It took me nearly 9 months, but I wrote a book (well over 100k words). I know there are many, many authors on here who have already accomplished this, and probably did so at higher quality, but I am pretty pleased with myself right now. I wasn’t sure I could do it when I started, but I’m happy to find that I was able to finish.
There were many people who reached out to me with encouragement or explained why my story might not be for everyone (X-Men fan fiction with lots of explicit sex, violence, and a rape scene - I can see where it's a niche market).
Spoiler Alert for anyone who is reading Feral Saga and hasn’t gotten to the latest chapter, I'm gonna mention some stuff.
So I just wrote a rape scene. Probably the most unrealistic rape scene ever (there’s a drug involved that has basically magical properties), but still clearly rape. It was a long struggle deciding whether or not to include it. I decided maybe I could write something about it here. I’m not looking for validation, but there’s a lot of incredible people here and maybe someone else has had a similar issue in their writing.
Sorry to those following this story. This chapter is giving me a little trouble and I'm also working on a big editing project for EnemyOfFun. I don't want to rush it and I'm trying to decide if I'm going to split it in two (which is what I'm leaning towards). So I'm not sure how much longer, but I hope it won't be long. Of course, Lolo and Don decided to have a fight, so that wasn't fun...
Sorry everyone who is actually reading Feral Saga, but I got pulled into a lot of last minute emergencies for a wedding. I haven’t had much time to polish up chapter 10. I hope to get it up in a couple of days.
When I decided I wanted to share a story I had been thinking about on this site I promised myself I wouldn't whine about the reception it would get. The story has a lot of content that might not be everyone's cup of tea and I respect that. But I had to write it the way it came to me and I even embraced some of the more challenging aspects of my inspiration on purpose, trying to do it MY way and not how I have seen it done countless times before. The irony would be that the story would be couched in familiar tropes and settings. I was shooting for subversion.
Anyway, I knew that the audience would be limited and skewed towards the "lurkers" among us. I think I've made my peace with that. I think. What has surprised me is the silence. I've had a few very enthusiastic supporters DM me and that has been absolutely lovely. But I kinda thought there'd be more comments (none for my last 3 chapters and a total of 4 for my last 5). I thought that by posting it I could learn something about how my writing affects people.
So far, I do see it being read. Not like some of the more popular stories, but again, I knew that going in and at least someone is reading it. So, whether or not you've read any of it, here's a chance to tell me what you're thinking without having it be associated with my story.
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