The following need not be read. The gist of this message can be found at the bottom. The rest is mainly to vent steam, or simply put, to rant.




For those few who have been wondering, Shadowlands is currently undergoing a massive overhaul. I felt it was time that I took advantage of the many comments and criticism that I have received since the series started. This revamp will correct many of the errors I and many other respected readers have recognized.

1). Lack of Direction

The series is very unfocused. I knew where I wanted to go but I had no idea how to get there. I am also hoping to clear out and retool many elements that were hastily forced into the story.

2). Invincibility.

I made the mistake of making the characters too powerful. Many readers, most especially myself, hate uber-Ranma fics; even if it isn't just Ranma himself. In my opinion, one of the staples of R.5 is growth. The characters all grow stronger as the series goes on. Having them so powerful in the beginning, and having them grow even stronger, would force me to start creating near god-like antagonists in order to give them a decent challenge. That would ultimately defeat the point of the series.

3). Relationships

This is not the point of the series.

I told myself this when I started but it seems I was not totally paying attention. I made the couples painfully blatant and despite my attempts to correct it, that error is still present. I have seen far too many fics whose only point is to get Person A with Person B. I do not want people reading this fic for the sole purpose of seeing two characters they like getting together. The revamp will focus significantly less on this aspect. Yes, it will be there, but it will be in the background where it belongs.

4). Technology

With the creation of Age of the Superhumans I am now free to have two different stories at two extreme ends of the spectrum. AotS will focus entirely on powers, more specifically, those of the mass-destructive and extreme flash genre. Shadowlands will show an increase in the technological aspect of the universe, and show less emphasis on the concept of 'superhumans' that was shown in the original.






To summarize, the rewrite will give the series direction, tone down the invincibility, boost the technology, and severely lessen the dependence on couples. Expect:

-NEW scenes

-NEW dialogue

-An overall better experience.





Lastly, in an attempt to correct the mistake of putting the entire load onto my one pre-reader, I would like to humbly request additional editors. I currently have two and would like to add one or possibly two more.

It is preferred that anyone interested is like me and are devout fans of cyberpunk, and have watched waaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy too many John Woo and Jet Li movies.

Listening to NiN wouldn't hurt either, but isn't needed......

If you are interested, please reply at the following e-mail address. Thank you for your time and have a nice evening.


E-Mail:
Midnight_sunus@yahoo.com