đđđ¨đŤđđĄđđ đđ˘đŚđ, the 4th book in the Time Core series, is now available on eBook, paperback, and hardcover!
Scorched Time Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5ZXJRPM
Scorched Time Amazon UK: 2023-05-31 14:38:35 +0000 UTC View Post
New Fusion Learned!
Spellcasting Focus Boost +4
Activation Method(s): Reactive
Effect: Boosts the Level of the Spellcasting Focus Skill
Input: Physical touch
Variable(s): Evaluate the presence of a Mage
Magnitude: 4 Levels
Mana Cost: 2000
Pattern Cohesion: 80
Fusion Time: 10.5 hours
Fusion...
2023-05-30 19:36:21 +0000 UTC View PostLarek wasnât going to bother using a privacy alcove in his Advanced Fusions workshop classroom for his upcoming Fusions, if only because heâd rather be somewhere familiar and equally as comfortable. Sitting on his bed in his room was as good as anywhere else in his opinion, and it was private enough that no one would be entering it after a certain time of the evening. Both Verne and Norde could be quiet enough if they wanted to be, and if he asked them to keep ...
2023-05-30 16:08:54 +0000 UTC View Post(A shorter chapter than usual, but as it was from two different POVs, I felt it better to keep it separate)
Penelope paced back and forth between the walls of the vestibule, the door leading into Head Drill Instructor Bleekerâs office closed for the time being. She knew she was late to their meeting, which was entirely her fault, but she didnât think she was that late.
If it wasnât because I was afraid of reporting my fai...
2023-05-29 19:18:18 +0000 UTC View PostThe next few weeks had Larek studying the Intermediate Fusion books he acquired from the library at night, in addition to in his Advanced Fusions class. Grandmaster Fusionist Shinpai refused to teach him anything new until he had a good understanding of the concepts he would need to take advantage of his instruction, though he was more than willing to answer questions about what he read. The reason it took nearly 3 weeks for him to fully assimilate what he read was...
2023-05-29 16:07:36 +0000 UTC View PostLarek took a step back from the Martial trainee after he realized she was standing a little too close to him. While he had accidentally run into her as he turned around, which wasnât his fault but hers for standing so close, he didnât want to give her any other reason to accuse him of touching her inappropriately; heâd already been the target of an accusation of the sort the day before, and heâd like to keep that kind of thing to a minimum.
I...
2023-05-28 20:24:57 +0000 UTC View Post(I was a little slow on these chapters this week as I took it a little easier after the marathon sessions I had last week to get Scorched Time done. In addition, getting the finished book together for publication took a little longer than I expected, but it's all done -- including the paperback/hardcover and it's been submitted to Podium for the audiobook. I'm planning on working on this all next week at full speed, so there should be a lot more chapters coming up!)
Larek left his Advanced Fusions 1 class at a run yet again, racing toward the first-year classrooms as he weaved through the people moving about. Fortunately, he wasnât stopped by Professors with a demand to convince them of his innocence, so he wasnât delayed in the least, meaning that he made it to his Understanding Specializations class well ahead of time. As he sat in the same seat he had been in the day before, his mind was awhirl with the informa...
2023-05-25 19:13:29 +0000 UTC View PostâThe first thing you need to know about your Fusions is that, while strengthening the containment barriers around your Mana Cost will solve most of your problems for the time being, it isnât a catch-all,â Larekâs instructor explained. At the same time, Grandmaster Fusionist Shinpai used his Pattern Cohesion to quickly form the same formation that went into his Pneuma Boost Fusion, though at only Magnitude 1 instead of 9. Looking down at the formation floati...
2023-05-24 21:32:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The 4th book in the Time Core series, Scorched Time, is now available for pre-order, releasing May 31st!
Amazon US:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5ZXJRPM
Amazon UK:https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C5ZXJRPM
Amazon DE:2023-05-23 21:44:35 +0000 UTC View Post
The next morning, Larek woke up with excitement running through his entire body as he thought about the day. He barely paid attention to the world around him during his morning routines, at least until breakfast brought him a very odd-acting Nedira who sat across from him and his two roommates with an annoyed expression on her face.
âWhatâs up, sis?â
The fourth-year student answered him with curt, âNothing,â before crossing her arms over her chest and ...
2023-05-23 21:38:25 +0000 UTC View PostNothing new today as I was finishing up the editing for Scorched Time. I'm hoping to have it up for pre-order sometime tomorrow for a release next week :)
Later tomorrow I'm getting back to The Fusionist book 2, where I'll be working on it fully for about a week until I split it between that and Dimensional Dungeon Cores Book 5.
Have a great rest of your Monday!
2023-05-22 19:18:45 +0000 UTC View Post(I'm wiped out after the convention this weekend; I was only able to get one chapter done and I may end up going back and changing some things, as I was so busy I didn't really get a chance to go over it when I was finished. In addition, for the first time, I added a secondary perspective other than Larek's, which could either add a precedent for more POV changes or I may change it later if I decide if I want to stick to a singular POV as I have thus far. I will only have this...
2023-05-15 01:08:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (May 12th-14) I'll be at the Rocky Mountain Nightmares Horror Expo peddling my wares in the vendor room.
https://rockymountainnightmares.com/
A horror expo? Don't you write LitRPG and Dungeon Core?
Yes, but I also love horror and wrote my Spirit Core series, which is a mixture of Paranormal Horror, LitRPG, and Dungeon Core featuring a serial killer brought ba...
2023-05-11 03:08:54 +0000 UTC View Post(Here's one last chapter this week before I start back with Scorched Time tomorrow!)
The library was only a 5-minute walk, but it felt shorter because there was so much newness around the park and that portion of the gigantic building that they had yet to explore. Larekâs head was on a swivel as they made their way to their destination, as he received a better look at the park and the differing training sections and the odd-looking arena ...
2023-05-09 03:21:28 +0000 UTC View PostâIs this true, young man? Did you hurt Portia?â
Larek assumed that Portia was the woman in the purple robe who still had her finger pointed in his direction, especially as she sneered at him and nodded emphatically at the Professorâs question, even if it hadnât been addressed to her.
He shook his head as he peered closer at the Professor. Larek was momentarily relieved to see that she wasnât from the Kingdom, what with the long, straight, black hair th...
2023-05-08 21:39:03 +0000 UTC View Post(I wrote both chapter 22 and 23 in between ringing people up at my wife's craft fair, so there may be some alterations/additions in the future when I get a chance to really look them over. I'll be writing some more tomorrow, so hopefully there will be another 2 or 3 that will go up before I go back to Scorched Time for the rest of the week. Enjoy!)
The fallout from revealing his Pattern Cohesion wasnât as cataclysmic as he had feare...
2023-05-08 01:19:09 +0000 UTC View PostLarek whipped his head around, the unexpected voice of someone so close to him causing him to twitch briefly in surprise. He immediately found the source of his shock, an older man with a completely bald head and a long white beard that pooled in his lap, sitting in what appeared to be a specialized Fusion alcove that was located next to the entrance. It was slightly larger than the others and had a few bigger, even more comfortable pillows in a throne-like arrangement.
... 2023-05-07 21:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostâWelcome new students!â the diminutive woman shouted from the front of the large room, directing her words toward the back where Larek and the other new first-year transfers were sitting. âI know you may have a lot of questions, but it can wait toward the end of class. For those of you who had been here all year long, youâre going to be able to go early because of this!â There was some slight cheering from the crowd, though it wasnât overly enthusiastic.
L...
2023-05-02 02:54:46 +0000 UTC View PostâUh, what do you mean?â he asked in confusion, and it was only then that his friends noticed that he had stopped.
Ricardo looked up at him with a searching gaze, as if he was trying to figure something out. He opened his mouth to respond but noticed that Verne and the others were watching â and listening. âOh, n-nothing,â he stammered. âI was, uh, just wondering why you seem so much older than the others, thatâs all. Nothing meant by it at all. Now, if y...
2023-05-01 20:20:50 +0000 UTC View PostâAgain, I want to welcome you to Copperleaf Academy!â the Dean announced to everyone once the doors shut behind them. âIâm going to leave you now so I can return to my duties, but I will leave you in the good hands of Ricardo, one of our star students in his fifth year here at Copperleaf. Ricardo, please show our new arrivals to the recently reopened auxiliary residences, if you would.â
âIt would be my pleasure, Dean Lorraine.â This came from a young man...
2023-05-01 16:31:46 +0000 UTC View PostThe journey through Thanchet was relatively uneventful, though Larek could tell that the city was much bigger than Peratin based on what he could observe. Heâd seen it once he exited the carriage, of course, but walking through the streets lined with hundreds of different-sized buildings only emphasized the differences. Granted, the city that housed Crystalview Academy had been large, but it only looked as large as it was because it spread up the small mountain it had att...
2023-04-30 21:55:09 +0000 UTC View Post
I just got the cover art back for Scorched Time, so I thought that I would share it with my Patrons!
2023-04-28 21:08:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Just released, pick up the 3rd book in the Time Core series, Poisoned Time, on audiobook! Narrated beautifully once again by Tess Irondale and published by Podium, listen to over 13 hours of Dungeon Core, LitRPG, and time loop mechanics all rolled up in one story!
Audible US: https://www.audible.com/pd/B0BZJSTXSH
Audible UK: 2023-04-25 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
To celebrate The Dungeon Fairy reaching over 1,000 ratings on Amazon, you can pick it up for FREE today through April 28th! If you haven't checked out this first book in the Hapless Dungeon Fairy series, this is your chance!
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084VSHGQR
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co...
2023-04-25 01:41:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe rest of the trip south over the next few days was unfortunately super awkward and incredibly boring. The group of 5 SIC members acted as if no one else in the cargo hold existed, but they were still present enough that Larek wouldnât be able to do any Fusions or have Nedira teach him any spells â especially with how they reacted to seeing Rheinaâs bracer. As they helped to unload supplies at a couple of towns and once a much larger city even bigger than Peratin wh...
2023-04-24 22:19:06 +0000 UTC View PostTheir travel south took an unexpected turn when additional passengers joined the carriage while Larek and his friends were asleep. Unfortunately, the small group of 5 SIC members suddenly appeared in the cargo hold of the carriage that morning as it had the least amount of supplies that still needed to be delivered; he only discovered it when he had woken up and found that Rheina and Crester werenât the only people besides his friends that were now inside the hold.
...
2023-04-24 20:12:20 +0000 UTC View PostâHey, help with the unloading, would you?â
Larek heard the shout coming from the back of the carriage soon after it stopped. An open hatchway led out to the bright sun of the outdoors, which was nearly blinding after being in the relative darkness of the cargo hold for the last number of hours.
Over the previous few minutes, the sound and movement of the vehicle had changed; it was both rougher and louder as the wheels rolled over what sounded like cobblesto...
2023-04-24 16:04:35 +0000 UTC View PostLarek managed the finish the Body Boost +5 Fusion on the other earring about 20 minutes later, gaining another level in his new Multi-effect Fusion Focus Skill in the process.
New Fusion Learned!
Body Boost +5
Activation Method: Permanent
Effect: Increases Body
Magnitude: 50% increase
Mana Cost: 5,000
Pattern Cohesion: 150
Fus...
2023-04-23 20:41:52 +0000 UTC View PostAs he shouldâve guessed, Rheina went first, handing over her bracers and her earrings, keeping her knives with her until he needed them. He supposed that made a bit of sense, because if they were somehow attacked while on the road, then she would need her weapons to defend herself.
Larek moved some of the softer sacks into a large pile behind tall stacks of boxes, creating an alcove where he could sit and have a good portion of his surroundings be blocked off by the...
2023-04-18 20:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post