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hey folks.  Little bit of a difficult message today.  When I sat down to write a second ladylumps book, I knew that I wanted to make something with a much more prominent horror element.    I wanted to create an unsettling atmosphere without a morally right-footed protagonist.  I finished it up and was pretty happy with how it turned out, but I'm working with an editor and we got to the third act, and the whole thing kinda started to fall apart.  I'm working now to make changes, but overall we are dealing with a story thats not wholesome, its bad end, and deals a lot with revenge. and I'm honestly no longer confidant about releasing it.  My questions is this:  are you still interested in reading it?  Is it a matter of disclaimer and tagging?  is this just wrong for my brand?  I'm making this a poll because I know that if I don't I won't be able to accurately gauge reaction, but if you do have more to say than just a vote cast, PLEASE do not hesitate to leave a comment.  I'm really torn about this, and scrapping it would mean the loss of countless hours of work, whereas the release of something that may not go over well could also have an extremely negative affect.  

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Sasha Dylena

I’ve been in this situation. I ultimately released the book with heavy disclaimers.

Desy

I would say, personally speaking, I vastly prefer stories with a happy or at least content ending for the characters. That said, fiction is an endless realm of exploration and the author is the one that blazes the trail. I say release the story you have told with disclaimers and let the reader walk the path you laid down. I do hear your concerns, the author isn't their story, but the story does spring from the author and that is a tie that runs both ways.

sann

Just release it with a disclaimer. ppl who dont like it can just skip it =)

Puja

Hard to tell exactly how uncomfortable it is from your description. I'd be in favour of letting us lot have a read without the illustrations and then we can give informed feedback before you put any more time into something you might not be happy with.

ThrillerOfAutumn

You could release a couple of indicative previews of it and see if people are keen; alternatively you could release it to a subset of your viewers to get their opinions on it first as a sample.

PK

I’m comfortable with bad end stories, but I think it is most important that you release a story that you like and that you are confident in. Ignoring what you think fans might want, if you think the story needs to be reworked, delay the release. If you are proud of the work and think it stands on its own, release it with disclaimers.

Sasha Dylena

It was a pretty niche story to begin with, so it’s not all that popular. The folks that did read it enjoyed it.

ZBL

Is this the “Your own worst enemy” story or something else?

Robert Louis Stoll

Consider how Fear Street or the FNAF books end. Suffice to say it'd fit right into even teen horror these days

Action Bastard

You should write/draw the story you feel is best in your gut. If you compromise your vision it will be less compelling. And you definitely should release it.

Crissa Kentavr

That's not a great example, as the author of FNAF has been shown not to have great morals, either.

Robert Louis Stoll

His politics be damned. His morals when it came to the management of his IP was more solid than pretty much any "progressive" IP holder and when his politics did threaten the franchise he stepped away. I certainly don't agree with his politics but then again, I never went to him for that. Beyond that, FNAF is still a good example of morose horror targeted at children. The author's political views cannot change that.

pentgrax

It's your story. Tell it as you see fit; who knows, maybe you'll find more new fans?