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Good day everyone!
I am here today to inform you of the removal of all content I have released on this platform as of July 1, 2022.
In July, the surfeit project will have been in development for 6 years.
The novel, which this product is based on, was supposed to be released first. But due to political gatekeeping issues it has not been. I decided to gain some interest in my novel series, by doing a visual novel. As an ex-screenwriter, I felt I could do a visual medium of story telling. I was wrong. I tried to hire others to help me develop the project, but the ones who were interested were harassed in many ways. Some were stalked, some lost jobs, while others were fired by their agencies... just for working with me.
What was my crime? Well... It wasn't what I did as much as what I am. I'm a middle-class, middle aged, straight, white, male american who believes in a higher power. My personal beliefs have never gotten in the way of my job. I wrote for both sides; this was my crime. I was excluded for including everyone; for writing fiction to whomever paid... and sometimes for free as a favor.
In the surfeit novel, the characters are told of multiple realities. The Hybrid and Visual novels exist to explore those alternate realities. It was like writing a whole other book for each reality, each route the story could take. These exist as a supplement to the unpublished core story.
These projects are going to be taken down as they never found their place, due to my incompetence. I'm a story teller, gifted with vision. I am not a game designer, 3d artist, sound engineer or any of the other things this project needed. Because of my problem, being who I am, I was forced to work alone. I've tried my best and you can tell these project are trying to be something, but I just don't have the ability to bring out that potential. Even the best writers need a second eye, an editor, but I was unable to get one who would work with me. So, even the writing has a few problems and errors. None of it is good enough.
In closing, after losing my social media accounts and having bank account hacked, I am no longer going forward with anything other than writing. I have been deeply hurt and those who have worked with me have been hurt as well. They didn't deserve what happened to them for just wanting to do their job. It was my fault they got hurt and that rips me up inside. No one should be discriminated against for their personal identity or lifestyle. No one, or any one associated with the person, should be the victim of hate.
Because of the internet, I know these projects will never die and always be available somewhere, but I no longer want them around.
Thank you to everyone who has downloaded one of these projects. If you enjoyed my writing for whatever reason. I'm not going to quit writing, I'm just going to do it alone for now on. I can bare the hurt alone.
Have a great day everyone and thanks for reading,
W.B. Freeborn
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