The following need not be read. The gist of this
message can be found at the bottom. The rest is mainly
to vent steam, or simply put, to rant.




For those few who have been wondering, Shadowlands is
currently undergoing a massive overhaul. I felt it was
time that I took advantage of the many comments and
criticism that I have received since the series
started. This revamp will correct many of the errors I
and many other respected readers have recognized.

1). Lack of Direction

The series is very unfocused. I knew where I wanted to
go but I had no idea how to get there. I am also
hoping to clear out and retool many elements that were
hastily forced into the story.

2). Invincibility.

I made the mistake of making the characters too
powerful. Many readers, most especially myself, hate
uber-Ranma fics; even if it isn't just Ranma himself.
In my opinion, one of the staples of R.5 is growth.
The characters all grow stronger as the series goes
on. Having them so powerful in the beginning, and
having them grow even stronger, would force me to
start creating near god-like antagonists in order to
give them a decent challenge. That would ultimately
defeat the point of the series.

3). Relationships

This is not the point of the series. 

I told myself this when I started but it seems I was
not totally paying attention. I made the couples
painfully blatant and despite my attempts to correct
it, that error is still present. I have seen far too
many fics whose only point is to get Person A with
Person B. I do not want people reading this fic for
the sole purpose of seeing two characters they like
getting together. The revamp will focus significantly
less on this aspect. Yes, it will be there, but it
will be in the background where it belongs.

4). Technology

With the creation of Age of the Superhumans I am now
free to have two different stories at two extreme ends
of the spectrum. AotS will focus entirely on powers,
more specifically, those of the mass-destructive and
extreme flash genre. Shadowlands will show an increase
in the technological aspect of the universe, and show
less emphasis on the concept of 'superhumans' that was
shown in the original.






To summarize, the rewrite will give the series
direction, tone down the invincibility, boost the
technology, and severely lessen the dependence on
couples. Expect:

-NEW scenes

-NEW dialogue

-An overall better experience.





Lastly, in an attempt to correct the mistake of
putting the entire load onto my one pre-reader, I
would like to humbly request additional editors. I
currently have two and would like to add one or
possibly two more. 

It is preferred that anyone interested is like me and
are devout fans of cyberpunk, and have watched
waaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy too many John Woo and Jet Li
movies. 

Listening to NiN wouldn't hurt either, but isn't
needed......

If you are interested, please reply at the following
e-mail address. Thank you for your time and have a
nice evening.


E-Mail:
Midnight_sunus@yahoo.com




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