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Anything but "by the numbers"
Feb. 20th, 2022 12:51 pmGoing over the statistics for The Ghost of Ochs on FanFiction.net (I really wish Archive of Our Own went into chapter-by-chapter breakdowns of fan fictions at any given time), I've noticed that my view count follows a typical downward slope, with a couple of bumps during the more action-heavy chapters. In the first story arc, the bumps happened at Chapters 8 (Monica's first battle since rejoining the Black Eagles) and 12 (when the demonic beasts attack Garreg Mach). Another one in the second arc came at the first interlude (where Monica has a nightmare of being chased by a demonic beast), which is funny because it's the shortest "chapter" in the story outside of the intro at only about 500 words.
The biggest jump in viewership, however, was in Chapter 31 (the Remire Village battle).
( Spoilers for Three Houses AND The Ghost of Ochs, obviously )
"Turmoil by Twilight" seems to have resonated with a lot of the story's readers, and I think it's been my favorite chapter to write so far. I must be a lot better at writing action sequences than I thought, if those three bumps and spikes (to use a little volleyball terminology) are any indication.
The biggest jump in viewership, however, was in Chapter 31 (the Remire Village battle).
( Spoilers for Three Houses AND The Ghost of Ochs, obviously )
"Turmoil by Twilight" seems to have resonated with a lot of the story's readers, and I think it's been my favorite chapter to write so far. I must be a lot better at writing action sequences than I thought, if those three bumps and spikes (to use a little volleyball terminology) are any indication.
