We're here! A little over half a year ago, reaching this point felt like a far-off, unreachable dream to me. Seven months, 450+ chapters, two and a half volumes, approaching a million words, an astonishing period for writing this fantastic novel. An incredible journey traveled thus far.
And its all because of YOU! Your support and enthusiasm has led me to this point, and you'll never know how much its helped. Even if you're vocal in comments and discord or silent and a spectator, you've all contributed!
Having said that, we're certainly not done yet. We have so much story to left, so many things to see and explore in the Paragon of Sin Universe that its unimaginable! Cultivation is difficult, and I intend to make this journey a long, enjoyable, and satisfying one, with you hopefully coming along for the ride.
Now let's just dive right into it.
Volume 5, to me, was an amazingly new type of writing experience. The first-half was all about development, of side-characters, plot-lines, expansion of personalities, and foreshadowing of the future. The premise obviously being that Wei Wuyin's actions were like ripples. Even without his presence, he was the driving force of so many things.
For those who read the Afterword of Volume 4, you'll know this was my intention. But I have some lingering regrets, so not all positive. When I was thinking of the end of the Volume, I was wondering how it should be. I inevitably decided to end it the moment Wei Wuyin's latter-half and the first-half of Volume 5 was about to meet. Yet, due to this, I was unable to solidify some of his relationships, as I'm sure many of you wanted to see.
This will obviously be rectified in Volume 6 and Volume 7 going forward. Still, I'm satisfied with it overall. I feel like the first-half of the Volume was a fresh take that very few novels explore, always following the POV of the MC with very little variation. While the second-half was a tremendous jump, breaking the format step-by-step MC experience, introducing a world we might not see for two or so volumes!
As for my intentions towards Volume 6, its far too simple. It's time to unravel a lot of old threads woven into the story, bringing them out in full and allowing them to play out. We've got things stretching back all the way to Volume 1 that will be re-introduced, perhaps shocking some, exciting others? After all, everything is connected!
That's it.
The name for Volume 6: Rise of the Chosen King!
Its one of my first non-location based Volume titles, the very first if Volume 1: Wei Wuyin is ignored. Haha. So that's cool!
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Mental Update: A brief and reassuring overview that I'll make a priority every Volume Afterword. I know my abrupt hiatus of eight months was heavy cause for concern, so I'll tell you all: I'm great. Mentally, I'm healthy. Physically, I could be better, but can't everyone?
Always vigilant, even again myself.
And for those who say that taking a break is perfectly normal, and I shouldn't push myself, thank you! I might actually do a full month / two weeks off one of these days! When? I'm not sure, but every human being needs a mental break, especially if their focus requires ample creativity. Until then, we'll remain with the minimum guarantee of 1/Ch every 24hr, with the hopes of more.
We're here! A little over half a year ago, reaching this point felt like a far-off, unreachable dream to me. Seven months, 450+ chapters, two and a half volumes, approaching a million words, an astonishing period for writing this fantastic novel. An incredible journey traveled thus far.
And its all because of YOU! Your support and enthusiasm has led me to this point, and you'll never know how much its helped. Even if you're vocal in comments and discord or silent and a spectator, you've all contributed!
Having said that, we're certainly not done yet. We have so much story to left, so many things to see and explore in the Paragon of Sin Universe that its unimaginable! Cultivation is difficult, and I intend to make this journey a long, enjoyable, and satisfying one, with you hopefully coming along for the ride.
Now let's just dive right into it.
Volume 5, to me, was an amazingly new type of writing experience. The first-half was all about development, of side-characters, plot-lines, expansion of personalities, and foreshadowing of the future. The premise obviously being that Wei Wuyin's actions were like ripples. Even without his presence, he was the driving force of so many things.
For those who read the Afterword of Volume 4, you'll know this was my intention. But I have some lingering regrets, so not all positive. When I was thinking of the end of the Volume, I was wondering how it should be. I inevitably decided to end it the moment Wei Wuyin's latter-half and the first-half of Volume 5 was about to meet. Yet, due to this, I was unable to solidify some of his relationships, as I'm sure many of you wanted to see.
This will obviously be rectified in Volume 6 and Volume 7 going forward. Still, I'm satisfied with it overall. I feel like the first-half of the Volume was a fresh take that very few novels explore, always following the POV of the MC with very little variation. While the second-half was a tremendous jump, breaking the format step-by-step MC experience, introducing a world we might not see for two or so volumes!
As for my intentions towards Volume 6, its far too simple. It's time to unravel a lot of old threads woven into the story, bringing them out in full and allowing them to play out. We've got things stretching back all the way to Volume 1 that will be re-introduced, perhaps shocking some, exciting others? After all, everything is connected!
That's it.
The name for Volume 6: Rise of the Chosen King!
Its one of my first non-location based Volume titles, the very first if Volume 1: Wei Wuyin is ignored. Haha. So that's cool!
-----
Mental Update: A brief and reassuring overview that I'll make a priority every Volume Afterword. I know my abrupt hiatus of eight months was heavy cause for concern, so I'll tell you all: I'm great. Mentally, I'm healthy. Physically, I could be better, but can't everyone?
Always vigilant, even again myself.
And for those who say that taking a break is perfectly normal, and I shouldn't push myself, thank you! I might actually do a full month / two weeks off one of these days! When? I'm not sure, but every human being needs a mental break, especially if their focus requires ample creativity. Until then, we'll remain with the minimum guarantee of 1/Ch every 24hr, with the hopes of more.
