Jericho The Bard A VRMMORPG Story 63 Volume 2 Reboot...

So as an author, I made 5 stupid mistakes when starting volume 2.

1: I let peoples threats and negative commentary get under my skin. Even though I know there are more of you that love this story than the people that are filled with negative and hostile comments, I got caught in one of the many author traps.

2: A lot suddenly happened right around the same time as the start of volume 2 and I let that compound my stress.

3: I became obsessed with sharing with you the world lore. This is my own fault, I was worried about broadsiding you with information without proper background since I didn't understand the complexity of my own world back in this version of volume 1. I realized recently that that very thought caused me to break my own lore in order to show it to you which is completely counter-productive. Which means, the lore I showed wasn't ever correct.

4: I was pus.h.i.+ng myself to 120% on like everything which is bad of me. (No wonder I made myself ill earlier) Like literally, I re-wrote chapters 4, 5, and 6 more than 6 times each. Eventually I posted chapters I didn't even like.

5: I have come to hate roughly 60% of my own volume 2. I'm sure many of you could feel it as well. My lore showcasing was both timid and forced. It created far more questions than not. It caused things to become far more messy then they needed to be.

These 5 compounded issues have caused me to reach writers block and when I can write it feels way too forced.

After taking a short time away from my story (not spending 16 hours trying to write 1 frustrating chapter in 12 different ways...) I realized, that I was trying so hard, that I broke my own lore and created excessive holes in my own story... I was trying so hard that certain characters ended up not acting like themselves at all. I was trying so hard that I made certain characters have stories they shouldn't have.

SOLUTION!

I'm glad I found it now, rather than later. But I am going to have to re-boot volume 2. Most likely the core of the story progress will remain mostly the same. The 40% I like will stay while the 60% I have come to hate will most likely be changed, adapted, or removed completely.

I will stop trying to overthink everything and just story. I will return to the hearts of my characters and keep writing. That way, I can write something I love again and I can clear the self-created obstacles in my writing.

This re-boot IS for this version, so you will see these changes when I am done with them. But for the next bit, I am going to focus on that so I can actually clear up the path in front.

Like one of my favorite misquoted a.n.a.logies in Fru-ba: Start at the piles of laundry at your feet so you don't trip over them as you work on the mountains of laundry nearby. Sadly, I forgot that...

I'll see you all again soon. Once the re-boot is done and the story is flowing again, I'll post the next chapter. When that time comes, I hope you will enjoy the new chapters in volume 2 that I will be able to love again.

I would rather write what I like rather than what I hate. I would rather take the time to re-work this now and improve your experience then to try and force myself to continue in this unpleasant emotional state.

My theory, If I can continue to love my work, then the future will move more smoothly and I will hit writers block and make myself ill less often. Thank you again for all your support and patience with me. It has meant a lot.

I'll keep working at it. After all, my desire is to eventually publish all of Jericho (Past and and future) in book format.

In positive news, I am more than halfway through my first major edit of volume 1 and so far, it reads so much better. (of course there is going to be more major edits but yeah...) Also! I may have found an ill.u.s.trator to help me with the book art I have wanted to include for a long time. So while things haven't moved too smoothing moving forward yet, the other parts have been.

Well, I know you were hoping for the chapter tomorrow, but I care both about my own feelings towards my work and also you guys. Sorry for putting out work that I didn't even like.

I'm sure there are many of you, that could feel my dislike some of the work I was putting out there in this volume. So, sorry.

Once again, see you all later! and thank you again!

-Eranoth

P.S. For those asking why certain things remind you of one-piece, I have no clue. That is actually one of many animations I have only seen like 3 scattered episodes of.

P.p.s. Jericho will return.