You voted, and I listened.
273 of you weighed in on how much room you wanted between chapters, and the answer was clear. Two chapters a week took it with 49.5% (135 votes). Three a week came in strong behind that at 28.6% (78), and one a week held its own at 21.6% (59). Exactly one brave soul asked for a chapter every two weeks, and I salute your patience, whoever you are. So two a week it is. That's a pace I can keep and that gives the story room to breathe, which feels like the right meeting point between your appetite and mine.
To make it official: Chapter 7 is live today. Go read it.
Thank you for voting, and more than that, for caring enough to have an opinion about the rhythm of a story. That's a good problem for a writer to have.
One more note. Both the book and the novella, The Long Way Back and Available Light, are now up on ZBookStore. Any support over there means a lot and helps me keep doing this. And if you'd rather wait, that's fine too. Be patient. More will come online in time. Back to two chapters a week.
See you in the next one.
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