The tale of a somewhat depressed wizard
This story just got significantly darker. Three years have passed since I first set up this here website. For three years, I relied almost entirely on the WordPress Elementor editor. It is a wonderfully practical little tool that allowed me to combine text and images through simple blocks, while still…
PUBLICATION OF THE REVISED BOOK ONE HAS BEGUN! Dear Travellers, Publication of the revised BOOK ONE began on 22 July. After six months of rewriting, restructuring, and returning to the desert alongside Yves and Midnight, I am so, so exhaustedcited to have finally reached the point where I can begin…
Dear Travellers, there is now only one month left until the release of the rewritten Book One begins — how exciting! I am working hard every day, both on the story and on the website. During the rewrite, the opening storyline surrounding Yves and Midnight grew far larger than originally…
The turning of the year is a time for reflection on the past and anticipation of what is yet to come, a moment of quiet pause between the chapters of life. It serves as a reminder that, much like the characters in our stories, we too grow, learn, and change…
MERRY CHRISTMAS, DEAR TRAVELLERS! MERRY CHRISTMAS, DEAR TRAVELLERS! I hope you are able to enjoy the season in whatever way feels most fitting to you — whether that is in the company of family and friends, or, if you are spending these days alone, in finding a measure of solace…
DEAR TRAVELLERS, Within the last week, we passed two milestones. The current update marks the one hundredth update of The Glass Wizard across twenty-eight months of writing. Also, more than a thousand readers now walk alongside Yves, Midnight, Yu, and their companions on Royal Road. Some of you have been…
This story pushes the boundaries of the web format of literary storytelling further than I’ve ever seen a novel do. […]It’s daring. Bloody exciting. The kind of genius you’d never think of—and yet, once you’ve seen it, it feels like the most natural evolution of the medium. DEAR TRAVELLERS, I…
DEAR TRAVELLERS, After two years of writing, I have now opened a Patreon site. PATREON THE PURPOSE OF PATREON Your patronage will be used to fill a duck with coffee to enrich the narration through images and songs, and to maintain the website. TGW IS FREE TO READ Please know…
TO THOSE WANDERING THE ROYAL ROAD TO THOSE WANDERING THE ROYAL ROAD In the celebratory spirit of THE TWO, this humble duck offers you a trade.This message is posted both here and with the current RR release. HELP MAKE THIS STORY MORE HELP MAKE THIS STORY MORE Midnight wants to…
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…
DEAR TRAVELLERS, I would like to share with you what I asked in [B2.C7.P12]: A QUESTION TO DISTORT REALITY: COULD YU’S STORY BECOME INTERACTIVE? I have been thinking about this for a while. Now that characters are beginning to meet and the different storylines are slowly crossing paths, I would…
DEAR TRAVELLERS, TGW now features over 150.000 words — I am celebrating with another song! After The Feathers of Varna from Chapter 4 and The Witching Hour Nursery Rhyme from Chapter 5 I would love to share with you two versions of Dwellers in Darkness, the song which appeared within…
Dear Travellers, Valentine’s Day is a day for young love and old memories. It is a celebration woven from history and myth, its namesake a figure of quiet defiance and enduring faith. Saint Valentine, whether priest or poet, lived and died believing in love — not just the romantic kind,…
DEAR TRAVELLERS, The breadcrumb of things: THERE WILL BE MUSIC!And Patreon. The whole loaf: I wanted to share two things with you that I have been working on in the last few days. For the first time in the almost year and a half that I have been publishing The…
Dear Travellers, As the year comes to a close, I want to share a few thoughts as well as my warmest wishes with you. The holidays are often a time for reflection — a pause to appreciate what we have, even as we navigate the complexities of life. Whether this…
DEAR TRAVELLERS, Dear Travellers, I am happy to say that with this section, we have reached a grand milestone: After 14 months of writing, The Glass Wizard has surpassed the 100,000-word mark. As I write this, the story has received just about 50,000 views from 555 followers on Royal Road,…
I am taking a break. After writing this story for 9 months straight, I finally ran out of coffee. I will now venture from the pond to the nearest village to gather more. With my return, chapter 13 will update on June 7. There will be two weeks of updates…
DEAR TRAVELLERS, As the holiday season unfolds, I would love to extend my warmest wishes to each of you. May you find moments of peace and joy with your loved ones, whether they are beside you or reside within your hearts. If these days prove challenging rather than celebratory, I…
I published The Glass Wizard on Royal Road, where I will update the story parallel to this website. It is a nice way of keeping track of my progress and to reach more readers.
With the release of the prologue, I send The Glass Wizard out into the world. The world beyond the pond and the World Wide Web are brimming with fantastic tales. I do not expect my story to be discovered amidst the sheer abundance of narratives. Ultimately, this webnovel is a…
Never in my life have I shared any of my stories online. I am setting up this site to talk about Yves and his philosophy. I am grateful for anyone who wishes to listen.