Dear Readers,

So I've noticed that people have been telling me how bad my story is. If this was one of my best works, I'd be offended. I'm not taking this personally but feel I require to give y'all a total explanation. But it's not one of my best works. The first couple chapters suck. I can't be offended or defend my writing at all. I would like to address some recent reviews I've gotten. First off, I'm sorry that Eva's personality was so hate-able/cringy/cliché, I started writing this when I was 11 and to be totally honest, I really based Eva largely off my self. She's a self insert, I'll be 100% honest with y'all. The only reason I haven't stated this yet is because of the hate I feared I'd get hate for it. I now, at age 14 will take constructive criticism. Now, don't take this as a 'omg i have haters how could I, i should quit writing 4ever because 3 people gave me hate' because I don't think anyone hates me, just the horridness of the mess of a beginning.

There is a reason I put a skip/skim for info the first few chapters.

BECAUSE AN ELEVEN YEAR OLD WITH NO WRITING TALENT WHO WAS/IS OBSESSED WITH PJO AND HP WROTE THEM (caps for exaggeration).

I don't have the will to rewrite the story, and I am sorry for how they turned out and I look back and can't physically read the story without dying a little. I know I jumped right into the story, that was and kinda was my writing style. I hated writing buildup. I had to get right into the story. I couldn't just write a slow moving story, it had to be fast paced, it had keep pace with my ADHD, I couldn't write like that. My writing style has matured. I'm going to put something from the OG draft of Flying on Thin Air, originally called Greeks and Wizards, which then went to Halfblood meets Half-Blood, and finally to Flying on Thin Air. Then I'll provide a sample of my current writing from something else.

Greeks and Wizards Sample:

"OH! I am Evelina Gray, but you can just call me Stormy! I am the daughter of Poseidon, claimed on my birthday, obsessed with all things Harry Potter!" "Really?" "Yep!" Another half-blood came over to where they were sitting, "Hello everyone!" he said in a light, friendly tone.

Please kill me now.

Alternate Future Sample:

"Kentucky, wh-" He coughed up a copious amount of blood, "Tuck why? H-how could you do this?" He squatted down to talk to the dying country. He sighed, "Listen, Ten, I don't wanna do this to you. But I have to. You're gonna go, and technically, so am I. I will become, Bloodred, or as he'll be known Imperial Kentucky," at the mention of the soon-to-be country's name, his face flashed that strange flag again, "And I will miss you. Goodbye, Tennessee, I love you." By the end Tennessee was crying. Kentucky picked up Tennessee's dying body and hugged him. "To you, and only you, I am sorry." He stood up and wiped the blood on his hands on his clothing, a green and blue army uniform. The sanity he had gained back from the (to him) loving moment quickly left him.

The rest of this story can be found of FictionPress, same username.

My writing has clearly progressed over the years, and I proudly present to you the latter, delete the former from existance.

I don't care if you hate me or my writing.

Express it all you want.

But don't do it based on the first couple chapters of FoTA please.

Do it based on the other chapters.

The other things I've written.

Just not on what stupid little 11 year old me wrote.

Because if we're all being honest, it's bad

And if y'all want me to quit writing it, tell me, I won't be angry, just if you want the story to stop or at least wait until I rewrite things (which would be way later.) E. Because I genuinely want to know about what you guys want. If y'all want it to halt completely, tell me. If y'all are cool with ignoring the first few chapters, tell me. If you hate the not-badly-written chapters, tell me.

Signing off,

~Demi