Lone Books

Lone: The Wanderer Rewrite

Author: Lone Genre: Fantasy

Nine-to-five.Thedailygrind.Life.Painfulyearsofschool.Workingasaslaveforsome...Readmore Nine-to-five.Thedailygrind.Life.Painfulyearsof school.Workingas a slaveforsomeundeservingcorporatebig-wig.Themonotonouslifeof unemployment.We allexperiencethisin onewayor another,andwe canallconcludeonething:it’sdull.Sucha factringstrueevenforthefabledLoneImmortus,a powerfulnine-tailedGoldenFoxkin.However,whatwouldyoudo if yourmonotonywassuddenlygroundto a haltandyouwerethrownoutof yourcomfortzonealongwitha younggirlforgottenby time?Perhapsyoumighthavedonethingsdifferently,beenmoreorganised,immediatelydied,gainedcontrolof theworldin a matterof days,butthisis Lone’stale,notyours.Watchingtwoinsecurepeoplestruggleto surviveandfindtheirplacein an unfamiliarlandjustmightbe enjoyableto witness.Whoknows?Onething’sforcertain:it won’tbe an easypathforthemto tread,andwhatcouldpossiblybe moreentertainingthanwatchingpeopleendurehardshipsandgrow?I knowof at leasteightgodsthatwouldanswerwith,'Absolutelynothing.'I wonder,afterseeingthisjourneyfromstartto finish,howwouldyouanswer?[Goalof 1chapterperweek,theonlyexceptionsbeingannouncedbreaksor emergencies]Collapse Dungeons,HighFantasy,LitRPG,Magic,MaleProtagonist,Non-humanProtagonist,Isekai,CharacterGrowth,Aristocracy,SecretIdentity,OverpoweredProtagonist,SpecialAbilities,WeaktoStrong It'sboringifyouaskme Yes,Iagree.. Don’tbother.AnotherRoyalRoadauthor,thisguyalsowritesShovelsAndSpades,whichIprefer.However,thisguyisnotoriousfornotstickingtohisonce-a-weekuploadschedule,occasionallygoingmonthswithnoupdates,andalsoafteracoupleyearsdecidingtorewritetheentirestory,whichhehasdonetothisstorytwiceandjustdecidedtodotoShovelsAndSpades HowcomeRoyalRoadwritersaresobad?Iguessit'sjusthardertofiltertrashtheresincetheycanputupanyoldtrash. Badisharsh.ThereareprosandconstoforeignandEnglishauthors.Traditionalwebnovelistsgetpaidbythechapter,havebarelyanyroomforspacing,andneedtobeconstantlywritingtoberelevant.Thisalsogenerallymeansthatstoriesaredrawnout,fairlybasic,cliche,andnoparticularlywell-written.Obviouslytherearegemsandstoriesthatbreakthismold,butthisisgenerallywhatIsee.Theyalsoconsistentlydelivereasilydigestibleentertainmentforyearsonend-solikeIsaid,prosandcons.Englishwebnovelwriters,especiallyRRwriters,traditionallystartoutwritingforfun.Theydon’tmakeanymoney,theydon’thavearesponsibilitytoputoutchapters,noguidelinesonlength/plot/consistencybeyondwhattheythinkisbest.Becauseofthis,you’dusuallyendupwithbetterwriting,uniqueplots,properstorystructure,etc.Theconsareobvious,sincetheyhavenoskininthegame,theycanandwilldropstorieswithnowarningforanyreason.Theygotbored,tiredofdealingwithreaderrage,orlifejustchangedcircumstances.Now,thishasbeenchangingforRRwriters.Modernday,peoplehaverealizedyoucanmakemoneyoffwriting,soit’sbecausemoreofanindustryinwhichtherearetwotypesofauthors.Amazonpublishingorpatreonbased.Amazonauthorstendtowritetheirbook(200-300pgstandard)thenpublishonechapteradayonRRtillit’sfullyup.Thisattractsabunchofreaderswhobecomefans.Whileputtingupbk1theyarewritingbook2.Theythentakedownbook1andpublishitonAmazon-soyouhavetobuyit,whilepostingbook2onechapteratatimeonRR.Rinseandrepeat.ThismeansthatthestorywillstayhighonRRchartssinceit’llbeconsistentwriting,butanyonecominginlatewhowantstoreadhastobuythepreviousbookstocatchup.Thiscanbegoodifyoucatchthemwhiletheyarestillonbook1andyoucanreadeverythingforfree.Butitsucksotherwise.Patreonbasedauthorsstartedaspeoplewhoenjoyedwritingandwrotealot,andsimplyletpeoplewhowantedtoreadaheadpayalittlebitamonthtokeepaheadofthepublicchapters.Nowadays,it’smorestreamlined.TobepopularonRRthemainthingnewauthorsneedisaconsistentuploadschedule,toachievethisanauthorwillhaveascheduleoflet’ssay3chaptersaweekMon,Wed,Fri.Throughouttheweektheywrite5chapters,leavingthem2aheadofschedule,meaningthatnextweektheyonlyneedtowriteonechaptertostayonscheduleor3tostayahead.Iftheystayaheadtheycanletpeoplepaythemonpatreontoreadthoseextrachapters(calleda“backlog”).Now,theserulesdon’tapplytowellestablishedauthorsonRR,orpeoplewhodoitasaside-hustle.ThisisbecauseRRreaders,especiallyreaderswhoreallypreferLitRPG,areessentiallygutterratswhowilleatupanythingthat’sofferedtothem.Thatmeansthatanauthorcanandwilldropoffthegridforyears,nocontent,andwhentheypopbackupallofusreaderswillberightbackthere,eatingupthescrapstheythroughdown. They'rebadbecausethey'rebad.Harsh?Howcanyoubeanyworse?It'sliterallythelowestofthelow,whereontheInternethaveyoufoundworsewriters?IfRoyalRoadwritersaregood,whocanbecalledbad? Honestly,I'vebeencuriouswhethertheauthorswhopublishestheirnovelsonamazonearnmuchnewreadersbecauseit'ssosadfindingagoodbookbutthenclickingnextchapteronlytorealizeitwentfromchapter3tochapter71.IguessRRreadersbuiltdiffig.Personally,IwillstickwithSHsincethatsiteismucheasiertofindgoodnovelsandjustgenerallyhavebetterUI. Nine-to-five.Thedailygrind.Life.Painfulyearsofschool.Workingasaslaveforsomeundeservingcorporatebig-wig.Themonotonouslifeofunemployment.Weallexperiencethisinonewayoranother,andwecanallconcludeonething:it’sdull.true

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Lone: The Wanderer

Author: Lone Genre: Fantasy

Astoryaboutahistoryteachergaming-addictwithfamilialtrauma,andapeculiarwomanseeminglystuckoutoftimeandbeyondoutoftouch.ThetwohavebeenthrustintotheweirdandwhimsicalworldofAltros,aplanetwithdividesbornofveryrealsuperhumanstrengthcursoryofanoddrankingsystem,and,naturally,speciesdifferences.NotexactlythebestofnewsforourresidentScottishhistoryteacherwhoseearshavechangedintofoxonesalongsidehisninenewfluffytails.Firstthough,Darren,orLone,orwhateverelsetheweirdsystemclaimshe'scalled,hastofigureouthowtolivewithhisnewcompanionSofia,forseeminglyforeverwhilealsojustbarelymanagingtosurvivebeingstrandedonamonster-infestedislandwithaself-proclaimedformer-immortalwhocanseedespitebeingblind,canfreelyteleport,andwhoalso,ofcourse,seemspronetoexperienceboutsofextremedepression.Notanidealsituationwhenhehimselfhasn'tbeeninagreatheadspaceforoveradecadenow.Buthey,atleastthere'sanincrediblyexpansivelitRPGsystemtokeepthebothofthementertained,right?That'llfightoffthefearofdeath,surely.

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Shovels In Spades

Author: Lone Genre: Action

Weallhavedreamsofbecomingpowerful,becomingthecoolmagethatrulestheworld,livingasthedashingroguewhocanstealakingdom'sentireroyaltreasuryundetected,orperhaps,thevaliantknightwhoseprowessonthebattlefieldisunmatchedbyall. However,whentheapocalypse strikes,youcanonlyusewhatyouhaveatyourdisposal,bethatguns,baseballbats,yourfists,ormaybe,justmaybe,ashovel.One youngmanwhogoesbythenameofDarenzohasjusthadhisworldalteredintoonethatisnowthefocalpointofsomesortofexperiment.Justattheendofhisshiftattheskipsite,aworldwideannouncementwasmade,thatnotonlychangedDarenzo'slife,butalsothelivesofalloftheEarth'sinhabitants.CanDarenzosurviveandthriveinthischangedworld?Orwillhisgrowingmadnessbesthim?Theanswerstothesequestionscanonlyberevealedwithtime.[Goalof2chaptersperweek,theonlyexceptionsbeingannouncedbreaksoremergencies](Thenewcoverartisacourtesyoftheverykindandtalented ssddx andwasdesignedusingthefanartcoverofcthulupillarasthebase.)Thisnovelisaparticipantin TheWriter'sPledge

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