u/Acesan24

Image 1 — Breakwater has hit Rising Stars! In less than 5 days!
Image 2 — Breakwater has hit Rising Stars! In less than 5 days!
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Breakwater has hit Rising Stars! In less than 5 days!

My new series called Breakwater has hit RS rankings in less than 5 days on Royalroad!

This was my first big goal and it happened way faster than I expected. Thank you to all who have supported me thus far and for those who will here is the link and synopsis.

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/166682/breakwater

Jack survived Greyhaven by being forgettable.

In a harbor city where power belongs to noble houses, criminal syndicates, and the tides themselves, the Dock Ward is collapsing under floods, corruption, and mounting pressure no one wants to acknowledge.

When a simple ledger job pulls him into something far larger, Jack is forced into the open for the first time in his life.

To survive what’s coming - thieves’ guilds, monsters in the dark, and powers older than the city itself - he’ll need to build more than a crew. He’ll need to build something capable of holding a city together.

Breakwater is a civic progression fantasy focused on strategy, consequence, politics, and rebuilding after disaster. Expect a slow burn with real combat, subtle magic, and stakes that escalate from back-alley fights to city-shaking confrontations.

Progression here is institutional and political - power measured in alliances, capability, and reputation rather than levels or cultivation. Active posting schedule.

u/Acesan24 — 15 hours ago

Chapter one attrition.

what does the attrition look like on the well liked novel on royal road from chapter one to chapter 2? say I have 1000 views in chapter one. (I don’t I’m just getting context) what would a 70%/50%/30% say about the story. obviously worse is bad but at what point should their be concern.

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u/Acesan24 — 3 days ago

Free Royal road reviews!

I have some free time in my hands and am willing to do some reviews on any Royal road novel. They will be honest, thoughtful and straightforward reviews. If the review would land below 3.5 stars I won’t post it but send it to your dms instead. Leave a link below with a short description and I’ll pick at least the top 3 that intrigue me and try to get to as many as I can after that!

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u/Acesan24 — 3 days ago

A new author launch question!

I don‘t have an existing following. I launched my book Friday on royal road and posted 10 chapters. 6 chapters saturday and planned on 2 chapters Sunday. what would a good set of stats look like? for anyone who hit rising stars? where where you at around 48 hours in? At one week?

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u/Acesan24 — 4 days ago
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Question on my launch.

I launched my book Friday on royal road and posted 10 chapters. 6 chapters saturday and planned on 2 chapters Sunday. I have recieved 800+ views 30 follows and 8 likes in less than 48 hours. with zero swaps active. Is this good? average? mediocre? looking for context.

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u/Acesan24 — 4 days ago

Breakwater - A New civic progression series

My new progression fantasy story, Breakwater, is now live on Royal Road. Breakwater - Book One of the Breakwater Cycle

Breakwater is a civic progression fantasy focused on strategy, politics, consequence, and rebuilding after disaster rather than traditional combat-focused progression.

Jack survived Greyhaven by being forgettable.

In a harbor city where power belongs to noble houses, criminal syndicates, and the tides themselves, the Dock Ward is collapsing under floods, corruption, and mounting pressure no one wants to acknowledge.

When a simple ledger job uncovers something far larger, Jack is forced into the open for the first time in his life. To survive what’s coming, he’ll need to build more than a crew. He’ll need to build something capable of holding a city together.

If you enjoy intelligent protagonists, institutional/political progression, subtle magic, grounded worldbuilding, and morally complicated decisions, you’ll probably enjoy this.

I’m launching with 10 chapters today, then shifting to daily chapter releases afterward.

Would genuinely appreciate anyone willing to give it a look

u/Acesan24 — 6 days ago
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Breakwater is live!

My new progression fantasy story, Breakwater, is now live on Royal Road. Breakwater - Book One of the Breakwater Cycle

Breakwater is a civic progression fantasy focused on strategy, politics, consequence, and rebuilding after disaster rather than traditional combat-focused progression.

Jack survived Greyhaven by being forgettable.

In a harbor city where power belongs to noble houses, criminal syndicates, and the tides themselves, the Dock Ward is collapsing under floods, corruption, and mounting pressure no one wants to acknowledge.

When a simple ledger job uncovers something far larger, Jack is forced into the open for the first time in his life. To survive what’s coming, he’ll need to build more than a crew. He’ll need to build something capable of holding a city together.

If you enjoy intelligent protagonists, institutional/political progression, subtle magic, grounded worldbuilding, and morally complicated decisions, you’ll probably enjoy this.

I’m launching with 10 chapters today, then shifting to daily chapter releases afterward.

Would genuinely appreciate anyone willing to give it a look.

u/Acesan24 — 2 days ago