It has been one year today since I published the first chapter of Devour the Sun. I don’t feel like it’s something to celebrate though, this is more of a reflection on why I started it.
Originally, I’d started it as a challenge to myself to let my unfinished writing out into the world, to prove to myself that it’s ok for things not to be perfect.
I would look back and see places that could be improved greatly or areas that are completely unnecessary to the story I’m telling, and not only that, I barely knew who Gypsum was back then.
Now I know them so much better, I have a much better grasp on why they would act a certain way.
But my writing feels lackluster now, no matter what I do, I always find fault in it. It’s a bit painful because I absolutely love storytelling. I’ve loved it as long as I can remember. I’m always looking to improve my skill, and maybe that’s why my writing feels so boring to me.
So, I am rewriting the first 2 chapters of Devour the Sun. (But Goblins, you’ve said that 14.3 billion times last year) Yeah… it’s actually happening this time though. I actually did do some rewrites but I never updated the ao3 version.
As for the 3rd chapter, that one was actually pretty polished, I had it beta read and everything (thank you @/cosmosogler and @/birdie-bear). BUT if I’m rewriting the first 2 there will probably be stuff added to the 3rd chapter too…
Will this ever see the light of day? God, I hope so. I love Gypsum so much, they are so important to me and I feel like I’ve done a great disservice to their story at this point. And I hope everyone who reads their story can come to love them as much as I do
