Hello there!!
Well, this isn't a chapter, but something important. I haven't been able to post a chapter the last week and the reason for that is...EXAMS!! Don't worry, I will get back to the story in a few days. As for another matter, I feel like I need to explain something. I repeat, don't worry, just let me slay the exam demons.
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Announcement Alpha
Now, important part.
With the love and affection you have given me, HTSAS101 reached a pretty sweet spot in TopWebFictions ranking list. But as it turns out, the votes need to be renewed every 7 days to stay there. So if you liked this fic, please vote for me? Even Anons can vote so, you don't have to even register. Just a 5 second process, really. It would help me get more readers and motivated! Please support me if you like this story. It needs YOUR help to grow and flourish, so don't be shy! Those of you who have voted will have to vote again...please?
>>>LINK TO VOTE<<<
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Announcement Beta!
So, what do you think about having a character you designed yourself to appear in HTSAS101?
Yes! now you can design a character and see it appear in HTSAS as part of the main storyline! All you need to do is draw me a character and name it. The best one chosen will appear in a few chaps(to be published in 2 months) and later in the next arcs.
So, you ask 'what character?'
Well, a nine-ten year old girl from a poor fishing village. You have full artistic license to draw the character as you please and name it too. Just remember that the girl is poor and HTSAS is set in medieval world. Extra points if can show the girl with a fishing rod/fishing net.
You ask 'what do I get?' Well, no money since HTSAS is free and never asks for donations. But remember that 'sweet spot' I mentioned? It is actually #3 (It has slipped now since I didn't know about the 7-day vote recharge rule) on the TopWebFictions list, which mean thousands of people will be able to see your work and appreciate it! besides, you love HTSAS< don't you? *wink wink* Just draw up your character and post it in this thread or send me a Private Message with the drawing. Any style of drawing will be accepted.
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Announcement Gamma
I got a recent comment that made me go 'Shit! I haven't actually explained that, did I?'
This book's true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience.
As wildex999 pointed out, in Chapter 4,
> Quote:Thanks for the chapter, but this one really pulled me out of the story.
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> It was great up to this point(Despite all the weird references thrown in for no reason). He was in a new land, meeting new people who had an unknown language and weird(For him) customs.
> Then all of a sudden he wakes up, knows their language and can talk with them. He is instantly all buddy-buddy with the people and make no mistakes anymore. Then they decide to simply train up this unknown person in combat, because.. you know.. they are all buddies now. They act as if they have known each other for years =S
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> It just feels like you couldn't bother with the slow(But more realistic) development of the MC in this world, and decided to speed it all up MAGICALLY.
He/She/It is sort of right.
Now, What happened was, I started off writing it as a satire, therefore the 'PLOT ARMOR' line in middle of this chapter. I was mocking the whole trope of MC getting everything suddenly. But then, while writing this project grew close to my heart and took a different, serious direction. So, a few of the earliest chapters still have a lot of ...things left over from the satire idea, so a lot of things don't add up. I intend to fix the kinks and reconcile it with the rest of the story after I finish the latest arc. By no means I am am happy with everything I have written, and will improve them as I go.
As for the 'buddy-buddy' part and why they let him, I can't explain it all the way without going into another POV, which will have to come as Short Stories when I finish the current arc.
So, what I am saying is, the earliest chapters have some stylistic choices and general kinks that need to be fixed. This is a work in progress and the first few like till 5 or 6 was me totally going in blind. This is actually like the first draft. So please forgive me for now. I'll get around to streamline/fix it soon, very soon. No, there won't be a 'rewrite', but rather 'touch-up' of those chapters. Please have patience with me! I am a first-time author.xd Besides, the later chapters are pretty okay on the logic front IMO. It only happened because I was trying to mock the genre at first.xd
Psst, It means now you know that you are getting short stories in Karro/Arin/*revealed later* charcater POVs. Don't tell anyone, k?
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See you guys in few days, with a new chapter or two of HTSAS. Stay awesome!