Alright,
Debriefing time.
I’m gonna go straight to the point, I think the Inktobertale 2022 book was way inferior to what I managed to write in 2021, and the reception seems to confirm that impression. Could this have something to do with the fact, I forced myself to release chapters much more regularly (except for a few 0 released one day-2 the next day moments) ? I doubt it. I think that the book in itself lacked most of what made the first one so good. Regular, quirky dynamics between characters (opposed to Ink being alone the whole-ass thing), original, isolated one-shots (versus a long story that felt very pieced together), among a few things. I suspect this might also be linked to this being my SECOND book, which brings problems that I talk about in the very first chapter (the whole “I should read the first book first ?!?!” thing).
So now what ?
Well, until the last moment, I was very unsure if I was gonna participate to Inktobertale 2022, make a follow-up to my most successful book so far. And now it’s done, and poorly so. So is it a sign that I should give up ?
Or should I see this as a 1-1 scoreboard ?
You see where I’m going with this ?
I’m very much unsatisfied with the Inktobertale 22 book, so I’m going to make things right. I *want* to make a third book. And it’s probably going to be the final Inktobertale book. A trilogy, which I’ll be proud of. And for that to be the case, I’m also decreeing that THIS DOES NOT MEAN I’LL PARTICIPATE TO INKTOBERTALE 2023. I will wait, for prompts that inspire me, bringing me to create a story I feel CONFIDENT IN.
So yeah.
You might also get an update about my other books in the near future.
TLDR : Inktobertale 22 book bad, will make a third one to conclude the trilogy, but only once I’m sure I can do it right, so it might be Inktobertale 2023, or 26.