You probably hear this at least once a week, but I am a HUGE fan of your What the Night Brings. Like, honestly. It's not just Trollhunters, your level of sophisticated writing is unmatched in fanfiction because for me personally, I have to really feel myself digging in. I'm not happy with just scraping on the surface (does that make sense?) and you do that, there's just so much to what you write, it could be the moment Jim wakes up from his first Troll night but I can, I dunno, picture him there, imagine his turmoil. And that's a kid show, I get that. A kid show that ended, gosh, 4 years ago -- and I'm still... no, not going that road. But you! What you did with those characters, with their story, it's fantastic! But I gotta tell you... You're a bit of a dick. Don't take it the wrong way I know next to nothing about you besides that you like Netflix animated series, and that you rank Arthurian legends next to the Bible and Star Wars. But you are a dick. You gave people like me something absolutely extraordinary, and you left it. I don't want to sound accusatory, you have your own life, you're writing Arcane, that's cool too. But there are still those like me who are still hung up on WNB. I know I'm supposed to ask you something and I rambled enough... So I'm going to ask you to either find that thing, that spark which birthed a werewolf-ish Jim, and try to start writing again, or at least be honest. Put discontinued next to the title and let that be the end. I know it's creepy I wrote an entire essay, but I can't be any weirder than someone who'd write 250 thousand words of story then forget about it for 4 years.
nah i don't think it's creepy, you're clearly passionate about this. i do appreciate you sharing your thoughts and i'm happy to hear you were able to take so much enjoyment from my silly story
i get your frustration and i want you to know i have not forgotten about wtnb. the opposite in fact - it has haunted me constantly like the ghost of a dead loved one breathing down my neck since the last update. i still get comments occasionally and kudos almost daily, so readers won't let me forget about it even if i wanted to
truth is i'm not the same creative i was when i started. wtnb was mostly a covid project back when i was a fresh college grad without much to do but work a remote job. i've long since been promoted into a lead role, in office full time, maintaining my social life, and working on a game on the side. i just don't have the time or energy i used to, which really sucks because i do miss the high that writing used to give me
i'm a broken record at this point but i haven't given up on the story. every once in a while i jot down an idea or a line for the next chapter to see how it feels, but starting back up is the hardest part. i want to continue it for myself above all else, if not to finish it then at least to see how far i can get before i'm truly sick of it
worth mentioning the aforementioned arcane fic collected dust for three years before i picked it back up again so have faith friend
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