Sorry for the silence; I've been struggling to write the next chapter and started to spiral a bit. However, instead of falling into that trap again, I'm reaching out to you, my readers, for help.
First, I'm going to do my best to explain my problem, and I'd very much appreciate your thoughts on the matter.
Now that the story is transitioning back to Spotted Creek Village and the wider world, I'm finding that I have no recollection of several things. Understandably, it's been years since I wrote much of this, and I'm finding myself making a lot of continuity errors.
For example, a few chapters ago, people asked me why Aaliyah didn't directly inject her flames into the logs to light them; honestly, I completely forgot that she learned how to do that by purifying the winged serpent's venom from her hammer.
It wasn't until I edited that chapter for the public that I realized my mistake. Now, I'm finding myself in the same boat.
Off the top of my head, I don't know what Spotted Creek looked like the last time Pacore and Pitz were there or even the progress they made before Aaliyah and Tabitha left. I've also lost track of the seasons and how long Sandra has been pregnant, both of which are integral to what I want to write.
So, naturally, I started to reread my story from the beginning, taking better notes and writing brief chapter summaries to find information more easily. The first several chapters were easy, but then I reached chapter 7 or 8, where I stopped updating them a year ago, and oof, those chapters are hard to read.
I didn't realize how much I've improved over the years, and as you all know by now, I'm a perfectionist. My therapist helped me see that I can't be 100% perfect all the time, but rereading those earlier chapters hurt my soul all the same.
My question to you all is this: How angry would you be if I wanted to go back and edit things from the beginning? I don't want to change the story; I want to merely rewrite it so it's better to read while taking more detailed notes and maybe posting a list of chapter summaries in intervals of 10 so people are reminded of everything that's happened.
With your guy's support, I think I could edit multiple chapters a day. Is that okay with everyone?
Please voice your opinion in the poll, and feel free to comment below. I'm visiting my grandfather tomorrow to clear my head, but once I get back, I'll make my decision.
As always, I thank every one of you for your opinions.