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The earliest seeds of what would become ''Burn The Rain'' began in 2017, where after a marathon of the series, author ThePatchedVest noted that the character of "Burnout Girl" hadn't yet received a defining depiction in fanon the same way other backgrounders (such as [[Andrea]] and [[Scarlett (character)|Scarlett]]) had. Not long after, a conceptual poster for a fanfic entitled '''Burnout''' was uploaded to the ''"r/Daria"'' subreddit.
Vest admitted that the project was something of a that he would work on at his own pace, in-between writing his own trilogy of original novels, rather than being fully committed to the project. He also cited [[Roentgen|Roentgen's]] ''[[The Hallowed Halls of Fielding]]'', [[The Angst Guy|TAG's]] ''[[Scarlett (story)|Scarlett]]'' and [[Kara Wild|Kara Wild's]] [[Driven Wild Universe|''Driven Wild'' universe]] as being inspirations for the fic, as well as noting that the fic would take a notably different route than previous Burnout Girl fics, which often deviated from the show by introducing the character as a friend or romance to Daria, Jane or Quinn. ''Burnout'', by contrast, would tell it's own, self-contained 'Daria-lite' story, occurring in the background of the show. During pre-production, Vest underwent what they entitled "Burnspotting": screenshotting every appearance of the Burnout Girl throughout the show's run of sixty-five episodes and two films, whilst taking notes on the context of aforementioned scenes, then finding interesting and abstract ways that the events of said scenes could influence or interact with the overall original narrative.
In March 2024, after repeated delays, ThePatchedVest announced that although he had a decent portion of the story plotted out, he was suffering burnout from writing (as a result of the time spent on his original works). Not wanting to shelf the project or release it in a subpar state, he decided to refocus his efforts in transforming the work into an interactive visual novel instead, a format he'd been experimenting with for several years and hoping to break into full time. As although this transition would require a much greater workload, it would aid in limiting burnout from writing, while allowing him to focus on other elements such as coding and creating art assets instead of being entirely unproductive during periods of writer's block.
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