With a word count of 55,764, I'm bringing the last volume my main novel project, The Saint Series Vol. 20, to a close.
Starting May 2019, the total word count of my work (according to HoneyFeed) is:
1,327,152.
Here are the statistics:
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ARC 1: The Human Saint is Bored, so I was Summoned to Another World
Total Words: 369,463 words
Chapter Count: 100 Chapters (Main, Side, Extra)
Volume 1: 63,031
Volume 2: 60,879
Volume 3: 76,753
Volume 4: 82,784
Volume 5: 86,016
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ARC 2: The Beastman Saint is H*rny, so I was Kidnapped to Another World
Total Words: 271,628
Chapter Count: 100 Chapters (Main, Side, Extra)
Volume 6: 56,969
Volume 7: 61,266
Volume 8: 71,053
Volume 9: 82,340
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ARC 3: The Demon Saint is Missing, so I Ran to Another World
Total Words: 303,193
Chapter Count: 100 Chapters (Main, Side)
Volume 10: 57,574
Volume 11: 63,072
Volume 12: 70,061
Volume 13: 73,075
Volume 14: 39,411
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ARC 4: The Elf Saint is a NEET, so I Forced Her to Work in Another World
Total Words: 212,989
Chapter Count: 75 Chapters (Main, Side, Extra)
Volume 15: 51,041
Volume 16: 71,037
Volume 17: 90,911
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ARC 5: The Dwarf Saint is Sleeping, so I Tried Waking Her in Another World
Total Words: 169,879
Chapter Count: 60 Chapters (Main, Side)
Volume 18: 57,631
Volume 19: 56,484
Volume 20: 55,764
Yeah, after lots of ups-and-downs, at least I can say that I finished an entire story. It may not be the best out there, but still, I did my assignments (like research, and brainstorming). Also, even though I'm done, I'm having qualms on releasing V20 chapters right away, simply because after that, it's over. You know that empty feeling inside you (
@SailusGebel perfectly described this in one of his comments in my profile posts) after you finished something that has been with you for so long? That's how it felt for me.
But any case, I'll still release it later on, prolly around late August-early September timeframe. And yeah, I plan to spend my entire 2024 drawing stuff, maybe build an artbook as a 'companion' piece for the entire novel series, to take a break. Then, next year would be a new story series (I got lots in hiatus, so I'll focus on one).
To the guys here in ScribbleHub and other writing sites and groups I belonged to, thank you so much for supporting me even though I'm not a talented writer.
Also, trivia:
1) Chersea's original name in my drafts and plans is 'Melvinius,' but I decided to drop it because it's way too formal.
2) I originally envisioned my main character 'Kuro' as someone that has a cheat power. However, I decided against it, preferring to acquire his abilites thru hard-work in the entire story.
3) I wrote the series as a 'foil' to the typical harem-isekai-litRPG stories I read.
4) Majority of the story was written during the pandemic years, when I was locked in my house because of government policies at the time.
5) The original plan was to write five books, but I decided to expand the storylines of the characters to avoid the usual traps of harem-isekai stories.
6) I used up to 24 notebooks to draft my manuscripts.
7) The original digital manuscripts was lost two years ago, when I made a mistake while formatting my PC.
8) Kuro's original name in the drafts is 'Gregorio Santos,' which I eventually shortened to 'Greg Santos.'
9) I have plans for prequels and a sequel, though for now, I'd like to focus on other stories I moved to hiatus board.
10) As I am a teacher, a lot of the characters in my novel were based on real people, more particularly, combinations of several real personalities.
11) Yep, it's harem-isekai, but I avoided writing smut because my students read my work.
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