the main gist of this is me explaining why i'm taking panacea down. 

yes, that's right, i'm taking panacea down. i don't know for how long this will be, but my overarching deadline is to hopefully have this out by summer (watch me overshoot this by about six months).

anywho, let's get into why i'm editing panacea:

1. quality

the largest and overarching reason is because i am not happy with the quality of the book. 

i have been through it in the last few months in terms of mental and physical health and whilst it still sucks, it is nowhere near as bad as it was back in september.

however, i forced myself to keep writing, even when i didn't feel like it, and this has subsequently meant that the latter half of my book is rubbish (in my opinion at least). 

the writing quality is nowhere near where i want it to be and yes, i know i have impossibly high standards but even then, it seems awful.

i mean, adrienne has had about seven character transplants, anakin isn't very canon-typical, which i wanted to stick to for the first little bit at least. 

in summery, i just hate what's going on right now. i've tried to keep going but it's reached a point where i just have to go back and edit it because i have lost motivation to write anything for this carcrash at the second. 

my face @ the current plot and writing

2. planning

those of you who have seen my planning document will know what's coming but for those of you who haven't, i'll set the scene:

it's 4 bullet points long and makes about as much sense as pigs flying out your arse (if you get that reference, i love you). 

i started panacea with not much writing experience and have met some wonderful people and read some incredible books over my time on wattpad, which means i now actually understand how a book is supposed to be written!!

i have several new ideas which i hope will be god tier (including some original lore- if it works) which i really want to put into the book but this can only be achieved by foreshadowing, which is currently missing. 

in addition to this, i want to smarten up the plot and have more of a plan which will allow me to have sub-plots layering over each other.

for example, sil. she just... needs some work and direction, which i'm hoping to give her in this new revamp, which leads me onto my third point...

3. character development

there is little to no development of any character in the (17!?) chapters i've written so far and this needs to be addressed.

i feel like you guys are somewhat detached from the stormlighter family and i want to change this, which i am currently thinking i will do by adding in a few chapters before the original story starts to set the scene and character dynamics a little better. this should make you cry later on for what i will do to them. no, i will not be elaborating.

and then there's the small case of liam, who needs to be WAY more relevant than he currently is.

4. layout

let's be honest, the layout sucks. it's a bit cluttered and i hate it so i am going to be introducing acts, of which i am thinking there will be 3 or 4. this is subject to change but i think this will help further the story by splitting it up and making it a little easier for you all to read.

i have also recieved so many beautiful gifts from many talented individuals (in the same vein as the closing gif by sam), which will all be going into a graphics chapter when i republish later this year!!

in conclusion, i'm stripping the entire fic back and revamping it to further your pain and frustration with me.

feel free to complain here, although i can't offer you much by way of compensation.

i will update this book with more of my ramblings as and when needed but for the meantime, i want to thank all of you who have supported me and my book so far and hopefully you stick around, because i really do think that the new iteration will be far superior to the bs i've churned out so far.