Hello everyone,
I wanted to drop in for a mont to say so things.
First, I wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart to each and every one of you who have read and supported the beginning of STRENGTH BASED WIZARD.
When I revisited writing seven months ago, it had been over a decade since I last attempted to write anything. When I was younger, my mind was constantly thinking of stories, but when it ca ti to do the hard, ass-in-chair work of actually writing, I would hit such ntal hurdles that I would be left staring at a blank page with that blinking cursor taunting . Eventually, I grew up, got a real job, and moved on with my life. Until an opportunity ca along where I had stretches of ti to put my energy into creative projects. While I had stopped trying to write, I never stopped coming up with stories. Hundreds, thousands of imaginary characters and epic tales just living inside my head. So, the opportunity was a blessing in disguise. I eventually wrote the first 50,000 words of A Crucible of Light - my first story - and published it onto Royal Road. So might not call it a success, but it hit Rising Stars, peaking at #10, and finding an absolutely aweso audience who is still following that story.
I went back to my normal life and real job grind, but I've kept up with writing. I've probably beco a little insane about it, if I'm being honest. Because despite now having less free ti on my hands, I've found myself continuing to write not only my first story, but others. This includes DEVOUR, which is also currently on Rising Stars and, of course, STRENGTH BASED WIZARD.
Part of what keeps going is that I'm sharing my writing with you all, as opposed to clacking away at so trunk novel that may never see the light of day. Royal Road is such an aweso platform, and the reader community here is second-to-none. So, it's because of you that I continue to write. Every Follow, Favorite, Review, and Comnt make my day and fuel to continue writing, to continue storytelling, to continue improving and Levelling Up!
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Second, as a show of thanks for the early support and to celebrate hitting Rising Stars, I wanted to share the first piece of original artwork for this story. The piece was created by Vladimir Solnyshko and depicts our hero, Joseph Sullivan, together his slimy companion, Jelly Boy (though, I have to admit, slightly smaller than he is ant to be in the actual story). So of you may be joining us from Reddit and have already seen this, but for all you others, please enjoy!
In the future, let know in the Comnts if there are any particular scenes you'd love to see illustrated one day.
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