As the story continues... Ramblings of an Excited Writer

As of writing this, Daughter of Darkness is scheduled up to part 26 (so, through the first week of June), and as of right now, I am just starting to set things up for the big finale.  So I'm thinking Daughter of Darkness still has a good ten to fifteen parts left in it.  We shall see!

I had never expected this story to go on as long as it has, but there is just something about this particularly story arc that has really gotten me excited.  If you can't tell (and I'm sure you can), I am figuring out the mythology of Accidental Demon Slayers as I write.  It's not the best way to create a detailed world, but with this particular story I find myself wanting to delve deeper into the how and why, and not just the what happens next. 

Daughter of Darkness has really become a way for me to explore the history behind Juktha and the other lost gods, as well as different parts of the ADS universe, such as who is really pulling the strings.  For me, this creative process is so exciting, especially when dealing with characters that I truly enjoy writing for.  I'm not just referring to the core Accidental Demon Slayers characters, but also the side characters, such as Max and his crew, and Jean, the park owner. 

The danger of my excitement is that I don't always think about how the story is being read.  The beginning of this particular arc is very slow, I know.  I wanted to set more of a status quo, while also giving the characters just a touch more depth then I have in the past.  That same goal is being applied to the side characters that I've brought into this story.  One of the most frustrating things for me in Experiments of Darkness was that I could never really get a hold on any of the side characters. Elizabeth developed into something, but the rest never really popped, which is most of them were either written out quickly, or killed off (although Megan does make an appearance in Daughter of Darkness).  Part of that was me being rusty.  It had been a long while since I had written a serial story, and scheduling myself, and keeping on task with my writing became an issue.  Right now, with Daughter of Darkness, I have written months in advance.  With Experiments, I was struggling not to miss posts.  So, in my frustration, I rushed the story. One of the side effects of rushing was that I wasn't entirely happy with the final outcome.  I was so worried about making sure that SOMETHING got posted, that I wasn't focused on how to best tell that particular story.  Daughter is a way for me to take the threads that were started in Experiments, and expand upon them, while also strengthening characters that were largely left out of the first arc.    

Now, one problem with added depth means a slower pace.  I am allowing myself to let the introductions and the set up stretch out a little more.  I want to give the story a bit more time to breath.  Still, if you stick with it there are a few, fun and nasty surprises on their way.  So please, stick with it!  Thank you again for reading!