Chapter 37 - Fa Yuan
She found him, late in the night, seated in her private study. Not her private-private one, which was warded against even him - but the one she had set aside for meetings such as this. The enchantments and formations utilized were particularly geared to stop eavesdropping, such that only when she passed the threshold had she managed to spot him within.
Fa Yuan took her seat on the opposite of the desk, noting that he had a tea set before him, an earthen jug ...
2025-02-18 14:00:03 +0000 UTC
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I was directed by bored looking attendants through a series of halls into a massive room in the center of the building where a massive orb hung in the air, glowing pale blue and white with wisps of clouds hanging around it. The approach to the orb was roped off but for a few specific routes, while numerous other adventurers and attendants waited within. No surprise that the Aeras academy kept their core room near the center of the building itself, just off to the side of the center for conven...
2025-02-17 14:00:06 +0000 UTC
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The third standalone novella in the Hidden Dishes series is now available for Patrons!
With Magic Comes Mayhem
For the Nameless Restaurant, once a discreet hole-in-the-wall meant for a cast of supernatural regulars, the increasing levels of background magic has brought with it that most dreadful of locusts - new customers.
The staff of the Nameless Restaurant are ...
2025-02-14 18:00:15 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 36 - Fa Yuan
Fa Yuan stared down from the third floor of her mansion at the party that hummed beneath her feet. A small smile played across her face, one that was genuinely self-satisfied. Even now, hours after the start of the party, she knew she was being watched, her numerous admirers and even more numerous competitors paying attention to everything that she did. On the other hand, it also gave her a chance to watch all of them.
The woman smiled at the attendant who s...
2025-02-14 14:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Was thinking about this last night, just because of how weird a day is for me and figured I'd write this.
Monday (2.4k new words - no pages edited)
I can't really remember what I did on Monday (I'm writing this on Friday) so this is a lot less detailed. I know I spent time writing Climbing the Ranks 4 when I was supposed to be back on Immortal Connections and eventually ended up writing that too later in the day after the big Podium call. However, I can't recall t...
2025-02-12 14:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 35 - Yang Mu
The screams of the injured still rung through the clearing, though much of it had faded to low whimpering. Yang Mu understood, especially as many of those crying were the lesser, mundane members of their caravan. Merchant and merchant guards, their families and colleagues. No travelers this time, as she had requested – and paid for – the caravan leader to turn down those applicants. After all, such an attack had been somewhat expected.
Even so, she found...
2025-02-11 14:00:07 +0000 UTC
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By the time I made it to my destination, the crowd gathered around the grey-and-black stone building was substantial. Large, wooden double-doors carved in bas-relief showcased the crest for Aeras academy on both doors, ivy and filigree works showcasing the various monsters common to the dungeon along its edges. Humanoid knockers, squat four limbed creatures and leaping spiders, a cat-like lizard creature and more all stood in stark relief at the edges, emerging from leaves or hanging off vine...
2025-02-10 14:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 34 - Yang Mu
“Move!” Yang Mu roared, raising her fan before her. The damaged enchanted item took the attack by the Nascent Soul cultivator directly, additional cracks spiraling outwards from the handle and across the face of the accessory. She grunted as part of the dao and fire chi of the attack leaked through the spatial enchantment, blistering the skin of her hand and face.
A flick of her hand that held the other fan opened the linked portal, the energy that ...
2025-02-07 14:00:12 +0000 UTC
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Starting this month, I’ll be offering a special Patreon-exclusive discount on a selected item from Starlit Publishing's Shop each month! Whether it's an eBook, signed copy, or some cool merch, this is a perk you won’t want to miss.
For February, I'm kicking things off with 30% off the Fight. Survive. Level. Repeat. T-shirt!
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Alright, we got a lot to update, so let's get to it!
A Thousand Li (ATL)
Book 11 released last year, book 12 is going to release in July 2025. The first draft of the story is available for reading on the Patreon. We are waiting for a few things, including our slot with Travis Baldree for the recording; but thus far; readers who have finished the book are happy with how things have ended.
A Thousand Li Sequel
That's right, t...
2025-02-06 03:41:59 +0000 UTC
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Planning to post a longer update soon but here's a quick look at writing counts and progress updates.
Aeres Academy (Dungeon Brawler book 1) is now 158k words long. I'm on page 216 of 375 for edits. I am VERY behind but working to get it done by end of this month.
Climbing the Ranks 4 is now at 25k words, with about 15 or so chapters written I believe. I'm putting it to bed for the moment, while I focus on Aeres Academy and Celestial Cataclysms 1
C...
2025-02-05 16:06:10 +0000 UTC
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Our designer has created three stunning options for the System Apocalypse Books 1-3 Deluxe Edition foiled case!
Cast your vote for your favorite design in the poll below!
2025-02-04 16:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 33 - Wu Ying
Shou Ren was in his rooms, waiting for him. Wu Ying could not decide if he was flattered or annoyed to find the man there already. After all, now that the presentation was over, his duties as teacher and guide into immortal society was over. Leaving only…
Well. Friendship perhaps.
“How did it go?” Shou Ren asked.
“How did you know about the examination?” Wu Ying said, for they had brought him to the other rooms directly after their argu...
2025-02-04 14:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Author Note: Preview chapters are rough/first drafts. These chapters have not been edited, expect that there may be errors - however, feel free to point out consistency issues!
Prologue
My life changed five times after I was unceremoniously deposited on the planet of Tionerth, fully reincarnated in a body that was about sixty years too young.
The first time was when numb, exhausted and ignorant of the native language, I stumbled into the cobblesto...
2025-02-03 18:05:02 +0000 UTC
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Starting on Mondays, I'll be dropping new chapters for Aeres Academy, Book 1 in my upcoming Dungeon Brawler series. As with any preview chapter, these are rough drafts and haven't been through editing.
Preview chapters will follow the current tier release format that Celestial Cataclysms chapters follow.
Enjoy!
Prologue
My life changed five times after I was unceremoniously deposited on the planet of Tionerth, fully reincarnated in a body that was a...
2025-02-03 18:00:18 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 32 - Wu Ying
“Adequate.”
The ringing endorsement from the head invigilator made Wu Ying's lip twitch in sardonic amusement. He understood that the man was not allowed to provide any further details of his results. Such information would come - if it did arrive - from the Ministers and those above him. At this time, the only question that was being raised was if he were to be allowed to take the second portion of the examination.
In this section, as the examiner...
2025-01-31 14:00:12 +0000 UTC
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Fresh covers just dropped for System Apocalypse: Relentless!
Same epic action, new look—check them out!
2025-01-29 16:56:07 +0000 UTC
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You've got a new book out, it's not selling. Or isn't selling well at all. You're wondering why, and you just don't know how to figure it out. Well, that's what this entire article is going to be about. Think of this more as a flowchart than a prescription, though obviously, once you understand the problem, it can often lead to finding the solution.
Generally speaking, I break up problems on why a book doesn't sell into three categories:
Awareness Issues
Dis...
2025-01-29 14:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 31 - Wu Ying
Seated cross-legged in a single, blocked off room where but a low-edged table, cushions, more than sufficient paper and ink and brush lay, Wu Ying reflected that perhaps, his ambitions had overshot his reach once again. Also, that he should have expected that with so many other things, the method to untying the knot left behind by his friend Shou Ren was the utilization of an examination.
He could only be thankful it was not the full Ministerial examination,...
2025-01-28 14:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Did you know I'm running a follower campaign for The System Apocalypse Deluxe Edition? We hit 50 followers overnight, so it's time to reveal the cover art!
Illustrated by the talented Antti Hakosaari, it shows John in an epic faceoff against a troll, with Mikito, Richard, and Lana having his back.
This deluxe edition is packed with incredible artwork, and we're just getting started! There’s so much more to reveal, so be sure to follow the Kickstarter and help us hit the next m...
2025-01-24 14:29:39 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 30 - Fa Yuan
“Honored Left Guardian, the evening reports,” the young lady who brought the stack of documents to her bowed low, hands extended with the tray as she came up to Fa Yuan at her desk. Three times a day, reports arrived from her agents and the inherited agents that Fa Yuan had received upon assuming the role of Left Guardian for the Verdant Green Waters sect. Three times a day, information from across the kingdom arrived, from spies and informants in all wa...
2025-01-24 14:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Magic Kingdom at War Volume 10 is now available for Patreons to download via BookFunnel. Audible codes will be sent out at the beginning of next month near the dual release of the e-book and audio on February 7th.
Yes the cover art has been changed, hope you like it!
What’s Better than a Two Front War? A Three Front One
Lizards, Goblins and the Created. ...
2025-01-23 15:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Alright people, I'm going to talk about something super exciting right now - scheduling and writing speed. cue sarcasm.
No? No sudden bouts of interest? Ah well, too bad. Thi sis my blog and I'm going to write what I want, which is something that has been dominating my brain for the last few weeks. It's all about release sechedules and timing.
Alright, before we begin; let's talk about my current list of projects that need to be done or released, their current status and ...
2025-01-22 16:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 29 - Tou He
Liu Tou He was furious. A raging, incandescent anger that boiled off him at the most inopportune times, causing nearby leaves to wither, crisp and ash or utensils to heat and melt. If not for years of aura training, he might have been – was still, if he ever lost control – a danger to his numerous companions.
The fact that he had numerous companions, none of them by direct choice, was one of the reasons he was angry, of course. The army personnel who had ...
2025-01-21 14:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 28 - Yang Mu
The small encampment outside the town’s walls was busy when the trio approached it the next morning. The town guards had not refused entry to the group, but they certainly had recommended that the small caravan not enter the town itself and, being good guests, the majority of the caravan had chosen to camp in a small space set aside for such eventualities. They were still within the town walls view, but far enough away to calm the nerves of the local militia. At...
2025-01-17 14:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Author Note: Preview chapters are rough/first drafts. These chapters have not been edited, expect that there may be errors - however, feel free to point out consistency issues!
Chapter 27 - Yang Mu
Travel through the Middle Kingdom, from the northwest to the southern and central lands was a process of weeks, if not months. The distance involved was great, the number of cities and conveyances one had t utilize was great. In the process, Yang Mu made sure to build upon he...
2025-01-14 14:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 26 - Wu Ying
Short, stubby and annoyed, the vice-minister of personnel glowered at the lines all around, glancing impatiently at times as her own recruits were taken by hand to be escorted to their temporary residences before leaving the Palace at last. Within the week at the most, all the ascendants would have left the residence, leaving it empty till the next slew of newly risen cultivators arrived.
Wu Ying slipped through the space, coming to a stop near the woman and...
2025-01-10 14:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Some people want to know what my days are like, or what's the backend looks like - so here's a quick writeup from yesterday.
https://bsky.app/profile/taowong.bsky.social/post/3lfaj4jnips25
Worth noting, I've got a LOT of work to do by end of this month. I'm at 23k words written already this month, with one draft of a short finished, the edits on Magic Kingdom at War 11 & 1...
2025-01-08 16:07:07 +0000 UTC
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I call myself a plantser - a mix of a plotter and planner. There's a few other terms utilized for the two ends of the plot intensive spectrum - discovery writters and plotters, architects and gardeners, etc. The idea really breaks down to one more structured writing option and the other, more free form.
Being a plantser, I say is about having specific points in a story that you want to hit - in my case, a beginning and an end - and then, writing till you hit those points. There's ...
2025-01-08 16:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 25 - Wu Ying
Subsequent events after the deaths were calmer, the rest of the ceremonies - the detailing of duties, the welcome, even the gifts that were distributed to the Ascendants who still knelt - was perfunctory and almost rote. It was only towards the end that matters grew interesting once again, as the heads of the three departments and six ministries greeted the Ascendants. Il, it was heartening in a way, that they were important enough that individuals of such ...
2025-01-07 14:00:05 +0000 UTC
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