《Listonia Online》ANNOUNCEMENT
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This announcement is to let you know that I will not be continuing with Listonia Online.
I have been putting this off for a bit now, and
I just want to say I appreciate all of you who regularly read my story and were keeping up with the current releases. I really appreciate all of the comments and support i've received and I'm glad you were able to get some element of enjoyment out of my writing.
If you're interested in my reasoning for making this decision, feel free to keep reading, otherwise you can ignore the rest.
The main reason behind this decision, is the fact that I have lost my passion and desire to continue this story. To give you a little bit of context, I wrote the first 2-3 chapters, including the prologue, over 5 years ago. A few months ago I purchased a new computer and stumbled across these old chapters (which I did initially intend to upload here). As I read them, I felt inspired and wanted to try fleshing out the story that I started. In the process, I also decided to challenge myself to write on a regular schedule, which is something I had never done before.
At first, I was enjoying writing what I wanted and it was really easy to write large chunks of the story. I uploaded initially without any thought and planning on where to go or expectations for what would happen. As I went along though, I noticed that what I really wanted to do was create the VRmmo game world and mechanics itself. The characters and "story" were really just a way for me to convey that information to the reader and as a result there is no real conflict and the characters are really weak.
As I read what I was writing, I felt more and more dissatisfied with the characters and story and really the entire thing is just not up to the standards I want it to be. More importantly, it doesn't feel like something that I would want to read personally. I feel that if I try to continue writing this story with this mindset, the quality of everything will drop and not only would the stress build up for me, but you as the reader would only get a subpar story.
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This was initially just a little side hobby where I could enjoy exploring some of my writing skills and get feedback from others, but recently it's just become stressful for me and I've dreaded having to write each chapter. The issue really comes from me not planning everything out and just writing on a whim with no plan for an actual plot, but I really dont want to go back and do a re-write as I really never had a plan other than Gii reaching tier 5 and having some epic "OP main character moments".
I'm not going to stop writing altogether, as I do have plans for other stories I want to write. However I feel like I need to plan things out better and organize it before I present those ideas for others to read.
For now I'll be taking a break, but I hope that you can continue to support me if and when I decide to upload a new novel.
Thank You
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