I…I’m dying.
As you may have already noticed, the chapters are beginning to turn out incredibly long. Accurately speaking, twice as long. Like literally twice the length of a normal chapter. To give an idea of it, a normal chapter would be around 4k count which is around 14 pages long; chapter 191 is 8k, which was 29 pages.
At this rate, my body will not be able to hold out. Seriously, it can’t. To keep up, I actually sacrifice way too much of my time.
So here I am, for a serious talk with you guys. I have thought out a method that might help keep me alive:
– Limit the word count. As previously stated, 4k is the usual word count of a chapter which is close to that of chapter 190 for reference. 8k would be this chapter 191 and chapter 189.
When faced with an 8k chapter or higher, we can separate it in 2 parts, no more than that. As you know, chapters in this web novel are normally divided already, so the cuts shouldn’t feel as unnatural as other novels.
This will only apply for chapters more than double the length. If the chapter is 5k or 6k, I won’t mind it. But since the chapters that have been coming (and next chapter is actually four times the length, no kidding) are way out of normal word count, I can easily tell that my body will drop dead if I continue at this pace.
This will bring consistency which is what I have been looking for when I placed a schedule. I really want to maintain the schedule, so if there’s other suggestions that can help do that, I would like to listen to them.
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I think that cutting them apart when they are too long is a fine idea. But that's just because I would like to get some them none. Also good job so far you are awesome.
Yeah. you can just divide them. Well, for me I will still read it when the whole chapter is done. hehe
Anyway, Thank you for your hard work! :D
Makes sense to me. A couple light novel translations I read for huge chapters, they'll split it into parts and release it like that. They pick a good point to stop so that it's not a ridiculous cliffhanger and update with the rest later. I think it's fine.
If it works for you, go ahead reigo-kun! You can do what you just suggested or, release one of those long chapters after six days? (As you usually release a normal chapter every three days) If it's for those long chapters, I don't think anyone will (I really hope so) complaint for waiting twice what we normally wait for a normal chapter. Just go with what you feel more comfortable with.
Oh, and thanks for your always fast and awesome translations!
Aaa, though I can't speak for anyone other than myself, I personally wouldn't mind your splitting chapters into any number of parts or taking however long is appropriate either to you or lengthwise.
Ultimately, the measure is best as yours to take and yours to see fit to, but not only in the sense that it is strictly true. Your translations will only remain yours insofar as you stay by what you desire. Unduly forcing yourself to make it otherwise can only be unpleasant for both you and us in the end.
Until the end, do as is best by you.
Take care of yourself. I have never made a comment on an ln translation site before but I wanted to say thank you for your work, and that I appreciate all that you have done. I would personally be just as satisfied with partial chapters as long as that gives you enough leeway to rest.
Just do whatever you like!
Your health is the most important thing, after all.
We're just happy that there are someone translating this, so really, I prefer if you can keep your sanity. Then again, I've heard that sanity is overrated ......
Die honorably working yourself to death, like a japanese would!!!
Jk, I would vote for what you suggested. I don't really like to wait, so dividing in parts sounds great to me.
But really, do what suits you the best. I didn't even notice about the length of the chapter being twice as much, I was just happy about the new releases... gomennasai. Thank you very much for your hard work!
That solution you proposed would work fine for me! I've actually been following a web translation that had pretty much the exact same problem and came up with the same solution (Xian Ni/Renegade Immortal) so it's really not a problem. Often chapters have surprisingly good stopping points right in the middle, and if I hadn't been told that what I was reading was a half chapter, I wouldn't have noticed a difference. Hopefully you can find some more time to rest!
Just go for a single chapter in a week. No need to overwork, Reigokai. Thanks for everything, as always.