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Street Cultivation 2: Chapters 35-36

Last chapters of the year! Review post will be some time around the new year.

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Street Cultivation 2: Chapters 33-34

We're getting into the holiday season, but the Saturdays are in between the major days, so I intend to keep posting like usual. Plus an end of year review, most likely.

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Street Cultivation 2: Chapters 30-32

Three chapters this week! They take us into brand new territory, but this is only one component of this novel, not a new direction.

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The Brightest Shadow Beta 1.5

Hello, $5 backers! You guys get a special bonus today: access to another of my side projects. This is a fantasy novel that will be coming out in early 2020, depending on book seasons and my other releases.

What to say about this? It's the first volume in an epic fantasy series. It is definitely distinct from Street Cultivation or New Game Minus, but if you like my characters or plotting, there's a chance you'll enjoy it. In any case, you deserve the chance to read it early as thanks for...

Street Cultivation 2: Chapters 28-29 + Book Cover Poll

Hello, everyone! Unless you're just completely uninterested in book covers, please vote in the poll on this post to let me know which cover you like best.

Ideally I'd like people to vote on which cover they like best in theory. If you like the concept of one cover best, but have a minor complaint about the art or text, vote for it and just let me know your specific thoughts. I'd like to collect some hard data, but comments are welcome as well.

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Street Cultivation 2: Chapters 26-27

Some romance this time, so I hope you guys are on board. It's pretty far from conventional anime antics, but I tried to do something more grounded with the related tropes. If it's not for you, there's a bit of an adventure coming up in the next set of chapters.

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Street Cultivation 2: Chapters 23-25

Wrapping up the combat section, it's time for a longer set of chapters.

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Street Cultivation 2: Chapters 21-22

One thing about the first book that dissatisfied me a bit was that many of the fights had similar fundamental setups. Now that Rick isn't tied to the Underground, I wanted to include some diversity, and these chapters get into that.

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Street Cultivation 2: Chapters 19-20

Two new chapters, including some worldbuilding that I think is fun. Just been waiting for the appropriate time to introduce these elements.

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Street Cultivation 2: Chapters 16-18

Three chapters this week. I thought about giving you two and avoiding the cliffhanger, but those two alone would be a bit short.

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October Update

It's been a little while, so I thought it would be good to do a monthly update.

Bonus Short Story: This isn't related to anything else I've done and it's not leading up to any larger project, but I wrote a short story if you're interested. You might find it fun if you're into cosmic horror:
https://mega.nz/#!6h1WWQaS!FEXdJgY199Dn_5SYykX2eBl-5eglLh6jrzDKx4arFF0

Street C...

Street Cultivation 2: Chapters 14-15

Couple of larger chapters this time, including some worldbuilding I've been wanting to include for a while. I hope everybody has enjoyed the book so far, because the stage is set and several things are about to kick into gear.

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Street Cultivation 2: Chapters 11-13

Three chapters this week. ^-^ These get us through the next event and finish up the first phase of the book.

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Street Cultivation 2: Chapters 9-10

A couple of quieter chapters this time. Rick and Melissa have gotten to rest almost long enough, though...

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Street Cultivation 2: Chapters 6-8

Three chapters this week!

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Street Cultivation 2: Chapters 4-5

Well, hello to all the new people! There are a whole bunch of you, so I hope everyone enjoys the ride. ^-^

We have a couple of larger chapters this week. One thing I like about a less frequent schedule is that it's easier to make the chapters whatever size I think they should be. Though I'm writing with the final book in mind, not per update, this week's chapters happen to go together well, introducing a couple new elements.

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Street Cultivation 2: Chapters 1-3

Okay, we're doing this! The second book will be posted every Saturday, several chapters at a time instead of just one. I'll post more based on wordcount than on an exact number of chapters, but to start things off with a bang I decided to post more than normal.

I've already said a fair amount about this book, I'm aiming to keep the same spirit while doing something a bit different. It includes some elements that weren't in the first book and doubles down on certain aspects of realism, s...

Street Cultivation 2 begins posting September 21!

I put the headline up top: starting next week, I'll begin my posting schedule for the new book. It took a bit longer than I'd hoped, but now I can commit to a solid schedule of weekly posts that I expect to last about half a year until the second book is complete.

As patrons voted, the new schedule will be 2-3 chapters every week, depending on length. The goal is to have roughly the same pace overall, but dropped in larger chunks. I intend to post on Saturday because that works best for...

August Update

This has been a crazy month, in a good way, hopefully leading into the new normal.

Street Cultivation: As mentioned, the release went better than expected. Somehow we're still in the top 1000 and we have two weeks yet as a new release to get more attention. I've signed a contract to create an audiobook with Tantor and will let you guys know what comes of that.

Street Cultivation 2: It's coming, I just need a bit more time to be sure of the quality. You can expect the new ...

Street Cultivation 2 - Chapter Preview

Hey, everyone! I wanted to take a moment to announce that the sequel to Street Cultivation will definitely be coming and give all of you a preview of it. Please note that this is not the beginning of sequential posting. That will happen on a weekend with several chapters combined. This chapter could also have fixes and changes before the true version.

However, I'm closer to ready to post. ^-^ The thing about sequels is that you want it to have the same spirit as the first witho...

Street Cultivation: Unexpected Success and Cross-Promotion

Well, this launch has been a bit crazy. At first I was happy just to reach the top 1000, but I've stayed there longer than I expected and actually broken higher several times! Though there weren't as many reviews on launch as hoped, a steady stream of new ones has kept eyes on the book. Thanks so much to everyone for their support!

I also have good news about progress on the second book, but that will have to come a bit later. For now, one of the things I've been doing is cross-promotio...

Street Cultivation is out!

The pre-order is over and you can now get the book here:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W9J75R3

I know many of you are subscribed for this story, so I'd really appreciate if you could support it by leaving a review on Amazon. You don't need to write anything eloquent; the purpose is to let the algorithm know that a large number of people read the story and thought it was worthwhile.

I've be...

Street Cultivation Preorders

I'm trying to do this release right, so I've set up a week of preorders along with a shiny new cover, which you all can get a preview of above. If you prefer to preorder books on Amazon, here's the link:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W9J75R3

Please let me know if you notice anything amiss!

I'll also make a post for the public release, of course, which will be the big push. Until then, this is just a ...

July Update

The biggest update this month is obviously that Street Cultivation finished, you guys getting it early and the final chapter being posted on RoyalRoad just today. Though I am eager to put it up on Amazon, I don't want to yank it away from the free readers too quickly, so I'll need to wait a bit.

Still, August will be dominated by the release. You'll definitely hear about it here, and I hope to have other good news during the month as well. I have a clear vision for Street Cultivation 2,...

Patron Poll: What frequency of updates would you prefer?

We actually have several questions today, but only one is poll-friendly. I welcome everyone's input on any of them!

EDIT: The poll might seem skewed at the moment, but please still vote for your preference so I know the variety of opinion. ^-^

Update Frequency

I pledged that I'd post a new chapter every three days, but I've found this to be disruptive to my concentration and productivity. To that end, I would like to switch to a differe...

Early Chapter 57: Life Has No Epilogues

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Here we are: the last chapter of this book, the ending I've had in mind from the beginning. I didn't want to give Rick a legendary artifact or a billion dollars, but I wanted to leave him with a substantially improved position in life. Thanks to everyone for following me this far!

Directness and honesty with patrons is important to me, so I have to say that I won't have a new chapter for you in another three days. Instead, we're going to have a poll r...

Early Chapter 56: Grudge Match

Buckle up, it's time for the big fight!

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And here we are. After half a year and many chapters, we've come to this point. I've tried to do a modernized and grounded take on the young master trope and I can only hope that people find it satisfying.

There's one more chapter entitled "Life Has No Epilogues" that will wrap up some things. After that, instead of a chapter post, I intend to do a poll to find out what future release pace you guys...

Early Chapter 55: Final Preparations

This is the last breather chapter before the big fight. Though it's long enough that I could have divided it into 3-4 different chapters, I decided that I'm going to post the whole climactic battle at once. Please look forward to it. ^-^

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Early Chapter 54: Purifying Lucrima

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Early Chapter 53: The Tournament Ends

Resolution time. This wraps up several threads, then we can have a bit of downtime before the finale.

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