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Soulhome Architecture 104 + Cover Image!

Sorry that I don't have more chapters for you this week. After next week I hope the remaining chapters should come out without interruption.

Fortunately, I have some fun art for you, in part thanks to the indefatigable Lamsey! The above is the newest soulcrafting tutorial, which you will want to read even if you saw my previous post on this subject, because this has new info. For those who may be confused by Patreon's formatting, this is a gallery with 13 images.

Meanwhile, we hav...

Bloodcrete: Chapters 19-20 (The Weirkey Chronicles)

No edits necessary for these chapters, so they proceed as normal. There are some major revelations this week that I hope people will enjoy. This is an example of long term threads in this series: I referenced the House of the Lost starting back in the third book to set up for this moment, which will in turn set up many future sequences. Everything weaves together, increasingly as the series progresses.

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Chapter 19

Fiyu nervously kept track of her relative a...

Bloodcrete: Chapters 17-18 (The Weirkey Chronicles)

Unfortunately, I made an error with this book. Not a contradiction that could be pointed out, or anything that my beta readers would have been capable of catching, but rather a discrepancy between my notes, my intentions, and the book as written. It was only when evaluating some feedback that I realized this mistake.

The result won't require that much work: some edits to the previous Theo chapter and some chapters you haven't received yet. Still, I'm very displeased about this. I plan c...

Bloodcrete: Chapters 15-16 (The Weirkey Chronicles)

Above we have some unexpected fanart of Tani that I almost forget to post! Actually, these are just sketches prior to theoretical final art by RobotCat. When they contacted me I was a little skeptical that they just wanted me to commission them, but they're actually offering various art in exchange for nothing but a little recognition and collaboration. It's nice to get this sort of enthusiasm for your work. ^-^

The previous ...

Bloodcrete: Chapters 13-14 (The Weirkey Chronicles)

Some fun stuff this week! We have a chapter of soulcrafting information I've been waiting a long time to reveal, plus the chapter structure of this book evolves a bit. Please enjoy. ^-^

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Chapter 13

Theo should have been happy. It wasn't the first time he'd thought that, but this time really got under his skin.

Things had begun well enough. The Blacksilver Authorities had responded to his signal with remarkable speed - apparently the situation on the D...

Bloodcrete: Chapters 11-12 (The Weirkey Chronicles)

Hey, you guys remember that Theo sketch from a while back? I finally got the colored version! At this stage we can't ask for major changes, but if anyone notices issues that could be improved with minor tweaks, please speak up!

Meanwhile, one more worldbuilding post for TBS with a full map. Also look forward to some more incoming art of various kinds.

With that done, the...

Bloodcrete: Chapters 9-10 (The Weirkey Chronicles)

There's loads of stuff going on, but you're still getting chapters beneath the break. First:

• There is a new TBS worldbuilding post on the worldbuilding blog, just now posted.
• If you were waiting on 2022-09-10 18:29:41 +0000 UTC View Post

I'm doing an AMA on r/progressionfantasy

No frills to this announcement, just the link:

https://old.reddit.com/r/ProgressionFantasy/comments/x7ac8v/ama_im_sarah_lin_author_of_some_stuff_the_weirkey/ 

If you have anything you wanted to ask, feel free to stop by!

The Unnecessary Victory Released!

The third book in my The Brightest Shadow series has now been released! You can find it here:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BC25MYVH

While this isn't the conclusion of the entire story, this does complete a trilogy that wraps up many loose ends (sans epilogue). It's been quite a road getting to this point and the whole series is almost a million words!

Some of you have already had a chance to read thi...

Bloodcrete: Chapters 7-8 (The Weirkey Chronicles)

So much going on! But chapters continue.

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Chapter 7

House Blacksilver only had three Authority-tier soulcrafters, so a summons from one of them was serious business. After confirming that Krikree wouldn't cause any trouble in the complex, Theo made arrangements. He soon learned that Dhan had already been notified of his presence, so they would be meeting in the most secure chambers of Blacksilver headquarters.

Usually Theo was more focused on taking a...

Book 5 Character Blueprints

This week I can finally give some readers what they've requested: we have fancy new blueprints for the main three characters! Huge thanks to Lamsey for all his work on these. ^-^

I know soulhomes are a bit complex for a magic system, especially when the main characters use more complex designs. Hopefully these blueprints will help those having trouble visualizing or answer questions. These represent the characters at the end of the fifth book.

Nauda is first because her redesign i...

Bloodcrete: Chapters 5-6 (The Weirkey Chronicles)

I'm not at the point where I can post chapters consistently, but nothing else is ready, so you're getting chapters. Also another piece of fanart from Runcible Technician that I had saved, but forgot to post before now.

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Chapter 5

Theo had a lot of hopes for his return to Norro Yorthin. That the population would have gotten over its fear of outsiders and kicked out the Order of the Deepest Blue, for starters. Ideally that Fiyu and Nauda would have attained t...

Bloodcrete: Chapters 1-4 (The Weirkey Chronicles)

I've grouped chapters 1-4 into a single post ju

Long Term Pacing and The Weirkey Chronicles

First, just wanted to celebrate that Bondsfungi passed the peak of Chasmfall and set a new record for the series! I'm curious to see if it can go higher... this would be a great time to check it out or leave reviews! We're higher than usual, but we also got weird reviews faster than normal...

With this crazy release weekend (both TWC5 and the NGM2 audiobook), I wanted to take a break from all that to w...

Bondsfungi Released!

Release time! If you haven't already seen, please check out the newest Amazon release here:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B783JS7X 

It's too early to evaluate its success or lack thereof. But if you want to help support TWC, consider doing any of the following:

1) Leave reviews on Amazon, Goodreads, or other sites you use naturally.

2) Grab a copy or reread on Kindle Unlimited.

3) If ...

New Game Minus #2 released in audio!

Amazon, in its infinite wisdom, decided that everything should be happening all at once here. So the second book in this series that I've been talking about for a while is now out in audio:

https://www.audible.com/pd/B0B7KG21ZR/ 

Bondsfungi is still coming out, so I'm just having a promo-heavy weekend, I guess. =/ Please support this one if you have been one of the people pushing for it.

Bloodcrete: Chapter 2 (The Weirkey Chronicles)

Originally I wanted to write up something longer this week (some hopefully interesting notes about the long term of the series), but it has been a rough one for me, so you get a chapter instead. Lots of things are currently pending, like a new book release probably next weekend. But meanwhile, things march on.

The edits required for this book are varying. For example, I just made some modifications to the first chapter (though didn't update it yet), giving more details about Theo's soul...

Bloodcrete: Chapter 1 (The Weirkey Chronicles)

The sixth book isn't ready for regular posting, but I wanted to give you guys a chapter now, both to get things started and to signal that editing is going pretty well. Most of the additions to the book are done or in progress, and though there will probably be new typos caused by these edits, I think the added content will be enjoyed by readers.

So yeah, expect a chapter from time to time. They'll be interspersed with releases and other content, but once those are done, we should go ba...

Lore: Childhood Training in the Nine Worlds

Something a little different for this lore post! Though it will contain a variety of information about soulcrafting, it's also preparation for an eventual visual tutorial with the characters discussing the issue. These two will be somewhat redundant, but your questions and comments can help improve the tutorial graphics once there's time for it.

One thing that TWC skips over, and perhaps should have emphasized more, is the early stages of soulcrafter development. In the first book, I al...

Art!

UPDATE: Sending out an update notification to show all of you a second draft of the cover. One thing I want to make clear: the grayscale and low detail is because this is a sketch, not the final design. But I definitely agreed with what people said about having a dark core, and I also wanted more rocks to show there is gravity manipulation going on. Any final thoughts before the artist continues work?

ORIGINAL POST: Audiobook previewers! If you haven't given feedback on NGM#2, please do...

Results, Fanart, and Plans

First, some fanart for everyone! Runcible Technician has been doing some Street Cultivation renders on the Discord lately.

Last week's poll has closed. 66% of people voted for the Patreon to continue in the interim between books, but a sizable minority wanted a complete pause. We'll continue forward for next month, but I'll consider revisiting the issue depending on how long the interim might be.

As for what's coming next month, you can expect a number of different things. There's...

Poll: Patreon during the interim

As mentioned last week, I don't have a backlog of content of lore, blueprints, and other material to cover the interim between books. Some, but not enough. This poll is to give everyone a chance to vote anonymously about what they think is best, but feel free to comment if you want.

I've preferred to use Patreon as a fan community instead of a product, which is why I set the chapters tier low instead of pushing monetization. That said, I understand that some will leave in between books....

Bondsfungi: Epilogue (The Weirkey Chronicles)

This epilogue isn't meant to be a cliffhanger (considering I did that last book), instead a strange plot hook that readers might not expect. I had figured it would be answering a question no one was asking, but a few people actually ended up theorizing on the subject on Discord. So hopefully it will be some fun bread crumbs.

Less positively, I'm afraid that I'm not really prepared for the upcoming period. Usually I tr...

Bondsfungi: Chapters 39-40 (The Weirkey Chronicles)

Originally I was going to say more, but circumstances make that a bit rough. This book does have an epilogue, like the others, so more talk next week.

Meanwhile, if you would like to volunteer to quality test NGM#2, I will send you a free audiobook. I could use some volunteers who have time to listen through the book.

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Chapter 39

Nauda should have been watching the line of soldier ants approaching, but her gaze continually wandered back to the beetle ...