Timewalk
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Afterword
🕑 Added 2026-02-03 15:10:00 +0000 UTCA/N: 3 of 4
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A huge thank-you to all of you for your support – it has been a delight and an honor to write for you. A special thanks to everyone who left helpful comments, thoughts, corrections, and all the theory discussions in comments and on discord, or even just shared a quick ‘thanks for the chapter’ – I never imagined how much I would come to value your input, whether it be encouragement, laughing at a funny, or scratching my head and wondering how the heck that typo managed to sneak in there. Again. And, most importantly, thank you for reading – I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing!
No project like this is a solo endeavor, and there are so many contributors I cannot hope to name everyone. Nevertheless, thank you to you all! A huge thank-you to my brother Marc who edited almost every word, I’ve learned so much about writing from you! Thanks to everyone who brainstormed ideas with me – particularly Gabrielle and Justin. And a huge thanks to all the authors I’ve met on discord who offered encouragement and support, my first author support group over at critrpg – you’re all awesome, and the many, many people willing to offer the shoutouts without which this story would never have seen the light of day. A special thank-you to Samantha for my first awesome review, long author chats, and for the awesome poems you wrote for more than two thirds of the chapters!
I began this project in the middle of covid lockdown when I ran out of stuff I wanted to read and decided to try my hand at writing. I mean, how hard could it really be? Let’s just say, I threw away almost a million words before I wrote anything that made it into the final story. Since then, it has been just a little over two years of posting almost daily chapters, for a total of about 2.2 million words (yeah, you all read a lot!) Although this is my first book, and I was cautioned to not have too many expectations (I was told to expect haters and mean people handing out 0.5 star reviews, which, truth be told, did happen too), the interest and excitement it generated vastly exceeded my most ambitious hopes.
So, what’s next?
Ali and her friends will be getting some much-needed time to rest :) I do plan on exploring options to publish this story on Kindle Unlimited and Audible. If you’re interested in that, I’ll make an announcement on all the platforms I’ve published on so far: patreon, scribblehub, and royal road.
I have started a new project, but it’s not ready for prime time yet. It is in a different world, with new characters. When I have something worth reading, I’ll post it first on patreon, so stay tuned.
If you’d like to stay in touch and receive announcements, you can remain subscribed on patreon. Billing is currently paused, and I won’t re-enable it until there’s something new to read, and I’ll notify you all well in advance, along with some initial content so you can see if it’s your kind of thing. Alternatively, (particularly if you don't trust Patreon's finicky billing system to do the right thing) announcements will be posted on the patreon public tier, scribblehub, and royal road – all you need to do is keep following the story. You could also follow me directly on those platforms if you don’t wish to keep your read list cluttered.
Thanks for joining me on this ride.
--Adrian
P.S. There is a lighter after-credits scene following in a few minutes.
Comments
Critical Meyhem
Congratulations on a job so nicely done.👏👏 I am so happy to have stumbled across this wonderful story. You wrote an very engaging world. I do hope that you decide to continue some irritation of this at a future date. If not, I will still look forward to your future writing endeavors. This is however, a sad sad day. I will no longer get to see new chapter posts in my email.😥
Julia G
Thank you for taking us on this incredible journey. Your chapters have been a consistent highlight of my day, and while it's bittersweet to part with them, these characters and this world will keep fueling my imagination for a while yet. If you ever end up doing side stories or further content, I'd love to read them, but even if not, I wish you the best of luck in your projects.
Dayton Job
Thank you for your hard work and creativity! Ali and co. have been wonderful companions walking beside me day to day. Im so sad to see them go, but they, like you, deserve to rest. Cant wait to see what you cook up next! ❤️
Mark Satterfield
Also, if you publish this as a book. I’m buying it.
Danidreye
Thank you for this story. I am really happy you chose to end this when the characters arcs made the most sense. I lot of stories force length to just make characters more godlike, but the team achieved the point of the beginning of the story. Thank you! Now I only have to wait who ever knows how long for the sequel where Ali gets all the levels :P
Polunkao
I was here when IT fucking started. Its time to cry
DX
Thanks. Have enjoyed the journey.
Mark Satterfield
This is one of the best stories I read in a long time. Thanks. I look forward to your next work..
Tanj
Thank-you for the experience! No damage I am aware of - but there will be withdrawal symptoms.
Mobius
I felt it coming ages ago, but I must admit, I'm not ready for this to end. Still, thanks for the story, and the damage.
Rook
Sounds like a spin off 😆
Dale Hull
Oh. Just a reminder... What happened to Sabri's mom, and the ink lady and her apprentice? We all want to know... Thanks for the damage...
