《Ashlani's Reincarnation》 Author announcement It''s been a while, hasn''t it? Been busy with a million things, and, frankly, I''m just not happy with the story of Ashlani''s Reincarnation as it is. I started this as a story that I wouldn''t care about, something to simply practice writing with to hone my skill. I picked this up as something to be... dunno, potato chips of sorts. Kinda tasty, but nothing substantial, and if it was kinda crap, who cared, right? Since I started initial work on this story, back in December 2019 on Tapas, so much has changed in my life and in my perspective of this story. A big one is that I care about this world and this story, and, with its supremely shaky foundation, large swathes of it feel fundamentally broken to me. Ashlani shouldn''t have become a father so quickly. There should have been greater ramifications of changing physiology. I should have better illustrated the hatred and betrayal from Viilor (had grand plans there). I should have been slower to develop the story as a whole, to keep it well-paced, but to slow the beginning. I should I should I should. Make no mistake, I''ve enjoyed the story of Ashlani, and, at times, I look back at what I''ve written and can''t help but grin in pride. Ashlani''s Reincarnation has 933k, nearly 1 million views on this site, and 750k on webnovel. At one point, we were in the top 450 on this site, and at the top of the Rising Stars tab. There were something like 20 people, 20 of you who thought my work was good enough to pay for on Patreon. That''s especially amazing to me. I can''t thank you all enough, since I know myself well enough to say that I never would have been able to write so much without consistent (positive) feedback. (Seemingly off-topic change of subject, but trust me, it is tied to what I''m saying.) Of late, I''ve spent a fair amount of time reading a lot of independently published novels through Kindle Unlimited. I''ve read dozens of novels this year, something that I''d missed doing, since I was such a voracious reader as a kid and teen. Many of these series and novels have been tons of fun and good reads and case studies in amateur writers making their dreams come true, like Will Wight with his Cradle series, or Shami Stovall''s The Frith Chronicles. Others... have been lackluster. Obviously lacking in editing, poor writing and plotting, and so much more. This isn''t said to disparage their work or their hopes and dreams, not to tear them down or to hurt feelings, I would never attempt to destroy someone else''s hopes for the future, most especially when they mirror my own. Instead, it started introspection within myself. Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel. Over fall break from school in 2021, I remembered my long-forgotten story over on Tapas. Laying in bed Friday October 8th, I began to reread what I had written, then began to edit it. Then took it to Webnovel, where I had been reading a couple of webnovels. If I remember correctly, in that weekend, I published three existing chapters and wrote three more on my phone. Honestly, I can''t think of an elegant or less negative way of putting it, but I became an addict, always chasing that next high, the next moment I could write. I would volunteer to take my son to the park, just so I could sit on a bench "watching" him play while I typed, imagined, and plotted. I would get home from work, eat dinner, watch an episode of something with my family, put my son to bed, then sit down at my computer and write until I borderline collapsed into bed. My relationship with my wife deteriorated, my lesson plans suffered, I didn''t hardly see my son grow for a couple of months. Because I threw myself so completely into writing. It wasn''t healthy. Fortunately, I got a hold of myself quickly enough that interpersonal relationships didn''t suffer any permanent damage, and I dialed back my obsession with seeing my word, chapter, and page count going up... What am I writing at this point? I''d be surprised if anybody actually reads this to the end, this reads like the most self-indulgent mid 2000''s blog I''ve ever heard of. Anyways. Writing is something of a therapy to me, and I''ve missed it. But I feel like Ashlani need''s help. Thus, I''m going to take it down or private it, whatever I can do here, at the end of July. After that, in August (probably? who knows, I hate being flaky when I''ve promised something and I have been many things with regards to this book, but dependable aint one of them.), I will begin releasing re-written, fleshed out Ashlani''s as my current and more expansive plans dictate. Many things will stay the same in concept, but others will change, some characters will die, others will live, some will not exist, others will be created. The general story will shift a little, but the roots will stay the same. I''m excited just thinking about it, to be frank. I hope many of you will return to the re-release, the repolishing of Ashlani''s Reincarnation. TLDR: Ashlani''s Reincarnation will be taken down in about a month, but will be edited and rereleased starting in August. Hope to see you there. VICTORY BY FANG AND BLOOD! Announcement of Reboot I know I said a lot of things about restarting publication. Specifically, about August... You know, four months ago. However! I have gotten to a point where I am ready to begin publication once again! Officially, let me repeat, chapters will begin to be published once again! The submission of the new title has been approved by RoyalRoad. Publication will begin... January 1, under the title Awakening Evolution (Might change the title back. Dunno, just kinda feel that "Ashlani''s Reincarnation" was too basic, haha). Thank you for your patience, and, if you still care about my silly stories, thank you all the more. Unauthorized duplication: this narrative has been taken without consent. Report sightings. Patreon announcement Every so often, it pops up that someone has followed/favorited/interacted with this version of the story. In case you didn''t know, the redone version of the book is currently uploading, and I''ve been super consistent with the uploads all year (I know, crazy to hear and think. Bear with me, but I''ve gotten a lot better at self-mastery and dedication in the past years.), and if you loved this version of the story, I''d love to watch you come along and see how the story''s changed. If, like some people have said, you would like to reread the original, it is up on my Patreon, now live! In order to view the past version, you would need to subscribe to the 10$ tier, then you can view it. Plus, lucky for you, you can then read ahead 30 chapters from the currently publishing story. You know, if you''ve read the already public ones, haha. Find below the links to: If you stumble upon this tale on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. Discord: https://discord.gg/RqzsKj8hkD Ashlani''s Reincarnation 2: Electric Boogaloo: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/79169/ashlanis-reincarnation-a-litrpg-adventure Patreon: patreon.com/No_creative_name VICTORY BY FANG AND BLOOD! I think y''all are great. Thanks again. New book announcement Hello! It''s been a HOT minute since I had one of these blog post chapters, so please forgive any awkwardness or such foolishness. Plus, I¡¯ve effectively left this version alone ever since my announcement and taking it off the site Now, the observant of you will have seen me asking questions about a LitRPG/System Apocalypse, and what you might want me to do with one. The more astute of you will have noticed that I''ve mentioned I''ve been publishing it on Patreon. The coolest of you will have already read at least some of it there (first 6 chapters are free on Patreon). Those of you who either look at my profile or have actually read this far will know that this is not the first time that I''ve done this, haha. There is one big thing that''s different about this announcement, though. Well, several things, but the biggest one is this: At this time, I have a couple months where I can effectively write as if I were a full-time author. I''m in a position where I can write about three times as much as I did last year, and ADHD meds combined with some other strategies and tools have let me realize my full potential! (DBZ super saiyan noises begin) If I am able to experience explosive growth in the next three or so months, especially where Patreon is concerned, then I''ll be able to truly transition to full-time authorship. Now, why am I saying this where I am and how I am now? I''m going to release the Successor of Kukulkan (The new book) chapters every day for at least two weeks after launching with 9 chapters going up every two hours on Monday morning. If we get onto RS, then the daily uploads will extend to the whole time that the story''s on RS. To incentivize you readers here in Ashlani''s Reincarnation, here''s what I''m offering: read a chapter, or two, or ten of Successor, and leave a review. For every review that I receive that then gets a comment on this chapter saying "I left a review!" or something to that effect, I will backlog an additional Ashlani''s Reincarnation chapter. That doesn''t mean I''ll release an additional chapter that day, but that on a weekend, or earlier, I''ll release an additional Ashlani''s chapter. Because I have time to write so much more, and because I''m incentivized to deliver on this for my full-time authorship aspirations, I''ll be able to keep this up until the end of April. If, by that time, I''m making enough money to leave my job behind, I''ll be able to continue to deliver a lot of chapters of both AR and SoK (as well as a mystery steampunk-esque story I''ve got 30k words written for). Please, leave reviews and comments and so on on SoK, and see if we can''t do great!Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon. Successor of Kukulkan blurb: Ripped away from his son and forced to fight against the world itself, TJ has no love for this new Divine System, but if he needs to fight to get back to his family, then he¡¯ll embrace the monster within to see him again. The last couple of years have been rough, and after a string of unfortunate deaths in the family, TJ Harris has been left alone in the world, except for his son. When this Divine System rips Junior away from him and demands that he fight to reunite with his family. TJ is left with no other choice but to dive headfirst into a merciless battle against nature itself and his fellow Participants. Each person is offered the Quest to gain one of four Classes, and TJ is inexplicably drawn to the Neophyte. As a descendant of Kukulkan, he¡¯s assured that this Class suits him¡­ but will it give him the strength necessary to survive a world gone mad? Only one thing is certain: he¡¯ll fight, he¡¯ll bleed, and he¡¯ll burn everything to the ground if it means finding his son again. What to expect: -Moderately slow progression. -Gritty fights. -Multiple supporting characters but one main POV -A System entirely based off of mythologies from around the world, though it will take time for that to be made as apparent to the MC. -Daily uploads for the first month. -An MC who grows to understand this new world. -Starting alone but developing a core cast that won''t always be together