What to expect going forward:
Story:
Guys, this is not a light novel. It is a hard, darker-themed fantasy, targeting more of an adult/young adult appetite with elements of romance and power progression sprinkled throughout. There may be some limited spice later, if you guys want. (I don’t mind writing spice; I’ll listen to your feedback and adjust.)
For now, it will be a steady build, focused on letting you guys get to know the characters as the story builds momentum.
(Note: though it’s not a harem, there will be multiple heroines/love interests throughout the story. But Lurian will likely not be romantically involved with more than one or two women at a time.)
(Guys I want you to know there will be blatant an sometimes offensive racism in this story. It is a relatively primitive society, so it would be ridiculous to have the inhabitants appear as enlightened scholars that are all above petty racism. Note that in no way does this reflect my own beliefs. I am only trying to construct a more realistic world)
Releases:
For now, I plan to release twice a week, on both Tuesdays and Fridays.
As of first release, I have written over 95,000 words (most needs editing before release), and have almost the entire plot mapped out. Which I estimate will end up being close to 900,000 words by the time the story I plan is told. (Of course, I’ll listen to your feedback and adjust accordingly). Chapters will be between 1,000 to 4,000 words, and may be split into separate releases or parts when required.
So I don’t imagine there ever being more than 20-30 paid chapters banked at a time.
As I said, I plan to aim more for quality over quantity, so releases will probably cap out at 5,000 words a week because any spare time will be invested into editing, over bloating the word count.
Support:
Know that I don’t mind if you guys post any of my free chapters on other platforms, as long as I am credited as the author and that I’m the only one making money off my work. So if you see my chapters being charged for somewhere else know that it is not my doing, and I ask you to help police my work against malicious plagiarism.
Finally, a lot of work has gone into this. Time I probably should have spent getting a girlfriend or working another part-time job. Honestly, it would have been the much wiser choice. Though I enjoy writing, it’s not financially tenable to continue without your support.
Thank you, keep reading.
And don’t forget to tip your authors and enjoy.
(P.S I know I use a lot of — and ; when it's not necessarily needed or grammatically correct; it’s to make it sound better when it's read by AI text readers. I use them to read it to me when editing and left them in because I thought it sounded better.)