This has to stop happening to me.

[naodrith]

Every time I try to write a story, a sequel turns up. Or two. Or three. The offspring of my stories will not die. There is no such thing as sterility.

I tried with TSPB, I swear I did. How many times did I repeat the mantra: "One-off, one-off, one-off"? How much did I want to kill Zacharias, not only because it felt right, but also because I was so very determined that it was going to be a one-off, dammit?

And then the prequel sprang up from nowhere, and thankfully it is now dead, but...but...

The sequel ideas won't leave me alone.

One-off. TSPB is a one-off. It's supposed to end, it's not supposed to keep going! I don't want it to keep going! I like the way it ends!

Why won't it go away?

My only hope is to write the first chapter of my Yu-Gi-Oh! threequel immediately, because that, at least, cannot spawn further. Nineteen chapters, I swear it. Then it ends.

Then again, it is the threequel of something that was originally a one-off...

*sigh* I guess I'm just no good at letting go.

Comments

About TSPB

[(Anonymous)]

HEy you need to post your new revised version of TSPB in your "Library of the Sky Palace" or is there someplace else I can read it?

I think you should just leave it....until it becomes a bestseller and your fans are begging for more. OR you could kill of Zacharias but i dont know if anyone would EVER forgive you for it....

Re: About TSPB

[naodrith.livejournal.com]

Well, that depends on who you are, Anonymous Person Who Is Commenting. Because I /could/ put it in the Library, but that is a waste of time I really need to spend writing, and if I know you RL (which I suspect I do) then you can simply read the printed-out version, which is currently in the hands of The Enemy.

No, no one would ever forgive me for it. Thankfully, there are other evil things I get to do.

No one's gonna forgive me for the new ending, either, but...I like it. That's what counts.