I am Back

So, I know I said nearly a year ago that because of the new plot with Part 4 the previous author note there would never be more author notes. Well, never is a long time, isn't it? Anyway, here is what I have to say:

As some of you may have noticed, on the 25th it was the 4 year anniversary of the Time Chronicles. It has officially been 4 years since I posted the very first chapter of my work. In time this tale grew a lot; some might say too much, some might say not enough. But I have always been proud of this saga of mine and of the fanfiction hit it became.

Having said that, however, things have also changed for the worse. In my first year of work alone I finished my first two stories of 85 chapters combined and almost managed to reach the 100 chapter mark. But updates have been less frequent for numerous reasons and in the three years since then, only 75 chapters have been posted. I know, compared to many writers on this site that update very irregularly that quantity could be consider extremely high and some might say that I should be proud of those number proportionate for the amount of time.

Thing is, I am not. I am proud of my first year and to a lesser degree of my second year of writing but of the rest I feel ashamed. Ashamed because I couldn't fulfill the promise I made to myself: not become the thing I hated; that is, a fanfiction writer who couldn't post a decent chapter at least once a month and who takes extensively long hiatus breaks.

But I am through with that. I have been taking too many side-projects to play with in an attempt to find my missing muse when that wasn't what I really needed to do. All I needed was to re-read my work more thoroughly and the answer would have come sooner. Yes, it took me a while to figure it out and longer to find the will to do it but I know what this tale of mine really needs.

The main problem I had with Part 3, as I have said before, was that some-way down part 3 I switched from my original plotline to a new one I came up with after reading the Lost Hero and Son of Neptune for the first time in October 2011. But resolution for that series isn't over until about 3 months from now still, so I was playing with something I didn't truly understand at the time. That in turn made me construct fillers for the most part, some of them quite entertaining and some more connected that others, but for the most part, still fillers. Then I banged my head pretty bad that day in the car and my short period with amnesia made me forget some key parts of the ending I finally came up with. To this day, I still can't remember some parts of it.

So, I made a major change with Part 4 in an attempt to reboot these problems while keeping the plot connected. But even though I had what I consider to be a pretty interesting plot for that one, after writing it for a while, it just didn't feel right to me because that reboot essentially killed everything I have done in most of the Time Chronicles previously. So, I got discouraged to write more of that.

Now, after some soul-searching, I know what I must do. And that, my readers, is going back to my roots. Back to where this could have gone had I not been so impulsive. Back to my original plans.Granted, by this point I have forgotten some parts of it but the main idea is still in my head.

So here is how it's gonna work: I am going to leave this story posted here so that people can still access it should they ever wish to do so but for all intents and purposes, this will be an alternate version of Time Chronicles Part 3. It no longer flows directly with my attempts continue this tale from Time Chronicles Part 2. New chapters will be posted in a separate fanfic. That's not to say, however, that I will not draw some elements from Part 3. Not all of it was irrelevant, although I may be changing some stuff like you remember it.

Also, I remember the last chapter I posted before deciding to go sideways and that was chapter 25. Those chapters I'll keep because they did fit with my plans, although I am going to proofread them and probably change them a little on some areas. I have higher writing standards now.

In other words, the first 25 updates of my new and improved Time Chronicles Part 3 will be posted at a faster rate. I already have the content written, I just need to alter them to make them more presentable and fit for my plans. Afterwards, I will update more slowly but my aim is at least one update every 2 weeks. If that aim can't be met without a previously stated reason then you all have my permission to yell at me through the PM system. That may just be the wakeup call I need to get pushed into action but hopefully it won't have to come to that. Oh and in case it wasn't clear, my poor excuse for Part 4 will be deleted tomorrow at some point.

I am starting with the new Part 3 tomorrow, as it's almost mid-night where I live right now. But I really wanted to let you guys now of this. I know many of you have cease being regular reviewers, probably because you were annoyed with my lack of updates. And I get it. I deserve it. But I am trying to redeem myself by going back to the roots so hopefully you can find it in your hearts to give me another chance. And if you can't, well I guess I will settle with the new readers I will bring in eventually but it would be really nice to hear from many of you guys again like firecaster-hikaru, Snow White in Wonderland, folding, Slytherin Sadist Angel, LyingTruth123, to name few. I really miss hearing from you guys and more in some of the later chapters I made. If you ever decide to read my new Part 3, I would really appreciate it if you could review from time to time. That's what one of the key factors that fuels my motivation, after all: knowing that there are people out there that care about what I am writing.

And with that I finish this very important author note. Thank you very much for reading, everyone. Be sure to author alert if you hadn't already so you'll know when I start posting.