A Sorry Excuse of an Update

Hello. I am sorry to say this, but TLDR: I will be abandoning my fanfiction writing, possibly permanently.

This announcement will be posted on both of my current works, Harry Potter/Percy Jackson crossovers:

-Rising From Shadowed Ashes

-Eclipsed Ancestry


So, I recently read The Tower of Nero. And. . .I realized that, compared with the original, my fanfiction is. . .questionable at best. And. . .well. Now that I've started fleshing out my own cast and crew of characters, I'm inclined to agree a bit with Rick Riordan here:

"Q: Do you ever read fanfiction?

A: No, never. I am aware of fanfic, but I go out of my way to avoid it. For one thing, it's legally tricky ground. I can't actively
endorse anyone else using my copyrighted material. I also don't want anyone claiming later on, "Hey, you got that idea from my fanfiction!" Aside from that, I have to admit I find fan fiction a little unsettling. It's like somebody getting into my closet and trying on my clothes. It's just weird seeing someone else try to write about my characters. Then again, I can't listen to the audio versions of my books. It drives me crazy hearing another voice beside my own narrating my stories. And, as I've explained many times, I also couldn't watch the Percy Jackson movie for much the same reason."

Yeahhhhhh.

Now, I'm not saying I hate fanfiction—or that Riordan does. He's okay with it, as is J.K Rowling. If fanfiction inspires you to write, and/or hone your writing skills—go ahead! I'm not stopping you, and there are some really good fics out there—and the good ones are hella fun to read.

But.

The two I've written. . .well, let's just say that if Percy, Annabeth, Leo, Nico, Will, Harry, Hermione, Ron, ect. ect. say them, and if the authors saw them. . .they'd all be inclined to agree with my current opinion that they aren't the greatest work of art.

In fact, I'm too scared to even go back and access how bad they are/whether I should purge them from existence. ESPECIALLY Eclipsed. I despise that one. Even the concept is nuts. Ashes isn't SO bad—there are a gazillion Nico-finds-Hogwarts fics.

As you can probably assume by now. . .I won't be updating for a long, LONG time, as I have other things to do with my life: I've started piano, archery, 3D modeling, and coding; and I am continuing to learn and practice math, art, and writing. I. . .think fanfic was just a bit of a phase for me, at least, writing it was.

The real question is: do I take my old work down?

I'll leave it up to you, the readers—not really FANS, but readers. Read them again. Think of the originals, the characters you know and possibly love. Is this worthy of your attention? Is this what-if really worth continuing, worth your time, or should you maybe go read the originals, new books, or actually good fanfiction?

Now, I probably will be abandoning them. But PERHAPS NOT. I might return.

Now, some alternatives: I know that while Eclipsed is kinda garbage, being my first fic, even I am inclined to say: Ashes' concept isn't complete garbage. If you like that, check out Best Friends by tallshadow72! It's very similar, and I was actually inspired by it and borrowed some ideas (with the author's permission, of course). tallshadow72 can actually write, and she also has a pretty regular update schedule on that story, once a week. It's long, she actually puts work into it, Nico acts like Nico, Will acts like Will, the HP trio acts like the HP trio, and so on.

As for Eclipsed. . .I'm pretty much the only one who's made more than 3 chapters for that concept. Hmm. . .I wonder why?

Now, one last bit of shameless advertising. I may not be fanfiction writing anymore, but I still have a YouTube channel. GreenCrystal19, art stuff. I took down my fanarts, because they are worthless schist compared with viria's fanart, but hey. My own characters will be getting some attention there. So weee.