Hoot!
I did it! I beat the Writathon!
Feels good to be 'free', not that I had to push so hard. Now it's back to four chapters a week. I'm gonna try the new method of 3 days writing, one day break. Today counts as the first so if everything goes well, I'll have my first backlog chapter next Saturday. That should allow for continued releases over Christmas. I'm thinking I want to bring Patreon up to 20 advance chapters (5 for the 2€ tier). That would mean I need new...
2021-12-05 17:56:54 +0000 UTC
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Hey all, here it is, your regular chapter!
One more to beat the Writathon. It's gonna be coming tomorrow. See you then!
Enjoy the chapter,
Cheers!
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The two were an odd pair, to say the least. We ‘hung out’ by just sitting next to the fire. It turned out some shops on the little plaza were providing the wood from their stores and sold meat and vegetables on sticks to passersby for grilling. Many of them greeted us and a few of the yo...
2021-12-04 12:43:01 +0000 UTC
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Hey all, big sorry!
I've been kinda taking it easy today and didn't get much writing done. Not that I'm not excited for the upcoming stuff but I've just written so much these last few days I needed a little slowdown. You'll get a chapter tomorrow (about 14-16 hours from now, it's about half-done right now) and another one on Sunday. Gonna meet some family tomorrow afternoon and hopefully recharge on writing energy.
I'm really gonna need to figure out a schedule that works after th...
2021-12-03 21:14:25 +0000 UTC
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Hey all, I got some more stuff for you!
It's time to get some more stuff moving in this story but sometimes things just happen, you know? My draft is still pretty bare-bones since I write much better without having everything laid out. Not that what I plan ends up exactly how I do. I still like where it's going right now, and I hope you do as well!
Cheers!
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The next morning came late. Rather than late, dark might have bee...
2021-12-02 13:52:51 +0000 UTC
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Hello there!
I got a bonus for you! Three more chapters this week and the Writathon is beaten! I'm starting to think about how to proceed after that. I might just write the same amount to get a backlog for Christmas. Or something else, I don't know.
On another note, this month looks to be one of the highest retention on supporters. A big thank you to all of you! It motivates me immensely to see the growth of not only my writing skills but also the reward of fi...
2021-12-01 18:11:07 +0000 UTC
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And another one!
This is a pretty long conversation. I hope it's good to read. I tried some new things and I think it turned out well. Tell me what you think.
Another four chapters this week. I'll get one out tomorrow.
For now, enjoy the chapter!
Cheers!
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Getting comfortable turned out to be rather simple but no less impressive. I had my senses running high, looking for mana. That was how I spotted the enormou...
2021-11-30 17:19:55 +0000 UTC
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Hello, everyone!
Finally some more content! I'm pretty happy with how this one turned out. Five more chapters this week, next one tomorrow!
I hope you enjoy,
Cheers!
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The next few days passed in a flash. I spent a lot of time reading on whatever caught my fancy. I could not recall all the details but there was a lot of crafting and history. Though the history I read was packed into tales and legends rather than chro...
2021-11-29 17:56:19 +0000 UTC
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Hey all, I got more for you!
I'm a bit tired but still got this done somehow. It's six more chapters to write until the 5th to beat Writathon. I'm thinking I might hold back on uni for this week and catch up next.
I want to give a big thank you to everyone supporting me this month. You guys are helping a lot. I'm thinking I want to update the banner at some point but I don't know if I'll commission someone or try to improve it myself.
Once more, I'm gonn...
2021-11-28 17:08:39 +0000 UTC
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Hey there!
Another one for you. It's a little late again but it's also a bit longer than average. I'm gonna try for daily chapters but no promises. Today was a little better with motivation already and we're getting to some fun stuff soon.
I hope you enjoy the chapter!
Cheers!
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There was one part about baths that was definitely bad. Drying. The water just did not want to leave my feathers. And using a towel would be...
2021-11-26 18:35:57 +0000 UTC
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Oof, it's late.
I kinda got caught reading the last two days. First, Candlelit Lives. And then this morning I decided to catch up with Hive Minds Give Good Hugs. Two great stories. I really enjoyed them. I think part of why I preferred reading over writing was a slight hint of burnout. I'm not sure. The Writathon is a lot of writing. I'll see it through but I might take it slow after that. I need to get another eight chapters in ten days. That's possible. Though it'...
2021-11-25 20:41:25 +0000 UTC
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Hey there!
More slice of life and some information about stuff and things. Reading is great and Fio loves it even more than I do!
Enjoy the chapter!
Cheers!
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After the admittedly rather short meeting in the gatehouse, we made our way to the library. Obviously, I had to see what a real dwarven library looked like. Borsdown’s was small, as I heard from multiple dwarves.
The building looked somewhat si...
2021-11-23 16:55:46 +0000 UTC
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Hey there, I'm back!
No bonus chapters last week because of Pokémon. I still have a bunch of stuff to do in the game but I'm almost at the elite four so most of it feels not as immediately necessary. I'll get some more writing done today. Maybe I'll have a bonus soon.
For now, enjoy the chapter! It's a bit more slice of life-ey.
Cheers!
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It was once again a sunny day perfect for sightseeing. I met the siblings in t...
2021-11-22 14:09:35 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone! I got another chapter for you!
I also got 6 hours in the gen 4 remakes so there's your reason for the delay. Gonna go get some food and then back to playing. Hopefully more tomorrow, we'll see.
For now, I hope you enjoy!
Cheers!
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The caravan pushed through noon without taking a break. The dwarves were looking forward to a proper meal in place of travel rations. Even with the wolf meat four days ago, ...
2021-11-19 19:16:44 +0000 UTC
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Hello again!
Here's another one for you. I shall aim for an earlier time tomorrow. It helps I don't have uni on Fridays but it doesn't help the gen 4 remakes release at midnight. I'll handle it somehow. This week will get two bonus chapters. For the simple reason that RR is right before the fight chapter so they will get a double bonus no matter what. I'll make it work somehow.
The stuff I was talking about last chapter's author's note is gonna happen tomorrow...
2021-11-18 18:05:06 +0000 UTC
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Hey there!
I'm back with another one. This is yesterday's chapter, once again sorry for missing it. It was not just because of uni. I had some ideas before writing 112 that I forgot to put into that and had to take some time to figure out if I should do some major editing. I decided against it. The things that were missed can be just as well told later. Probably in the next one, if I had to take a guess.
Anyway, enjoy the chapter and see you tomorrow!
Ch...
2021-11-17 14:36:51 +0000 UTC
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Hey all. Just a short notice. I was too swamped with uni today and won't be able to finish the chapter. You'll get one tomorrow instead. That's about it. Sorry about the delay. I hope it won't happen more often. If it does, a schedule change might be appropriate.
Have a nice day/evening, wherever you are and I'll see you tomorrow!
2021-11-16 17:38:29 +0000 UTC
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Hey there, it's volume five time!
Not much to talk about. I'm on good pace for the Writathon. I need four bonus chapters until December 5th which is very feasible. I'm gonna try for two per week, let's see how it goes.
Enjoy the chapter!
Cheers!
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The morning was one of those sunlit-fog mornings. The valleys between the hills held a thin layer of the soft white and the early sun had trouble reaching the ground with t...
2021-11-15 14:45:18 +0000 UTC
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Here we are, caught up on bonus chapters! This is the actual end of volume four!
Next one tomorrow. I need to spend some more time next week catching up with my lessons so I can play the Pokemon remakes on the weekend. I'll try to get out one or two bonus chapters anyway.
For now, enjoy the chapter!
Cheers!
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The merchant took me to an inn not far from the gatehouse. His caravan had taken some rooms there, their tran...
2021-11-14 18:45:24 +0000 UTC
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I decided 109 was not the end of volume four. It's gonna be 111 instead. Next chapter in a few minutes, I hope you enjoy!
Cheers!
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On the day I planned to leave town for a bit of exploration, the captain showed up at Safrah’s house early in the morning. I had hoped he was looking for her or Vivi but both of them were at the lake since yesterday. A bit reluctantly, I welcomed him and we sat down in the living room with some te...
2021-11-14 18:39:32 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
I got some more for you. This one is the end of volume four (Edit: or not). I have to do some proper plotting (e.g. write it down) but my plan for volume five is pretty much ready. I hope you like where it's going to go.
That said, I want to do some early communication. I will take a break over Christmas. There will be no writing from the 23rd to 28th of December. I plan to get some backlog ready so you still have some chapters but with my histor...
2021-11-12 17:44:23 +0000 UTC
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Hey there.
Late again, I know. I spent yesterday catching up a little with uni. And when I got to writing today I found myself uncertain of where to go next with the story. I have a few things still up for volume four but they include leading into the next parts. So, now I made some first plans for volume five. Or at least for the transition and where Fio will go next. I'll still need to make some more detailed plotting. If I don't get all the bonus chapters I...
2021-11-11 18:14:54 +0000 UTC
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Here we are.
Tuesdays really are kinda busy. But it's fun, so I won't complain!
Here's what you've been waiting for. The important bits at least. I hope I can get another bonus out tomorrow but no promises.
I hope you enjoy the chapter!
Cheers!
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With the bustle on the beach, I found myself a secluded spot on a nearby branch. Vivi picked one nearby and followed my example of looking at her status. Now, what had...
2021-11-09 19:25:05 +0000 UTC
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Hey all!
This seems very late, doesn't it? Well, that's because it's long. Nearly 3900 words. I'm counting this as a double chapter, meaning this is today's and the first bonus of the week. Tomorrow is my busy uni day so it might be late again.
Thanks for all the support, as always, and I hope you enjoy!
Cheers!
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The lake was surrounded by forest all around. On most sides, the trees reached all the way to t...
2021-11-08 19:34:58 +0000 UTC
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Bonus! Did you think I forgot? Well, here it is. I will try for three bonus chapters next week. That is likely to guarantee at least two.
Anyway, see you tomorrow.
Enjoy the chapter!
Cheers!
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The morning was damp with s slight fog rolling through the hills. The sky was a dull grey telling of a sunless day but at least it did not look like rain. I and Vivi met the dwarven guards at the gatehouse. I had not shifted ba...
2021-11-07 18:57:27 +0000 UTC
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Here I am, late again...
I was feeling a bit under the weather today, had a headache and was really tired. It got better after lunch but I'm still exhausted. Anyway, I managed to finish the chapter, so here it is! Bonus probably on Sunday. I want to get four bonus chapters out before the 15th. That would get me to the halfway checkpoint on the Writathon. We'll see how I manage. If this is a cold it should be over tomorrow but if it's my crohns acting up aga...
2021-11-05 15:58:05 +0000 UTC
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Hey there!
I got another one for you. No bonus yesterday because I wanted to start posting these more in time with my RR schedule. Definitely not because the new TFT set released yesterday and I played the whole day.
Anyway, I'm gonna keep these comments going. There's no harm to it. If something really important comes up likes schedule changes, I'll make an extra post.
This week will probably be only one bonus chapter since my nephews' birthday...
2021-11-04 12:00:46 +0000 UTC
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Hey there,
this one is kinda late. Expect similar times on Tuesday from now on. It's just full with lessons so I can't write as much.
By the way, do you read these notes? I could just post the chapters without them and make announcement posts for anything important. Or I could go with a note once per week to update on anything related to my writing. I can make a poll if there is enough of a discourse or adjust according to comments. Tell me what you think!
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2021-11-02 17:36:41 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone, it's a new month! It's a new chapter!
A big thank you to everyone for another month of support!
So, there's a bit of stuff to talk about. Primarily, the RR Writathon. I decided to take part with Owlnother World. What does that mean? More chapters! The original schedule will keep going as is but I'm going to release bonus chapters whenever they're ready. RR will be caught up every Sunday to eleven chapters behind Patreon. I need about two bonus ch...
2021-11-01 15:42:28 +0000 UTC
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Here it is! The big one hundred!
It feels good to reach this milestone. It also feels good to be this productive. I would probably burn out within a month if I do this all the time but every once in a while it's fun to write almost 7k words in two days. This is not an early chapter, this is a bonus. Monday will be another one, just as expected. University also seems to not be holding me up too much. The next week will show it for real. Some lessons didn't start yet....
2021-10-29 16:16:19 +0000 UTC
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Our experiments lasted three more days before we had enough data to be somewhat confident in the effects of thaumium. As a simple replacement for the brass mesh, it was not very helpful. The constructs previously used to attune the brass to an aspect were mostly useless for the purple metal. The thaumium simply absorbed the vis and was thus less capable to accept more from external influences. Only when using a small amount would it do anything useful. The aspect stored in the thaumium was ab...
2021-10-29 16:08:54 +0000 UTC
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