Lone: The Wanderer Rewrite

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Nine-to-five.Thedailygrind.Life.Painfulyearsof school.Workingas a slaveforsomeundeservingcorporatebig-wig.Themonotonouslifeof unemployment.We allexperiencethisin onewayor another,andwe canallconcludeonething:it’sdull.Sucha factringstrueevenforthefabledLoneImmortus,a powerfulnine-tailedGoldenFoxkin.However,whatwouldyoudo if yourmonotonywassuddenlygroundto a haltandyouwerethrownoutof yourcomfortzonealongwitha younggirlforgottenby time?Perhapsyoumighthavedonethingsdifferently,beenmoreorganised,immediatelydied,gainedcontrolof theworldin a matterof days,butthisis Lone’stale,notyours.Watchingtwoinsecurepeoplestruggleto surviveandfindtheirplacein an unfamiliarlandjustmightbe enjoyableto witness.Whoknows?Onething’sforcertain:it won’tbe an easypathforthemto tread,andwhatcouldpossiblybe moreentertainingthanwatchingpeopleendurehardshipsandgrow?I knowof at leasteightgodsthatwouldanswerwith,'Absolutelynothing.'I wonder,afterseeingthisjourneyfromstartto finish,howwouldyouanswer?[Goalof 1chapterperweek,theonlyexceptionsbeingannouncedbreaksor emergencies]Collapse

Dungeons,HighFantasy,LitRPG,Magic,MaleProtagonist,Non-humanProtagonist,Isekai,CharacterGrowth,Aristocracy,SecretIdentity,OverpoweredProtagonist,SpecialAbilities,WeaktoStrong

It'sboringifyouaskme

Yes,Iagree..

Don’tbother.AnotherRoyalRoadauthor,thisguyalsowritesShovelsAndSpades,whichIprefer.However,thisguyisnotoriousfornotstickingtohisonce-a-weekuploadschedule,occasionallygoingmonthswithnoupdates,andalsoafteracoupleyearsdecidingtorewritetheentirestory,whichhehasdonetothisstorytwiceandjustdecidedtodotoShovelsAndSpades

HowcomeRoyalRoadwritersaresobad?Iguessit'sjusthardertofiltertrashtheresincetheycanputupanyoldtrash.

Badisharsh.ThereareprosandconstoforeignandEnglishauthors.Traditionalwebnovelistsgetpaidbythechapter,havebarelyanyroomforspacing,andneedtobeconstantlywritingtoberelevant.Thisalsogenerallymeansthatstoriesaredrawnout,fairlybasic,cliche,andnoparticularlywell-written.Obviouslytherearegemsandstoriesthatbreakthismold,butthisisgenerallywhatIsee.Theyalsoconsistentlydelivereasilydigestibleentertainmentforyearsonend-solikeIsaid,prosandcons.Englishwebnovelwriters,especiallyRRwriters,traditionallystartoutwritingforfun.Theydon’tmakeanymoney,theydon’thavearesponsibilitytoputoutchapters,noguidelinesonlength/plot/consistencybeyondwhattheythinkisbest.Becauseofthis,you’dusuallyendupwithbetterwriting,uniqueplots,properstorystructure,etc.Theconsareobvious,sincetheyhavenoskininthegame,theycanandwilldropstorieswithnowarningforanyreason.Theygotbored,tiredofdealingwithreaderrage,orlifejustchangedcircumstances.Now,thishasbeenchangingforRRwriters.Modernday,peoplehaverealizedyoucanmakemoneyoffwriting,soit’sbecausemoreofanindustryinwhichtherearetwotypesofauthors.Amazonpublishingorpatreonbased.Amazonauthorstendtowritetheirbook(200-300pgstandard)thenpublishonechapteradayonRRtillit’sfullyup.Thisattractsabunchofreaderswhobecomefans.Whileputtingupbk1theyarewritingbook2.Theythentakedownbook1andpublishitonAmazon-soyouhavetobuyit,whilepostingbook2onechapteratatimeonRR.Rinseandrepeat.ThismeansthatthestorywillstayhighonRRchartssinceit’llbeconsistentwriting,butanyonecominginlatewhowantstoreadhastobuythepreviousbookstocatchup.Thiscanbegoodifyoucatchthemwhiletheyarestillonbook1andyoucanreadeverythingforfree.Butitsucksotherwise.Patreonbasedauthorsstartedaspeoplewhoenjoyedwritingandwrotealot,andsimplyletpeoplewhowantedtoreadaheadpayalittlebitamonthtokeepaheadofthepublicchapters.Nowadays,it’smorestreamlined.TobepopularonRRthemainthingnewauthorsneedisaconsistentuploadschedule,toachievethisanauthorwillhaveascheduleoflet’ssay3chaptersaweekMon,Wed,Fri.Throughouttheweektheywrite5chapters,leavingthem2aheadofschedule,meaningthatnextweektheyonlyneedtowriteonechaptertostayonscheduleor3tostayahead.Iftheystayaheadtheycanletpeoplepaythemonpatreontoreadthoseextrachapters(calleda“backlog”).Now,theserulesdon’tapplytowellestablishedauthorsonRR,orpeoplewhodoitasaside-hustle.ThisisbecauseRRreaders,especiallyreaderswhoreallypreferLitRPG,areessentiallygutterratswhowilleatupanythingthat’sofferedtothem.Thatmeansthatanauthorcanandwilldropoffthegridforyears,nocontent,andwhentheypopbackupallofusreaderswillberightbackthere,eatingupthescrapstheythroughdown.

They'rebadbecausethey'rebad.Harsh?Howcanyoubeanyworse?It'sliterallythelowestofthelow,whereontheInternethaveyoufoundworsewriters?IfRoyalRoadwritersaregood,whocanbecalledbad?

Honestly,I'vebeencuriouswhethertheauthorswhopublishestheirnovelsonamazonearnmuchnewreadersbecauseit'ssosadfindingagoodbookbutthenclickingnextchapteronlytorealizeitwentfromchapter3tochapter71.IguessRRreadersbuiltdiffig.Personally,IwillstickwithSHsincethatsiteismucheasiertofindgoodnovelsandjustgenerallyhavebetterUI.

Nine-to-five.Thedailygrind.Life.Painfulyearsofschool.Workingasaslaveforsomeundeservingcorporatebig-wig.Themonotonouslifeofunemployment.Weallexperiencethisinonewayoranother,andwecanallconcludeonething:it’sdull.true