Hello everyone ??
We made it through the fifth book of the Wayward series! Usual fun fact: the original version of this portion was 86,606 words, while this rewritten version ended up 162,551 words long! I know this was missing a climactic end battle like the last few books have had, but I figured that was at least on-theme with the book title. I hope you liked it, even with some of the darker turns early on. I had hoped to actually end this book in Serenydi, but it ended up going way longer than I initially intended, so we’ll be visiting there next book!
It’s time again to see all the DATA and to satisfy my curiosity about which characters you dear readers are enjoying the most. Again, I’m only including “recurring characters,” which must show up “on screen” in at least five different chapters within just this book to be included. You can pick your Top Three! As always, I’d love to hear about why you picked who you did in the comments below ??
Book 6 will also be continuing on Monday as well, along with keeping the 5 chapters per week pace! I hope you’ve all enjoyed the updated story so far! If you have, please leave a rating to let others know or a comment to let me know! I read all of them, even if I don’t have the energy to respond. I probably shouldn’t, considering I internalize negativity too much, but I love getting positive feedback, and your kind words help motivate me to keep writing!
As a reminder, I usually take the month of January off from releasing as I focus on planning, editing, and building up more backlog. This current plan means Jan 1st - 31st will have no chapters. I will also be doing alternate “bonus” chapters for Dec. 30th and 31st instead to finish out the year.
Now, the Character Profiles!
Uriel Karislian
Saiya Dewsong
Rayna Dewsong
Everin Starlark
Who is your favorite recurring character in book 5?
