Late last night I got an art piece back from Mansik Yang, one which was originally scheduled for back in August, but then disaster struck on his side of things. I really think the art was worth the wait, though.
This piece is intended for the next book of Through the Fire, titled Obelisk of Blood. The even...
2021-11-27 16:28:42 +0000 UTC View PostHere's another chapter of Talyn: Rebirth! I think I've almost finished the first book, as I'm at about 94,000 words, but I'm not sure. Still need to do editing and all of that, so don't get your hopes up yet!
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Traveling on foot wasn’t Talyn’s favorite thing to do, she’d decided. It was a good way to get blisters, which fortunately Reagan...
2021-11-26 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostSorry this is late! I lost track of which day of the week it was, since my wife is on vacation.
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“Gordon’s right, but another reason we make sure we get items appraised by the Mercenary Guild is that they’re oath-bound to only tell the truth about what they learn. I should stress that it’s a magical oath, and it extends as long as they’re employed by ...
2021-11-19 22:12:41 +0000 UTC View PostAlright, here's another chapter of Talyn: Rebirth!
In slightly different but related news, I've been in a bit of a writing slump lately. I've been having a number of issues due to insomnia, but this has been an ongoing issue since I finished Adept of Chaos. I'm very much Not Happy about it, but there isn't much to be done. I'm trying to deal with the issues, but it may t...
2021-11-12 10:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostTime for another Q&A again! This time around the theme was Eve of Destruction, and I got a few solid questions to answer, so let's have at! For next month's Q&A... let me see here, what series have I not done one for recently... eh, let's try something different. What questions do you have regarding the different protagonists? Now, on to the Q&A!
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Pyro Hawk As...
2021-11-10 22:26:30 +0000 UTC View PostHere's Chapter 14 of Talyn: Rebirth. Well, the draft of it, anyway.
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A couple of hours later, Talyn was bathed, fed, and back in her room, her head swimming from all the things she’d learned over the meal.
The baths had been decent enough, fed by a boiler and piped into a few plaster-lined metal tubs, with cold water available to dilute them to...
2021-11-05 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
For quite some time I've been considering the idea of getting an art piece with all of what I consider the main protagonists of my series in one piece. I just couldn't justify the expense earlier on, and later I had too many of them to do a high-quality piece. I still don't, but I decided that I could do a more comic-style piece... which is why I commissioned 2021-11-04 13:43:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Alright, this time around I decided to share Hero Forge approximations of the protagonists of Talyn: Rebirth, though Talyn is obviously the main protagonist. I'm a little amused that Melody came out better than Talyn, in my opinion, but that's how it goes!
Here's the next chapter for all of you! Not that much to say about it from my perspective... I hope you like a bit of worldbuilding!
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“Sorry about the wait, Talyn. When Reagan gets talking, sometimes it takes ages to tear him away.” Gordon said, chuckling under his breath as the dark elf glared at him.
“I do not!” Reagan protested.
“You to...
2021-10-29 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostRecently I had a pair of polls where I asked what series should get art, then learned that the majority would like artwork of all the protagonists of Beesong Chronicles, which I mentioned would likely require slightly lower quality artwork. It was only after the poll closed that it occurred to me that I could combine the funds for the artwork with funds for an omnibus cover to get better artwor...
2021-10-26 21:42:56 +0000 UTC View PostHere's another chapter of Talyn: Rebirth. I hope you enjoy it! Decently long one, this time.
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“Ah, civilization at last!” Reagan said, then chuckled as he added. “At least, after a fashion. What passes for civilization out here. Welcome to Woodriver, Talyn.”
Talyn nodded, trying to resist the urge to smile at how dry his tone was. She cou...
2021-10-22 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostSince last week was the last shared chapter of Adept of Chaos before its release for Masters and above, and I'm not quite ready to share the first chapter of the next story, I figured I'd update people on the current state of things where I'm concerned.
Adept of Chaos came out on Friday, and overall it's done very well! I don't think it's done quite as well as Chosen...
2021-10-20 09:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostHere's Chapter 11 of Talyn: Rebirth! Not the most eventful of chapters, but considering Adept of Chaos came out today, maybe that's just as well. Enjoy!
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The swamp wasn’t quite as bad as Talyn had expected. Oh, the entrance into the cultist base was an overgrown, moldy structure that looked like it was on the verge of being knocked over by t...
2021-10-15 09:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Adept of Chaos is now live! I'm excited about this, and really hope you like it!
Also, if you're willing to leave a review for the book, I'd really appreciate it. That helps indie authors like me get more visibility, which is incredibly helpful.
Thank you for all your su...
2021-10-15 08:58:59 +0000 UTC View PostTime for another Q&A! Which I'm rushing to get out because I don't want four posts going up tomorrow, honestly... anyway! Next month's theme will be Eve of Destruction, since Adept of Chaos is coming out tomorrow! I'm super-excited about that.
On to questions!
Pyro Hawk Asked: So, how's the God of Chaos enjoying the Bee Girls so far?
He's quite am...
2021-10-14 16:48:42 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm happy to share the cover art for the first volume of the Lilith's Shadow Omnibus! I think Mario Wibisono did an excellent job with this, somehow making the armor I thought would look eye-searing on Lilith into something attractive. I'm not sure when the omnibus will come out, I'm planning to wait until I have ...
2021-10-13 15:57:50 +0000 UTC View PostLast chapter before the book releases on Friday! I hope you enjoy!
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Evelyn stepped into the observatory and stopped, her eyebrows rising at the sight of Ilyra. She was mostly surprised because the woman was present at all.
It’d become something of a routine for Evelyn to come to the observatory before retiring for the evening, though how long she stayed...
2021-10-13 09:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostWell, Beesong Chronicles certainly won by a landslide in the last poll! No, it didn't take more than 50% of the votes, but it certainly was well ahead of the next-closest competitor!
That being the case, I think that the question is very clear. At this point we've gotten some good artwork of Brianna and Stella, middling art of Cora, and lots of art of Joy. Which isn't to say any of them a...
2021-10-11 17:01:59 +0000 UTC View PostNot a long chapter this week, but hope you like it anyway!
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The answer, Talyn decided, was that she was a slow, clumsy weakling who’d survived the fight with the cult leader and the alchemists more by luck and striking first than anything else. She tried to help, but out of the eight cultists who tried to stop them at the top of the stairs, she didn’t manag...
2021-10-08 09:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostTime for another art poll! Doing things differently again, and this one is going to be in two parts. Part one will choose a category (more on that momentarily), part two will be on the specific choice. As such, this part will wrap up early in the morning (for me) on October 11th. Now, the choices! For every option beyond the first, if it wins you'll choose a character (or two) from tha...
2021-10-07 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostNext week it should be live! I'm super-excited!
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Evelyn sat down at the booth and flicked a switch to keep anyone from listening in, assuming they didn’t hack the system or use magic. She set things up, then accepted the call from Rhett.
A moment later a hologram of the human sprang to life, and he smiled, his gaze focusing on Evelyn as he nodded. “Ev...
2021-10-06 09:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Yesterday I got back artwork from Denny Ibnu. This is artwork I commissioned as a birthday present to myself, though I also purchased commercial rights to the piece in case I decide to use it in other ways. And yes, my birthday is coming up soon! My wife prefers I keep the exact date private, though I don't entirely un...
2021-10-02 20:00:52 +0000 UTC View Post
It's my birthday this month, and as part of it I've been thinking about how far I've come. Only five years ago I was working a seasonal job at a Halloween store, and not long before that I was working in the bakery department of a grocery store. If you'd told me I'd have out over twenty novels at this point, I probably wouldn't have believed you.
Still, in this case I decided to share the...
2021-10-01 09:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHere's another chapter with Talyn, and a villain who may or may not have more appearances in the story...
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Timmy paused, wondering whether he was making the right decision briefly, but shook off his doubts after a moment, returning to packing his things quickly and quietly. Perhaps other people would think he was being overly paranoid, especially Darla, but Timm...
2021-10-01 09:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostLet's see what Fya's plot is, shall we? We already know Evelyn won't approve. And another week closer to the release!
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“What are you up to, Fya?” Evelyn demanded.
“Whatever are you talking about?” Fya asked, batting her eyelashes at Evelyn, which just caused her glower to grow stronger.
“Don’t feign innocence, Fya. I know you and Zel hav...
2021-09-29 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's artwork I commissioned from YanaiDraws of Destiny! It isn't perfect, of course, and some personal problems slowed down the piece, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I hope you like it!
2021-09-27 00:58:27 +0000 UTC View PostIn which Talyn thinks outside the box! Or at least the cell.
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“Damn these keys to hell. What cultist would carry a key to a prison, but not have the keys to the cells?” the woman in the lead demanded, her frustration palpable. Aslith agreed with her, since she wanted to get out of her cell now, but she refrained.
“She didn’t seem ...
2021-09-24 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAnd in this chapter, Fya strikes again...
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The chime at her door caused Evelyn to swear under her breath, then she called out. “I’m in the shower! I hope it can wait!”
“Sure!” Fya replied, but Evelyn’s hair almost stood on end as she heard the note of anticipation in the djinn’s voice. It couldn’t, with how the water had her hair ...
2021-09-22 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHere's another chapter for all of you! I'm working on this story a bit between Adept of Chaos and Soul Bound 2 (I need to decide on a title for it...), but I'll be moving on soon enough. Hopefully while continuing this one.
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“Well, I feel useless. How many times have you saved my life now?” Talyn said, breathing in slowly, her voice shaking...
2021-09-17 09:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostGood news! I've completed my editing passes on Adept of Chaos, and it grew slightly during the editing. Not much, but it's a little longer. I also sent it to my editor, and got a guaranteed date that I'd get it back. So I've updated the release date to October 15th. I'm really, really looking forward to getting it out there!
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People were watching her a...
2021-09-15 09:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post