Angel of Light (A Zak Bagans Story)

Important

Hello readers,

I've been meaning to post this message for a while now, but I wanted to gather my thoughts, and had hoped maybe my feelings would change if I gave it some time. If this makes you nervous, it's not exactly what you're most likely thinking...not yet anyway.

At this point in time, I'm honestly rather unsure on if the story will be continued. It's not that I've lost an interest in writing, as I have ideas for other fandoms. It's more about this story in particular, for several reasons.

One: you all most likely know by now, via previous messages, that my interest in GA has significantly gone downhill. It started when I could no longer watch episodes (via legal means) here in Canada anymore. That was a few years ago now. On top of that, when I was still watching, I found the focus of the investigations changed from when I first started. I found they became more about demons than ghosts, and while I know they're intertwined in some ways, my interest lies more with "is there an afterlife?"

Two: I do still have some ideas, and a basic idea of how I want to end the story, but during the last several months of trying to write new chapters, I realized I've done a terrible job (in my opinion) in terms of pacing in the world I've created. Since Zak and Alicia met, it's been roughly one year and six months. I realize in the real world, many relationships progress faster than I've written, but I feel like in order to end the story how I imagine, I'd have to do a bunch of time jumps. I feel like that's crappy writing on my part, but maybe it's just my opinion.

Third & last: probably the most important reason to my indecision...I've grown a lot mentally since the story started. While I still have my issues with mental health, and my day to day life hasn't really changed, the idea of continuing to write a fan fiction based on actual living people...well, it kinda makes me uncomfortable now. I mean absolutely no offence to those that do, and while I obviously realize my perception of these real life people is extremely likely to be inaccurate of who they really are, I can't help the way I feel. I think the main thing that brought me to this realization is the fact that the other ideas for stories in other fandoms I have, are all 100 percent fictional characters.

With all that said, I'm really unsure at this point on what I'm going to do. I feel absolutely terrible when I think of not continuing the story, knowing you guys have been so supportive over the years. However, I also feel like my writing has gone down hill in the last number of chapters, and would only continue to get worse if I continue.

I wanted to post this so message so you'd all know I haven't forgotten about the story, and mainly just to be honest with where I'm at. I'm also curious to see any opinions you guys may have. I know my lack of updates are likely the cause, but I feel like the story doesn't have the following that it used to, so that kinda affects my thoughts on continuing too.

Whatever I decide, and I'm not sure when that will be, I'll let you know. If I happen to decide not to continue with the story, I'd be willing to at least share a brief summary of what my planned ending would be if you guys want. Or maybe I could even do an FAQ sort of thing, where I'd give you guys some time to send in your questions about the story, and I'd post my answers to the best of my ability. Again, let me know what you think.

I apologize for this news. I dreaded posting this, but you guys have honestly been the best readers I could have hoped for, so you deserve the truth.

Lots of love,
Alicia

P.S. Even though I've posted this to Twitter/X, Tumblr, and my Wattpad newsfeed, I decided to post this as a new "chapter" across all three sites as well, so that's easier for you guys to leave your thoughts. Especially since my Tumblr blog is a mess, and severely needs a makeover.