Should Be a Dragon be Rewritten?
- Push through 29
- Start From Scratch 61
- Start again 221
So, I have a confession to make. I'm not happy with Be a Dragon in terms of quality, progression, and there has been a lot of negative feedback for the story. Most of it I agree with enough that I'm asking this question that has been on my mind for some time. A lot of it has to do with me falling into the same pitfalls that I ran into before.
Basically, Be a Dragon was meant to be a fun story to help me blow off steam. Both in terms of narrative and in terms of writing it. Unfortunately, Be a Dragon has become a lot more work than it is fun. Some of you have commented that it's your least favorite story of mine, and that's likely because it's the story that I least enjoy writing and the problem has gotten bad enough that I feel the need to make this post.
I am sorry about that to those that enjoy the story as it is, but I do think a rewrite is in order. I'm just not happy with it and it might not be soon, but if something doesn't change then I could end up dropping it. Though, I do promise that if I do rewrite the story that I will see it through. Be a Dragon won't be a story that says it's going to be rewritten only to be dropped long before it reached the point that the original story reached.
There are three options for how Be a Dragon progresses:
Push through: This is what I did with Power Corrupts towards the end. Basically, I just pushed through the story until I reached a point that it became a lot more fun to write. But, given the sheer number of regrets that I have with Danmachi, I can't recommend this option.
Start From Scratch: Basically I completely revamp the story underneath a new name and start in a new setting. Nero would start in One Piece with a waifu determined by a poll, with a devil fruit called the Combo-Combo fruit, which allows him to combine things. An example would be combining two weak sticks to form a single strong stick. Additionally, there would be a new waifu per island that would be determined by polls.
This is the Porn over Plot choice.
Start Again: Be a Dragon starts over in DC comics in a Gotham city. With one waifu that would be determined by a poll, Nero sets out to climb his way up the food chain until he resides at the top where he belongs. I've taken the non-dragonlike nature criticism into account so Nero would be more prideful and greedy, and that nature would but him in conflict with heroes and villains alike.
This is the Plot over Porn choice.
Edit: I just wanted to thank everyone here for all the support and I figured I should go into a bit more detail to answer your questions.
The Cast -- You're out of your goddamn mind if you think Raven won't be waifued again. As for the others, they would be making an appearance as well. Regardless of what option is picked.
Nero -- While Nero would be more driven and assertive, he's not going to be a dialed up asshole. More of he's going to draw a line in the sand and dare anyone to cross it. To borrow from Worm, Nero would be a Rogue rather than a Hero or a Villian.
Updates -- Like what I do with all new stories, I'll build up a backlog and once I officially post the story, all tiers will get a chapter. So the highest tier will technically get four chapters with that number trickling down with each tier. I'm unsure when exactly the new story would be posted, but I will be aiming for before the end of the month.
And thank you again for your understanding and support.