I wanted to let you know that BOTJ's new chapter will be published soon.
The reason for this delay is that on the previous weekend, not only did I attend an anime convention here in the city, I was also one of the volunteers (and a panelist!!), so after three days my brain juices were pretty much depleted alongside the strength in my legs. And as for this weekend, I'm moving to a new place (T▽T) So time is being used to put things into boxes, and will soon be used to take things out of said boxes.
After that, I will keep doing my best to keep with my schedule of publishing at least one chapter of Arcana and BOTJ per week (´。• ᵕ •。`) ♡
Once again, thank you for supporting my series and for you kind patience m(_ _)m
Again, I would like to apologize for not being able to post any new chapters for the past months. I did mention in my notes in BOTJ's last chapter, however, I would like to explain a bit more what really kept me busy the past weeks.
It was a new contest, you see ( ´ ∀ `)
https://mhwc.myanimelist.net/202502/
This one.
It's a contest done by MyAnimeList and Honeyfeed, and the reason I chose to participate—even knowing the chances of me reaching the top 10 finalists are incredibly slim—is the following:
- I had never written a full Romance novel.
- I never wrote Comedy.
- I never wrote in an Omniscient POV.
SING!! was my very first time doing all three.
So when I had the idea for the story, and saw how challenging it would be for me, I really wanted to give it a go!
Yet another reason why it was so difficult....was because I tried to upload/write a new chapter. Every. Single. Day. (≖͞_≖̥)
And the chapters had to be around 1,500 words.
Obviously I failed, yet I'm proud to say I managed to write new episodes *almost* every day, and only a few passed the 1,500 words margin. Truth be told, I was only able to write and update almost every day because of the story itself.
I purposely chose the Romance prompt since I knew it would be easier to outline, and since I was doing basically a retelling of a fairy tale, it was even easier to plan out the overall plot—compared to my other series, that is.
I'm done with it now, so I can go back to dedicating my time to my two beloved series, BOTJ and AT. That said, I am very happy with how my new story turned out! (´。• ᵕ •。`) ♡
SING!! The Mermaid Wants the Shiny Necklace! :
https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novels/19457
Feel free to check it out, if you want! Once I'm able, I will publish here on Tapas and RoyalRoad as well.
Once again, thank you so much for all the support, patience, and time!
Here is a brief schedule of how I intend BOTJ's story to go:
Next 3 Eps. - Short time-skip / End of 'Reinforcement Class Arc'.
Following Eps. - New Arc!!!
- Introducing new characters
- Introducing more classes/professors
- New Objectives/Goals
- More dragons!!
The new Arc will be broken into two main parts (storywise). After this one Arc (which will be somewhat big) we will conclude the end of Season I as a whole (or the end of the main Arc II).
Hopefully, I will be able to deliver a worthy story to you all m(_ _)m
Thank you once again for giving me your time and support.
The reason I didn't upload the new (to be finished) chapters is because I got occupied working on my other series (Arcana Trials).
When I began preparing for Tapas Tourney, with Betting on the Jackal, I took a small break from AT. At first I was only going to prioritize BOTJ, but I ended up leaving AT behind for 4 months (T▽T) And I was missing the characters ;-;
Rest assured! I'm still super excited with BOTJ, and I'm writing the following chapters as well. I believe I can publish a new chapter by this weekend (maybe more?).
Forgive me for not having the capacity to deal with two series simultaneously (T-T*) — and by that, I mean update both series on a 2x+ weekly basis.
As always, thank you for all your support and time!
For everyone that voted or showed your support for 'Betting on the Jackal', I appreciate you dearly. Unfortunately, BOTJ did not make it to the Top 25.
REGARDLESS!! I do want to celebrate all the great stories and talented writers/artists that made it! It's unfortunate other great stories didn't make it, still, everyone who participated in the contest deserves some rounds of applause!
♡\( ̄▽ ̄)/♡ CONGRATS EVERYONE!
You can check out the stories that made it to the Top 25 here: https://www.creators.tapas.io/tapas-af-tourney
On another note, I would like to invite anyone interested to get a FREE COPY of my published novel on NetGalley.
The book will be listed on NetGalley this December and January. By getting your copy and leaving a review later, you will help me a great lot! I've also posted an episode on 'Betting on the Jackal' with some character designs and information about the novel.
We're now at 70 subscribers, which is insane. I am stupidly happy.
Therefore, I decided to make some SUBS GOALS!
For every 5 new subs BOTJ gets, I will upload some Bonus Stories. Do let me know in case there are any other characters you would like to see some bonus stories of!
The plan is to make it all the way to 100! LET'S GO! °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°
First of all, a big welcome to all new subscribers!! I'm so happy! (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧
Second, this will be the last week to vote for Tapas AF Tourney. It would mean a lot to me if you could support 'Betting on the Jackal' by giving your vote.
It's easy, fast (around 30 seconds), and even one vote helps!