Dead Boyfriend and YOU!

Dead Boyfriend means a lot to me. It's the first work I've ever finished, the first story I actually manged to tell from beginning to end. The place it holds in my heart will never be filled by anything else.

I say this because I want you guys to know it's not dead. It's not dried up, and it's not going anywhere. But like I said, it means a lot to me and I want to give it the care and attention it deserves. On the internet, I know these sound like platitudes. Believe me, I know. I've had online works I've been invested in reboot so I personally have experienced how frustrating it is as a reader to have to start all over again.

Trust me on one thing: It's going to be so completely, totally worth it.

Since Dead Boyfriend came to a close I've learned so much about it, as a written work and as a story. On the writing side of things, I started it as a weblit serial. Recently I've come to realize that it's not one. The story structure of Dead Boyfriend is pretty much classic novel from start to finish. When I started rewriting it was with this in mind.

Story wise, I had an idea a few weeks ago that put the entire tale in a new light for me. It was a game-changing idea, the kind of plot element that colors every single word written in the whole project.

On one hand it was kind of discouraging because I'd already made it to chapter ten in the rewrite. But the more I think about, the more I realize how necessary it is to the story. Yes, I'll have to start all over again, but I'm starting to believe the end product will make it all worth it. By the time the changes shake out we'll learn more about Regan's past, character, and mental state in one fell blow, even as it sheds more light on what should have been a major plot element that was barely mentioned in the original.

I also believe it will help soften him up and take the edge off his psycho-bitchitude. That's not to say all his smartassery will dry up, but I think he'll be a bit more open and likable to read about. Maybe it's in my head, but I've always worried that Regan would come across as too dickish to care about, which was never my intention.

What does all this mean for you? Well, it means it's going to be even longer until more Dead Boyfriend hits the internet. But worry not--traditional novel format or no, Dead Boyfriend's place will always be online and I'm not about to cut any of my original supporters out of the loop.

But until such a time as I actually have something to show all of you, I've had an idea. Dead Boyfriend isn't a serial, but that doesn't mean I can't write something that is.

The more I think about things, the more I realize that while I'm working on Dead Boyfriend in private I need to give the public something it can latch onto until the time is right.

For this purpose, I've created a brand spanking new account over on LJ to post stories in while I'm writing Dead Boyfriend. I'm thinking that whatever ends up appearing on the account would be intentionally more webserial-like, i.e. 1000-2000 word chunks posted often. Kind of like the HOWL or Ira's POV format, only actually updated. (While we're the subject, I swear I've tried to sit down and actually write HOWL like a project but it doesn't wanna play that way, apparently. It comes when it comes to me.)

There are three ideas I've had lately that I'm thinking would make good serials. You can head on over to here and read about them. I'm asking you guys to tell me which of three sounds the most interesting to you. I wanna give you what you want.

Really, I think that's all I wanted to say with this post. Let you guys know what's happening, and ask what you thinks about things. So go on over to my new fic journal and lemme know.

I really, honestly appreciate everyone who has ever read my work, and thank all of you for your support from the bottom of my heart. To the subscribers especially, as I wouldn't be able to afford to keep this website running without you.

Anyway, I think that's it for now. It's been a weird year, guys. Srsly.