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Plans for May 4-9

The Tower Story is starting to get to some exciting parts! I'm having a blast writing it, and I'm excited to keep going on it next week.

As a heads-up, next week I will be reaching Chapter 15, which is the final chapter for my $2 Patrons; the rest will be gradually released as soon as I finish the story, but Chapter 15 will be the final one for them until then. It'll probably be another week after that before I hit Chapter 30, which is the final chapter for my $5 Patrons, but it's qui...

Tower Story -- Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Leaning up against the pure-white marble column next to him, Bax stared at the closed, gold-plated, and beautifully carved doors in front of him.  The cold marble floors under his feet and pressing against his upper shoulder didn’t affect him at all, thankfully, though he could still feel it; the same went for the ambient temperature in the vast, stark hallway that he’d just traversed to get to this point.  He was thankful that extreme temperature changes didn�...

Tower Story -- Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Another shot of relief passed through Bax as the doors to the Keepers’ Tower allowed him access, and he pushed them open to find a relatively large room made of the same stone as the rest of the Co-op, which he thought was large enough to hold a thousand or so people comfortably – even the larger Orcs or Saroon.  Other than its size, however, there wasn’t much to see, as the walls were almost entirely blank with no obvious way forward. 

Thankfully, all of...

Tower Story -- Chapter 8

Chapter 8

With his hand covering his nose and mouth to block out the lingering odor, Bax stared at the scene in the auditorium and even with his increased Intellect, he was unable to figure out what he was looking at.  Or, more precisely, what he wasn’t looking at. 

All of the bodies of the Keeper recruits and Guides that had recently been lying inside the large room were gone. The smell remained, unfortunately, though it was much reduced from how hor...

Tower Story -- Chapter 7

(This chapter took a while with notifications, calculations, and stats -- oh, my!)

Chapter 7

The transition from unconsciousness to full wakefulness was nearly instant as Bax abruptly sat up from the hard floor and looked around, confused for a second at why he wasn’t in his bed.  Unfortunately, his memories were triggered by the stench of the dead that seemed to linger in his very skin, as well as by the flat piece of black material that he reached out and ...

Tower Story -- Chapter 6

Chapter 6

While Bax hadn’t been at the Keeper Recruit Cooperative for long, he couldn’t remember a time when it had been quiet.  Even when he was in a class, there had always been the rustling sounds of people shifting around in their seats in between the Guides lecturing, and while walking to another classroom the low murmur of thousands of people moving through the hallway had always been present.  Even when he was in his room, there had been a persistent hum that he hea...

Tower Story -- Chapter 5

Chapter 5

The next 6 hours were a test of Bax’s resolve, as he felt worse and worse as the classes he attended seemed to drag on and on.  Most of what he learned went over his head because his mind was focused on keeping himself from coughing and eventually sneezing at one point or another, though there were a few things that stuck with him.

In The Keeper’s Tower class, he learned more about what he would be facing inside of its 50 Floors: monsters, puzzles, and traps.&nb...

Tower Story -- Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Throwing himself down on his bed, Bax stared up at the ceiling as he completely zoned out. He didn’t want to think about anything at the moment, especially as his stomach was extremely full and uncomfortable.  Stuffing his face at the Meal Hall wasn’t his original plan, especially as he had been as equally impressed by its enormous size as he had by the auditorium earlier.  The massive space was large enough to handle tens of thousands of people all sitting aroun...

Tower Story -- Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Guide Azilla didn’t appear to want to speak too much as they quickly made their way through the congregating groups of Elves, Dwarves, Gnomes, and all of the other races that all seemed to get along together without any tension between them – or at least that was how it seemed to Bax.  He was actually fine with his Guide not wanting to share too much with him, anyway, as he had plenty to think about without adding to it all.  In fact, he was still processing ever...

Plans for April 27-May 2

Well, the new story teased with my last update is finally underway! I know there isn't a lot yet (2 chapters) and it probably seems like a run-of-the-mill post-apocalyptic story, but there are some fun twists coming up! I'm hoping to have it done in about 4-5 weeks, and then I can start on Healer book 6 for those of you who are waiting for it :)

In other news, the release of Divine Fusionist has gone quite well, and I finished the last of the promotions I was planning on doing for it....

Tower Story -- Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Walking out the open doorway, a blast of sound hit Bax as he passed the threshold, as if there was something keeping the sound out of the room.  Momentarily stunned, he stopped moving as he tried to take in what his ears and eyes were experiencing.

The loud hum of voices nearly overwhelmed him as he looked around, seeing that he had emerged into an enormous square, stone hallway, which he estimated was nearly 500 feet wide and tall, with a plush carpet running its e...

Tower Story -- Chapter 1

I finally got the planning done for my new series, or at least the majority of book 1. I estimate that this book will be around 120k words, which shouldn't take me more than 4-5 weeks to write, and then I'll be getting back to Healer book 6!

Chapter 1

“Hit 12 for me, would you?” Bax asked from he squished himself inside the front of the elevator, the people in it so packed that he was worried for a second that they had exceeded its maximum weight limit.  ...

Divine Fusionist is available -- and The Fusionist is FREE!

The 8th and final book in the Magical Fusion series, Divine Fusionist, is now available on eBook, paperback, and hardcover! The audiobook is in production by Miles Meili and will hopefully be ready in a couple of months. 

Divine Fusionist (New Release) Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DR7GFSDG

Divine Fusionist (New Release) Amazon UK: 2025-04-23 13:00:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Divine Fusionist chapters taken down

Just a heads-up, I've taken down the chapters for Divine Fusionist to comply with KU rules. If anyone was still reading it, let me know -- and I'll see if I can get you a copy to read!

Easter Core is FREE 4/19 - 4/21!

The Easter holiday is upon us, and what better way to celebrate it other than to gorge yourself on Peeps and read Easter Core -- a Dungeon Core novella -- completely for FREE!  Easter Core is the 3rd book in my Holiday Dungeon Core series, and while it is part of a continuing story, it can be enjoyed all by itself :)

Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09X57WKZR

Amazon UK: 2025-04-19 14:30:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Plans for April 20-25

I'm so relieved that I was able to get Divine Fusionist done in plenty of time for the release, and it is all set and ready to go! It has been an amazing story to write, and I hope everyone who reads it has enjoyed it as much as I did.

While I have the actual release on eBook next Wednesday, which means I'll be promoting it a bit next week, there are a few other things going on next week as well. On Monday, I'll be taking down the chapters for Divine Fusionist to comply with Kindle Un...

Plans for April 13-18

I'm getting so close to the end of Divine Fusionist! I'm hoping to finish by next Wednesday so that I can get it ready for publication.

If you hadn't heard, the audiobook for Unrestrained Healer is out! Once I get Divine Fusionist done, I'll be having Miles work on that to finish the series.

Here are my plans for next week:

Sunday: Editing and post more chapters

Monday-Wednesday: Finish Divine Fusionist

Thursday-...