My Final Author’s Note (so sad)

This was the original plot of EooD (by popular demand): my friends and I are thrown in a Harry Potter-like world where we can control different elements. Justin falls in love with a girl named Lira, who can not control water but rather light. After the course of the year, in some final battle including an enemy (not thought out yet) where I got to summon the pool beneath the library, she would sacrifice herself to let us each give up our elements to defeat said evil thing. And I had some idea about the whole scene where each friend chooses a word that represent light, but it wasn’t concrete.

Not a very good story arc, right? I realized change would be needed when I was advised that Justin could never fall for Lira (which is true). I altered the plot quite a bit to roughly how it ended up, although I was still convinced Lira would die in the end. Funny how things never quite work out how you suspect.

As you can see, the journey traveled during this story was wondrous, for me at least. Being able to finish something of this magnitude that people appreciate has just been an amazing experience. I’m glad to see it finished, but in a way I never wanted it to end and it’s sad to see something I have slaved over for so many hours no longer need me.

If you’ve gotten this far, DON’T REREAD EooD! I need to make some major edits, especially because I never really outlined chapters (ha ha, guilty!). I must say I would generally throw in things I thought were cool, like the Organ of Twilight, and Room 18. I’d also randomly twist the plot, not thinking it through and figuring out how to get out of it later (falling through the lake, the stone tablets to ‘awaken’ the Fuin and the Gail, etc.) so it’s probably pretty choppy.

For those of you who never read my profile page, my friend Patty (miomo is her username) started this fad that swept through my friends where we would write stories using ourselves as characters. EooD is my attempt, and it obviously evolved quite a bit. I still regret it being in first person. Anyway, it always strikes me how different I can be from a character that should be exactly like me (I basically am Lizzy in the story). Parts of me never made it in, like how I only drink water, my innocence and refusal to swear out loud, my lack of self-esteem (to put it nicely), and my affinity for photography, flute playing, and movie making. I also gave myself traits I don’t have, like a more flamboyant temper and a much easier time at speaking up for myself (I’m sure there are tons of other things too). So, if I can’t capture myself perfectly, how could I hope to do my friends justice? In a story that is longer than the fourth Harry Potter book, there’s only really a snapshot offered of my friends, who are really much deeper and more complex than I can possibly make them seem. Sometimes they act out of character, and I must say I’m sorry about that! I wrote it for them, hopefully they’ll understand. I couldn’t fit each and every person in, but what can I say?

Now that’s it is finished, I have some thoughts about publishing it (after some work) but so much will have to be changed, including some names. If you want to be kept posted on what’s happening, PM or email me and I’ll try to fill you in. If you click my "Homepage" on my profile you'll see that I sort of turned the Help Page into a full-fledged website, so stay tuned for that. In terms of editing, I’ve rewritten the first five chapters quite a bit, because originally they were done with little planning so I could just throw everyone into the story. I have started the Great Edit, and it’s rather painful. I’m trying to hang in there, but I’m only 221 pages through with 691 total. What can I say? I’m not a writer; I’m a storyteller. I say this because ask yourself, what captivated you about EooD? It probably wasn’t the beautiful language.

Thanks to everyone for their support, critique, and positive comments! To those I know in real life, and the FictionPress members I’ve never met that have favorited, alerted, reviewed, or just casually read my story. You guys all kept me writing, whether it was inspiring comments, death threats, or just showing me that there was some interest in what I was doing. I’ll never forget :)

-Lizzykai

P.s.
In terms of a sequel, all I can say is that we’ll see what happens. I want to finish editing before I start thinking about it, although I must admit that I have some ideas about what would happen. It’s just that I want to take a small break and work on other writing projects, like “Princess of Thieves” and stuff.

P.s.s.
I’d appreciate a review (or PM or email) about your final thoughts on the story. If anything screams “Change me!” be sure to tell me!