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You Only Live Twice - ch21 unbetaed

I posted the betaed part 1 of the Battle for the Golden Fleece a minute ago.

So here now comes part 2 of said battle.

This is the unbetaed chapter 21 of An Impractical Guide to Godhood, You Only Live Twice.

This author must insists that arming penguins is absolutely discouraged. One also must mention that Necromancy is a proscribed Art, and raising armies from the grave is absolutely something that will see you punished by the proper magical authorities. Oh, and using your f...

Annihilation Tide - ch20 betaed

Okay, first post of the day, here is the chapter 20 of An Impractical Guide to Godhood, Annihilation Tide.

It has been properly betaed, and will be posted in a few hours on all the websites.

Naturally, this is only part 1 of the legendary battle for the Golden Fleece

The Unplanned Task - The odds 108 betaed

Here is the betaed version of chapter 108 of The odds were never in my favour, as promised.

The Unplanned Task will soon be updated on ff.net.

As for an Impractical Guide to Godhood, well, those have been several productive days...mad, but productive.

The odds 108 unbetaed and Announcement

Okay, I finished writing the chapter 108 of The odds were never in my favour, which is titled The Unplanned Task.

The betaed version and the update on fanfiction.net will likely arrive next week.

Hope everyone will enjoy it, we're near the end of Arc 4 (and Fourth Year), I have not abandoned my hope to finish this Arc in 2023 (and yes, that means 5 chapters, not counting this one, for 2023).

Now for the announcements.

I'm going to take a break of one week between Sunda...

This is not the chapter 12-3

For this is an Interlude. Bwhahaha!

Here comes a certain not-chapter, then, of around 41,000 words.

I hope every reader will enjoy it.

This time, I wouldn't call the last scene a cliffhanger...more like an omnious warning that things can really, really go badly in a certain galaxy.

Anyway, as you might have already realised, the writing of 12-3 is over, and the unbetaed chapter you have in front of you has been sent to the betas.

I gave them a deadline of mid-Aug...

Map 12-3 of the Granithor System

Dear readers, I'm posting a map here of the Granithor System.

Everything is better with maps, no?

What?

Oh, no, there's no reason or particular motive for that reason. At all. I swear it on the nine names of the Changer of Ways.

This isn't a teaser at all - 2 July 2023

Dear readers, this can't be a teaser! For teasers aren't 25,000 words long.

More seriously, I hope you will enjoy this large update.

I can, at the hour these words are written, tell you the end of the writing for 12-3 is quite close.

I should have it finished by Wednesday-Thursday at the latest. Based on the pace of writing and the last point of views that I have left to complete...this should be a 40,000 words-long chapter.

Which is incredibly appropriate, for the end...

This is not a teaser - 30 June 2023

Here we go for another not-teaser.

Writing is progressing well, I can inform you...so here is another not-post (grin).

As one can likely imagine, this is the last post for the month of June, though there might be more before the end of this week.

Stay away from engines of cosmic destruction, readers, and as always beware to not fall into your enemies' traps...

This is not a teaser - 26 June 2023

This is not a teaser.

Why the very thought is ridiculous...if it was one, I would have had time to properly review it, cherish it, place it in the Labyrinth of Crystal just to turn a certain Ruinous Power crazy.

Thus this is not a teaser with the...I think the proscribed pages contain about 8,000 words.

Be careful, for Knowledge is NOT Power...

The Conqueror's Grave - betaed

Here is the betaed chapter 107 of The odds were never in my favour, The Conqueror's Grave, which will be updated soon on ff.net.

As for my writing schedule, I can confirm I have begun the preparations for TWO 12-3.

If everything works fine and the muses of inspiration don't leave me, the true writing will begin around Thursday/Friday (meaning the 22 or 23 of this week).

I hope this will be good news for everyone, hope you will have a nice end of June 2023!

The odds 107 unbetaed

Here we go for the chapter 107 of The odds were never in my favour, The Conqueror's Grave.

As the title doesn't say, this is the tale of Alexandra and her fellow Champions to reach the tomb of Alexander...

Hope everyone will enjoy it!

An Impractical Guide to Godhood update 09 June 2023

Okay, here we go.

I have just finished correcting the final version of Chapter 19 for an Impractical Guide to Godhood, aka Interlude NOT Part of the Plan (which will be updated later on other websites).

I also have finished writing the chapter 20 which comes after it, Annihilation Tide. It officially opens the mini-arc of the 'Golden Fleece Quest'.

If you don't like whales, fleets in flames, and Necromancy...well, I fear this chapter is not for you.

If you want Perseus...

I'm back - 04 June 2023

Hi, my dear patrons!

I'm back, after a few days where I visited the sanctuary of the Goddess Athena (which is not Hive Athena ruled by a certain Basileia, I shall insist).

Good news, the Goddess did not punish me when I visited the Acropolis.

Bad news, a certain mad son of Poseidon must have done something incredibly frustrating, for the next day, there was a lot of dark clouds, though it didn't rain. Or is good news? Dark rumbles in the skies are evident signs Zeus was unha...

Announcement 27 May 2023

Hi, dear patreons,

Now that the enormous enthusiasm for the new chapter of the story-which-shall-not-be-named has slightly diminished (and me answering a lot of questions is not taking me several hours per day), I have been able to decide on a temporary writing schedule for the end of May and June.

Unless something drastically changes, it will be:

Chapter 20 of An Impractical Guide to Godhood (beginning tomorrow, with a pause of 4 days next week)

The odds were never in...

This is not a betaed chapter - 23 May 2023

So it was not promised, so it will not shall be.

The betas have accomplished their holy work under the vigilant glare of the Commissars!

Rejoice!

For the not-chapter is here!

Once and Future King - The odds 106 betaed

Hi,

I didn't have much time on my hands these last days, but I managed to find time to properly re-read and verify the betaed version of chapter 106 of The odds were never in my favour this morning.

As a result, Once and Future King should be posted tomorrow on ff.net, barring extraordinary circumstances that would include certain Ruinous Powers.

Enjoy!

The odds 106 unbetaed

As promised, the chapter 106 of The odds were never in my favour, Once and Future King.

I am not going to spoil a lot of things if I say it's exclusively focused on the duel between Alexandra and Galahad. To know more, you will have to read the chapter...

I will do my best, as usual to update the beta-ed version as soon as possible.

For the rest of the month...I have not yet decided on the story I will give my attention next. A lot depends on a certain beta, and t...

Voyagers - the Dance is not Over 51

Hi, dear readers!

I've just finished writing the chapter 51 of The Dance is not Over, which is titled Voyagers.

I will likely post it on the other websites next week, once I've made sure all my self-corrections are done.

Preparations for the next chapter of The odds were never in my favour will begin on Tuesday, and they're going to take some days, as The odds 106 is going to be an important chapter. That will gets the priority for the next week for sure, and likely a few mo...

Cold like Death - betaed version

This is the properly beta-ed version of An Impractical Guide to Godhood chapter 18, Cold like Death.

I am going to re-read it a last time, and then post it as the official update for this month on the three websites.

Enjoy!

An Impractical Guide to Godhood ch19 unbetaed

Here is the next update for an Impractical Guide to Goodhood, and yes, I managed to write the full chapter before April ends.

It is chapter 19 (Interlude 3) NOT Part of the Plan, giving you the tale of what happened after the Battle of the Forge of All Perils. Things aren't escalating too much here, but let's say there is another chapter after that which will raise the escalation threshold again...

Anyway, it is done, and I'm going to take some rest. Chapter 18 has been betaed, so...

The odds 105 unbetaed

Here were are, the chapter 105 of The odds were never in my favour, Secrets of Avalon.

Fair warning: there's a lot of lore and revelations in this chapter.

And yes, before you ask, there's a cliffhanger at the end.

Not because I am evil incarnate (though if you think so, I won't exactly blame you) but because this chapter was already bigger than I wanted, and took a lot of research and musings.

Anyway.

I will post the beta-ed update on all the other websites befo...

This is not a Chapter - 14 April 2023

This is not a chapter of 40k, since it is over 50k.

Yes, that's boderline cheating with words. This author doesn't care. Bwhaha!

Ahem.

I have managed to write a smaller chapter than 12-1. I have not reached 60K (don't tell me how close I was to reach it, that's not good for my ego).

Otherwise, I am really satisfied with what I did with it...along with the chapter's name I decided for 12-3. Don't thank me for revealing it, I insist.

I will confirm 12-2 is complete...

This is not a teaser - 8 April 2023

Teasers can't be more than 20,000 words-long, so this can't be a teaser.

See, dear readers? It's that simple.

Writing is progressing well on a certain story. I should reach the holy threshold of 40K today.

Please note (it isn't that important for the not-teaser today but for later) there are certain scenes that will be included here in the beginning of the final draft, because I'm still working upon them for now. Giving them to you now would have been a big problem if I deci...

This is not a teaser - 4 April 2023

Here it is again, the hour you don't like at all, for this is not a teaser.

It is not 7,000 words-long.

It does not contain the answers you're looking for.

You have been warned.

Enjoy!

Advance Warning

One say every declaration of war must have an advanced warning, so let it be the declaration of-

WAAAAGGHH!

Okay, Thanathos was far too pessimistic and sent his beta yesterday, making me, your humble author, work most of two days to try to merge the two beta-ed versions and get the 'best' version of certain events in a single format.

So yes, it seems the update will be this month, after all.

It should come within the hour.

Announcement 27 March 2023

Okay, many things have changed in the last 24 hours, so this message is not the one  which should have been posted, and the writing schedule is on a constant changing mode...curse you, Tzeentch!

Anyway.

There have been bad news and good news.

The bad news were, until yesterday, that I was unable to contact my second beta, Thanathos, for the better part of two weeks (with an increasing worry about what happened to him).

The good news was that yesterday, Thanathos c...

Cold Like Death unbetaed (an Impractical Guide to Godhood ch18)

You know about those resolutions to write smaller chapters?

Well, I'm afraid they never got past the preliminary stage.

What happened for TWO is true for An Impractical Guide, I guess...ah, well. It is only 26,000 words, there is some margin between it and the current TWO chapters.

Anyway, I regret nothing.

As always, fair warning: none of the scenes despicted in this chapter are to do in real life. You are not Perseus Jackson/Kairos Theodosian; if you try it, you will...

The Sea of Monsters - betaed

Sever readers commented on whether some stories were betaed before being updated on other websites, so yes, let me reassure everyone, the stories are betaed before being updated.

At least for the ones which have beta, of course.

So far, those are:

An Impractical Guide to Godhood (1 beta)

The odds were never in my favour (1 beta)

TWO (2 betas)

And for the moment, I am satisfied with it.

Anyway, let's return to the main topic.

This is the beta-ed ...

The odds 104 unbetaed

Dear readers, I'm back.

The good news is that my cold is no more. The bad news is that with this horrible wind, my pollen allergy has never been more powerful. Curse you, Nurgle. I know you are at fault, and I will have your putrid skin roasted if it's the last thing I ever do. Death to Decay!

Ahem.

I have managed to complete the chapter 104 of The odds were never in my favour. My beta sent the corrected version, so all readers won't have to wait too long for the (corrected)...

Announcement - 07 Mars 2023

Writing is going to be a bit slowed down in the coming days, as I've caught an unpleasant cold, as my poor nose is reminding me every minute or so. This is not too bad health-wise, but when you sneeze every couple of minutes, it's not exactly easy to write on your computer...and this is also becoming problematic to clean up too.

Anyway.

I've begun preparations for the next chapter of The odds were never in my favour (couldn't leave you for too long without what comes after the cli...