Paragon Of Sin

Chapter 144 - Volume 2: Afterword

Over a hundred chapters in, and the end of the second volume(82 Chapters!). For those who read my first Afterword, youʼll know my goal coming into this was to introduce more characters, Blessed, and how they interact, interfere, and affect the MCʼs choices.

Youʼll know that I started this novel for it to be a tad bit darker, gritty, while intent on developing side characters in a unique and interesting way. This has still been my modus operandi, but volume two didnʼt turn out as I hoped. The feedback has been a mix of positivity(thanks to you all) and negativity(which in hindsight, I could understand).

I feel like my intentions and desires for this volume became twisted by my unintentional want to connect two characters and highlight a struggle. While I donʼt regret creating this type of uniquely and rarely seen relationship and interactions between two characters, I will definitely seek to improve upon it and my clarity of writing going forward. I fully apologize if it was an uncomfortable or distasteful read for some.

To be clear: Coming into this, I had a concrete plan. Explore the world, introduce the concept of other Blessed into this world, meet new side-characters that will impact the MC, have the events or people in volume one affect or drive volume two, and develop unique and strange relationships with others that are both divisive and thought-provoking. And while that was completed, even if not all of it was positive, it was done. The only issue was perhaps it wasnʼt executed in the best way possible, and I admit that.

There were times I questioned myself. I wondered if I should write it like this, should I continue with this path, or should I scrap the entire thing and rewrite volume two completely. Then someone sent me a very enlightening message: ”Novels have good and bad moments, you just have to ensure that your novel is great in the end. Youʼll find your flow.”

Only then did I have an epiphany; Iʼm writing this novel with an end goal in my heart, and every word and chapter is a learning experience. As I move forward towards that end goal, I can only hope to bring forth better developments and changes for you and me. In the end, what matters is that the novel is a great, unforgettable experience that I want it to be and know it can be. A volume that isnʼt liked by some doesnʼt mean itʼs over. It just means Iʼm still finding my flow, and so is the overall novel.

So I want to start volume three with a fresh mindset while keeping in mind what made volume one great and volume two a little unenjoyable. Iʼll drive this forward and hope that I can make volume two seem like a blip and bump in the overall heart-shaking journey thatʼs to come. By eclipsing it with the future! The awesome, exciting, and hilarious scenes, clashes, revealments, character developments and world exploration, while simultaneously improving my writing and ability to convey what I want to all you phenomenal readers.

Alright, Iʼve said all I needed to say on that. Now Iʼll explain my goal for this next volume!

Alchemy! Status! Growth! World-Building! Bloody Adventures!

Letʼs just jump right into it.

P.S: Iʼll be using italics to represent thoughts now. I want you, my readers, to better understand the recognize characters point of views. I want them to say it, and not me to tell it.