an announcement:
hi! i have good news and bad news. the good news is i feel moderately confident in the future plans and outlines for my wips, as well as incredibly motivated to finish them.
the bad news is i want to do some rewrites to some currently posted chapters, both for the path from you and already gone.
for the path from, the changes will be minor and only affect the previous three(ish) chapters. i just need to pull some plot points that i introduced a little too early, as well as rewrite some passages so they flow better (and feel more natural to the character voices). i will not be pulling any chapters down, but will simply rework what i need to and edit the chaps on ao3 at the same time that i post the next update. the bonus for those of you who are all caught up is that these plot pieces won’t be a surprise when they pop up again in the next chapter or two.
already gone is a bit more of an undertaking. this fic has been the bane of my existence for almost two years, and i’ve realized (as i attempt to finish it) that i’ve got to stop slogging through and actually write it in a way so that i’ll love it. right now i feel like i’m laboring over mediocre ideas just to make those who are following along happy with a update. but i *know* how to make it better. the flashbacks NEED to be from harry’s pov. so i need to rework it from about the middle of chapter 6 and on.
i have made the fic private on ao3, but don’t panic! it’ll be back very soon. i’ve already started on the rewrites and i’ve made good progress. i just want to finish it entirely before i start updating again.
i realize this feels extreme, and a bit like steps backwards instead of forwards. but after the last 6-8 months of being utterly paralyzed by the story decisions i’ve made and the corners i’ve written myself into, this is the best solution i’ve come up with to give myself some momentum and passion again.
and unfortunately, that’s the problem with wips. sometimes you don’t realize you made a mistake in a story until you try to end it.
thanks for understanding and i’ll try to answer any questions about all this to the best of my ability.
lots of love,
hannah 💖