Love4NovelGuy
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The last Webnovel I’m writing has a fatal flaw: It isn’t the type of novel you can read mainstream.
There are only two choices I have…
The first would be turning what I’m currently writing into a prequel and continuing the same story, but in another person’s eyes. Making it a good set-up for things to come in the future.
Maybe even including characters in this sequel title to show a sense of time progression from one volume to the other.
The second choice would be to continue with my non-mainstream story (with its sexual content and NSFW themes) to keep things ‘pure’ in a sense. Rather than polluting it with extra stuff.
I’ve already planned out the conclusive ending for this volume I’m writing, which will tie up everything before it in a finale that won’t need the current main character to progress further.
You could say the character development intended for him in the beginning of the volume will be done by the end. Which in turn will make him highly disposable in terms of killing off.
But whether he dies or not is up in the air until I’ve concluded what form my story shall take.
And for those who point out the inherent contradiction between saying it’s my ‘last story’ and splitting it between prequel and sequel, the latter is just how I’m portraying it to my audience.
To me, new chapters will always be heading towards the bigger and conclusive ending in the distance. Any ‘ending’ before that being a milestone. Like big changes in Mushoku Tensei.
Anyway, I understand the idea that if I want to explore the seriously-too-dark-and-edgy themes I’d set up in this volume, I need to be able to consistently hold onto it without causing reader whiplash.
Disorientating my readers by going from pitch black darkness which goes into things people might not be able to stomach… to a typical fantasy adventure with a smidge of some dark themes… would never be a good option.
I’m leaning on the option of concluding this darker part of the story by introducing the Final Boss at the end (which would thematically conclude the arc of the villain I’d set up for the current volume), but wanted to hear opinions.
Is a mainstream Webnovel worth the effort put in? Maybe it’s not important to pander to the larger audience, and that I should keep it as one story if I want to keep the attention high.
Different choice. Different results.
There are only two choices I have…
The first would be turning what I’m currently writing into a prequel and continuing the same story, but in another person’s eyes. Making it a good set-up for things to come in the future.
Maybe even including characters in this sequel title to show a sense of time progression from one volume to the other.
The second choice would be to continue with my non-mainstream story (with its sexual content and NSFW themes) to keep things ‘pure’ in a sense. Rather than polluting it with extra stuff.
I’ve already planned out the conclusive ending for this volume I’m writing, which will tie up everything before it in a finale that won’t need the current main character to progress further.
You could say the character development intended for him in the beginning of the volume will be done by the end. Which in turn will make him highly disposable in terms of killing off.
But whether he dies or not is up in the air until I’ve concluded what form my story shall take.
And for those who point out the inherent contradiction between saying it’s my ‘last story’ and splitting it between prequel and sequel, the latter is just how I’m portraying it to my audience.
To me, new chapters will always be heading towards the bigger and conclusive ending in the distance. Any ‘ending’ before that being a milestone. Like big changes in Mushoku Tensei.
Anyway, I understand the idea that if I want to explore the seriously-too-dark-and-edgy themes I’d set up in this volume, I need to be able to consistently hold onto it without causing reader whiplash.
Disorientating my readers by going from pitch black darkness which goes into things people might not be able to stomach… to a typical fantasy adventure with a smidge of some dark themes… would never be a good option.
I’m leaning on the option of concluding this darker part of the story by introducing the Final Boss at the end (which would thematically conclude the arc of the villain I’d set up for the current volume), but wanted to hear opinions.
Is a mainstream Webnovel worth the effort put in? Maybe it’s not important to pander to the larger audience, and that I should keep it as one story if I want to keep the attention high.
Different choice. Different results.