I got another chapter done today! I wasn't sure if it would happen because I was super busy with my audiobook giveaway -- if you haven't commented on the post yet to sign up yet, you have until Sunday! -- and because I went to lunch with my wife for my birthday, but I managed to sneak it in.
It's getting relatively near the end. The first book was 145k words and I'm aiming for something similar with book 2, and it's already at 107k. There's still a few important events that need to h...
2024-04-26 21:51:05 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 34
There was a line to get into the Crestline Gorge, which was situated inside a pass in the mountain range that surrounded the Ragewater Sea. It actually led into the mountains and was sealed off on the other end, with the entrance having a massive distortion that extended from one side of the gorge to the other, which he recognized from other dungeons โ though this was, by far, the largest heโd ever seen.
He stopped Gregory and the party a...
2024-04-26 21:37:20 +0000 UTC
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It's my birthday and I have a new audiobook... and a massive giveaway!
First, the ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ audiobook is now available! Listen to over 60 hours of Dungeon Core/LitRPG awesomeness narrated by Miles Meili and Louise Cooksey in this epic crossover series!
Second, to celebrate my birthday today, I'm giving away complete sets of the aud...
2024-04-26 14:25:46 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 33
If there were such a thing as a penthouse suite in the world of Tarth, the Gold-Ranked room he was led to would be it. It had all of the amenities of the Silver-Ranked room back in Forgestone, only more. Bigger bed, bigger bathroom, fancier-looking everything โ it had it all. He knew that it was more expensive because of the fact that none of it was constructed of local stone or driftwood, meaning that it had to be shipped in especial...
2024-04-25 23:26:07 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 32
โYou have done well for yourself, this one observes. To the detriment of many of your fellow Contenders in Forgestone, of course.โ
Youโฆ know about that? he thought, remembering his first encounter with the Support Class Representative back in Ashcleft that made it so he didnโt have to verbally speak. That was a good thing, he supposed, as having a one-sided conversation that anyone could listen to was probably a go...
2024-04-25 17:58:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 31
It wasnโt long before Thaden was forced to make a wide turn to avoid the murdering Contenders walking along the pathway that led toward the city of Rageharbor. He stayed as far away from them as he could, which only amounted to about 500 feet as he skirted edge of the mountain range surrounding the Ragewater Sea, and he was running as fast as he could while still maintaining his balance. Even so, one of the Scout Classes from the group spotted him a...
2024-04-24 21:13:19 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 30
The sight that Thaden caught as he looked over the edge of the rock pile wasnโt a good one. It seemed as though he was a few seconds too late to help, as the commotion was wrapping up even as he peeked down at the scene unfolding in front of him.
A total of 15 Contenders of different races, genders, and Classes, who all ranged from Level 18 to Level 20, had apparently surrounded three female Contenders a short time ago and killed them. How?&nb...
2024-04-24 18:00:56 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 29
Thaden didnโt get a chance to check his notifications after traveling through the rest of the forest and finding a place to sleep for the night up in a tree, but he certainly checked them in the morning once he wasnโt tired enough to fall asleep while reading. He skipped over the โmonster slainโ messages as a matter of course and only concentrated on any Competency increases and possible Achievements.
Support Spellcasting ...
2024-04-23 22:02:50 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 28
Expecting to see something similar to the Mausoleum of Despair, which was a massive arena where he was confronted by multiple Mini Bosses and capped off by the extremely powerful Monarch of the Dead Boss, Thaden was in for a completely different experience when he started walking through the tunnel to the Boss cave. The first thing that happened was that there was an abrupt turn to the tunnel that, once he started walking down it, he realized cut off any li...
2024-04-23 17:17:01 +0000 UTC
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The Dimensional Dungeon Core Complete Series audiobook is now available! Listen to over 60 hours of Dungeon Core/LitRPG awesomeness narrated by Miles Meili in this epic crossover series!
Audible US: https://www.audible.com/pd/B0D2DW45G9
Audible UK: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0D2DXBFVS<...
2024-04-23 14:03:27 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 27
As Thaden made his way deeper into The Den, he encountered more than just Shadowcoons โ though the theme of the dungeon quickly made itself clear.
Ebon Vixen โ Maximal
Level 62
Molemurk โ Maximal
Level 65
Bringing his portable healing target along, the L...
2024-04-22 20:36:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 26
Walking down the dirt tunnel entranceway, Thaden was expecting some more magical torches along the walls similar to the Vogmite Tunnels Dungeon, but that didnโt seem to be the case in The Den. Instead, light seemed to shine in from random holes in the ceiling, creating spotlights of illumination that seemed to makes the shadows in between darker somehow. Thankfully, his continuous use of his glowing protective Fields were enough to ...
2024-04-22 16:30:01 +0000 UTC
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The 2nd book in the Earthen Contenders series, the sequel to Unexpected Healer, is now on pre-order! Unprepared Healer is coming out on May 28th!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2BFBLRP
๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ, ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ง ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐...
2024-04-22 01:48:30 +0000 UTC
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Here's a sneak peak for my Patrons for the second book in the Earthen Contenders series, Unprepared Healer. I'm still hoping to have this out by the end of May and will likely be putting it up for pre-order next week.
2024-04-19 20:47:49 +0000 UTC
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I got a few more chapters done this week and even got one done today! I'm leaving to set up for the Readers Take Denver convention in just a little bit and won't be able to write tomorrow.
Next week, I'm planning on being able to write most of the week, though on Friday it's my Birthday! Next week, I'm also planning on having the audiobook for the box set of Dimensional Dungeon Cores series publish. In addition, for my Birthday, I'm going to have a special giveaway :)
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2024-04-18 19:54:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 25
While he didnโt have a physical map on him, Thadenโs Mentality had allowed him to essentially memorize the maps he had been allowed to study at the Adventurer Coalition in Forgestone. Using his approximate starting location around Northbend, he knew that he needed to head far to the southeast toward the city of Rageharbor, which was situated along the coast of a turbulent sea.
Of course, the maps he memorized werenโt filled with all the little d...
2024-04-18 19:30:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 24
Unfortunately for Thaden, there were no new spells waiting for him when he reached Level 54 nor at Level 57. He still received a spell selection for each of those Levels, as well as another +36 in Mentality and 16 free stat points; he ended up finally taking Major Lifelink and Major Wardlink because he had the spare spell selections, but he didnโt know if heโd ever use them. After those were chosen he only had
2024-04-17 20:29:46 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 23
Securing himself in the crook of the tree he managed to lift himself into, despite the enveloping darkness of the nighttime forest, Thaden sat back and sighed deeply. Getting out of Northbend at night was somehow harder than getting in during the daytime, as more and more people โ both Contenders and Charee โ arrived and clogged the streets of the town regardless of the late hour. It took him twice as long to flow against the current of the crowd ...
2024-04-16 22:16:10 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 22
Leaving Forgestone earlier, the Guards said absolutely nothing to Thaden as he walked out of the gates after an hour of painstakingly climbing over the scattered rubble that used to comprise the buildings in the grand city. Instead, theyโd simply stared at him from atop the walls as he passed through the gate below, their silent judgement almost too much for him to bear. The guilt that heโd been feeling since he survived being eaten by the Magma W...
2024-04-16 17:55:32 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 21
Bending over and putting his hands on his knees, Kyler finally stopped running after hours on the road. As he attempted to catch his breath, his heaving lungs filling his ears with their labored inhalation and exhalation, he shifted himself slightly so that he was looking behind him.
Nothing. Thank goodness.
The Archer Trainee couldnโt help but feel a wave of relief pass through him as the panic heโd felt since running for his...
2024-04-15 20:06:07 +0000 UTC
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๐๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ, the first book in my Earthen Contenders series, is now on audiobook! This is a LitRPG Isekai story about a guy from Earth being transferred to another world and unexpectedly being forced into being a healer class.
Miles Meili did an amazing job narrating over 15 hours of LitRPG awesomeness, and I'm very excited for everyone to check it out!
Amazon US (audiobook): www.audible.com/p...
2024-04-13 03:07:33 +0000 UTC
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I got more 9 more chapters done this week! I was shooting for 10, but fell slightly short. I'm hoping to have another 6 or so done next week, but we'll see because I have a bit going on.
First, I approved the audiobook for Unexpected Healer Book 1 yesterday, so it should publish just about any time; this means I'll be promoting it next week, which always takes a bit of my time away from writing, but it'll be good to finally have the audio out for this one.
Secondly, on Sunday ...
2024-04-12 21:41:23 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 20
Congratulations for initiating Developmental Stage 2 in Region #1!
Achievement received: Whatโs Next?
Contender World First Achievement: 200% additional accumulated PICK from all sources for 30 days
Warning! Your Contract Bond holder has died! If they are not resurrected withinโ
Note: Your ...
2024-04-12 21:32:12 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 19
As much as Thaden wanted to get up from where he had just sat down to confront the Vice-Leader of the Forgestone Adventurer Coalition, his entire body โ not to mention his mind and emotional state โ was exhausted, and not even his righteous anger could get him to his feet. So he had to settle for glaring and practically growling at the stone-faced Charee who simply stared at him. When it didnโt appear as though she was going to answer his questi...
2024-04-12 16:54:11 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 18
To say there wasnโt anyone left within the city was technically untrue, as at the far reaches of his vision he could see City Guards up on the walls staring inside the city, standing as still as statues and lit up by the myriad of magical lights in the pre-dawn light. And if he was also being truthful, saying that nothing was alive was also false, because the Magma Worms were certainly still living, crushing the last of the spectacular buildings that used...
2024-04-11 21:10:43 +0000 UTC
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Note: I'm not sure if y'all are ready for this... but here you go:
Chapter 17
Startled screams echoed through the tunnel as the shaking increased in intensity, to the point where Thaden had to spread his legs apart and balance himself to avoid falling down. He watched as a number of other Contenders nearby tried to do the same, including Meghan and Peter from the party he was supposed to heal in the dungeon, only for them to fall flat on their ba...
2024-04-11 16:52:37 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 16
โYou came.โ
Thaden snorted in annoyed amusement. โOf course I did; you didnโt really give me much choice if I didnโt want to have to start over somewhere new.โ
Camille looked away from his accusing eyes, as a blush suffused her cheeks. โIโmโฆ sorry about that. I didnโt think I had any other option.โ
โThereโs always another option,โ he responded harshly, before he mentally calmed himself down. Si...
2024-04-10 20:46:12 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 15
He wasnโt sure if it was some sort of spatial reorganization of the dungeon once he completed it or he had just gotten so turned around while moving through the caves, but when he emerged from the glowing false wall of stone that swung inwards with his touch, Thaden found himself exiting the Magma Dungeon only a dozen feet or so from the entrance. As it closed behind him, he felt and ignored what seemed to be a very small and brief earthquake under his fe...
2024-04-10 15:21:14 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 14
Smiling as he juggled the blue, multi-faceted, crystalline orb the size of a baseball between his hands, Thaden strolled down the large tunnel that led to the different dungeons available in the mountain where Forgestone sat, noticing that even if it was getting late in the day, the crowds of Contenders hadnโt dispersed. If anything, it was even more crowded as he navigated his way through all the people, taking care not to run into anyone or cause to muc...
2024-04-09 21:22:31 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 13
โWhatโ?โ
Thaden was dragged a few feet down the alleyway and pushed up against the wall of the Outstanding Accessories shop. His surprise was so great that he didnโt activate his protective Fields until after his back was against the cold stone of the building, though it did nothing to remove the hands that were still forcefully holding onto his arms. It only took him a second to realize it was because he wasnโt being ...
2024-04-09 17:39:53 +0000 UTC
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