Aug 01, 2021
To:znf
Thanks so much for the comment and for catching up on such a large amount of chapters.
I'm really glad you've enjoyed the format I went with. I thought it was a bit risky going with it because it doesn't become apparent until several chapters in and I worried I might've lost people by then if I didn't do it right.
You're not off base to see Fate inspiration here. I am enamored with a lot of the unique story telling things that Fate is able to do because of what it is, my work at large draws influence from it and Kai specifically draws some inspiration from Kara no Kyoukai, another of Nasu's works.
For me the crux of this story will always be Kai, so if I'm getting that right for you that's good. I feel uniquely invested in her as a character in a way I am not with any of my others. Hopefully you will find yourself invested in another character as things go on. I do find Trish quite fun to write, and others seem to quite like her as a character but at the end of the day, for me, this story is about Kai.
And as for the strength of the given philosophical topics topics I choose to tackle in any given arc, I think even if I wrote them perfectly they'd be hit and miss for people. I write about topics that I think are interesting personally but not everyone will feel the same way, I just hope when that happens the characters and narrative are enough to pull people through.
As for the actual quality of the writing on those topics, it's the thing I'm probably most unsure of in this book. It's something I'm very adamant about doing but I'm never sure if I'm doing it right. I'll be sure to give Interlude 1 a serious look when I'm editing this after the fact, to see if there's any way I can improve it.
Thanks again for the comment, was very nice and helpful in its depth.
