Weekly Update! #2

Hi everyone! Hope you're all doing well this morning/afternoon/evening!

Writing Update:

Spell Weaver & Berserker

• I wrote 12 chapters last week! I slacked off a bit on Spell Weaver, only writing 3 chapters, but I crushed 9 for Berserker! I'm prioritizing Berserker because it's just a few chapters from being completed, and I'm really looking forward to getting back to devoting 100% of my limited brainpower to Spell Weaver!

• The RS decline has begun! I have learned a lot through the launch of Spell Weaver, and one of those things is that a story can actually only stay on Rising Stars for a total of 21 days! We managed to stay in the top 7 slots for 18 of those 21 days, which is huge!!

Berserker - Writathon

• I've only got four more chapters to write to finish Berserker!

• I'll be posting a few early chapters up here tonight for you to read before they go live on RR.

Since Berserker is part of the Writathon Challenge (which is to write and post 55,000 words on Royal Road), I'm putting a lot of energy into it this month.

Right now, it's [56,269/55,555] complete, so I've officially completed Writathon!!! For it to count on RR, those remaining chapters need to be published, but we're pretty much right on target for what I had planned. Two chapters got added to the outline as I've been writing, which is why I'm a bit over, but I'm still pretty pleased that I was able to make an outline with only two weeks of planning and turn around and write 60k+ words in under a month!

Moving Forward

Most of this section stayed the same, with a few very minor changes. The plan still remains the same!

I've been thinking about what's next, and after seeing your feedback on the last post, I think I've got a plan! Let me know what you think:

• Finish Berserker by 11/21.

• Start posting 5 Spell Weaver chapters per week, beginning on 11/25. I'll need to see how sustainable this is long-term, but since I'm writing double that amount for the challenge, I think 5 per week will be manageable.

• After Volume 1 is done, I'll take a 1-week break. This break will apply across all platforms, including Royal Road so that Patreon stays ahead.

• When Volume 2 starts on Patreon, I'm thinking of increasing the number of chapters available to Patrons to 30 or 40 ahead of Royal Road. This reduces the "safety net" I have, but I think it will be worth it!

Big Thanks

Lastly, I just want to say thank you all for being here and supporting my story. I've loved hearing your feedback and thoughts.

So thank you, and I hope you have a great Monday!

An Offer

A little something extra for those who have actually read this far in my long update post!

If you're interested in devoting some of your time to giving constructive feedback, I'd like to recruit 2 or 3 people to help me ensure consistency in the plot and characters. I don't want to promise anything specific, but to those who do volunteer, I'd like to work out some form of repayment for the help!

If this interests you, please shoot me a DM and we can talk some more.