[Archived] Burn So Bright, it Blinded (A Legacy)

I have literally woken up from dreams where my characters are telling me their life stories.  


EDIT Zeph : I am excited to see where this takes you. The nameless protagonist seems to have caught more than fish on her first outing. 

Zeph Oooh, so sorry! I didn't see. I'm horrible with names.

*Wipes glasses* 

My mistake!

Despite the game giving me a lot of chaos I describe at the end of the chapter, I pulled together Chapter 1.2, with more on the way!

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Zeph I get to comment anyway..... By the way, what's wrong with calling attention to yourself if there's something you're struggling with?
Perhaps the Simlit community can help you beyond your frustrations.
I am only writing this because it is my hard-earned experience.

I don't see what makes your chapters less readable. You have some great dialogue between Travis and Kat. I think maybe you haven't quite found your form yet, but all options are still in play.
When I read your issues with excessive romance, I get the idea that it is related to the game's Story Progression. Maybe I'm wrong when I get the feeling that you haven't opted out of this one, When you write that Marcus has married Julia Ward it shows that the game is running its own agenda behind the scenes.
If you play with MCCC, you must also be aware that there is a Story Progression that you must actively deselect in MCCC relationship Settings, there is a Breakup setting. In MCCC Populations settings you can opt out of random marriages. I am pretty sure that they are basically selected.

I will say that beginnings can be difficult. You will probably have seen that several of us have since wanted to change the first chapters. Doubt affects us all.
If you decide to skip this story, it can give you some experience you can use for a new story. I've written things I'm not proud of, but it's still an experience to build on.
The most important thing is that you make up with yourself which goals you are aiming for.

Happens to me all the time. I usually write several chapters ahead of what I post, and sometimes the comments people make have me kicking myself because they point out something I never thought of. Then I have a choice - I can shrug and move on. I can go back and rewrite what I already have (but haven't posted yet), or I can try to incorporate their feedback in a new chapter (even if that's four or five chapters beyond when the comment was made). I have, at various times, done all of these. Most often, I'll either incorporate the feedback into a future chapter or just shrug and move on.

The important thing to remember is - it's your story. It doesn't matter if I would do it differently. It only matters if you're happy with it... and if you're not, you have the power to change it. No one will judge you for making changes, or for rebooting or even scrapping a story that's gotten away from you. We've all been there at one time (and will be again).

Zeph, If I haven't said it already... welcome to the party. We're an odd bunch, but I think we can pretty cool.