2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY and 200.000 WORDS MILESTONE
DEAR TRAVELLERS,
today, I am celebrating, and if you are here, I would love to invite you to celebrate with me.
Also, this humble duck offers you a trade; for 22.222 more words of story, to be precise.

TWO YEARS OF THE GLASS WIZARD
It was on the 8th of August, 2023, that I first posted the prologue of The Glass Wizard on this website, and on the 29th that I published onΒ Royal Road. Two years have now passed, and it has been an extraordinary time of encouragement and growth. So many fantastic RR readers have shared their insights when I most needed them, at the start, and through the forums I have had the privilege of meeting wonderful authors as well.
This celebration is dedicated to THE NUMBER 2. It lines up just oh so wonderfully:
- 2 years of publishing
- 200.000 words written
- 202 favourites, amidst the 860+ Royal Road readers.
Whether you follow this story here or on another site, I remain profoundly grateful to each of you who braved the desert with Yves, the darkness with Midnight, and the Albweiss with Yu. Some of you have accompanied this journey from the very first steps, with remarkable patience and endurance.
THERE IS SO MUCH MORE
I have many plans still waiting for these characters. The one limitation is my writing speed. Please know that every free moment I possess is poured into this story β and oftentimes the moments that are not free as well. Still, with rewriting and editing, I generally spend not hours but days on one section.
That said, I managed to prepare a small backlog for this celebration!
In the spirit of THE TWO, I have 22.222 more words of guild guards ready to share with you.
At the end of that, Midnight awaits. And then β at long last β we return to That Guy. Afterward, I may even brave a partial rewrite of the earliest lighthouse chapters.
Now, you may feel inclined to quote Yu’s word of the day: “What?”
Or perhaps: βWhy? How? When?β
Kindly read on.
HELP MAKE THIS STORY MORE
Midnight wants to be MORE.
So does this story.
If you have enjoyed what you have read so far β if it gave you a moment of joy or even a pause to reflect β may I kindly ask you to consider sharing your experience?Β Like every author, I would love to see my story grow and reach further. If you are a Royal Road reader, the news post following up to this one will capture the trade I have offered with the recent chapter intermission on RR.
HERE OR THERE
Thank you kindly for your presence.Β
May you travel well,
across this story and all the other stories that shape your life beyond your life.
With heartfelt gratitude,
The Duckman