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Thanks for all the great feedback! Happy Mother's Day!
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The next few days passed quickly. We spent every morning fighting, either as a team versus one of the other two teams, or as a pair within the team if we were the odd team out. Ming was amazing in the team battles, directing his group and adjusting their formations to defeat us twice, even though we were individually stronger than anyone on his team. Aleks and her team pulled out...
2021-05-10 02:54:01 +0000 UTC
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Thanks for all the comments and corrections that y'all've been giving. I'm sorry I haven't been more responsive in the comments area, but I am reading them. I'll try to be more active in my response. Thanks for bearing with me.
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The next day was spent sparring, giving Vaya, Jamila, and Milena a workout in healing everyone. Stabs, burns, bruises, cracked bones, you name it, they healed it. Even with the amulets reducing the amount of d...
2021-05-03 03:28:13 +0000 UTC
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I didn’t sleep for a week. I only got about four more hours of sleep. Jon shook me awake just after midday. “Aiden, Knight Kaminski told me to wake you. She does not want to ruin your sleep cycle. Plus, there is food.”
“Thanks,” I yawned up at him. “Let me shower and change real quick. I’ll join you all downstairs in ten minutes?”
Jon nodded, turning to walk out. I quickly grabbed a new set of training clothes, then frowned at the sheets. Probably should have c...
2021-04-26 03:01:54 +0000 UTC
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Eventually this will be chapters 11 and 12. I'm going to add more detail to the tower climb and the visions to make them a full chapter each, and then the rest (there's a note in the chapter already) will be 12. But not yet. I only barely got this done. I just got my second COVID-19 vaccine shot and it laid me out pretty good all day. Anyway, hope you enjoy!
And let me know if you want signed paperback copies of any of my books (except Craesti, still working o...
2021-04-19 03:03:49 +0000 UTC
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A continuity error was pointed out to me, where in Condensation I mentioned three levels of competition, then in Craesti and this I only talked about two (three age bands versus Condensation vs. Core). I think I'm going to amend the age bands in Condensation to be only 2, <16, 17-21, and Mentor Jameson/Lo are 21 years old (the equivalent of 25 Earth years). I think that's the best solution for the story. What say y'all?
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2021-04-12 03:36:22 +0000 UTC
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Jon woke me an hour later. “Dude, LIbrarian Narwan is calling a meeting. The others from Craesti will be there too!”
I hopped out of bed. “It’ll be good to see Mentor Jameson again. I wonder if he’s decided about seeking Perfect Core or not.”
“Well, go ask him!” Jon said, then turned and walked out the door. I hurried to follow him, and we rushed down the stairs to find the girls already chatting with Mentors Jameson, Lo, Granjer, and Kucharz. Sitting next to Mento...
2021-04-05 03:11:53 +0000 UTC
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Here's a copy of my newsletter. I've now put Craesti City in Kindle Unlimited.
2021-04-01 15:25:55 +0000 UTC
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Y'all, I'm planning on moving Craesti City into the Kindle Unlimited program on April 1st (no fooling), thus I will be taking down most of it from here. So you have until Wednesday night to read/download any of the posts that you want to. As always, thanks for your support!
2021-03-29 03:19:21 +0000 UTC
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We were just finishing up breakfast when the shout of “Land ho!” echoed throughout the ship. I glanced at Vaya, raised my eyebrow, and then jumped to my feet. “Race you!” I yelled back as I sprinted to the stairs.
Shouts of “Hey!” and “Cheater!” sounded from behind me as the rest of my friends scrambled up. I threw Aether into the Dancing Northern Wind Technique and shot up the stairs, bounding around a crewmember and over the head of another. I ran up the last steps and...
2021-03-29 03:14:41 +0000 UTC
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I slept through the evening meal and most of the night, waking a few hours after midnight and before the sun rose. I quietly changed clothes, the others in my room still sleeping, before heading up to the main deck. There were still a dozen sailors working, their efforts required to keep the ship on track and in a good state. I nodded to the few that noticed me, before climbing up to the spotter’s nest on top of the main mast. “Good morning,” the Ashkha sitting up there said.
“G...
2021-03-22 03:29:12 +0000 UTC
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I just got in the author copies of Mana Daemons, so let me know if you want to purchase signed copies! I'll be messaging y'all that already let me know in the next day or two to coordinate.
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Farah led me into a room I hadn’t seen before. The same chair that Ambassador Saf’Ir used on my last tattoo dominated the space, while a dozen shelves littered the wall. The shelves were covered in bottles of various colored inks...
2021-03-15 03:16:08 +0000 UTC
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The party was in full swing when I walked up the stairs to the main deck. Violins and flutes were being played on by four people standing on boxes near the bow. The area right in front of them was cleared of obstructions and I saw a couple dozen people dancing. Ashkhas and humans danced apart, with each other, and with others unlike them. On either side of the ship massive tables had been set up. Fried fish, steaks, vegetable platters, fruits, and cheeses dominated the one closest to us, foll...
2021-03-08 04:51:35 +0000 UTC
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Craesti City is out now for purchase on Amazon! Please go and leave a review even if you don't purchase (since you already got it here)! Also, the Omnibus is in dire need of reviews, so please take a moment and go review it if you've looked it over.
Also, if you've listened to the Audible, can you give it a review? That'll help it get more traction, and once it's paid for itself I'm going to commision Condensation in ACX.
Thanks!
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2021-03-01 04:26:17 +0000 UTC
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Update on my work: So, I did not finish chapter 4 of Monster Island. This week was training for my new job, continuous education to maintain a cert, editing Craesti City, and making a HARDCOVER for the Omnibus. Unfortunately, I can't get author copies yet for the hardcover, so I can't offer signed copies. Hopefully soon. All of that added together, though, and I just didn't have time to finish the chapter (about 80% done). Hopefully next week will be calmer, so I can get 4 and 5 done and star...
2021-02-22 03:29:41 +0000 UTC
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I got in a bunch of authors copies for Azyl, Chaos, and Condensation. If you want a signed copy, send me a message! If you're a Core Level Patron and you have been for 2 months, let me know your shipping address and I'll send you your copy. For everyone else, they are $15 shipped in the US. Outside, I will get a quote and let you know total cost.
Enjoy! I wasn't super happy with the fight scene, let me know what you think!
Craesti ...
2021-02-15 05:04:12 +0000 UTC
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Craesti City is out now for purchase on Amazon! Please go and leave a review even if you don't purchase (since you already got it here)! Also, the Omnibus is in dire need of reviews, so please take a moment and go review it if you've looked it over.
Thanks!
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The ship turned and we started to head to rescue Captain Skipari. I felt like rushing to the bow of our ship, but knew it’d be hours before anything would happen. ...
2021-02-08 03:28:22 +0000 UTC
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Thank you, everyone! Craesti City is out to the editor and I feel is the best book in the series. In large part, that is thanks to y'all helping me spot potholes, make suggestions on content, and find the bugs in my work. Monster Island is started and I'm halfway through chapter 2, so I felt it was a great time to get posting here! Note that I may end up missing a week either next week or the week after as I push on edits for Craesti City rather than MI.&nb...
2021-02-01 05:11:22 +0000 UTC
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Who wants audio codes for Chaos Rising?
2021-01-30 03:52:11 +0000 UTC
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Joy, my wife, combined my covers to make this! Thought I'd share it with y'all.
2021-01-25 05:09:35 +0000 UTC
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Here are some rough maps of the kingdom of Craesti and Azyl Academy, as requested in the Q&A. I made these in paint very quickly, but I bought Campaign Cartographer to play with so eventually I'll have a better map.
2021-01-19 05:41:14 +0000 UTC
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****************Craesti City*****************
The Aether projection began to flash orange, startling Darkness away from the book he was reading. “What now,” he growled, gesturing to bring it to his hand. “How did a mindless Beast become a Primordial?”
“Here,” Light said, stepping up next to him and pointing. A spot in the center of the ocean magnified, “a dungeon under the ocean. That should not be possible.”
“There must be a source of sapient life there,...
2021-01-18 04:32:53 +0000 UTC
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Hey y'all, sorry this hasn't happened in a bit. What questions do you have for me? Thoughts on the stories, where you hope it goes, plot holes, etc? I'll go through and answer any of the questions over the next couple of days.
Thanks!
2021-01-16 04:18:24 +0000 UTC
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Check it out!
2021-01-15 05:25:36 +0000 UTC
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Hey y'all, sorry that I didn't announce this ahead of time. Post any questions or comments you have for me, whether about my stories or life in general, and I'll answer them over the next day. Thanks for following me and helping me achieve my dream of becoming a full time writer!
2020-08-30 03:04:22 +0000 UTC
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Howdy awesome people! First off, thank you so much for supporting me on my endeavors in writing. I have a couple of questions for those of y'all willing to spend the time to answer.
First off, how is the frequency of posts? Should I split the Mana Daemons posts over the week or keep doing two on Sunday? Should I separate the Mana Daemons from the Elemental Gatherers posting days?
How are both my stories? Do they make sense, flowing okay, pacing, etc? Any comments or fee...
2020-08-17 03:53:00 +0000 UTC
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Since this is now on KU, this is the end of the "free preview" that Amazon allows. Check it out there (or message me) if you want to read more
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“Headmaster Glav said it is your team’s turn to enter the obstacle course,” Ming said tiredly.
“How was it?” Jon asked.
“Fun, but very tiring,” he responded. Jon tried to give him a puppy look to get more information, but Ming just laughed and shook his head....
2020-08-03 02:57:38 +0000 UTC
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“It is time,” she said. She’d already directed Vaya and Jamila to go join the rest of our group. I followed her up the stairs, with Ma and Pa falling in behind me. I saw the king walking up on the other side, surrounded by guards who split up to cover every entrance to the stage.
“Come forward,” King Craesti called, and I obediently walked to stand in front of him. He directed me to his side, and looked out over the small crowd. “Today, we convene to honor...
2020-07-27 03:19:43 +0000 UTC
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AMA time!
2020-07-26 01:47:22 +0000 UTC
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Hey y'all,
First, I just wanted to say thank you for backing this Patreon effort, and supporting me on my journey to becoming a full time author! I wanted to let y'all know that I plan on holding the first Patron only Q&A session on Saturday, 25 July at 2000 hours (8 P.M.) Mountain Time. I'll be making another post, and sitting here answering questions for at least an hour, if y'all ask. Otherwise, I'll just be writing.
Hope y'all are doing great!
Chris...
2020-07-24 03:45:20 +0000 UTC
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Light filtered in the window of his room, slowly drifting across Aiden’s face. When it reached my eyes, I woke with a start. The inn was quiet. Jon’s not here, I thought. I quickly got dressed, filled with an urgency to find my friends. I nearly ran down the stairs, grumbling internally about the third floor room. Rounding the corner into the main room, I had to jump backwards with a flash of Aether to avoid running into Mlody.
“Oh, good morning sir,” she sa...
2020-07-19 00:50:29 +0000 UTC
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