Kristoffer Pauly

Father of Monstrosity - All Chapters (14-03-23)

***Reposted because I wrote a bit more already and because I hadn't really edited it whatsoever and so there were some glaring flaws***

Please vote on the poll about release-schedule for All Chapters, such that I have a conclusive answer on the matter. Currently, it is a tie on the poll, which, as I warned, means the voters have to split into two factions and fight to the death for the right to choose. Seeing as that's rather messy, let's find an amiable solution ;p

Some more Toad Town potential covers

It seems that, anytime I try to add the kid into the image, it just goes moronic real fast, so while the black child, who is supposed to be "Imu" the Guiding Fairy, is not in the image, it may still represent the story well enough until I get a proper artist to make a cover.

One of the things I play to use Patreon for, on top of simply making ends meet and not requiring me to work 40+ hours a week and then try to write in my off-time, is to use the funding from you guys to get commissio...

Exiled Realm Arc 2 cover ideas

I still going to get a professional cover commissioned for Arc 2 of Exiled Realm from @Panjoool, but, as a temporary stand-in, I've been trying to generate stuff with Midjourney.

In this case, the tags were: "crimson rice paddies and a village, Japanese ink art - v 4"

Toad Town potential cover

I'm still not 100% sure I'll be using this on RR for Toad Town yet, but man, it sure is a bizarre picture, ey?

I made this using MidJourney, the tags used were:
"African boy and large toad, anime style, forest scenery, cute, kawaii"

For some reason, it refused to give me a black kid in the art, unless I specified "african" -.- it's just one of my many issues with MidJourney, like, it's seriously biased in some annoying ways, but like, if you use "brown sk...

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Going live on RoyalRoad April 1st (not a joke!)

Coincidentally, April 1st is also when Arc 2 of Exiled Realm goes up on here, not to mention my new dark-comedy dungeon-core parody Toad Town.

I'll add a proper announcement here once all that gets a bit closer.

Father of Monstrosity cover as a GIF

I used the LeiaPix website to convert the image into a GIF.

I like that it's fairly subtle, such that, when in thumbnail size, it doesn't immediately register as moving, until your brain goes "Hold on a moment!"

I also recently switched to this for my shoutout blurb that I send to other authors on RR when we swap shoutouts for eachothers' stories.

If you wanna download it, here's the difference between the two:
- 1 is a compressed version (just below 8mb) an...

'All Chapters' Reward Update Schedule Poll

How should I update the most recent chapters for the "all chapters" reward for Ascendant tier?

Don't know what you guys think makes the most sense and what you'd personally prefer. I'm currently thinking, either I chuck up a chapter as soon as it's written, or I dump chapters once a week.

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Going live on RoyalRoad March 30th

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Going live on RoyalRoad March 28th

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Going live on RoyalRoad March 25th

Exiled Realm cover evolution

One of the nice things about keeping all iterations of a cover as it's being made is being able to go back and marvel at how it ended up where it was, as well as seeing what changes the artist made in the end.

Father of Monstrosity cover

I'm hoping to get a proper commissioned piece, but this one certainly turned out well, though, to be fair, all the variations are quite nice.

Made using MidJourney.

These are available to all patrons, since this isn't exactly commissioned and there's no copyright on it, given that it's made using an art generator.

Draft Covers for 'The Dagger of Shadows'

I really like the way the cover ended up in the end, but sometimes I look at the one where the MC's shadow is stretched out and go, "Damn, I should've gone with that." Still, it's hard to say that Sam Mayle didn't do a fantastic job, and he was able to whip these up after just our first two emails back-and-forth, truly a professional that guy is.

Father of Monstrosity : Chapters I - XXV

Spans the length of all chapters released on RoyalRoad up until today's release on March 9th.

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Going live on RoyalRoad March 23rd

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Going live on RoyalRoad March 21st

XXIX

Going live on RoyalRoad March 18th

XXVIII

Going live on RoyalRoad March 16th

XXVII

Going live on RoyalRoad March 14th

XXVI

Going live on RoyalRoad March 11th

Father of Monstrosity - All Chapters (March 9th)

Exiled Realm - 1st World Arc 'The Forlorn Kingdom'

This is the entirety of the 1st World, The Forlorn Kingdom. Once fully edited through, the 2nd World, The Fields of Red, will be added in a similar manner on here.

I have made this available to all tiers, but for later Arcs the release will be different on here and more according to tiers, like with Father of Monstrosity.

The Dagger of Shadows

Can also be found and purchased here (not any more, lol, I took it down when the publisher went under), although my deal with Mardibooks does not really help me much financially, so your support on Patreon means more to me. After all, per book sale I make between 1-2 dollars, with the majority going to the publisher and amazon.

I also ha...

'The Dagger of Shadows' cover

The cover of the first book I published: "The Dagger of Shadows". It was meant to be set in a sprawling universe titled "The Legends of Mondus", but alas that did not come to pass, partially due to the lack of motivation I developed for the series following a very uninspiring publication reception ^-^' but also due to a serious bout of depression that I have since then gotten a better handle on. Regardless, many elements of this once-meant-to-be universe has carried over int...

High-res 'Exiled Realm' cover by @Panjoool

Commissioned this back in 2021 from @Panjoool, who I met through DeviantArt.