Iorweth Morgan couldn’t sleep. Little surprise, there; he hadn’t been able to sleep well for a long time. This was worse than usual, however. This wasn’t the normal insomnia where he trudged through a stupor of guilt and regret, the kind which his love would soothe away with a heartfelt, loving embrace as they lied in their bed together. No, this was the old insomnia, the one ruled by fear that took the form of a single question: what if the witch actually came back, as she had threaten...
2021-09-16 00:05:20 +0000 UTC
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[Two chapters in a month?!?! Impossible!!!!]
Chains. Chains into Pari’s soul. Sofie had been sure the worst of her nightmare was past her. She’d felt the geasa release from Pari’s soul when she’d said the magic words. It had been the strongest sensation she’d felt from any one person as well, there could have been no mistaking it. Pari was free of her terrible restraints, she’d been absolutely positive. She’d been wrong.
Chains. It wasn’t how she’d envision...
2021-09-01 01:38:32 +0000 UTC
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[So many readers know how much I hate much of my early chapters. I plan on rewriting the entire story once I finish with the first run, but I hate chapters 1-5 so much that I've been rewriting them during off days when I'm not writing the latest chapter. It's been slow going, but I finally finished Chapter 1. I already posted it on all the public pages, but I figured I might as well post it here too for you. You don't have to read it, but maybe you want to.]
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2021-08-20 04:43:27 +0000 UTC
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[There is a small chance that there will be changes to this chapter after DemiImp gives it another read. We don't expect much of anything though, so there's not really a big reason to hold off posting it.]
Pari Clansnarl stretched herself up as high as she could go, raising herself up on her tiptoes to maximize her paltry height and get as good a view from the cabin viewport as she could. The world of the clouds and the sky beckoned to her with the promise of grand vistas the like...
2021-08-07 22:01:57 +0000 UTC
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So I hit 1000 followers after 4 years on RR and asked people what I should do to celebrate. I got a whopping 1 answer: do a favorite character poll. So I did just now, but I can't leave my beloved partrons out of the fun, can I? After all, I'm supposed to value your opinions more! :p
So yeah, vote for your favorite characters, no limit on votes. Let's see what everybody thinks. Answers ordered randomly to remove bias.
2021-07-17 23:16:07 +0000 UTC
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[Sorry this one took so long, there were some f
2021-07-17 22:22:56 +0000 UTC
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The city of Kukego bustled with activity in the
2021-06-14 05:01:54 +0000 UTC
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[Here it is, people. The chapter that started
2021-05-13 22:10:15 +0000 UTC
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Finished the first draft of 108 on the plane yesterday. 25,789 words, the new record by about 4000 words. I am currently at my editor's house on vacation and will do my best to tie him to a chair until he edits it and we can revise it and get it out in the next few days. Soon!
2021-05-11 18:50:28 +0000 UTC
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17 votes total, 16 for waiting for the full chapter. The people have spoken, and they speak in tongues. As an update, I sent most of the already "finished" sections to DemiImp. He will try to start editing them tomorrow or during the weekend. Meanwhile, the chapter is now over 15000 words long and will more likely than not end up the new longest chapter in the story. My goal is to have the last 6000+ words written by the end of the weekend, but we'll see how long...
2021-04-30 03:33:06 +0000 UTC
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Hey all! As I continue to write this chapter, the chapter continues to grow. It's over 11,000 words now, and, by my (admittedly bad) estimate, I now think the low end for final word count will be 17000. On the high end, we might be looking at the new record for longest chapter (current record, 20,939 words).
I feel guilty for making you wait so long as it is, so the idea of making you wait a lot longer is even worse. And let's be real, at the rate the writing is ...
2021-04-26 04:32:24 +0000 UTC
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Hey, everybody. You I'm sure you're all wondering what's up with the next chapter, given the whole "I'm back and going to write" thing I posted a few weeks ago. I had hoped to have 108 out by now, but a few things happened. There were a few family emergencies that popped up. Both ended up being minor and aren't a big deal now, but they did take away a lot of time I was going to use to write on the weekends.
The largest holdup, however, is just the chapter itself....
2021-04-24 04:29:17 +0000 UTC
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Hey everybody! I was planning on coming back from vacation on the 11th (since I started my month of vacation on the 11th of March) but I missed you all so much that I'm going to start writing early. It will be a little tough, but I'm going to try for 2 chapters this month.
Speaking of vacations, though... I'm actually going to go on a real vacation next month. I have airline credit to use and I'll be fully vaccinated by then, so I decided to use it all now whi...
2021-04-07 01:38:06 +0000 UTC
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[This is the last chapter before my break. Going to rest up and come back strong in April. See y'all around!]
The Flying Toaster gently swayed back and forth as the air currents buffeted its gargantuan form. The oscillation proved just enough to make Blake mildly seasick, which he would normally have remedied the same way he used to deal with car sickness back in the day: by staring out at the distant horizon to steady his stomach. Unfortunately, though he sat within feet of...
2021-03-08 07:07:02 +0000 UTC
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Hey everybody. So first thing first, we got a new cover!!! This was a piece I commissioned from an artist known as Jefferymoonworm who I think did a great job. We have a whole committee of people in the discord server who helped come up with the concept and suggest changes and fixes, so that's just one more reason to link up your discord account to patreon if you have one.
As for 1...
2021-03-06 03:52:25 +0000 UTC
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[Had ANOTHER kidney stone... Life comes at you fast, people. But after a long wait, here it is, 106.]
Arlette took a deep breath, feeling her chest swell as the air flowed in through her nostrils. She cleared her mind as best she could and concentrated on the illusion in her hands. She had conjured the illusion of a small rock into her hands, and, as per Peko’s instructions, focused intently upon it.
She took in its shape, observing the tiny nooks and crannies, the m...
2021-02-20 00:50:17 +0000 UTC
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Hey everybody! I'm sure you're all wondering where 106 is. Well, the answer is that I finished the third rewrite/revision a few days ago, just in time for DemiImp to encounter technical issues keeping him from editing. It's basically ready to post, but I don't feel right posting it without getting their edits first.
Not to worry though, I'm working hard on 107 while we wait. 107 will be a smaller chapter, so I think it should be ready to post by the end of the mo...
2021-02-17 02:57:01 +0000 UTC
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[We had kidney stones, power outages, civil unrest, my water running out, and all other sorts of obstacles this month, but 105 is finally ready. Hope you enjoy it.]
Rain pelted down, the torrent of water pouring over Sofie even with the cover of the trees. She welcomed it. The water left her feeling cleansed in more ways than just physically. The softened dirt didn’t hurt either; between the rocks, the roots, and the fact she hadn’t been able to find anything better to use in ...
2021-01-27 03:13:41 +0000 UTC
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Hey everybody. Figured I would give you a second update.
So, a few hours after my last post, I got a kidney stone! It was the best, by which I mean it was incredibly painful and I spent some time in the hospital. Needless to say, this did not help my work on 105. The good news is that I did finally manage to get the first revision done and Demi managed to edit it. I'm working on the rewrite now. It should be done by tomorrow, hopefully. How long...
2021-01-22 23:35:02 +0000 UTC
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Hey everybody...
Just wanted to give an update on how 105 is coming along. So, it's been a rough start to 2021, both in general and for me. Between the slow crumbling of civil society in my country and a few personal issues, I've found it very very hard to concentrate on this chapter, and so progress has been very slow. Normally the chapter would be in DemiImp's hands by now, perhaps close to coming out by the end of the weekend. That's not the case right now.
2021-01-15 05:08:59 +0000 UTC
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[Hey everybody, after talking with some people, I realized that I had dropped the ball on the ending of this chapter. There was something I should have included in the chapter and just totally forgot about, so I rewrote the ending from the end of his conversation with Arlette about Rudra onward. If you already read the chapter, you might want to reread the end. If you haven't, then just read normally!]
It took Blake a while to realize that the grey blurry ce...
2021-01-04 06:06:10 +0000 UTC
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Sofie looked both ways, making sure that the ro
2020-12-22 00:33:08 +0000 UTC
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Arlette’s eyes opened wearily to blackness. With two claps, the crystals embedded in the ceiling began to glow, lighting the room with their soft radiance. Though the crystals were on their lowest setting, the light still made her eyes squeeze back shut. She rolled over and buried her aching head in her pillow, wishing that she didn’t have to get up, but the chimes coming from across the room told her that it was already well past her normal wake-up time. She couldn’t put off facing the...
2020-11-25 02:54:58 +0000 UTC
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Y'all are probably wondering what's going on with 102. Well, I finally managed to crank out the first draft last week, maybe a week behind schedule, but Demi hasn't managed to look at it yet. He's busy moving, you see. Which mean that, yes, 20 days into the month, it doesn't look like we'll get more than 1 chapter out this month... if it gets out this month at all with Thanksgiving and all the other crap coming up.
One of the problems is that I can't work on 103 until ...
2020-11-21 00:45:50 +0000 UTC
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Due to stuff like the election, I haven't been able to concentrate or sleep properly for the whole week. Haven't been able to get any writing done. Combine that with DemiImp (my editor pal) moving, and writing speed for this chapter has been slow. I'll do my best to crank something out but just a heads up that it will likely be maybe a week later than usual.
2020-11-07 04:08:47 +0000 UTC
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Sofie sprinted through the darkness, her lungs burning, her heart quaking, her legs on the verge of giving out. The featureless void surrounding her continued onward endlessly no matter how far she went, but she didn’t stop. She couldn’t stop. Even without looking back, she could see the glow on the very periphery of her vision, the light cast by the baleful blaze of the dragon’s anger. No matter how far she ran, no matter which way she went, it followed. And it grew closer and closer w...
2020-10-29 02:03:16 +0000 UTC
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“Looks like somebody had a late night,” Sofie o
2020-10-18 02:41:07 +0000 UTC
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[I upgraded my writing software and the way co
2020-09-30 13:46:38 +0000 UTC
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[I've decided to start doing polls for how good you find each chapter. Weigh in once you've finished reading it!]
Tehlmar Esmae stepped into the tavern located on the east side of Wroetin and looked for an empty seat. The current inhabitants of this half-filled saloon looked up from their drinks for a moment, their eyes taking in his small, fully-cloaked form, before going back to their own problems. Glancing around, he found a small table off to the side ne...
2020-09-07 19:05:28 +0000 UTC
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Tehlmar lurched to his left, just barely avoidi
2020-08-26 23:33:34 +0000 UTC
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