Chapter 30: Chapter Updates
Hey guys, so I have some stuff to talk about with y'all.
Don't worry, I'm still writing. In fact, I'm 85% done with Volume 3 right now.
However, I'm sure some of you are wondering why I haven't put up any chapters here (though Patron is actively updated and each full Volume is still sold on Amazon after extensive editing (My Amazon author name is L M Kerr)).
And that's a discussion I do need to share, so let's jump into it.
I have yet to make any final decision on this topic.
Over time, I've noticed something rather disheartening that's happened on the main site where I sell my finished, edited, and restructured novels.
I've been receiving negative or critical reviews on Amazon, Goodreads, etc. for things that do not exist in the Amazon version of the book.
Instead, those reviews are referring to things present only on the WebNovel versions.
What I post here on WebNovel is my rough draft, lightly edited.
What I post on Amazon is heavily edited and more polished. The story plots are the same, but I go over the story several times and edit before I put it up on Amazon.
Now, some of you may be thinking: Wiz, why does that matter? Don't you take the WebNovel versions down, anyway, once you are done?
That is correct, I don't think any of you, my WN readers, are the ones leaving unrepresentative reviews on Amazon.
However, there is a second, bigger issue that frustrates me...
Piracy.
My books are pirated when I post them here.
There are dozens of piracy sites out that that strip my chapters from WebNovel and host them online.
When I post something here, it stays up online, forever.
***A rough draft claiming to be my full story, in all its yet to be heavily edited glory.***
This is incredibly frustrating to me.
Incredibly.
I am seriously considering only posting chapter updates to Patron because of issues like this, and sticking to releasing the polished, edited versions on Amazon after, instead.
I have yet to make a final decision, but this is where I'm at right now, thinking things over.
I'd love to hear some of your thoughts! Please, feel free to share :)