Author’s Note 1

Author’s Note for Chapter 1, Part 3 (and also covering any previous Chapter 1 Parts)

Wow. It has been a long, long while since I last wrote anything that even neared the halfway point in terms of actual completion. Granted, it isn’t up to what I thought it’d be but for someone who hasn’t been in full form for almost a year and a half, I don’t think it’s that bad.
Plot-wise, I really think this whole thing is a little sparse. There’s hardly anything solid in it and the narrative doesn’t flow as well as it should. I haven’t gotten back my old talent at including generous levels of background detail down to what the place smells like either. Damn it, I’ve got a lot of work to do and I really need to get back in top form. Hopefully, the project after this (once I manage to assemble all the needed background details, that is) will see me back the way I normally am when creating.
Now, the title (Akatsuki) is ‘dawn’ in Japanese. Yes, I did rip it off of the ORB-01 Akatsuki Gundam from Gundam Seed Destiny. I didn’t particularly like that Gundam (or GSD as a whole, for that matter but at least it is infinitely superior to crap like Wing or G) and I really, really dislike Cagalli (I really like Lunamaria and Meyrin more) but there is an in-story reason for the title. That’ll be revealed later on. I also have a personal reason for the title. Namely, I feel like I’ve been in a long creative lull and this, despite all the flaws I’ve seen and others have seen in it, this is a representation to me of my getting out of that lull and firing on all cylinders again. Besides, it was either that or satsujin but I decided to save satsujin for another story later on.
Now, to be honest, the sci-fi and conspiracy elements in this weren’t even supposed ot be here. This was supposed to be one of those straight-laced shojo-ai romances that I’ve always said I’d write with alarming frequency – until I was convinced to play Galerians: Ash and Parasite Eve again, which is to blame for all of the twisted and pseudo-supernatural abilities in this story.
Anyway, that’s my note for the time being. If I have anything to say that’s pertinent to Akatsuki or any future projects I’m considering, this’ll be the place to check out.