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I know it has been only a few months, but do you plan on continuing this story? Again, no pressure :)

I am, but I’m currently preparing for a new job I’m about to start soon. Once things settle down and I have some free time again, I’ll start writing once more.

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Your story is one of the BEST I have ever read, and it certainly fixes the cringy Arrowverse imo. What inspired you to go with the storyline you chose (league of assassins rescue) and what are some tips for writing superhero fiction?

It was actually a spurn of the moment thing, in response to the complete travesty of the ending to Crisis on Earth-X (you all know damn well what I mean). I was throwing around a lot of plot bunnies that day, and the LoA one is the one that multiplied. I'd probably change some of it now, but for the most part it's fitting. As for tips, I think the most important part is planning. You need to know your characters inside out, and you also need to know where they're going. I think that's the most important thing in superhero fiction.

Will To Hell And Back Continue or is it just dead now?

I can’t believe people are asking this question after only a couple of months. Of course it’s alive, I’m just on break, doing other stuff! I’ve had hiatuses on this story way longer than this, you know!

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New Images

You might notice the new header image on this blog. Well, my good friend greensirencanary (who has tumblr here that I forgot to ask the name of) created three posters for this story at my request. One has been posted on the AO3 version in the first chapter, one will be the thumbnail for the FFN version, and the last has been used as the header of this blog. I hope you like it!

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NaNoWriMo Has Begun!

And that means so has the writing for To Hell and Back!

To elaborate, National Novel Writing Month (more colloquially known as NaNoWriMo) officially began on November 1, as it does every year. And, if you read my other story the superhero game, you’ll know that I’ve selected to write Arc V of To Hell and Back for this year’s NaNoWriMo.

Thus far, it’s going well. It’s November 5 now and I already have four chapters completed, with 11,000 words in total. For those unaware, the goal of NaNoWriMo is to write 50,000 words by the end of November. That mean’s I’m already one fifth of the way through! Of course, chances are Arc V is going to exceed 50,000 words, but that’s still quite a lot of chapters.

When I complete NaNoWriMo, I’ll begin the editing process for those chapters and start posting. According to the NaNo website, I could be done by November 20 if I keep up my current rate, so consider that a tentative date for now, though not a guarantee. Either way, however, you have quite a lot of material to look forward to!

In the meantime, if you’re still hungry for something to chew on until the updates begin, I have a few suggestions. The first, of course, is that you re-read the story again so it’s fresh in your mind. You could also update the TV Tropes page in the mean time while you’re at it. I’m sure there are plenty of things in the story that haven’t been covered in the tropes page yet.

The second is that you read my other major stories. My Jason Todd Peggy Sue series could use some love as well. While the first story, one day at a time, is a more wholesome story that focuses on the Bat-Family (conspicuously the one DC Superhero family that will not be represented in To Hell and Back), the second story, the superhero game, is a more wide-spanning story that brings in almost all of the major heroes of the DCU. It also shares more similarities with To Hell and Back. Both stories haves TV Tropes pages as well, if you’re into that.

The third option is to read some recommended stories. I know I’ve recommended ArlyssTolero’s Arrow: Rebirth series more than once, and I’ll recommend it here again. Arrow: Rebirth also has TV Tropes page. There are other writers I’d recommend too: Lyco (primarily on FFN), RayWritesThings (a very prolific Lauriver writer on AO3), and Okori-Prime (another Lauriver writer). ArlyssTolero also has other stories besides Arrow: Rebirth that would also fit your tastes, especially if you like Lauriver.

Well, that’s it for now. Look out for the next updates! And if you’re a writer, I highly recommend trying out NaNoWriMo! It’s a lot of fun, and you get a lot of goodies if you win.

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The Hartley Sawyer Situation

As no doubt many of you have heard, Hartley Sawyer, the actor who plays Ralph Dibny on The Flash, has just been fired for extremely offensive tweets he made back in 2014. Now, while I haven’t seen the tweets personally (and have no intentions on doing so, because it’s not going to leave my mind if I do read them and I want to sleep tonight rather than obsessing over this), I have seen the reactions and it seems that the general agreement is that it was best to fire him, especially in the current political and social climate. If even half of what I heard is true, then I agree with that sentiment as well.

But that’s not what I’m here to talk about. I’m sure many of you are wondering what I plan on doing with the character due to this situation. And I’m here to tell you this:

I don’t know.

Let me elaborate: Ralph Dibny was never going to be a major character in this story. Never. I was still debating over whether or not I was going to give him his stretching powers. Now, with all this, I am debating over whether or not the character should suffer for their actor’s actions. I like the character (especially after he became less of a jerk in Season Five), but after this...I don’t know. I honestly don’t.

Ralph was originally introduced just to show how much the timeline changed with Barry, Kara, and Kal on the island with Oliver. I only gave him a more prominent role to give meaningful character development to Iris and her changing relationship with Barry. Plus he made a good comedic foil to Iris, who is a far more serious character in my story than she is in canon. So, he has been pivotal to a certain extent.

That being said, he isn’t indispensable, especially in Arc V, which is where I would write him out if I do make that decision. I already have a character in mind that can effectively serve his purpose and replace him, but in an entirely different way. The thing is, I had plans for that character too, and while they weren’t going to play much of a role, it was still an important one in regards to one of the more major characters. I guess Ralph can take that role instead, but I will have to test write it to make sure.

I’m sure this wasn’t you expected or wanted to read on my blog for this story, but I still found it something I needed to address, especially since I’m going to be continue writing Arc IV soon now that one day at a time has officially been completed. Again, all of this only really affects Arc V and beyond, so I have time to make the decision.

Thank you for reading this. If you have any more questions, just use the ask box. I will answer them eventually, as long as they are respectful and meaningful.

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The Long-Awaited Update

Hey, everyone. It’s been a while.

I’m sorry I’ve been gone for so long, but I’ve gotten busy with life. In particular, if you’re following me as an author, you know I’ve been writing a Jason Todd Peggy Sue fic, which has taken up a lot of my time. I’m almost done with the first half of that now, which is why I’m finishing up the last act of Arc IV.

Speaking of that, I’m going to begin updating again in a couple of days or so. It’s going to be great, and I’m sure most of you will love it. I in particular have been enjoying writing this part of the arc, and I’m sure the finale will set you off into the tailspin.

After that, however, I will need to take another break to start fully planning Arc V, which you all know I’ve been looking forward to writing since the very beginning of the story. So please, be patient.

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I was wondering if I could use your idea of the three of them on the island but have a very different stroy

Do what you want, but remember to credit me. If you copy my story word for word like that other one did, I will report you and have it taken down.

Quand sera la prochaine mise à jour ?

Not for a while. I plan on finishing my current story first.

Sorry guys about the lack of updates. I'm just taking an extended break for the moment.

I will be back, however.

..."more tolerable"? how depressing. as if the ship is something to be begrudgingly tolerated. folks are our here writing 95k fic about characters who interacted once or hate each other, but a ship where the love interest is a black woman is something people are put off by, to the tune of treating it like some terrible thing. i wonder why. it's not like interracial relationships are treated this way across fandoms, in the most transparent way possible. the hate boner will remain a mystery. not.

Actually, I was referencing the fact that people found Iris to be extremely obnoxious in later seasons (in the vein of Felicity Smoak Seasons 3 and 4, and Felicity gets way more hate for that than Iris does). I can see their reasoning, even if I don’t completely agree with it, and plan to write Iris as a more independent and likable character to reflect that.

Not everything is a racial issue, you know.

Update

I LIVE!

Of course, you knew that if you were keeping up with the story, but I might as well say it here, since I haven’t been a while. As for the update...

I had to make some major edits to Act II, since what I wrote then needed to be streamlined a bit, as it was a little confusing. I’ve already finished that, and now it’s just a task of splitting it into chapters and expanding the details. I’m almost finished with that as well, so don’t be surprised if the next chapter drops sometime next week.

In other news, the contest is still ongoing (not that anyone seems to care, it’s more like a running joke at this point) and the TV Tropes page will need to be updated a lot in the coming weeks. There’s going to be a lot of bomb-dropping revelations in this arc, I’ll tell you that.

Also, a quick reminder: I am not changing the pairings of this story. For anything. I’ve already drawn up a plan for the first five arcs, and those pairings are important. Of course, this isn’t an issue for Oliver/Laurel/Nyssa (since everyone seems to be satisfied on that front), but it is an issue for WestAllen, because many of you keep on pestering me to change it. I’m sorry, but no - it’s happening whether you like it or not. For what it’s worth, I plan on making it more tolerable, so you won’t completely hate it (hopefully).

Ta-ta everyone! ‘Til next time!

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sj0

you have been visited by the seven magic dragon balls your biggest wish will be granted but only if you reblog

hersheyhipster

Couldn’t risk it.

justjengie

didn’t realize they change colors. now I know o gotta wish.

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THIS SHIT IS REAL I GOT THE JOB I WAS NUTS ABOUT BC I REBLOGGED THIS YESTERDAY maybe it’s a coinkidink but it okay just take the necessary steps to achieve what you’re wishing for and YOU CAN DO IT

Vacation

I'm going to be on vacation for the next two weeks, plus family is visiting afterwards. Don’t expect a new chapter for a while.

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