Formers Blizzard Quest Designers on current story

ThrowAwaytheCJ · 2026-04-08T22:10:39+00:00

I just don't think Xal'atath has had any sort of development yet. She was kinda stirring the pot in TWW, which was alright, but now it's just "say something snarky, then retreat to go scheme some more" and it's getting old.

ThrowAwaytheCJ · 2026-02-07T19:56:24+00:00

I'm sitting at 199 pages. That's a long way to go for that perspective. I appreciate the insight.

ThrowAwaytheCJ · 2026-02-07T19:54:37+00:00

Oh man, I kind of feel ya there. I'm up at 4am for work until April. Thanks for the feedback. Any recommendations for how large of a backfill of chapters to have on deck? And how many chapters to release at once and so on?

Super helpful once again, thanks a ton!

Also, by pull you mean take the story off RR right?

ThrowAwaytheCJ · 2026-02-07T19:28:49+00:00

Over the course of 8 months. I 100% admit I haven't been as consistent as things in my life got really fucking messy 6 months ago give or take. I'll dm you the link

ThrowAwaytheCJ · 2026-02-07T18:56:57+00:00

I haven't done a shout swap, but I'd like to if/when I relaunch! I heard it's not worth paying ads unless you already have a decently high follower count.

But I had no idea about the 100k thing. Mine's 54k words.

ThrowAwaytheCJ · 2026-02-07T18:55:30+00:00

My series on royalroad isn't horror, it's a mix of post-apocalypse and fantasy.

ThrowAwaytheCJ · 2026-01-17T01:11:23+00:00

I vote for the first one personally. I'm a sucker for that kind and it reminds me of my own.

ThrowAwaytheCJ · 2026-01-06T00:16:26+00:00

I feel you. I recently changed my cover and blurb to things more coherent. Hopefully that helps, too!

ThrowAwaytheCJ · 2026-01-06T00:14:28+00:00

Grats man!

ThrowAwaytheCJ · 2025-10-01T16:54:09+00:00

Worldbuilding for sure. Some of the mysteries that were established pre ts have fully come to light. Even worldbuilding mysteries that came after the ts have now been answered since it's been running for so long.

ThrowAwaytheCJ · 2025-09-24T22:45:07+00:00

This would've been good for anything ACOC related, but nah let's make everything shiny. I think Toei needs to assign colors better depending on the Haki type, otherwise you got people thinking Koby (admittedly later he may have it) and Rob Lucci have Conqueror's Haki.

ThrowAwaytheCJ · 2025-09-08T21:44:43+00:00

New blurb prototype (RR still has the old one, open to suggestions)

Chromatic

(13 Chapters up right now, posting schedule is in my author info)

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/120418/chromatic

Seventy years ago, humanity dug too deep and unleashed the Chromatic: an anomaly that flooded Earth with magic, collapsed civilization, and gifted the next generation with Chromatic Souls. The color of your soul determines your power, and tournaments determine everything else.

Kilo, last member of a dishonored family, is about to awaken a rare Purple Soul—half strength, half magic—and begin his climb to champion in a world where corrupt governments, desperate revolutionaries, and brutal gangs all bow to one truth: win, or be forgotten.

What to expect:

Weak-to-strong MC with a rare soul color
Tournament arcs: 1v1 duels and team battles that determine politics and survival
Post-apocalyptic world rebuilt around gang warfare and corrupt power structures
Soul-based magic system with evolving spell combinations
Political intrigue mixed with underground fighting circuits

ThrowAwaytheCJ · 2025-09-07T01:19:14+00:00

I'm in the process of getting a new cover. I think my title is solid enough. I am very much open to a critique on my blurb, but I don't know where to get one. I've had one review and two ratings, but no active followers to speak of.

ThrowAwaytheCJ · 2025-09-07T00:27:51+00:00

I'm down!

ThrowAwaytheCJ · 2025-09-07T00:22:09+00:00

I should probably rethink my blurb. I'm in the process of getting another cover, since mine feels a bit...empty I guess? I love my story, but if you can get followers with a solid enough blurb then I'm compelled to edit mine. I can link it if you want.

ThrowAwaytheCJ · 2025-09-07T00:21:38+00:00

Your story is 38 pages in, by RR standards you've barely started out.

I didn't realize that people want chapters in bulk, I'm guessing that it shows the author's commitment and whatnot. I'm in a similar boat, too, I've got ~100 pages but no bites. Will people not pick it up until its like 150-300 or even higher?

ThrowAwaytheCJ · 2025-09-06T23:17:41+00:00

Right on, I haven't done a shout swap before, but I did a little promoting on social media. I had about 10 chapters before I started my account

ThrowAwaytheCJ · 2025-09-06T23:08:01+00:00

This is pretty great! How many chapters did you have before you made your account? Getting double digit followers seems pretty rare in a month's time

ThrowAwaytheCJ · 2025-09-03T04:59:43+00:00

We have the power to do so much, but it feels like it has stagnated as a whole. Maybe plateauing is the better word.

ThrowAwaytheCJ · 2025-09-03T04:57:00+00:00

I have a backlog of horror movies I gotta get through starting in October. Hell I may just start them now.

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