BrianJNordon

[Removed for Amazon] Quest Academy: Legions - Chapters 1 & 2

QA Book 5, Chapters 1 & 2

Hey Everyone,

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. Sorry for the radio silence on my side, I was just working on a few things, and had a nice break away from Quest Academy. I'm slowly easing my way into it, and finding the beats that feel right. Here are two chapters for you to read, and my hope is that I'll have a few more next week. :)

I've been revamping the Discord with what will likely be the new tiers for Patreon. You don't ne...

[Removed for Amazon] Quest Academy: Legacies (Chapters 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95 and 96)

Hey Everyone,

So, we got to the end of the story! Quest Academy: Legacies has been submitted to the publisher.

I wanted to first thank all of you for the amazing support throughout the process, and for the participation and messages in last week's poll. I was not expecting such an overwhelming one sided result, and can only thank you for helping me dispel the imposter syndrome.

When the Editor comes back to me on the book, I'll be able to start putting in changes. I've...

[Removed for Amazon] Quest Academy: Legacies (Chapters 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86 and 87)

Hey Everyone,

The last few weeks have been tough. I've noticed a shift in the commentary with a number of readers feeling frustrated that nothing is happening, or that their favourite characters aren't getting enough screen-time, or that there's too much crafting and no big showdown.

It's very hard for me to read, but I go through every comment so that I'm keeping a finger on the pulse of this lovely community. People asking me to change the story in the final hour isn't reali...

[Removed for Amazon] Quest Academy: Book 4 (Chapters 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 and 80)

Hey Everyone,

Hope you all had a lovely weekend! Here are the next 6 chapters for Quest Academy. I really hope you like them. Let me know in the comments, and over in the spoiler chat on Discord what you think of them. Really appreciate all the discussions and insights.

Sleeping is going a lot better lately, so we've more chapters this week. I've a long-list of things that need to be edited throughout the story, so thank you for everyone highlighting things that aren't clear o...

[Removed for Amazon] Quest Academy: Book 4 (Chapters 70, 71, 72, 73 and 74)

Hey Everyone,

Hope you all had a great weekend. I've been getting better sleep this week, and have the next batch of chapters ready. Personally, I don't think this is an evil cliffhanger, but you can be the judge of that. :)

I've really been enjoying the discussions on the Discord spoiler chat, so thanks for all the theorycraft that's going on. Love reading your comments and messages, too.

Question for all of you by the way. I'm going to be talking to my cover artist f...

[Removed for Amazon] Quest Academy: Book 4 (Chapters 67, 68 and 69)

Okay, you had less than a day to wait, but here are the next three chapters of Quest Academy. I really hope you enjoy them. I was able to sleep more than five hours last night, and I'm now in the swing of things. I'll see you all on Monday for the next batch.

Let me know if you come across any issues with these. Thanks for the lovely comments and the great discussions on the Discord. I've really enjoyed reading your impressions of the story. :)

All the best,
Brian

[Removed for Amazon] Quest Academy: Book 4 (Chapters 64, 65 and 66)

Hey Everyone,

Really sorry about this, but I only have three chapters for you this week. I'm going to try and get the next ones out in the next few days, but it's been a hectic week with construction happening at my house and me not able to get sleep. Apparently, according to my Whoop (Strange device Benjamin Kerei told me to get) I'm averaging less than 4hrs total sleep a night, which is wild. Hoping to get myself back on track soon, as we've 26 days until the submission date. :) 2024-11-04 20:43:39 +0000 UTC View Post

[Removed for Amazon] Quest Academy: Legacy (Chapters 58, 59, 60, 61, 62 and 63)

Hey Everyone,

First thing I want to ask you is, what do you think of the proposed name of Book 4? Legacy captures the past of Petro and Sophia, while also works as a nod to Sal's Arkwright machine. Legacy of the past, the present and what will become the future. I feel like it works as a good title for the fourth book.

Next, I wanted to highlight that the intention with Sal talking to his parents wasn't to resolve everything in a single chapter. Everything we know about Sal is...

[Removed for Amazon] Quest Academy: Book 4 (Chapters 55, 56 and 57)

Hey Everyone,

Sorry for the later than usual upload. I've only three chapters this week because of the screw up with the last batch. I kinda got in my own head a little too much and couldn't really focus. Deadline is looming and I'm going to be focusing on getting more chapters out in the coming weeks. Depending on how things go, I'll try to get more chapters released this week and I'll upload them when ready.

Last week was a little rough, but I'm grateful that the consensus w...

[Removed for Amazon] Quest Academy - Revised Chapters (51, 52, 53 and 54)

Hey Everyone,

So, I chained myself to the computer today and attacked the edits. You'll notice that the first batch came to roughly 12,571 words, and this new batch come to 12,261. It'll look like there is only about 300 words of difference, but that's really... really not the case.

I've deleted a full chapter and expanded out two of the chapters with an extra 1,000 words or so worth of content. I know there's been comments that I seem to write to a specific wordcount, but tha...

Rewriting the last batch of Chapters - Writer Update

Hey Everyone,

I'd just like to thank you all for highlighting the problems with the last batch of chapters. I knew something was wrong, but I couldn't pinpoint what it was. You were all great in sharing your opinions on how the characters ended up changing for the negative. I wasn't fair to Divinity, Fabi or Sal in these chapters, and far too much of it was contrived.

The release of Book 3 and the reviews / comments and sentiment from the wider readership led me towards a pani...

[Removed for Amazon] Quest Academy: Book 4 (Chapters 51, 52, 53, 54 and 55)

Hey Everyone,

Happy Monday! So, this week has been a bit of a rollercoaster. I lost the ability to sleep because of the release of Book 3, and had somehow managed to become completely nocturnal. Getting better now, but it was wild for most of the week. I'm honestly just so delighted with how many people are resonating and enjoying Book 3, so thank you for being a part of that!

We have the next five chapters. I've noticed we got a lot more members in the last week, and it's won...

[Removed for Amazon] Quest Academy: Book 4 - Chapters 47, 48, 49 and 50

Happy Monday Everyone,

So, where do I even start? We managed to somehow get Quest Academy: Saviors down to No. 53 in the entire Kindle worldwide store on Amazon. That completely blew past all my expectations for the first day, and it was there ahead of Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros. Currently its sitting at around No. 138 in the store, which is great considering it's 3 days since release.

Thank you all so much for the support and encouragement. Just seeing all the positive ...

[Removed for Amazon] New Chapters! & Quest Academy: Saviours Releases!

Hey Everyone,

Happy Friday, and Quest Academy release day! Book 3 is out and is doing really well in the rankings so far. It's down to #507 on the amazon.com store, #274 on the amazon.co.uk store and #171 in the amazon.ca store. I'm delighted with the debut of the book, and hope to see it do as ...

[Removed for Amazon] Quest Academy: Book 4 (Chapters 42, 43 and 44)

Happy Monday Everyone,

So the first thing you're likely to notice is the picture I've added of the shirts that Blathnaid made for me. She's a real-life tailor and designer. We're going to start off with some branded T-Shirts just for fun that I can wear at conventions, and as we add more designs and options, I'll look at opening things up as merchandise if any of you like what you see.

Second thing you might notice is that there are 3 chapters. Look at the word counts and you'...

[Removed for Amazon] Quest Academy: Book 4 (Chapters 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41)

Happy Monday Everyone,

Time for the next five chapters of the Gala. It was my birthday this weekend and I have Chatfield visiting me for the week. There has been a lot of drinking and fun, but I'm delighted that I was able to get the chapters done (on time)

Always interested in hearing your comments. I try not to comment on your theories because I don't want to ruin your enjoyment, and I personally really like what you come up with. Arkwright is a very fun idea for the machine...

[Removed for Amazon] Quest Academy: Book 4 (Chapters 32, 33, 34, 35 and 36)

Hey Everyone,

I genuinely thought today was Monday. I am so sorry.

Here are the next five chapters. Very curious what you'll all think. Loving all the comments and theories on Sophia and her weave. :)

See you all next Monday for the next batch. (I promise it'll be Monday this time)

[Removed for Amazon] Quest Academy: Book 4 - (Chapters 28, 29, 30 and 31)

Hey Everyone,

Sorry for the big delay on chapters the last while. It's been hectic and I've only now gotten back into the groove with writing. I've hopefully got nothing to distract me for the next few months, so I don't anticipate any breaks in the Monday releases.

DragonCon was a lot of fun, way more fun than last year. I got to meet a lot of really cool authors and readers at the LitRPG Raid event in the Hyatt. I didn't get sick, which was amazing and such a relief. When I ...

Short Delay - Quest Academy Chapters tomorrow!

Hey Everyone,

Really sorry for the delay. Update will be tomorrow with 2-3 chapters. Just back from a few days with family directly after DragonCon. I'll fill everyone in on all the updates tomorrow.

All the best,
Brian

[Removed for Amazon] Quest Academy: Book 4 (Chapters 26 and 27)

Hey Everyone,

First of all, a massive thank you for the condolences over the past week. My grandmother passed away on Saturday and a great-aunt the day afterwards. In Ireland, we have a ceremony of sorts called a wake, which is where the family spends time with the deceased, celebrating their life for a few days. As a result, I didn't get much writing done. I only have two chapters this week, and I'll be heading off to DragonCon on Wednesday for a week, and it's unlikely I'll get many...

[Removed for Amazon] Quest Academy: Book 4 (Chapters 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25)

Hey Everyone,

I've had a family bereavement this past week, and the funeral is tomorrow. I'm unlikely to get much writing time in the next few days, so maybe expect a few less chapters in next Monday's update.

Hope you're all doing well. Thank you so much for the advice on a scene from Book 2. I'll collate the suggestions and throw them over to Daniel for review. :)

Lastly, I hope you enjoy these chapters. It's a lot more crafting focused!

Brian

[Removed for Amazon] Quest Academy: Book 4 (Chapter 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20)

Hey Everyone,

Edits were submitted today for Book 3, so that's a massive relief. Got a few chapters done, so enjoy these five. Really appreciated all the comments and observations over the last few chapters. I agree with the statement that Sal wouldn't have been doing nothing for two weeks, but I needed the time-skip to move things towards the Gala (Which is coming up soon) - You'll see what he was working on in the mean time. :)

I'll be putting up a Poll later tonight or tomo...

[Removed for Amazon] Quest Academy: Book 4 (Chapters 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15)

Hey Everyone,

I had a lot of catching-up to do this week which is why I'm late. So, you've asked a lot about release schedules going forward. I'm going to tentatively say Mondays from now on. Expect chapters on Mondays. :)

Now, I'll be heading to DragonCon at the end of the month, and I'll more than likely either be late or early with chapters. That shouldn't impact the Mondays of 12th, 19th and 26th. Just maybe expect a deadzone in between the 26th and the 2nd of September as...

[Removed for Amazon] Quest Academy: Book 4 (Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10)

Hey Everyone,

So, first of all. Jetlag kicked my ass, but I'm back at the keyboard now. I've gotten the edits back from Saviours and going to be working through them over the next week or so. I'll be working on the next chapters leading up to the Gala and Sal's next few crafting projects. Let me know what you think about this direction. I wanted to have him spend some quality time with his parents. :)

Hope you enjoy it!

Brian

Arriving Back Tomorrow

Finishing my Toronto and New York trip up tomorrow and will be back in Ireland. I'll be posting chapters tomorrow evening.

Sorry for the delays and silence. I've been debating on the direction of the story and how to avoid too much time away from Quest Academy. There's so much I want to write and I don't want to get people excited for an alternate timeline that gets changed. I want to be very sure of my direction, which is the curse of writing this without a set outline. 😅

T...

Cover Reveal! Pre-order is live for Book 3!

Hey Everyone!

So, I'm just at the airport and I got good news from the publisher. Pre-order has just gone live, which means I can show you all the cover for book three. Let me know what you think. Personally, I'm a big fan. 😊

Here's the link to the pre-order on Amazon if you want to check it out.

https://mybook.to/QuestAcademySaviors

Brian

[Removed for Amazon] Quest Academy: Book 4 - Chapters 1 and 2

Hey Everyone,

So first of all, I haven't decided on the title for the next book. I'll likely be asking for your help in coming up with the name for that one as time goes on. I thought I'd be getting the edits back for Book 3, but it looks like the edits are rolling straight from developmental into line edits, so I'll get them at the end of this month instead. Normally, I'd like to have Book 3 completely done before launching into Book 4, but I don't really have the luxury this time to...

Quest Academy: Saviours (Chapters 89, 90, 91, 92 and 93)

Hello Everyone,

Thank you so much for sticking with me through Book 3. With these chapters, the story has come to an end and I'm starting on Book 4. It's the longest book yet, with 225,000 words in total, but we'll see how many survive the edits!

I'm still in the planning phase for Book 4, so it will be a few weeks before I get back to posting chapters. I'll also be doing the edits on Book 3, so expect a bit of a delay with the schedule. I should have new chapters up for the s...

Quest Academy: Scavengers - Audio out now! + Saviours Chapters

Hey Everyone,

Sorry for the delay this week. It's been pretty hectic with the release of the Scavenger's Audiobook. I absolutely love Lars' voice in it, as he sounds like a mix between Dracula and a Bond Villain! Absolutely living for that. :D

Anyways, here are the next batch of Chapters. It's a big change in tempo after the Tower stuff, and it's just wrapping up some loose ends before the new Rankings are revealed. There are 5 more chapters that will be coming out next week w...

Quest Academy: Saviours (Chapters 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 and 80)

Hey Everyone,

Here is the next batch of Chapters that take us right through to the end of the Tower. Let me know what you think in the comments.

Last week absolutely blew my mind with over 80 comments on the batch of chapters. I'm going to go in later and answer all the direct questions as much as I can. I don't want to add too many spoilers for you, but always happy to clarify on certain things that aren't clear. It was really interesting to see everyone's take on Erika. I wo...