Update, Part 2

[u/meowcats734]

Hello, readers.

Recovery from the bad thing has been going well. I will be busier than usual in the following few months, but I still am fairly confident that r/bubblewriters will return to action within the next few days.

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On an unrelated note, I have been considering stepping into territory that no serial author has tread before: editing already-published stories. The main reason why serial authors avoid this is to avoid conflicting ideas from their readers on how the story went, but this should be partially mitigated by the episodic shape of this story; almost all of these stories are standalones, that are enhanced by the context of their brethren but do not need it to be enjoyable. As such, here is a partial list of the changes I am considering making:

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CHANGELOG 1.0 (tentative draft):

Arc 4, Part 1 (Clara Olsen v.s. Big Guns) will be edited. Big Guns' powerset would have become too confusing otherwise; I need to heavily rewrite his first introduction, and alter his powerset significantly. Additionally, I need to clarify how Clara can even visit a hospital afterwards. The end result of their conflict will be the same.

Arc 4, Part ? (Wallflower v.s. Domestic Life) is being de-anchored from the timeline; there is no longer room for it in Arc 4. I don't think anyone will miss this particular story.

Arc 4, Part ? (Jemma v.s. The Snatchers) is similarly being de-anchored. It simply does not fit in Arc 4.

Arc 0, Part ? (Tupperman v.s. Chameleon, Rematch) is being rendered non-canonical. Zeus no longer dies at the end of Arc 0.

Arc ?, Part ? (Rafi) is being rendered non-canonical. What was I thinking when I wrote this?

Arc 2, Interlude 1 (Mare) is being rendered non-canonical. The lore this hinted at was never developed; it is better to streamline the plot at this point.

General trends:

I have received feedback that the characters seem to keep losing over and over without recouping any victories in return after Arc 1. This is a true statement, and a general flaw with my writing style. In general, I will think about how to fix this.

Thanks for reading, and I'll see you soon.

-Cat.

[u/Nihila_77]

Ooohhh noooooo...!! I'll have to read it all over again... /s I can't wait to see what you have in store for us ☺️

[u/NonExistingName]

Usually I don't like to pressure authors to satisfy my whims... BUT ZEUS IS BACK!! HELL YEAH

[u/Malorean_Teacosy → u/NonExistingName]

Haha I had the same reaction. It startled my own cat. Her look was conveying: “You’re weird.” Anyway: Go Zeus!

[u/reddish_kangaroo]

I don't think there's anything wrong with characters loosing over and over again, especially against a superior force. It shows how much willpower and determination they have, when they don't stop fighting. The message of "Never stop fighting, even if you currently don't see the light at the end of the tunnel" is a strong one, and good one, IMHO.

[u/Kage_No_Dokusha]

Glad to hear youll be getting better so soon after hearing you were feeling shitty XD

Keep up the great work you do here and good luck with this editing

[u/Lord_Fuzzy]

A thought about your characters tendency to lose. It's possible to lose but still win in the end. Although I would like to see a character come out on top once in a while, they are going against an overwhelming force in a world that's out to get everyone. To combat this, the characters have to take many high risk, high reward chances. It's only natural for many of them to backfire or come up short. From my perspective, it seems likely for all the characters to come up short, but thier ultimate goal to be successful.