An update to this series
Hi there, nice to meet all of you who are still reading this little novel that I made on a whim. I would love to say thank you for reading this novel and making it reach the heights that it has achieved. With that out of the way I would like to speak about the future and my plans about this web novel that I am writing.
I will say this out right: I do not enjoy writing this novel as much as I used to. I used to write this novel in the most carefree and nonchalant way possible, those first 10-12 chapters were really just me having fun breaking the norm of stories going in a certain flow and pace. And I did enjoy improving on my writing style and ideas at the time, from character dialogue, grammar (as many of you say) to large things happening within this novel. I love the world that I’ve built and every character inside of it. At the beginning of Chapter 28 I felt like I was no longer writing what I wanted but more so for entertaining all of you, it didn’t feel as enjoyable as it used to. And I feel more held back by this series than I’ve ever been.
This is no one’s fault but my own and I do apologize for the lack of chapters. I am so afraid nowadays to even find the courage to write a new entry in the series because my thoughts are usually: what if the chapter is bad, what if no one likes it, what if the stupid shit Yukiyo does isn’t funny anymore and people want more serious and grounded events to happen from now on, what if I have gone past my peak with the Elven Federation invasion. These are all thoughts I would love to put away but I am willing to be transparent with all of you who wait months for a single chapter to be released when two chapters used to be released in a week. My feelings and emotions towards this very series are negative and I do not want that.
I do read the comments that my earlier and more carefree first chapters had, and I feel horrible reading them because I feel like I could do so much more. Hence why I even updated the prologue in the first place, I do plan on writing those chapters into their more definitive and fleshed out versions. I have felt that I write more so to check a list than actually do something new and fresh, something that I look back on and feel proud of doing. The fact that I feel more happy writing an edgy magical girl series more than my sweetheart of a novel concerns me greatly and I would love to change that.
If you have come this far in my little self talk then congrats I guess? I would usually write this in my dashboard but I feel like I am screaming in the void there. So what is the future for Dark Elf Slime going to be like then?
To be honest I am going to return to writing the series in the way I want. That means capturing the vibe and atmosphere of my first chapters with the upgraded format of the writing I am doing right now, that also means I will be more frequent with releases so it’s not months when I publish a chapter for you all. Once again I thank you for reading my series and hopefully I fall back in love with writing Yukiyo’s tale. Events in the story will be faster than before but this is the slime who constantly breaks common sense.
Thank you for your continued support.
Honestly, I actually prefer more carefree and common-sense-breaking characters over the overly serious ones, they tend to be a more enjoyable read and rarely fail to get at least a smile out of me.
Besides, these are your stories, you decide how you want to write them and how it should go, not the readers. We started reading because of what you put in those first chapters, just the silliness and carefree writing of an author having fun, and we stayed because we wanted to join in on that same fun.
TL;DR: just write whatever you want to write, and we’ll be right behind you to enjoy the insanity
do what you want usually results in a story worth reading and i wouldn’t be here if i didn’t enjoy it
Just write like you want to and give no f*cks, thats the fun
If we wanted to read a book with serius and grounded plotline and stuf we wouldnt be reading this book. I'm reading it because its so outa the norm i cant predict whats gonna happen next wich is somethings i enjoy. But i hope you feel better and find your insperation for wrighting this again.
I enjoyed this series all the way through. Do as you like, but as an complete ignorant idiot for writing and drawing, i remember someone giving advice that it's fine to let go of the early stuff.
What I mean is, change something for the story to come through is fine but rewriting or redrawing something just because it doesn't match your current standarts will only lead into a sinkhole of negative thoughts that go into a cycle. Take it as a learning experience and move on.
I'm not saying this to be mean but to hopefully be able to read this series in the future instead of it being dropped from being burned out from fixing all the little stuff as if it's a chore list.
Thanks again for this series.
If you are starting to hate this maybe it is time to take a break and write something you want to. Maybe an alternate version of this one or follow a new character or a new perspective. Please do not stress on our account. You write what you want to write. Thanks for all the neat things you did.
I’m going to be honest. As a person who could definitely be a pretty good editor and proofreader (this isn’t just my opinion, others have said this about me as well), the only real problem I have with your writing in the earlier chapters is that you almost always forget to put spaces after your punctuation marks. In fact, it seems that in quite a few places, you’ve put the space BEFORE the punctuation instead. In some spots, I noticed that you had ended sentences with both a question mark and a period, like this one from chapter 1:
…what am I? Naked Barbarian #1?.
Other than the typical punctuation issues, there are probably just a few “their/they’re/there” or “it’s/its’/its” mistakes, which are perfectly excusable considering you are probably doing this in your free time.
“Sally forth, brave traveler!” - Totally not me