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1/2 today!
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Two hours later, they’d gone through ten more cycles, leveling thirty six more people to five. After Tiffany, David worked with Absalom, another sniper, to help him evolve his Piercing Bolt into Steel Penetrating Bolt, which did less damage than Tiffany’s Focused Sniper Shot. Instead, it seemed to just ignore his Mana Shield, slamming into his gut and stripping a couple hundred Hit Points off with each hit. David was...
2022-06-01 03:12:56 +0000 UTC
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First draft done! Final word count, 113,278. 37 chapters, and y'all will get the final one by this weekend!
In other news, I've been selected as part of a beta on Facebook to encourage interaction and more posts. If y'all could, can you go to my author Facebook page, and like my newest posts this week? Comments are great too! Depending on the number of interactions with my page, I'll get a bonus from Facebook that'll help out a ton. Thanks!
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2022-05-30 20:47:09 +0000 UTC
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And two chapters today! Enjoy!
I'm hoping to get the first draft done tomorrow. I have the day off my day job due to the holiday, but it's also Joy's and mine 14th anniversary, so we'll see how much writing time I actually have.
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An hour later, David found himself being shaken. He opened his eyes to find Summer pushing at his shoulder. “Mr. Black,” she said when he looked at her, “Josiah would like you to come to t...
2022-05-30 03:23:21 +0000 UTC
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Almost done with the first draft. 1.5 to 2.5 chapters left! Expect a lot more chapters to flow out until y'all are caught up.
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He woke up a few hours later, refreshed and ready to go. Aly was still sleeping, her Con lower by almost twenty points. He carefully extricated himself from the bed, then got dressed by reversing the storage maneuver he’d done before bed. A pair of jeans and a polo shirt appeared on him, but then were imme...
2022-05-30 03:19:23 +0000 UTC
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Enjoy!
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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, I wasn’t sure of, though I thought I recognized Mud and Acid a...
2022-05-27 03:39:01 +0000 UTC
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Almost done with the first draft! Expect to see a bunch of these over the next two weeks (I'm working on chapter 34 right now, hoping the draft is done in 38 or so).
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David wasn’t sure how long he channeled his Energy, since he decided to drop into his core cave to focus on the heating Inscription. He walked into the Inscription study the System had somehow put in this strange representation of his Status or core or something. Aft...
2022-05-25 03:52:59 +0000 UTC
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Two chapters today, but this is my last full Stormy Mountain Sect chapter written right now. Might put some time into it this week.
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"Okay, just got to insert my Qi," I said, holding up one of the two tablets. "Not sure which is which, so, eh." I started to cultivate, getting into the meditative state required to access my Qi. I really hope that I’ll eventually be able to do this faster. Two minutes to get into the right frame...
2022-05-23 03:56:01 +0000 UTC
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Meant to post this yesterday, but we've been scrambling to get the yard ready for 6+ inches of snow tomorrow! The front range has some weird weather.
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They blitzed through the first two rooms. The dungeon had repopulated the Daemons with similar groupings. The Grunts were a mixture of lower and higher levels, and the Imps had different elemental spells they cast. No changes made any difference, the power differential too large still.
2022-05-20 04:11:07 +0000 UTC
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I would love to be able to keep doing this, 3 chapters a week. Unfortunately, still got a day job, at least for now! Y'all's support here and in giving reviews on my books helps make the day I can write full time approach ever faster.
A wild Tower of Trials has appeared!
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A tower stretched into the sky in the center of the divine territory. Just last night, the shimmering barrier allowed us to vaguely see that the ...
2022-05-16 03:31:12 +0000 UTC
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I'm getting close to finishing the first draft of this story! We'll be ending with the assault on and liberation of Buena Vista!
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It took them only fifteen minutes to drive to the dungeon location. County road 300 would take them most of the way, but the time since the apocalypse hadn’t been kind to it. “I guess that’s why we’re building a new road and not just using this one,” Liz commented when they had to carefully d...
2022-05-16 03:28:12 +0000 UTC
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So, I meant to publish this on Wednesday, but this week was crazy. Anyway, I'm putting up three chapters today, one from each series. Enjoy the first evening in the Stormy Mountain Sect!
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The party went until the sun was about to set. Bells rang out, and the Outer Disciples in charge of the party started to herd us together. “Come,” Rowan said, walking over to where Nuan and I were dancing. “It is time to get your assigned res...
2022-05-16 03:26:27 +0000 UTC
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Happy Mother's Day!
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Two hundred and fifty people had dropped everything they were doing to help the village level again. David ran around, spending ten to twenty minutes at every building to channel as much Mana and Energy into it that he could. As soon as he hit the required number, he moved on. The stack of wooden planks and stone blocks that had formed over the last few days quickly dwindled.
Josiah, Michelle, Christ...
2022-05-09 03:26:26 +0000 UTC
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Sorry this is later than I wanted to. Wasn't feeling great the last two days. Anyway, here ya go!
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Nothing else interrupted our walk. We exited the Trading District, and the warehouses and shops turned into manor houses and dormitories. Soon enough, we left the walls, and stood before the mountains. The road split, with everyone but us going to the right and climbing a massive staircase or a series of switchbacks next to it. A much ...
2022-05-06 17:59:57 +0000 UTC
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SURPRISE! I got far enough ahead that I feel comfortable putting another chapter out today, so enjoy a big party!
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The sixteenth night found me leaning against the invisible shield that prevented us from moving into the center of the divine territory. We’d found it a few days ago, and had successfully search the entirety of its boundaries. The circle was about five kilometers in diameter, more than enough to hide a tower. We could...
2022-05-02 03:28:04 +0000 UTC
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So I finally got my office back! Finally had good enough weather to put in the epoxy patches over the worked concrete and repaint the floor. Joy even put in a new solid-core door, so next to no sound gets through!
I've decided to name this book Energy Barons, kinda following the naming scheme of the first book. What do y'all think?
Enjoy!
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“There are a number of things I need you to do that I can’t,” Josiah said. ...
2022-05-01 22:44:25 +0000 UTC
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See previous post for the link to Energy Barons pre-order, my current working title for Essence Wave 2. It's release date is way out there, but it'll definitely be out before then. Joy just wanted a pre-order available to help with advertising and stuff.
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Aisling was a tall, willowy blonde girl. Her bangs hung in front of her face, so I couldn't tell what her eye-color was. She walked nervously beside Elder Li Mei. Another fou...
2022-04-28 02:14:44 +0000 UTC
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I’m planning to release it sooner than this, but Joy’s been bugging me to make a preorder for book 2. I think it’s going to be called Energy Barons, kinda keeping the theme of Mana Daemons as a name.
2022-04-27 22:59:51 +0000 UTC
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Enjoy!
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Man, that was gross, David thought as he washed deer blood and guts off of him, pouring a bucket of water from the well that formed next to the keep over his head. Luckily, his armor kept the mess from soaking into clothing, and let it all just sluice off.
After getting clean, he went into the keep, looking at the slumped over figures of the rescuees. “Are you all ready to move out again?” David asked.
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2022-04-25 03:39:19 +0000 UTC
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I’ve got food poisoning, blurgh
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The monotony of our trip was broken a day later, when we reached (town name). “Stay at the camp,” Elder Li Mei directed us. “Inspector Crane and I will return tomorrow.”
“Of course, elder,” Senior Lei said, the other assistants bowing them away. I hastily bowed as well, the whole assembly rippling as people jerked down. Elder Li Mei nodded, and they both blurred away, moving fast...
2022-04-21 04:16:51 +0000 UTC
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So, I'm not a hundred percent sold on this chapter. I'm still not sure where this is all going, and how it is all going to work out. I'll try to do my best to make everything seem natural, but it's not going to be easy. I don't think I write relationships well, but that could just be my Imposter Syndrome acting up. Tell me what y'all think of this chapter, and how everything flowed!
In other news, my wrist is doing better from Wednesday, but I managed to pull...
2022-04-18 03:45:34 +0000 UTC
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So, I hurt my wrist, and typing is sucking right now. Still got ~1.7k words written this week.
Enjoy
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The next morning I woke up tired, cultivating not really being a substitute for sleep. Hopefully sometime, but not yet at least. We packed up the tent, rolling the poles into the material for storage. All of the tents were packed into a single wagon pulled by absolutely massive Spirit Oxen. Senior Lei was cooking a massive pot...
2022-04-14 04:12:31 +0000 UTC
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Had a great time camping this weekend, still got about 2k words both yesterday and today. Bit of leveling and system building here, hope you enjoyed it!
Should be a post this Wednesday, probably Stormy Mountain, and then Legacy of the M'Zee on Sunday next week.
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“Seneschal,” David called, “let me know as soon as you hear from the other teams, please.”
“Of course,” Josiah replied.
David turned to L...
2022-04-11 03:37:16 +0000 UTC
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Enjoy!
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I already miss you, sis, I thought. Focus, pay attention to body and breathing like it said. I turned my attention back to the trance I’d fallen into. A few more minutes passed, then I was distracted by Nuan hitching her breath. I opened my left eye and looked at her, but she didn’t react beyond that single different breath. Fifteen more minutes of meditation, I wonder where we are now. Anything int...
2022-04-07 03:46:28 +0000 UTC
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Not super happy with this fight. Probably going to make it more of a closer thing in the next draft. Let me know what you think!
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The clearing with the new fortification opened in front of David, and he smiled grimly at it. “We’re there,” he told Josiah. “And we need help.”
“Steve is the leader of the group,” Josiah said. “Team five, Lord, they are there. How far back are the Daemons?”
“Ten minutes,...
2022-04-04 03:28:15 +0000 UTC
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Midweek chapter! Still a slow entry into the story. Let me know what you think!
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The sun peaking over the horizon woke me up, my head pounding. “Ugh, definitely should not have had some of those drinks,” I said while massaging my neck. The smell of breakfast cooking made me grin, and then my face fell. “I’m going to miss my family.” I shook my head, then immediately regretted that. It took me five minutes of fumbling abou...
2022-03-31 03:55:58 +0000 UTC
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So I'm not super happy with how this one turned out. Especially the very end. Let me know what you think!
So I'm trying to set a schedule for myself to write. Currently, Mondays are break days (destress from work). Tuesday and Wednesday I'm working on Legacy, Thursday is Stormy Mountain, and then Friday through Sunday is Essence Wave 2. Hopefully this will let me finish Essence Wave by the end of May, with Legacy finishing in June or July. We'll see though.&n...
2022-03-28 03:30:47 +0000 UTC
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Moving along, moving along.
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They ran for another couple of hours, alternating Sprinting through open areas and carefully Hiking through underbrush. Only twice did they Sneak, avoiding what looked like a patrol of Imps flying over the trees that had appeared with the apocalypse. While they could have defeated them easily, they worried that doing so would alert the rest of the Daemons that they were coming. Finally, they reached the ...
2022-03-24 03:11:27 +0000 UTC
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So my new schedule at my day job got approved, and I basically get every Friday off from now on. Of course, that also comes with a 20% pay cut, so hopefully book writing will cover the gap.
Got a bunch of writing done this week, though not as much as I would have liked. I threw my back out again on Wednesday, so very little writing occurred both Thursday and Friday. Still, I managed to get enough done that I should be able to post a second chapter this ...
2022-03-21 04:00:21 +0000 UTC
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Note too bad of a week! I put in paperwork at my day job to drop to 32 hours per week, instead of 40. I'm hoping that, with another full day to write every week, I'll get three books published this year instead of two. Wish me luck.
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The portal was smaller than it had been, but still nearly five meters in diameter. Through the suddenly clear surface, a massive Daemon beast was visible. It barely looked like it could fit throug...
2022-03-14 03:51:30 +0000 UTC
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