This isn't a chapter, it's an announcement. Don't worry, there is a chapter too. I am going to take a couple of minutes of your time, but I hope you bear with me.
First of all, I want to thank all of you who are reading this message right now. Most of you have been following this story for months, reading a new chapter every week, and this brings me a really warm and fuzzy sense of fulfillment and satisfaction.
I am still working on my writing skills, and knowing that people appreciate and enjoy my fumbling efforts means a lot to me. It makes me hope that I can do something more with writing, go further. And since I love writing, that feeling is priceless. Thank you.
Thank you for being the most wonderful, loyal reader base a writer could ask for.
Now, on to the announcement.
Since I first began writing the Crab Fighter, both I and the story have gone through many waves. We have experienced success, failure, satisfaction, hope, fulfillement and disappointment.
For this last one, the main culprits were the 'Ugly 4', as I like to call them. It was 4 chapters in which I had made mistakes. Well, significant mistakes. Upon being published, these 4 chapters - 16, 21, 25, 27 - all brought a serious drop in ratings, following and readership. But they also brought the opportunity to learn from my mistakes and truly embrace some very important feedback that I otherwise wouldn't easily recognize. I believe and hope that I have made good use of this opportunity, and risen stronger and greater.
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Naturally, I have gone through these chapters - and most of the story, as a matter of fact - again and fixed what was wrong, or at least a great part of it, so things should be much better now. Unfortunately, the damage has already been done. Or has it?
As I have mentioned before, I plan for this story to be 90-100 chapters long, and then publish it somewhere. For that, I have decided to split the story into 3 books:
Book 1, The Crab Fighter, is chapters 1-27 (up to Oreg's death and the setting reveal).
Book 2, The Crab Messiah (or Crab Heist, still considering it), is chapters 28-58, from arriving to Salom until escaping with the help of the orcs.
Book 3, The Crab Hero, is from chapter 59 to the end. This will be the final book.
Long story short, I have decided to upload Book 3 as a separate fiction than this one. Both for the sake of uniformity and to breathe new life into the story.
Since this book is over, I would really appreciate it if you could leave a rating, a review or an advanced review. You have read its entirety, after all, and it would go a long way in helping me.
From now on, the new chapters will be uploaded at The Crab Hero (https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/39219/the-crab-fighter-book-three-the-crab-hero) instead of here.
I hope you will all follow me there, and enjoy the continuation and ending of The Crab Fighter's story. It will be a blast!
For the new book, as always, follows and favorites help. Ratings and reviews, especially, help a bunch.
Oh, but do check out Willingly Ignant's review, it's flattening, touching and hilarious. You'll love it.
That's all from me. If you have any comments, questions or thoughts, please let me know in the comments.
Follow the link below, and see you in a bit!
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/39219/the-crab-fighter-book-three-the-crab-hero