1000 Followers on Royal Road
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 here from the very first steps, others joined somewhere along the winding trail. Some of you share your presence and thoughts, others prefer to remain in the shadows. Some I know as fellow writers from the forums and beyond, and others remain unnamed. All of you have my sincere gratitude.
Stories may be written in solitude, but they are never truly created alone. I would not have come this far without the encouragement that Royal Road and its community have offered me. There have been grand gestures of kindness, and so many little things that matter more than one might think. Thank you for everything.
With Christmas only days away, I am immersed in the careful work of revising the opening chapters, shaping a more deliberate beginning for Yves and his journey.
By now, the W key on my laptop has entirely worn out — no doubt from an excess of wizards wandering the world. After cleaning and various optimistic attempts at revival failed, I conceded defeat and reassigned the letter to the F2 key instead. This works well in theory. In practice, muscle memory remains unconvinced, and there have been rather a lot of instances of The Glass izard along the way. One adapts, eventually. The work on the rewrite will wend its way well into January.
That said, I hope to begin Chapter 20 during the holidays nonetheless — fate and festive obligations permitting.
Thank you, dear Travellers,
for your time, your patience, your kindness,
and your companionship along the road.
With heartfelt gratitude,
The Duckman
and Yves