[–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago

That's part of the reason I wrote mine with mostly original or remixed characters, so I could explore things Oda didn't while still playing in his world. There's a tremendous freedom and responsibility in fanfiction if you're trying to honor the original. If not for my kid acting as a sounding board, I would have quit long ago.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    It's what if style recreation of the entire East Blue arc of the Anime/Manga centered around original and remixed characters. It's involved a lot of creative content that I workshop with my kid after practice. It's really helped us to bond. Now, without the means to write down our ideas, it's difficult to keep the momentum going.

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    So, I've been writing a 175k word One Piece fanfic for about 6 months. Most of my writing is done on a 10 year-old laptop I dug out of the closet while I wait for my kid to finish sports practice. Today, the hard-drive died. (Thankfully I have a cloud backup.)

    Now, without a laptop, I have nothing to continue working on. I can't afford a new laptop. Just glad I didn't lose all my work.

     

    Hey, everyone!

    About 6 months ago, I began writing an original series set in the One Piece universe as a way to connect to my kid, who loves One Piece. Since then, it blossomed into a 170,000 word (and growing) story that encompasses the entire scope of the original East Blue story arc.

    This new adventure follows a new crew of pirates in a familiar yet different world along the same trajectory as the original Straw Hat crew. It has a mix of original characters and reimagined/remixed characters from the Manga/Anime.

    As it was intended for a young/teen audience, there is no graphic violence, sex, or nudity. I worked very hard to keep it in the spirit of Odo's work.

    I have published the first 8 chapters of my work on AO3 so that my kid can share with her friends, who were excited by the idea. I was hoping to get some feedback from the community here as well since there's always room for improvement.

    Here is the link to my work: "One Piece - Twist of Fate"

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