fwyrl's avatar
Having written some works myself, I can definitely empathize with that... My most viewed story is probably one of the ones I would consider well below my top 10 works. I want to finish it, though I haven't had the time.

I know how you feel with the time of your life being over, the same goes for my poetry, it's all really dark, though the darkest ones I've written I haven't posted yet, and probably won't be... They're good, but I kind of want to leave that part of my life behind.

I would write something on this, but I don't know enough about the setting, and would make an ass of myself, and feel ashamed of it forevermore. I'll just write it out in my head, and leave it at that.
shazzlnet's avatar
Saying 'Never feel ashamed' would make me a hypocrite, and everyone makes an ass of themselves to someone or another, but never hold something back that is important to you.

If you say you don't know about something, ask. You could ask me, or :icondurendal5150:, or :iconrcs619:, or even :iconzenwayofharmony:. They know more about the setting than I do at this point. I haven't contributed in a while. I know there is no longer a Human/Alaerin first contact war, and there's less a focus on war in general, so Solitude's canon is completely irrelevant at this point. It would require a whole new story to make it fit the canon events of the setting.

But if you just want to portray a reunion of Derrik and Siyyu, as they are now and always have been, in the state that you have learned to appreciate them, then do so. Pursue a 'fan-fiction' based on my writing. I don't mean that in a derogative way, I mean that in the honest, literal way. Play out the scenario YOU wanted to see. have the plot twists you desire and simply write for the joy and self-satisfaction.

There is nothing wrong with using other people's work as a standard. As a frame. As a beginning or end. The owner's work is still its own, you are simply adding your own perspective and spinning your own tale. Solitude is absolute fan-fiction, based on someone else's intellectual property, but using my own scenario and characters. It has no bearing on the story that inspired me. I have no intention of continuing this story, so anything made based on these characters or referencing this scenario would merely me acknowledgement of someone else that appreciated the story and deemed it important enough to them to explore.

Write the story you want to write. That's what I did.
fwyrl's avatar
Thank you for this comment, You have no idea the gift you have given me. You have revived my love of writing, and the joy I get from writing. It is because of you that I will continue to improve my writing skills and finish my unwritten stories. Thank you :D

I am keeping this in my notifs list so I can look at it again, next time I start feeling down about my writing. :)

*I know I've already replied, I just had to reply again.
shazzlnet's avatar
Don't mistake my pause to respond to this or the original for lack of interest, it's just...I don't know *how* to respond beyond the simple and predictable "Thank you", "You're Welcome", and that I'm glad to have helped you in this way.

I can only imagine it's the same way I felt when I started writing. If it is, carry the torch in a way you are proud of. Have fun and pursue happiness. Grow and learn in skill and in spirit, and then share it with others and encourage them to do the same. I think it's the least any of us can for ourselves and others.
fwyrl's avatar
I understand :)

It is very similar to how I felt when I first started writing, but instead of finding something new, I already have some talent, and I'm regaining something that it pained me to loose.

Thank you :)
fwyrl's avatar
Thank you for the vote of confidence, I need it. Too many papers lately, and because they're on such a short time constraint, I haven't written anything I'm proud of in years...
I'll probably finish a few other things to get used to writing again and re-find and refine my writing style; there's always room for improvement, and right now, my writing level is not up to par with your stories. I want to do them full justice, and right now I can't do that, but I can wait, and think of possibilities for their reunion... (I do know, right now, that it WILL end up with them seeing each other again. It just has to happen.)

Hmm..... I'm getting some good ideas right now, actually...

-Goes AFK for 30+ minutes working on outline because suddenly, for the first time in a long time, I've had a flash of inspiration-

After thinking about it, one of my recent re-reads, Rin's Adventures by randomdude678, probably helped with the inspiration; It's a very inspired piece itself.

I see fanfiction the same way, though I think it's a tribute as well, in a lot of ways. The fact that someone made a fanfiction of it means that you have something good :)

I will do this :) I doubt I'll get the story out for a long, long time. But I will do this!
rcs619's avatar
No matter the canon, there will always be a Siyyu and her Drik in Legacy somewhere. Just too cute a couple to let little things like altered timelines and events keep them down. :D

Kinda like Matt and Nass, in a way. Yes, the original circumstances of their story may no longer be canon, but the characters themselves are still great, and they still could have their stories told. Just with some minor modifications (actually, the changes needed for Matt and Nass seem like they'd be fairly minor).

A man/fan can dream, anyway =P Legacy needs more sap. All the sap. Especially now that it isn't as much of a military-focused setting.
fwyrl's avatar
Actually, you should write a cannon edit. :P Then we can have the "what would have been", and the "what happened."
fwyrl's avatar
Actually, my idea is pretty woefully non-cannon.

Like, even more-so than this story is non-cannon.

But you know what, it's going to be non-cannon anyways, so why not go all out?

It'll make a pretty enjoyable story, so why not write it?

Disclaimer: I'm probably not going to start this for a long time, as I have a lot of other writing to do (mostly re-working almost everything I've written so far).