Nine years ago when I finished this fic, it had always been my intention to move on to the sequels and to finish Cat's story which was one that I held very near and dear to my heart. Nine years ago, God. It feels like that was forever ago. I was only a junior in high school, then, sixteen years old and so happy to have finished a fic.
Nine years later, and to this day Vendetta is the only fic I've ever completed. It seems appropriate though, that the fic based on my favorite movie ever with an OC who is a thinly veiled self-insert should be the one that is completed. The truth is, Vendetta is a story that I hold very near to my heart. That being said, I absolutely cannot go back and read this story without cringing. It's important to remember that I was sixteen when I wrote it, and a lot has changed since then. My writing has gotten a lot better, for example. I'm better at plotting, at characterization.
It's been my intention for the past few years to come back to this story, to rewrite it in a way that I could be proud of, but it never felt like the right time. Maybe I was even a little nervous because this is a story that means so much to me. I want to give it the love and care that it deserves, I want it to be my best writing. I want it to be something that I can love and be proud of.
I guess the point I'm trying to make is that I'm finally ready to give this story another go. As I said, this story is so important to me, and with Scream 5 coming out at the beginning of next year, the time does feel appropriate.
I'm not sure that there are any of you who will still care enough to come back and read this update, or if any of you will even be interested in reading a rewrite, but I do know that nine years ago everyone who reviewed was so incredibly kind. It made my heart so full to know that there were people who enjoyed my writing. Maybe some of my old readers are still kicking around and maybe they'll be interested in taking this journey with me again. That would make me so happy, but if not then let me say from the bottom of my heart thank you. At the risk of sounding really sappy, nine years ago, knowing that you guys were waiting to read new chapters brought me so much joy. Knowing that some of you might still be interested brings me even more joy. And hell, maybe there are even new readers who will stumble across Vendetta and find this update at the end, I don't know… the point is, I'm excited to share this story with you guys.
Like I said earlier, I'm better at writing now. I know what I was trying to do nine years ago with this story and I know that I can do it better now, make it a really compelling story that I can go back and read myself later. There will be changes of course and a lot of them. There wouldn't be much point in me writing this if I wasn't going to make changes. But I hope you guys will like them. I'm very excited about the plans that I have.
I've officially started the first chapter of the rewrite (the working title is Fight or Flight) and I'm not sure yet how I'm going to want to post it but it will be up soon. And, upon the completion of Fight or Flight, Vendetta will be removed from my page. I just don't see the point of having a story posted that I'm not satisfied with, so I hope you guys understand that. With that being said, there is still time to reread Vendetta if you're interested. For those of you who may still be interested in this fic, thank you, sincerely. I cannot stress that enough. I look forward to interacting with you again.
Cat