(augmented) 15: What did you learn from writing this fic?
Hello, Anon! So many things, sososososo many things that you get a bullet list:
How to write.
How not to write.
That writing Dystopian AU's is, in fact, heart-wrenching (shocked pikachu).
That time is a construct, because while I'm sure that you, the reader, feel like it's been forever since I updated it, I, the author, feel like it's been no time at all, what with this universe being rich and very much alive (inside my head).
That there is always a right time for a story. When I started this one, I hadn't done a lick of creative writing since high school, and it showed. It was a big idea for a little noob. Luckily, I feel better equipped now...
...which is how I've cleaned up the outline, tied up loose threads, and now finished 3 more chapters of it, and am very pleased with it's direction. Sometimes letting things breathe is exactly what they need, and while perfection is the enemy of the done, done can be the enemy of happy. The latter works best for me.
Thanks for the ask!
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