This is the author of the book, Lash, speaking. It is the middle of the night and after weeks of writing I finally completed the first volume of Transcontinental!

Writing this book has been on my mind for some time now, but I only got around to it sometime in January. Honestly speaking, even though I wrote a hundred pages of this book, I still don’t feel that confident in my writing ability.

There’s definitely noticeable improvement in my writing if you compare the first and final chapters (I mentioned this in the part where Lune was talking about his own book), so I hope that by the end of the story a couple years from now I’ll be at least half-decent.

Seeing as I’ve said what I have to say, I’ll use this space to explain some things that I believe could confuse some readers.

Again, thank you for reading this book, and I hope you stick around for the continuation of Lune and Edward’s story.

-Lash

FAQ:

What are Iros?

Just as Lune stated before, Iros are the physical manifestation of a person’s belief. Depending on their worldview, their Iros can range between 8 different colors: green, blue, red, yellow, gray, purple, brown and white. They are each said to hold some level of perks for their beholder, but for now this is nothing more than folk rumors.

The locations are a bit hard to navigate just going off of words, is there an image of the map for easier reading?

I have the image with me, and I check it regularly to see if the locations of events add up. Here you go:

World Map (Continents):

World Map (Countries and Places Visited as of Arc 1):

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How long will this story be?

Currently, there are 15 planned arcs, with the number probably rising if I think of a cool idea that deserves it’s own arc. Don’t forget spin-offs, this isn’t just Lune’s story.

Again, from Lash, thank you for reading Volume 1!