of Amestris being picked up by England that I wrote is something I find so... cringe worthy. It feels forced. Any ideas on how I should fix that? Actually, just critique the whole thing, rip it to shreds so I know what I shouldn't do. Should I make Amestris older? Have encounter England again, and let the Brit take him under his wing? Not have that happen? I'm on the fence right now.
Also, does anyone want me to continue on a similar storyline to the one I already wrote?
Thanks.
- Gwntan12
PS. No guarantees I won't just lose steam.
Edit: Oh my god, a guest just posted the best idea I've heard in years and I'm fully motivated now. THANK YOU GUEST, YOU'RE A MIRACLE ON THIS GREEN EARTH.
