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Beta Reader Winners

An email has been sent to those who won a Beta Reader slot.
There were 25 slots in total.

They have a week to respond to the email.

If they don't respond, I move on to the next person in the drawing :)

November Update: Super Sales 2

The book is closing up quick. Should be done right on time for the beta readers and editor.

Looking like first week of December is perfect.

Beta readers will be selected in a day or two from the Patron pool.

Early chapters will be ending soon when we hit the 75% marker.

Best of luck in the beta draw!

Edit: Patreon has begun charging people. Once we hit the last day, we'll do the Beta reader draft. Apologies for the delay, but there's always a number of "Declined" Pa...

Twitch Affiliate? Really? Huh.

Apparently we got enough views and people watching on Twitch that we were offered an Affiliate status.

It's weird because we didn't actually fit any of their criteria. Not really, at least.

Still. Kinda neat, I suppose.

It'll be helpful for when we actually go to a nightly Twitch broadcast of the writing process when we hit the goal.

I admit this is non-news, but I wanted to share with you all. :)

Chapter Index:

Please Note: Links will not allow you to view content you're not eligible for. Be sure to scroll all the way down for both books.

Writing/Release Calendar:
2017-10-07 06:30:41 +0000 UTC View Post

Big Influx of Early Chapters incoming

Going to be posting a number of chapters. We made inroads on the writing. I'm on chapter 18. By this logic:

Base Employee - Chapter 9
Lieutenant- Chapter 11
Inner Circle- Chapter 13

This'll probably a chapter a day till i'm caught up.

As a reminder, early chapters will stop at 75% of the book.

Possible new cover.

Thoughts?

It's a test run for an artist.

(Super Sales 2)Chapter 2: Now Hiring

 Several days later and everything was up and running.

Now it felt almost as if he were in the Skippercity HQ.

Minus Andrea and Lily.

Felix shook his head to clear the thought. It didn’t help any, and it would only make the situation worse for him to dwell on it.

The best cure for morose thoughts, was work.

And work we have.

Looking to his display he called up his itinerary and began to read through it.

Andrea had marked out everything he needed to ta...

(Super Sales 2)Chapter 4:

 Miu came quickly. Stopping in front of his desk and then standing at a loose sort of attention, her eyes boring into him.

“Everyone out,” Felix said. “If your department head can’t protect me, no one can.”

The night crew of bodyguards only left after Miu gave them a quick nod of her head.

Felix laid his head back against the head rest of his chair when the door clicked shut.

“Wraith committed suicide while obeying orders,” Felix said simply.

Miu stoo...

(Super Sales 2)Chapter 6: Catching up

“Hello?” asked a muffled voice on the other side of the wall.

Miu retracted her hand from the hole, and took a few steps away.

“I… yeah. Neutralizer, yeah. Yeah. Wait, no. I didn’t-no, of course not. But I-you what?!” asked the man in a strangled voice.

“No, no, no, no. Not a thing. I swear. Yes! What? A frying pan…? I get it. I get it. Yes! I get it! Wait, who? Mab?” asked the voice.

“Uh, hello? Yeah. No, I already-” the man stopped t...

Wild Wastes 2: Audiobook

Audiobook for Wild Wastes 2 is done. It's been approved.

Waiting on Amazon now.

This process can take up to 2 weeks on Amazon's part.

(Super Sales 2)Chapter 5: Insane Devotion

“Right,” Miu said. They were all watching the helicopter. Everyone was assuming it wasn’t there to help them. There was little chance of it and there was no point in taking the risk.

Miu instead sprinted southward. She took a running jump from the building they were on to the commercial building next to it. Felix followed right behind her.

The roof cracked with Felix’s impact, shattering and sending cracks out in every direction. Rolling forward Felix managed to get out of the sp...

(Super Sales 2)Chapter 3: Telephone

 That evening Felix was hunched over his desk. He was peering at the display of all the applicants on his virtual desktop. He wasn’t sure, but it seemed like over ninety percent of the senior class had applied. He’d be able to get a final count later on when it was all pushed into an excel sheet.

Every department got at least one applicant.

“Quite a few interested in security,” Felix said, flipping through the applications. “Even a few with existing powers. I didn’t real...

(Super Sales 2)Chapter 1: What They Understand

 Felix was roughly pushed into the chair.

“Sit,” growled out the heavy set officer.

Looking up at the man with an unamused face Felix laid his hands flat on the table. Sitting there quietly he inspected the room they’d put him in.

White bare walls, table with four chairs, a single entry, and a very obvious one-way mirror.

Before the pudgy uniformed police officer could do or say anything more, a woman in slacks and a blazer strolled in. She held a binder under her ...

(Super Sales 2)Chapter 4:

 Miu came quickly. Stopping in front of his desk and then standing at a loose sort of attention, her eyes boring into him.

“Everyone out,” Felix said. “If your department head can’t protect me, no one can.”

The night crew of bodyguards only left after Miu gave them a quick nod of her head.

Felix laid his head back against the head rest of his chair when the door clicked shut.

“Wraith committed suicide while obeying orders,” Felix said simply.

Miu stoo...

Special Thanks

I wanted to take a moment, and a public post, to thank JCll(Jess).

Jess has been acting as a moderator for me in the twitch chat. I can honestly say I appreciate the help, and that without Jess, it would have been a lot harder to manage.

Thanks Jess. Remind me to do something you want book wise later.

Like have you pick out what book we write next or something. No, i'm not kidding. :)

Stream? Stream.

Random Live Stream

Because I can.

https://www.twitch.tv/williamarand 

The Dead Story: Chapter 5

Camp that night was a quiet thing, a meal of rations, a watch rotation decided, and bedrolls laid out. Ridley deliberately ignored Recruit Anson as he was moderately sure by now she was suffering from an acute case of puppy love. Debating it only for a minute or two he couldn’t deny she was attractive. Nor that it had been a few weeks since his last dalliance. The point that he wasn’t planning on staying anyways almost led him off into the woods with her. Sure beyond a doubt she wouldn’t s...

(Super Sales 2)Chapter 3: Telephone

That evening Felix was hunched over his desk. He was peering at the display of all the applicants on his virtual desktop. He wasn’t sure, but it seemed like over ninety percent of the senior class had applied. He’d be able to get a final count later on when it was all pushed into an excel sheet.

Every department got at least one applicant.

“Quite a few interested in security,” Felix said, flipping through the applications. “Even a few with existing powers. I didn’t realize th...

(Super Sales 2)Chapter 2: Now Hiring

Several days later and everything was up and running.

Now it felt almost as if he were in the Skippercity HQ.

Minus Andrea and Lily.

Felix shook his head to clear the thought. It didn’t help any, and it would only make the situation worse for him to dwell on it.

The best cure for morose thoughts, was work.

And work we have.

Looking to his display he called up his itinerary and began to read through it.

Andrea had marked out everything he needed to take car...

New Artist: Poll

Hey everyone,

So as you probably saw, we were on the hunt for a new artist.

I've got some candidates and I was curious what your own thoughts were. Winning the poll in no way will select who I hire, but it'll definitely help me make my choice.

Check out the options below and tell me your thoughts. These are in alphabetical order to insure it's not weighted.

Aurelien Rantet-(https://www.artstation.com/a...

Two Books! Two Covers? Artist needed!

 Howdy!

I'm at the 33% point for 2 books at the same time.

My dear artist is not going to be able to do both at the same time. She's just over worked.

I'm going to be looking to have a second artist to be hired on.

If you know someone who does cover work, or you are the artist, and are interested, please send me an email at WilliamDArand@gmail.com

I'd recommend including some example work, prices, and what your expectations are.

Thanks...

One final test before I shelf it.

Last Twitch test before I shelf it for the goal.

Seems like everything has worked well so far.

Done. I think I'll be shelfing it now. :)

Twitch(Done)

Incoming Twitch Test at around 8:00pm MST.

I may or may not try my headset gaming mic tonight.

... maybe...

Dunno how long it'll go, but this is more of the same as last time. Typing, answering questions, and generally writing right there in front of you.

Maybe Dungeon, maybe SS2. Dunno. :D

Went well!

Original Plot Arc: Super Sales 1 (Possible Spoilers)

As originally promised, here is the first layout I had for Super sales 1. This is what I wrote up the day before I started in on the book.

Feel free to ask questions, it can be weird :)

<<>>

Setting:

Some type of slave novel.  Sci-fi/Modern

Main Character Powers:

Modern day world, but everyone actually has a unique power.  The best regarded are those that allow manipulation of others, increase abilities, or telepathy.  Much...

(Super Sales 2)Chapter 2: Now Hiring

Several days later and everything was up and running.

Now it felt almost as if he were in the Skippercity HQ.

Minus Andrea and Lily.

Felix shook his head to clear the thought. It didn’t help any, and it would only make the situation worse for him to dwell on it.

The best cure for morose thoughts, was work.

And work we have.

Looking to his display he called up his itinerary and began to read through it.

Andrea had marked out everything he needed to take car...

(Super Sales 2)Chapter 1: What They Understand

Felix was roughly pushed into the chair.

“Sit,” growled out the heavy set officer.

Looking up at the man with an unamused face Felix laid his hands flat on the table. Sitting there quietly he inspected the room they’d put him in.

White bare walls, table with four chairs, a single entry, and a very obvious one-way mirror.

Before the pudgy uniformed police officer could do or say anything more, a woman in slacks and a blazer strolled in. She held a binder under her arm an...

Goal 1: Complete

Well, we hit our first goal.

In honor of doing that, I'll be posting two chapters to Patreon per my original agreement :)

They will be filtered down through the approval levels as we go, but they'll end up in the public domain within a week or two.

Such an interesting thing... to watch Patreon go from 0 to 1st goal in under a month.

Thanks for the love and support everyone, I'm truly enjoying this level of interaction. :D

Twitch: Live now(Done)

We'll be doing some live writing now. Yay for testing.

Leaving this up to serve as a place to leave comments for those who were there.

Seemed like you had fun? Some interesting questions were asked too. :)

The recording came out fine, i'm just leery of posting things like that.

Twitch: Setting things up

So, it seems like the goals are moving up fairly well. Halfway to the twitch starter.

I think I should probably start testing this and see what people think. If it's pointless, I'll probably just drop it and pretend it never existed.

And so, to you, my inner circle, I must ask your assistance.

I'm going to try broadcasting to twitch during my writing times. Typically something like 8:00pm (MST) to 12:00am (MST) based on my current writing.

I think I'll be starting this toni...

Going to have a sale on Super Sales!

From the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WilliamDArand

Hey there!

Well, we're doing something different.

Different and strange.

Super Sales on Super Heroes is going on sale for the first time.

The price tag is set to... $0.99

Yep.

It'll be August 31st to September 5th. I blame labor day.

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