Hello all, Glitched here with intervolume announcements. There's a lot to go over, but I'll try to keep it brief and orderly.
First thing first, thanks for reading PROJECT: Ninety-Seven. This is not only my first time posting my written work online, but also the first time I've ever written a book. All the feedback, comments, and even the views have helped encourage me to write and edit what I've written. More edits and revisions are due of course, but thanks to everyone who helped me out this far.
A special thanks to one of my friends, Alex, who has basically co-authored this story. This story is actually
a retelling of an (ongoing) ttrpg campaign between us two. For those who are interested in that kind of thing, you can actually view the campaign as it happens in the discord.
Now onto the actual announcements:
Discord
Ninety-Seven has a discord server! It's linked in the synopsis and my profile, but its also here. You can join in and get chapters in advance, ask questions, submit character ideas, view character sheets, suggest blurbs, view spoilers and character art, just chat, play games, or even find out how and why I write Ninety-Seven!
Prologue
If you've been following this story since it began, you would know that at one point it had a poorly written prologue. I took it down and made a new one, but that one was simply out of context. At this point I'm not sure if I still want or need a prologue, but I'll look back and potentially write a new one.
Scheduling
As we move into volume two, it's become clear to me, and many of you, that I lack any sort of schedule or posting pattern. It's frustrating to not know when the next chapter will be released for everyone, so I will be adopting a weekly posting schedule. I've yet to decide on a day or time, but you can be sure that chapters will be released consistently going forward.
This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there.
Donations
I have officially opened a Kofi page for donations! It's rather stale at the moment, but it will be used to fund character arts, maps, or just plain old donations to yours truly. The kofi is in my profile, on this story page, and even at the end of this page.
Advance Chapters
It's not available yet, but I will be opening a patreon to access different tiers of advance chapters. The highest tier will allow access to the aforementioned ttrpg campaign, which I estimate to be at least 30+ chapters ahead of where the story is at any point in time. However, for the first month that the ttrpg is open to the public, it will be free for all to read.
Glossary/Synopsis Updates
Truth be told, I haven't updated the glossary in forever. Not only will the glossary be updated soon, but the glossary will be consistently updated, including the most prominent blurbs. I also plan on updating/changing the synopsis.
Volume 2+
Going forward, things will be a lot more loose, if I had to put it into words. Chapter length will stay the same, but I may or may not change the font and the way the page is formatted. Titles will be longer than one word and better relate to the chapter content. Smut will be added in around the middle of volume two, although none of it will be a necessary read. All of it is canon, and may even dive some more into details of Kyraa's anatomy, but it can all be skipped. I would at least recommend reading the blurbs that are at the end. Volume 1 was more of a prototype for a lot of things. As a matter of fact, even the story itself was more of a prequel to the actual story that really takes off in volume 2. Expect a lot more from the story going forward.
Perspective
The story will continue to be written in first person 99% of the time, but I think it's important that I let you know we will not be in Kyraa’s head for a good portion of volume two. I'll talk more about this when we get there.
“Hiatus”
Finally, now that we have finished volume 1, I will in fact be going on the dreaded hiatus. I estimate that I will be gone for about a month to a month and a half, the goal being for me to finish 10 advance chapters before I begin posting volume 2 chapters.
That's all you'll hear from me for now, and have a good summer! If you have any questions, across and I'll answer! See you later for volume two!