BrianJNordon

Author Update - Back Writing Soon!

Spent the weekend with Juris (Jageranimus in Wildcards) for his birthday. He's holding the cake, and you can see me scowling in the background. Just wanted to share a bit of what's been going on with me over the last few days. I've still been writing, but wanted to get another idea that was in my head down on paper. I'm now back writing Wildcards and I'm hoping to have a chapter out in the coming days. We're going to be back in the game very soon!

Wanted to send on a huge thank you to...

Chapter 20: Countdown - Is now live!

Hey Everyone,

Thanks for the patience with this, and also a huge thank you to all the new joiners that have come over from Royal Road. Welcome to the Patreon, I'm delighted to have you with us. :)

Poll results came through and I'm delighted that I'm not too far off track. We're close to getting back in-game, which I'm looking forward to.

I've kept this weekend free to get some...

Poll: Wildcards Dread Captain - How are we pacing?

I know that the first book didn't have the in-game stuff until Chapter 18, which was Character Creation. I received a lot of feedback from people saying that they really enjoyed the out of game stuff, so I decided to really focus on building out that world. I want to tell stories about the Paragons and work on the world building as I do it.

I wanted to know if you feel like I've stayed too lo...

Chapter 19: Downtime - Is now live!

Hey Everyone,

Just wanted to say a huge thank you for both the new and continued support of the story. Here's the next chapter! I'll be posting up a poll later to get your thoughts on the direction of the story so far.

Thanks and I hope you enjoy the latest chapter!

Brian

Chapter 18 is now live!

Hi Everyone,

Got Covid last week and was very much out of action for a while. Couldn't think straight, so there were no chapters. I'm feeling much better now though, and I'm getting back into the swing of things. Hope that you're all enjoying the story, and that you're liking the extra Paragon depth.

Let me know what you think!

Brian

Chapters 14, 15, 16 and 17 are now live!

Hey Everyone!

So, Madrid was incredible. I got to meet some amazing authors that really pulled me out of my writing slump. The guys at Shadow Alley Press created an impromptu writers-room and helped me brainstorm a lot of the things I was stuck on in Books 2 & 3. I had a plan in my head, but their advice allowed me to frame it much better which really kick-started my writing.

I've...

Chapters 12 & 13 - Live!

Afternoon Everyone!

I'll be in Madrid this weekend at a writer event, hoping to learn from other self-published authors about how to get better at the craft. I could have waited until I was back to send over what I was working on, but I've been having a few good mornings of writing at 6am.

Here are the next two chapters! I know there are many people that are really excited to get back...

Chapters 9, 10 & 11 - We're back!

Happy Friday Everyone,

I've recently joined a group of other writers that lifted me out of my slump and got me writing again. I'm up at 6am each morning now, working on Wildcards and my other secret project. Hopefully, you'll like them and will see the build-up I'm trying to do. Our next chapters are going to be getting into the game and seeing all the cool stuff coming into effect.

N...

Patreon Charges - Pausing this Month

Hi Everyone,

It's not fair to accept payments for a month that you didn't receive any story updates from me. I didn't know that I could pause the payments, but it's great because I definitely don't feel as guilty now. :)

Thank you for your continued patience with me. It's been a hectic couple of months for me with work and other commitments. I haven't been able to edit the first book ...

Chapter 7: Wildcards + Chapter 8: Heroes

Hi Everyone!

Here's the next chapter of Wildcards. It took me a while, and I'm really sorry for the delay. To make it up to you all, I have another chapter ready to go. Chapter 8 is done too which I'm going to be attaching to this post.

Hope you're all having a great weekend! I'm going to have a busy week at work, but then I'll be cracking into Chapter 9 soon.

All the best,
Brian

Writing Update - Chapter Delay

Hi Everyone,

Sincere apologies for the lack of updates from my side. I've caught myself in a bit of a vicious cycle between work, edits on the first book and writing new chapters. I'm going to sit down tonight and draft out everything that needs to happen for the next few chapters and endeavour to have the next installment out soon.

I just hit a bit of a slump creatively, and nothing felt good enough. I need to get better at managing myself and hope that you'll bear with me. <...

Slight Delay

Hi Everyone,

Hope you all had a great January. Just wanted to apologise for the current delay of the next chapter. I'm just finalising a few names and details for the next chapter as it will involve some of the Wildcards being introduced. I'm hoping to have it done in the next few days, but I'll keep you all updated.

Thanks for your patience!

Brian

Chapter Six: Acknowledgement

Happy Sunday Everyone,

Sorry this one is a few hours late. Ireland officially re-opened after 2 years of lockdown and I was out partying with friends. :)

Hope you all had a great weekend, and that you enjoy this next chapter of Wildcards. Thank you to everyone that's joined and is supporting me!

Brian

Chapter Five: Damage Control

Hey Everyone,

Hope you're all having a great weekend! Just wanted to say thank you again to all the new Patrons that have joined me on this journey. Your support is greatly appreciated, and really reminded me of how many people are enjoying the story. To everyone that's stuck around with me up until now, you're absolutely the best. There are going to be some interesting people coming up soon, and a few familiar faces.

Chapter 6 is almost done, and it's titled: Vendettas
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Chapter Four: New Threads

Happy Sunday!

Hope everyone has a great week, and thank you all so much for your support. There was a great surge of new Patrons, and I'm delighted to have you aboard. To give you context about where I am, I'm currently writing Hero & Villain sponsor events, which are pretty exciting and fun.

All the best!
Brian

Chapter Three: The Dread Tower

Happy New Year!  

Sincere apologies for the delayed chapters. I got myself into a bit of a rut over the last few months and didn't feel able to write. I'm doing better now and I'm going to try and get a schedule back up and running. I know it's been a thousand years since my last update, and that these chapters will be slower in pace compared to the previous tempo at the end of Book One, b...

Quick Update! Author Reveal!

Hi Everyone,

Sorry for the delay with everything. You might notice that my name has changed on Patreon and the hyperlink is now different. I've been in talks with a publisher and I'm going to be releasing Wildcards in the future under my real name: Brian J. Nordon.

I'll be changing it here and on Royal Road. I don't have any specific updates for when I'll be publishing, because there a...

Quick Update

Hi Everyone!

Sorry for the silence. Since the last update: 

• I had a holiday. 
• I celebrated my birthday. 
• I went to my friends' wedding
• I've gone to a charity event with swimming and BBQ. 
• I've played some games! 
• I've caught up on lots of TV shows. 

I'll be travelling a few times in October for work. I'll be at the UK Games Expo in London, and then I'll be travelling to Gent in Belgium a...

Chapter Two: A New Contract

Hi Everyone,

Big thank you to everyone for the support on the first chapter! You can probably tell that I enjoy writing sponsorship stuff. Nox previously had blue eyes, but I've written her with grey, which I actually visualise a lot better myself. I'll go back to Royal Road and edit it later.

Hope you enjoy it. It's going to be a slow enough burn for the next few chapters, but the st...

Chapter One: Welcome to Nox Holdings

Morning Everyone,

Just wanted to say thank you again for all your help with the Dread Pirate. This is the first chapter of the Dread Captain, which I'm treating as a bit of a breather as we slowly build up momentum for the next Arc in the series.

Let me know what you think! I'll be working on the next part soon and hoping to return to a more structured release schedule. I want to have...

Chapter 51: Epilogue

Hi Everyone,

I cannot explain or express my surprise at finally getting to this point. Book One is complete, well, at least the first draft of it, anyway. I'm going to be going straight over to Book Two in the coming days, and I genuinely foresee it being a lot easier.

There were a lot of barriers for me in the last few months. Majority of them were mental. It was my first time wrappi...

Legendary Class Quest Finale (Poll)

Just want to get a sense of what people thought of the last scenes? Was it a gripping finale, a disappointment? I'd love to get a better sense of what you thought. I'll be working on edits soon enough and going back to fix continuity errors in the story, so I'd like to get an idea of what you all thought.

Next chapter will be in the Real World and dealing with the aftermath and the conversation with Nox. I know some wanted more stats, and others wanted a more climactic interaction wit...

Chapter 50: Fangs

Happy 30 minutes later,

Since the previous post.

Probably should have made this all one chapter... but it was a nightmare with editing. There are mistakes, I'm sure, and potential continuity errors since it's like 5:18am and I'm very sleep deprived.

Let me know what you think! We're officially at the end of the Legendary Quest Arc. Next Chapter will be in the real world. :) 2021-06-13 04:20:19 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 49: Live Broadcast

Happy Saturday / Sunday!

TLDR: Next chapter tomorrow.

So, I hit Writer's block. Imposter syndrome wormed its way in too, and I felt like I couldn't do the ending of the story justice. Podium reaching out to me about Audiobook rights and having serious conversations about the series from a longevity standpoint were kinda terrifying. I just need to keep writing one chapter at a time. 2021-06-13 04:00:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 48: A Real Challenge

Happy Friday Everyone,

I've some edits that I want to make with this, but overall, this is the direction I was building up towards for some time. There are some changes that I'm still deciding on, but it's unfair to keep you all waiting. Tell me what you think!

Also, I really wanted to name the Chapter: "There Can Be Only One!"

Huge thank you to all the encouraging comments, l...

Chapter 47: Remember Me? - Part 3

Happy Sunday Everyone! 

Thank you all for the messages since the last update and the congratulations, I really do appreciate it. Huge thanks too to all the people on Discord that continued to encourage me when I was worried about getting the chapters done.

I've rewritten this a few times and there will probably be a few rough edges from where I went back and changed things. Please ...

Wildcards Book 2 - Cover Reveal! Author Update and Chapter Update!

First wanted to apologise for the delay in getting the next Chapter out. There have been a few updates in my life that have been really exciting. I've started a new job where I get to talk to writers about games all day. 

I started interviewing with the company a few weeks ago, and I couldn't concentrate on anything other than it. I've just finished up my first week and I'm loving it so far. Turns out that speaking to writers all day makes me want to write even more! So my fear of ...

Chapter 46: Remember Me? - Part 2

Morning Everyone!

First of all, I just wanted to apologise for the delay with the Chapters. My University work will be over tomorrow, and I'm incredibly excited to be finished with it. I'm going to be able to dedicate more time to writing Wildcards and a few other projects that I've been excited about.

I've never finished a Book before, and I wanted to find the right tone for the stor...

March Update: Wildcards & More

Morning Everyone!

First of all, I just wanted to apologise for the radio silence over the last few days. I've been wrapping up my Post-Graduate diploma, which will finish in the next two weeks. It's been quite draining, but the finish line is finally in sight.

I was originally planning on taking a week or two break after the finishing the first Wildcards Book, but now that I've been s...

Chapter 45: A Night to Remember

Thank you, everyone, for answering in the Poll.

Probably shouldn't be surprised that Greaves won, so here you go! Next chapter will be: Remember Me? - Part 2.

I'll be finished with University this month which will allow me to get back to writing more regularly. Sorry to everyone that was kept waiting and thank you all for getting in contact and enquiring to my health. I really appreci...