Announcement + pictures

Hey there!

So, there's a few things to talk about right about now. I'll try to be quick since I don't have much free time. 

Why do I not have any time? This ->

Book 1 of SSS is up for preorder on Amazon and KU! (Ebook only, sadly)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTPQJBW1 

It features a lot of small edits, some slightly improved scenes, basically it's the polished and cleaned version of what you got to read for free on Royal Road, ScribbleHub, and even here for those of you who have been supporting me for a full year already. (There's a good few of you, and it's pretty mind-blowing to have such dedicated and continued support of my writing, really.)

Book 1 is chapters 1 to 100 and will release on February 19th! 

Of course, there's a downside, namely the chapters being removed from all other platforms due to Amazon's exclusivity policy... But well, it is what it is. They have a monopoly on the market so I can't really escape it.

Now, for those of you who will buy the book, I thank you with all my heart in advance; and it's a detail, but know that if you're buying it purely to support me, it's better not to preorder, as release-day sales count for more in the Amazon algorithm. (Don't ask me why, I have no idea)

For those who want a physical copy, I do to... But it's a lot more work to set up, and I simply don't have the time right now (These days I spend 2-3 hours writing a new chapter for you all then the entire rest of my day goes toward editing book 1, I should make it in time but it's tight). Perhaps one day, if the ebook sells well, I'll be able to take time off to deal with making physical copies happen.

But, that's not all, a few more news...

First of all, I've commissioned an artist to redo the cover art, as the original art you see above was AI generated by yours truly before I even started posting to Royal Road. 

I've receive a first draft so far, it's quite far from a finished product but it's something, so I thought I'd share it here.

As for Book 2, I plan to release it three months later, and generally I'll try to release a new one every three months. (So I'll be stuck in editing hell for a long while).

So far, the idea for the cover of Book 2 is still this :

And I bring it up because... I may or may not have commissioned some people to make a real statue of this happen...

So yeah, it's on my desk right now. It's about 30cm tall and it looks awesome.

I took some pictures to share with you, but I'm no photographer so...  

I swear it looks much better in person...

And that'll be it for the news!

Of course the chapter today is coming soon, same time as usual. Thank you again for being here with me; And Happy Reading!!! (｀• ω •´)b