Chapter 17 + Interlude
Added 2024-11-25 02:39:53 +0000 UTCHello dear patrons. I have a new chapter for you:
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/71045/zenith-of-sorcery/chapter/1922486/17-subjective-opinions
https://www.fictionpress.com/s/3368346/17/Zenith-of-Sorcery
And aside from that, I also wrote a short interlude:
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/71045/zenith-of-sorcery/chapter/1922489/interlude-1-crystal-mountain
https://www.fictionpress.com/s/3368346/18/Zenith-of-Sorcery
The chapter is a bit unusual. You'll see what I mean when you read it, but hopefully it works.
Enjoy.
Comments
It's very interesting to hear your thoughts. Thanks for your answere. It is very noticeable that you think a lot about your books and where exactly the story is supposed to go! I personally enjoy your writing style because I feel like you hardly release any fluff. Every sentence you write, adds something to the experience. That is why I really enjoy your stuff. It's very concise and because I can trust that all the words you write down are actually valuable, I can read it all without skipping anything. I trust your instinct as an author, And within this genre of fantasy that is very rare. In the end, do your thing- it has workd out so far. I simply worry that 6 weeks really are probably the longest time of any author I follow. Have a good evening πΊ
Tim Deral
2024-11-30 19:03:44 +0000 UTCWhen I get in the mood, I can easily write 3000 words in a day. When I get *really* inspired, I can do 10 thousand. But usually it's a slog to write, because I write 500 or so words, decide I don't like it, think about what to write instead, maybe lose motivation to write in the process, and so on. There is also a big element of procrastination, since my inspiration strikes more often as the chapter deadline approaches - that is why I even make them, even though I keep missing the dates a lot of the time. Basically, in terms of raw text, I could easily finish the chapters in 2-3 days. However, I cannot possibly write something I'm happy with in that amount of time. I'm trying to speed up somewhat, but it never seems to work out.
Domagoj Kurmaic
2024-11-30 10:39:04 +0000 UTCHonest question: why are you taking this long for chapters in general? I'm not even mad, I am simply confused! With this pace I'll be 40 by the time book 1 finishes !
Tim Deral
2024-11-29 18:36:46 +0000 UTCI'm still unlikely to add romance to my stories. I don't think I would be any good at writing them, and they take a lot of page time to develop in a satisfying manner.
Domagoj Kurmaic
2024-11-26 09:04:14 +0000 UTCEvery chapter is a banger. So, next chapter tomorrow?! lol. Thanks!
NameGame
2024-11-26 01:28:48 +0000 UTCThanks for the new chapter. I'm sensing an potential Rivals to Lovers storyline between Julia and Regulus. Have you changed your stance on romance storylines, (I remember you saying something about not adding them in your stories somewhere in the past) or am I reading too much into things? Aside from that, I'm more tolerant of multi PoV stories than most and an ensemble cast benefits the most from MPoV, so I think you should lean more into it. I would be ok with a 3:1 ratio of Marcus to Other in terms of PoV, but I think a 4-7:1 ratio would better accepted.
Guy On The Internet
2024-11-25 19:57:07 +0000 UTCWorth the wait, thanks! I'm glad to see we will be getting some different PoVs with ZoS. I feel as though not being completely bound to the single PoV opens up the ability to do some cool things both world-building and storytelling wise. Thanks again for the chapter(s), time to go reread!
Jacob Royster
2024-11-25 16:08:03 +0000 UTCThe story will definitely get told from Marcus's POV most of the time. I do intend to occasionally throw an alternate view, mostly from the eyes of his students, as it's hard to really flesh them out otherwise. And an occasional short interlude to show events that Marcus objectively has no knowledge on. Those are just for fun.
Domagoj Kurmaic
2024-11-25 10:45:44 +0000 UTCThanks for the chapter. I enjoy interludes that satisfy our curiosity of what's going on elsewhere in the story and I also like occasionally switching the PoV to show us how our eccentric lead looks to everyone else. I just hope the main PoV sticks with the male lead for the story as a whole though. I'm not too fond of stories that are told mostly or completely from a third party PoV. Good chapter though. Little frustrating we have to wait until next chapter for Marcus to explain what those arbitrary scores actually mean. Julia is well depicted as a rather haughty brat who needs to grow up a bit, but that's what education is for, right? Zorian had a lot of growing to do too~
DiabolicalGenius
2024-11-25 10:36:33 +0000 UTC
