I decided I should do this as I pass [1 Million!] words, so first - a very general thanks to everyone who reads my work now or later… and enjoys my first ever webnovel, even a little bit!
Because putting a smile, a frown, a laugh, a passing thought, or just a small moment of love/hate on anyone else's face - through the written word alone - is one of the best experiences possible for an author, in my opinion.
Writing has been one of the only ambitions I've ever had in life, so you truly can't know how much gratitude I possess for your readership. Thank you.
Now, for my list of special mentions, the format is something like:
If a character in the story was homage'd to this person, [Name].
Then the Readername at time of this crediting.
A little description of why *special* to me (and a little personal comment)
The list is *not* exhaustive or even really pulled from Fan Value (but of course, most of you on that list have given me reason to feel special?)… so if you don't see your name - it's probably just because I didn't have an extra memorable moment!
(But the tl;dr is you're all great, every one of you, even reading silently!)
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Special Mentions:
[Aleck] Smartaleck - Near-start of my premium posts privilege reader, constant fan & typo-finder! (Thanks for journeying so long with me and hope you have enjoyed it as much as I have~)
[Ryder] Wild44Ryder - My first super-commenter (May you someday catch up and see that I didn't kill 'you'! …Yet.)
Toobo - My first befriended author that actually started reading and enjoying my work (Thank you for all the emotional and literary support/sharing, it meant the world)
[Rezzue] Rezmeh - My first "OMG THEY COMMENTED FINALLY!"...reader (Even your quieter time readership meant so much!)
[Nojuste] NoJustice_93 - See above, but the second OMG. (Well, after you followed over to Coldsnap :P)
[Velyaun] LeLovelySuccubus - See above-above, but the third one! (And it was because Anper was just being *too* Anper… oof, sorry for stealth naming you after *another* sub-villain after that little comment interaction!)
[Cyera] Sierra_Argyri - My absolute favorite super-commenting Blue Lamia (Okay, my first and only one, and RIP to most of your comments, but… <3! Maintaining your interest in my work has been a blessing~)
[Jes er Terrnine] Jesterr90 - For often asking clarifying questions or spouting theories (that made me think deeper about a part of the story I genuinely might not have, they made me happy~)
[Hoolov] Hooloovoo - Thank you for the reading! ("Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?")
TheWhiteWolves - First person I was *pretty* sure got 'sent' my way thanks to a friendly author's recommendation! (A shame that your readername is so hard to effectively make into a character… perhaps I'll manage one and update this.)
[Hamma] MrHam_2232 - For spoiling me with castles … (until I wanted to cry that I was somehow being bullied with them… somehow, I'm sure.)
Anchor_Point - Wow I'm running out of steam with memory reasons, uh… (Always found your readername great, because Qat + Anchor! Is that enough…?)
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Powerstone Champions:
These folks sure kept my mid-work 'okay, gotta post soon, get to writing!' mindset rolling. By frequently dropping their daily WN votes my way. Yes, I often glanced through them to see who was doing it~
So I made this category even if I can't think of any other *special* blurb about their surely other lovely qualities (or comments, if there were any), as I composed this.
[Dranuil] Draneel
DaoistYa5ofX
JadeCa_t_girl
Darek_Pabiniak
Aaeru
Dust_PhoenX
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Other Honorable Mentions Outside Of Readership:
Toobo, again. We spent a lot of time workshopping/showing off our other story ideas together and just generally became a very good net-friend. Honestly, they are entirely responsible for me actually formulating my other larger work, Coldsnap!
And they actually usually finish their works (teehee~)
JustJae, a wonderfully supportive GL author who I can never thank enough for being my personal 'yeah, we're *not* close to rivals but I *can* dream big!' sort of person.
If you somehow are looking at my credits and haven't read [Vampire & Her Witch] yet… go for it!
Kairie, great support, great author - watching you pivot from your first attempt (that I loved reading) and then bang out a frequent bestseller was a real motivating highlight!
Hope when you end this one happily, you also find success with any further stories.
Ophilliya, always good for a random little cola or pizza that makes someone feel seen, you little secret sweetheart~
Wish you ever more success as an author and happiness as a reader!
CarmenQ, my CE… even if I've never bothered her, for almost any reason. I still appreciate the *idea* of support being there if needed!
The Netizens of Yuri Sanctuary, a Discord group collecting authors and their readers from some webnovels across the genre (well, some of you readers are already there!)