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Legacy of the M'Zee Prologue and updates

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So, I've finished addressing all the comments and suggestions currently in the google docs. Thank you all for the help, as the story is now much stronger, I think, than it was. Especially big thank you to Mark, Adam, and Jacob for the huge amount of suggestions and rewrites they did. Go check out the final version if you want, as it goes to the editor on Monday. 

Once I get the edited copy back, I'll post it here for a week or two before it goes to...

Legacy of the M'Zee Patreon Draft Chapters 31+

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And there it goes, the final five chapters reworked some and ready for y'all's comments! Thank you yet again for the feedback and support, helping make me a better author. Please do your best to get through it in a week, as I'm sending the completed thing to my editor on the 19th! 

I'm taking the rest of the day off, and then I'll start going through the Patreon drafts tomorrow!

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2022-09-11 21:04:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Legacy of the M'Zee Patreon Draft Chapters 16-30

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Just finished up to chapter 30 of draft 2, so y'all get the post a day early. Thanks for y'all's help and thoughts! 

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1evBis_aBvn7gILZ_s0MXl-RF1ywf5qdmIIsW90u3uD4/edit?usp=sharing

Legacy of the M'Zee Cover

See attached for the cover to Legacy of the M'Zee!

Legacy of the M'Zee Chapter 21

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Well, I accidentally deleted this, so here's draft 1 chapter 21 again!

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The doorway warped as soon as I stepped into it, depositing me in a hemispherical chamber five meters in diameter. The wall and ceiling were dotted with gems glowing in dozens of different colors. The majority were the four primary Elements, Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, with about half as many the secondary Elements of Lightning, Metal, Wood, and Ice. The rest, ...

Legacy of the M'Zee Chapters 1-15 Patreon Draft

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I'm now up to chapter 15 on my second pass through, and ready to share with y'all! Of note, I updated the fight with the Manticore, the underwater history lesson, and a bit about the clearing with the berries. Let me know what y'all think!

Also, Energy Barons is now in KU, so I'm pulling it down from here. The links to the drafts will still work, and if you didn't download the pdf/epub, let me know.

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2022-09-05 03:58:26 +0000 UTC View Post

Legacy of the M'Zee Chapter 35

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And that's all folks. Draft 1 done. Still a lot to fix, and I'm going to try to power through it over the next two weeks. If I'm not done by the 11th, I'll probably take vacation from the day job to finish up. 

Thank you for all your feedback! I can't wait to get to the next draft and have y'all see how this turns out.

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That last blast did something, I thought as I drifted in my center. I felt complete, whole in ...

Legacy of the M’Zee Chapter 34

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There’s a ton of feedback, and I’m loving it! Hopefully it’ll turn this book and every subsequent one into a better product. Thanks for y’all’s support!

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The next room was the top of the tower, an open space extending a hundred meters in diameter. Hundreds of dense Inscriptions covered the stone surface, glittering in gold, silver, blue, green, and dozens of other colors as Aether flickered through the metal inlay.

Legacy of the M'Zee Chapter 33

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Thanks for all the feedback y'all've given throughout the writing of this story!

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I moved my way through the Eight-by-Eight, layering on top the Dual Runic Spiral Technique that I’d developed during the Trials, and enjoyed the utterly massive amount of Aether present in this room. I paused after the first dozen, then pulled out the Center of the Universe. The naming of these things is pretty ridiculous, I thought, looking...

Legacy of the M'Zee Chapter 32

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So, I just finished chapter 35, and wrote To Be Continued on it. I'm not sure on the ending, but it felt like a good spot to stop. Expect the next few chapters to come fast. I do have a few bits to go back and add, and then we'll see how things go. I scheduled sending the final draft to my editor on 19 September, so that's the deadline, and I might end up taking the week prior to that off. 

In other news, Energy Barons is out today! It's not on KU yet, b...

Legacy of the M'Zee Chapter 31

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Sorry about the late post! I got distracted by making the paperback version of Monster Island, then went out to a brewery to write. I did finish chapter 34 though, and it's looking like chapter 35 or 36 will be the end of this book! 

How many of y'all would be interested in a signed copy of Monster Island? I haven't ordered any author copies yet, and would like to gauge interest. Thanks!

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I walked into a blank room with o...

Legacy of the M'Zee Chapter 30

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Not a whole lot of writing done. Editing the final version of Energy Barons now. I hope to have it done by next Sunday, then I'll publish it! Thanks for all y'all's support!

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I found myself in a featureless stone room, alone again. Spirit appeared in front of me before I could complain. “What would you do to assist your companions?” Spirit asked.

“Whatever I could,” I said. “I can’t advance alone.”

“Will ...

Legacy of the M'Zee Chapter 29

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Not a whole lot of writing this week. We went camping in Cheyenne to go to Cheyenne Frontier Days. Long drive there and back, longest we've done with the kids ever. Was hoping to get writing done while camping. That didn't happen. Still managed a few thousand words on Saturday and today. 

Thanks for all y'all's feedback and thoughts! Hopefully I'll be able to incorporate all of it and make the story better after the first draft is done. We're closing in ...

Legacy of the M'Zee Chapter 28

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So, we're done with platforming. Hope you enjoyed this one!

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This pillar was different. Rather than a circle, it had a long oval top. A dense thicket of trees made a straight line across the middle, blocking all sight of what was beyond. Looking at it, I knew I needed to move forward. I walked quickly, keeping my head on a swivel. The last few Beasts that sought to block my path were winging themselves farther forward. “Guess I ge...

Legacy of the M'Zee Chapter 27

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After this, I only have 2 chapters in the backlog. I'm working on more, now that I've finished draft 3 of Energy Barons and sent it off to my editor! 

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“Totally jinxed myself,” I said, looking out from the fifth pillar towards the single one all the paths took me to. I’d stayed on the leftmost path for the last few pillars, completely avoiding every Beast between the pillars. That was apparently a bad idea.

Every si...

Legacy of the M'Zee Chapter 26

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Thanks for all y'all's help in liking/commenting on Facebook posts. I got selected for the next part of the beta, so keep on going over and clicking things if you can. It's not a ton of money, but it can hopefully become something useful. 

In other news, if you have feedback you want addressed in Energy Barons, Friday is your last day to provide it. Either Saturday or Sunday I'll be making the copy to send to my editor, so I need a bit of time to address...

Legacy of the M'Zee Chapter 25

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Not a whole lot of work done this week. Spent a lot of time with the family and relaxing. Going to write a bunch tomorrow, though, and keep pushing forward on Legacy. Please have as much of your edits/thoughts/comments on Energy Barons up by this coming weekend! I've only got two weeks until it goes to the editor.

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I managed to make twenty seven pills with the ingredients given. Other than what I used, there were several dozen vials...

Legacy of the M'Zee Chapter 24

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I've gotten a bit more writing done, so y'all get to have a chapter today too!

Thanks for all y'all's support!

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Five minutes after learning the Dalila Aether Control Method, I was searching through the book for the next technique mentioned in the guidebook. The Thimba Combination Technique was a weaker version of the mixing technique Librarian Narwan showed him, and four other techniques were ones he already knew. That left on...

Energy Barons Draft 2 Chapters 15-25

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Happy Father's Day!  

Well, this is how far I got this week. Not quite as much as I wanted, but good enough. Thanks for the help and enjoy!

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yyolDLMHsKvUWPC6LLG7XBQmctH3pyHvmz4oGzIf6jU/edit?usp=sharing

Legacy of the M'Zee Chapter 23

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I got a new iPad stand and keyboard that is working better, and I got a bunch of writing on Legacy, so y'all get another chapter! Please see the previous post today for the second draft of Energy Barons, so y'all can make comments and check over my work.

Thanks!

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The new room I entered was small, only three meters by three meters. The Aether in the room was thick and cloying, uncomfortably pushing on me from all sides. It dist...

Energy Barons Chapters 1-14

I've looked over and made some basic edits to the first fourteen chapters of Energy Barons! You'll be able to look over and make comments on the current draft at 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zOeRlefsx35PMQTRta9VWrJy9WNmh2VWYpJL68Ry8cY/edit?usp=sharing

Come, read, and comment!

Energy Barons Cover!

Woot woot! 

Reminder to go to Facebook so you can like/comment on posts please! Help me expand my reach!

Legacy of the M'Zee Chapter 22

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I ordered the cover for Energy Barons, and y'all will get to see it first! It's almost done, just waiting on one change. 

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My steps squished as I found myself on the shores of a small lake. “What?” I asked, looking around. In the distance, I saw the outline of a door. I’d either have to swim, or go around the pond to get there.

I turned to go around and noticed that my backpack was gone again. “So, last time my ba...

Energy Barons: Essence Wave Book 2

So, now that you’ve all read the whole thing, what do you think? What worked, what didn’t, feedback and thoughts? I’ll be starting on the second draft soon. If you spotted typos, I’ll be pulling up each chapter’s page and checking the comments first thing, so place them there.

Thanks for all y’all’s help and support! Because of y’all, these books have been so much better than they would be otherwise!

Essence Wave Book 2 Chapter 37

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And here we have it, the final chapter in the book! Ends with To Be Continued, as they still have quite a ways to go to finish driving the Daemons off of Earth.

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“NO!” the Daemon Baron bellowed, suddenly glowing the red-green of Corruption, a massive flow of Essence siphoning through the walls and into it. “I WILL NOT BE STOPPED BY PRIMATES!” It shot upward in size, reaching four meters tall. “I WILL KILL YOU ALL FOR...

Essence Wave Book 2 Chapter 36

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Post 2 today

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“They downgraded what they are upgrading the portal into, but that means they can finish faster,” David said to a hurriedly called senior leadership meeting. “I don’t know if we can even reach the Daemon building in time.”

“Not with everyone here,” Aly said. “But the four of us could.”

“We don’t know what you’ll find there,” Josiah said. “And letting them get a portal would d...

Essence Wave Book 2 Chapter 35

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We’re camping this weekend, so I’m making due with the Patreon App. It’s not the best.

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David grinned at Colin, then dropped into his core cave. His mental projection moved to the edge of the area. The walls of his core cave resembled, well, a cave. They felt like stone, and his imaginary hands ran over the area. “Okay, I’ve got to flatten out an area, then carve. The larger the rune, the stronger it is, but the more ...

Essence Wave Book 2 Chapter 34

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And one more!

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“Foolish primates,” a massive Daemon called out as it stood behind the first row. David threw a Scholar’s Vision at it, straining slightly at the distance.

Name: Daemon Legionnaire Legate

Level: 12

Description: The Legionnaire Legate is the Daemon in overall command of a thousand member Legion. Often has abilities to enhance and enrage its subordinates.

“Get off our planet!” David yel...

Essence Wave Book 2 Chapter 33

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Enjoy!

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Two hours later, Aly jogged out of the trees. “We’ve only got about fifty meters left,” she said. “The Daemons have rebuilt their barricades across the river. They’re still only manned by Grunts and Imps, but there are nearly a hundred of them milling about. The Corruption has spread to the other side of the bridge, though.”

“That’s not good,” Colin said. “We’ll have to clear a spot if we want to ...

Essence Wave Book 2 Chapter 32

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So, the rest of the chapters will be put up over the rest of the week, and I'll have an overall comment post up on Saturday. I'm going to be focusing on Legacy of the M'Zee for this week and part of next, to let y'all have time to comment and let everything percolate in the back of my head.  My editor isn't available until July 18, so that is my deadline for a second/third draft of Energy Barons. I'm hoping to have the first draft of Legacy done by August, to ...