Chapter 306: Going Forward (Please Read)
Heya! Author here. There’s some stuff I want to say, discuss and share info about the story going forward.
We’ve finished Arc 4 and the Interlude Chapters! The Trailon Regime’s Volumes are wrapped up. Yay! Where do we go from here? Arc 5 of course!
But there’s some stuff that hasn’t been sitting well with me. It’s to do with how often I update and my writing in general. It’s often that the creator is the most critical of their work and the same applies here.
Everything I’ve written so far, has gone to my initial plan since the beginning of the story. The plot for the most part, hasn’t changed too much from my expectation.
I’ve reformed and changed Arc 4 as a whole even, but the plot is still according to plan; I just changed the execution. While I do think there are many story moments and great moments in Arc 4, I do feel like it can get a little bloated here and there.
While I will go through the previous Chapters to proofread them and such, there are just other things—like Cinder and Gale. I’ve had them planned since the start—same goes for most antagonists for upcoming arcs.
However, I didn’t think too well on the execution of all the elite soldiers. Those two felt, at least in my view, a little one-dimensional and just something to move the plot forward. I don’t think any of my antagonists have this level of value in any arc in the future.
They do have a story, they do have a personality; but there was little to no way to express that without forcing it into the natural flow of the story or dragging Arc 4 out even longer.
While I believe there are many good moments in the Last Stand, such as the fight with Rain, I also find that it doesn’t have the RIWBAW vibe and charm as a whole; even if it does here and there.
Still, it can be boiled down to, even though this was supposed to be an adventure story, Jotou wanted to help her friend and it was still about the characters—nothing was lost entertainment-wise. Sometimes you just have to move through a plot and go with the characters.