So we have reached the end of Act 2! Woo! I want to thank everyone who has been following me along on this journey, your support means a lot. Truly. It gives me the confidence to keep going, and the dedication to continue to learn and grow as an author.
I would like to think I keep getting better as I am going, so I appreciate you all for sticking with me and offering feedback.
The biggest thing that I would like to announce is a change in the release schedule.
Starting from now until potentially the end of August I will only be releasing 2 chapters a week. The release days will be Wednesday and Friday at 2 P.M. EST.
The duration of this release schedule is not set in stone, but as of right now it's hard to be super accurate which is why I said potentially end of August. The reason for the change in release schedule amounts to 3 things.
1. Real Life Issues. The biggest reason is I have a lot of personal things that I will be dealing with over the next few weeks / month including my own birthday. My life will be significantly busier for a while so unfortunately my time to write will be diminished. I apologize for the inconvenience.
2. Revisions. After the end of Act One I did a brief round of edits. Mostly grammatical in nature. Moving in to Act Two I attempted to correct that deficiency while I contemplated a lot of the other feedback I had received. Ultimately, I would like to create the best story I can. So I will be diverting a portion of this time to going over my earlier chapters and doing some structural revisions. Fixing pacing, adding details in some areas, and removing other extraneous details.
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I would like to clarify on this that not everything is changing, and nothing of major significance.
3. Progression. This is my first major writing piece. Each Act I have been trying to dramatically improve my abilities as an author. Between just telling a better story, and being able to proofread my own work. As Act Three is moving into the halfway point of Book One I would like to make it the best Act yet, the first time around. So the more paced out release schedule will give me some time to put more effort into making each chapter higher quality.
Again, this should only last until the end of August. At that point I will be modifying the release schedule accordingly.
The second announcement is more generalized "stuff".
As of right now the votes for whether or not people would like to see more interludes from other characters perspectives has been.... Inconclusive. So as of right now I will not be continuing forward with that idea. If more votes come in that sway the polls, that might change. I will be keeping my eye on it with interest. For now though the concept has been tabled. I feel like the world of Villainous has more to offer so even if I don't continue with interludes there is a distinct possibilities of shorter side stories.
Also as a sign of "scope" the Villainous series will have a target goal of 5 primary books. Each book will be representing a different stage of Leo's journey. That isn't to say that the series won't have a chance to continue or expand. But the ultimate objective is to complete Leo's path to becoming a Villain by book 5. While this is a LitRPG and he is becoming quite Overpowered in his own way. Ultimately, this is meant to be a psychological journey as much as it is an adventurous one. Act 2 of this book has strayed from that a bit, which is something that was intended, but act 3 will see much more of the consequences of actions and fate.
Lastly, I would just like to thank you all again for your continued support and feedback. It means a lot, and I look forward to continuing to provide you with entertainment moving forward!