One evil orchid

Fast-forward to now, I’m writing my own fics (albeit a totally different fandom), and I often catch myself wondering “what made KryallaOrchid’s fics awesome? How can I bring that energy to my writing?” and I don’t think I’m there at all, but you were a huge inspo for my fic writing hobby, and eventually writing a novel, so thank you for sharing your work with us 🙏🏼

Honestly, that's the same mindset I have while reading some of my favourite authors, paying attention to how they did things and what made their writing so compelling, so its a good way go! Keep at it! I still don't think I'm there some days, but a writer's ego is a fragile thing. We're always a lot better than we think we are!

Hi!

Thank you so much! It's lovely to know you're a re-reader, and even better to know you grew up on my fics and still came back.

Yeah, I still dabble and get ideas for Starfire and Robin or urges to rewrite the old stuff. I am ignoring the urge to rewrite E'ara because, as bad (factually incorrect in places, poorly written, and with tropes that make me cringe) as I find it, it's also one of my greatest accomplishments.

But Touch, that one still gives me what-if ideas all the time, and sometimes they deserve to be written! That's what fanfic is all about.

Anyway, this is all to say thank you for sharing your craft. I love your writing and I’m excited to read your original works.

- A long time fan from Vic, Australia.

Heee! Thank you! It's lovely to get messages like this, seeing my readers from way back when living their lives and still coming back to read.

I think the Titans will always stay with us; their stories and relationships with each other were just ahead of their time. I haven't found that sort of magic in a show very much since then.

Thank you for your message!

I enjoyed writing Touch (Redux). It was fun to reimagine.

As for Masks, @wintermoth has been (not-so-quietly) reminding me, so rest assured, it hasn't been forgotten. I'm letting it sit, mainly because I have already rewritten Masks before, and a lot of the events in there are static events, because they're driven by other characters, not Robin or Starfire, so the only characters that would be different are those two, and their relationship, because of how they got together.

It has Silkie. That's all I need to know.

What’s the best place to post original literature? I’m not sure if I should try Wattpad or not.

Question 2: Has anyone ever ghost write an already published series? Ok what I mean is for example, The Blue Lagoon (1980) is one of my favorite movies and I want to read the first book but, I’m disappointed that the author changed the ending from the first book into the second. So I figured, maybe ghost write my own sequels and hope it’ll be published? Has anyone ever done that with permission?

Question 1:

It really depends on genre. Wattpad can be very good for some people, and awful for others. You hear stories of people writing bestsellers on Wattpad, but given the sheer number of stories there, it can be hard to find the really good ones.

Other places I have heard of are:

Royal Road https://www.royalroad.com

Scribble Hub https://www.scribblehub.com

FictionPress https://www.fictionpress.com

It depends on a lot of things, like how fast you can produce chapters, what you're looking for in a reader, and your end goals. Decide what is right for your work.

Question 2:

I'm unsure on the wording of this question.

Ghost writing the practice of hiring a professional writer to create literary or journalistic works, speeches, or content that is officially credited to another person.

I think you mean retconned? Retcon means 'Retroactive Continuity': when previously established facts are overwritten later, like changing an ending so something else happens in future books. This happens all the time, in TV series, in books, in all sorts of places.

Plenty of books have done what Blue Lagoon did at the end, then changed the ending for the sequel. However, to be fair to Blue Lagoon, the ending was ambiguous enough that it could have gone either way, and 'sleeping' is no good if you don't wake up. So it's technically not a retcon, but an ambiguous ending receiving a definite outcome in a sequel. This is also a common trick.