The newsletter should be out tomorrow. Also, be aware that we will soon have those promised time skips.
Chapter 53: (D15) Profiles
Hair frazzled and with her stance off-kilt, it didn’t take a genius to read the emotions coming off of Adya Korring at that moment. When his eyes met her own, he felt the anxiety spike, along with something else beside it. A warm feeling that certainly wasn’t unpleasant.
Cass tried to rein in his own feelings...
2025-09-27 18:58:52 +0000 UTC
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Author note:
I'll have the second one this weekend out here pretty soon. Also, if I'm lucky, I'll have a triple chapter for you next weekend. It's a WIP as I try a new writing method. We'll see.
Chapter 52: (D15) Questions
Cass tried not to let the intrusive thoughts in after he woke up. Though they had settled in the night, this morning and what was to come were different. So he decided to pretend.
He pretended that it was just ...
2025-09-27 18:41:21 +0000 UTC
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Author's note:
First of all...look at this cover!
It's gorgeous. Book 1 of Symphony is slow selling. I get a few each week, which is a little nutty since I haven't received a negative review or word for the writing. Secondly, a special edition Reader Quest!
Quest ID: JDM-0002-A-EA
[Tier 2 Administrative Quest]
Assignment: Issue a P...
2025-09-20 20:41:09 +0000 UTC
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Heyo,
Still working on a few things in 51, but it should be done soonish (in the next few hours). This is a major chapter I've sewn some seeds for across a large amount of time. Some people saw it, many didn't. If you ever get the chance to re-read the story and with the knowledge you now have, it's probably plain as day.
The title is something that may change, but likely not, as I feel it fits well.
Next chapter soon.
Chapter 50: (D14) The Contract
2025-09-20 17:21:45 +0000 UTC
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Had a busy weekend. Writing metaphysical properties and "things" that change the entirety of the story are hard for me. We'll still be at two chapters on the weekend, but it slowed me down, and thus this was late.
Big chapters coming up after our recent slowdown, with a few short(ish) time skips to come. Then, shit hits the fan.
Quest ID: JDM-0001-C-EA
[Tier 1 Construction Quest]
This is not a repair quest. It is a minor act of creation.
<...
2025-09-15 13:37:57 +0000 UTC
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Adya…
After Cass left the Registry, Adya escaped to where she always went when she was frustrated with things…the Rings.
A sweaty Pellin stood just outside the third when she arrived, two younger people she didn’t recognize having a go at the first one. Sitting on the edge of the platform, he looked at her with tired eyes, “What’d he say?”
“That he’ll think about it,” She replied, failing to keep the emotions off her face as he hopped...
2025-09-13 19:57:28 +0000 UTC
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Quick author's note, busy as hell week. I'm a supervisor at work and normally split the workload with a partner, but she had her kiddo so everything's falling on me. Stack that with losing my mornings every single day this week, and I'm tired as hell. But! The Chapters hit good and the chapters hit right. Here's the first, with the second to follow in a few minutes.
Chapter 48: In the Air
The room exploded in noise as they crowded around the downed figure. T...
2025-09-13 19:54:09 +0000 UTC
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Howdy folks,
So, it's been requested that I provide a few images from the story in various ways. As you know, I setup a an etsy store here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AbnormalVAverage ; and I just got the QuestWright poster. It's fairly nice, though if I'm honest with myself, a bit dark. I'm not too sure how to go about fixing that without throwing off the rest of the coloring. It's likely I'll o...
2025-09-07 16:53:54 +0000 UTC
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Author's note: I'm not GRRM, but I'm not afraid to kill people.
QuestWright Chapter 47: Other Guilds
Leaving Adya standing there and watching him walk away, Cass made his way back to the Annex. The look in her eyes hadn’t come across as sad or melancholic. More…determined.
When he got to his small, enclosed space, a stack of contracts awaited him. As it was his free day, he could save them for tomorrow, but he needed something to distract...
2025-09-06 17:10:21 +0000 UTC
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Author's note: Long chapter, so two postings per reader preference.
QuestWright Chapter 46: (D14) The Future
Cass approached Bella with an uncommonly wary expression. Every breath she took, every movement of her legs, he felt somewhere deep within. He couldn’t control her body, but he could sense it. The quivering muscles in her body. The tail swishing back and forth through still air. It was like a second mind had reached in and taken u...
2025-09-06 17:04:54 +0000 UTC
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I wrote this up for one of my classes. It's a true story, and one that made me a bit untrusting when compared to my former bright and cheery self. Feel free to skip it if you don't enjoy non-fiction. But as an Author with a Patreon, I feel like it's my duty to present all of my writing to you.
Note: This is intentionally written with a vocabulary for young secondary school students.
Touching
By J.D. Mullenary Sr.
In my freshman year of football...
2025-09-05 18:23:59 +0000 UTC
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Adya (D10)...
Breakfast with Cass and his friends was a short-lived affair filled with anxiety. For Adya Korring as an unaffiliated Scout, it was hard to have abilities like hers and constantly be surrounded by people. Every twitch, every nod, every movement of the eyes gave far too much information.
Scout as a Calling was rarely ever turned down. It didn’t hold the prestige that something like the Ironmonger brought, but they were useful to every single Company...
2025-09-05 13:24:39 +0000 UTC
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Hello there.
If you have ideas of something that should be added, place 'em here. I'm happy to look over all suggestions, and I'll try to keep prices as low as possible.
I put a contract out with a graphic designer I really like for a fresh and new Liora Guildhall logo. I'll post that up as soon as it's in, and start working on some neat items.
So far, I have the following planned:
The rules of Weenus poster.
Questing notebook
Guild passes will be av...
2025-08-31 15:35:34 +0000 UTC
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It feels wrong for me not to write anything this week, so I'm posting this instead.
A newsletter update will strike tomorrow, which'll have some very interesting information for everyone. And, we're on track for three chapters next week at a minimum.
For you Tier 2 people, you'll get a day's preview of a big update soon.
Now, onto the new Reader Quest.
Quest ID: JDM-0002-D-EA
[Tier 2 Delivery Quest]
The time has ...
2025-08-30 21:30:09 +0000 UTC
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Howdy folks,
I wanted to give you a heads up, that I just received a heads up, that I'd be working next weekend. Rather than throw a random chapter your way (I can get one done during the weekdays), I'm planning on missing chapters this weekend and giving you three on the next.
It'll also be my first writing break in about...3 or 4 months?
So, it's not a bad thing. Normally after I take a breather, my chapters come in much stronger.
So to sum up:
Miss...
2025-08-24 20:30:15 +0000 UTC
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The incursion occurred in the southern section of the Forge, right in an area that Cass had found a collapsed building only the day prior. It didn’t take a genius to figure out what that meant.
As the sun performed its dutiful arcs, more worrying news arrived as the Forge’s incursion wasn’t the only one. Only two days later, another was discovered near the edge of the Stream’s gate in the west. How the monsters got in was anyone’s guess, but the end result was stark.
Two...
2025-08-23 21:01:08 +0000 UTC
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Quick update. It was pointed out to me that in Chapter 41, work worth doing, Cass never assigned any Quests. That has been fixed, and I've placed it below (as well as updated his experience).
Added this after they first saw the alley: “True,” Kara said with a matching look, “And it’ll be fast…just…can we not do this kind of task too often?”
“Deal,” Cass said with a smile, “and I’ll make sure all of you get a Quest for this."
Added this in ...
2025-08-23 17:15:58 +0000 UTC
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If you didn't know, the biggest LitRPG and Prog. Fantasy sale of the year is currently happening. My book, among many others, are currently listed for 99cents or free.
https://www.jjthornbooks.com/massive-litrpg-sale
Enjoy. I've already picked up 5 and counting.
Sale ends in 3 days.
2025-08-22 13:37:02 +0000 UTC
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A little nervous I may miss a Chapter next week, so I pushed to get this done. Enjoy!
After awakening and cursing yesterday’s Cass for not cleaning the robes, he completed the grisly task with a grimace. After finishing up and setting them out to dry, he was about to leave when he found an envelope had been slid underneath the crack in his door. Opening it, five large silver coins fell out.
“Fifty Crests…just like Moore said.”
Cass placed them with their small...
2025-08-17 21:13:06 +0000 UTC
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Forgot to check the Patreon title before I posted that last chapter. Sorry! Bonus hits tomorrow.
Chapter 41: (D5-6) Work Worth Doing
Cass didn't know what to make of the experience loss, nor the free minor node unlock. Would the next achievement grant two? How fast would that speed him up through Waypoint?
It weighed on his mind as they continued to work on new test types. Grouping the others wasn't as difficult as it seemed. Scout and hunt we...
2025-08-16 16:29:02 +0000 UTC
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New Reader Quest!
Also, as this is close to a 3k chapter, I'll be posting them seperately per what I stated earlier in the week.
My proof:
I forgot the before image....but trust me on this. Before, this was full of chairs, electronics, and a huge stack of mismatched books. At the start of every school year, every teacher has to redesign and clean up their room. It's horrifying.
<...
2025-08-16 16:22:57 +0000 UTC
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Howdy folks,
Should have a triple chapter weekend coming up. We'll see, as I'm pushing myself a little. I'd already written Chapter 40 and was heavy into 41 when I realized just how long it was getting. So, splitting it seemed like the right move.
It was requested by one of my readers that, due to the chapter length, I should start to split them into different postings. I did that in the past, and my readers asked that I combine them into a singular post for ease of read...
2025-08-13 13:27:21 +0000 UTC
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Howdy everyone,
Sorry for the delay; we had to iron out a few things plotwise. Additionally, a sad update: there will be no bonus chapter this week. I'll try to slip them in when I can, and I'm working on a plan to be able to do that more often than I did for Symphony, but I couldn't push another out. I worry about the quality dropping when I'm forced to produce quantity from a tired brain, plus, I'm pretty sure I got Covid from my first week back at school.
The Question I ...
2025-08-09 19:41:53 +0000 UTC
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I wanted to show off my printed book on my classroom shelf. Being a teacher is rough, and so is being an author. If I'm not stressing about kids failing or angry parents, I'm worrying about Symphonys lack of ratings or what you guys will think of the next chapter. Lots going on. But seeing my book hit that shelf brings more than a little satisfaction to my efforts.
As for the question as stated in the title. Brian J. Norden is a popular gamelit author and he publishes his chapters here...
2025-08-08 17:37:30 +0000 UTC
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A quick author's note here. If you've had the chance to read Symphony, please drop a rating or review. They're VERY hard to get when a book first comes out, especially for a first-time author. I think I'm sitting at three currently, which is rough. As I do, and I'm sure all of you do as well, we look at the number of ratings before deciding whether to read something.
Thanks.
QuestWright 37: (D1) Recruiting
After Adya had left to start her Quest, Cass spent t...
2025-08-03 16:51:01 +0000 UTC
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Quest complete!
This is my dry cleaner, who's a lovely guy. I told him I was performing a Quest to improve the world, and I was starting with him. He took the flower with a smile, and that's more than good enough to make me happy. So far, I have six signups for our new IRL interactions, and I'm having a great time with it.
Here's the newest Reader Quest!
Quest ID: JDM-0001-...
2025-08-02 16:34:20 +0000 UTC
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Quick update, but I thought you would all find this pretty f'in cool.
I'm on a list with BRANDON SANDERSON!
#44 in all of Science Fiction right now.
The audiobook is bananas good.
That's all.
2025-07-29 20:32:22 +0000 UTC
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When I first started writing, about eight years ago (holy crap, I'm old), I spent five of those years worldbuilding and designing things to run in the background. Originally, I was working on a story that never came to fruition, about a young man banished from his village to a deadly forest.
It was going to be epic fantasy style(d), and I worked very hard on it.
But it also hams...
2025-07-29 11:21:12 +0000 UTC
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Sorry for all the posts today. When I know I'm about to get hit with a lot of busy work, I tend to just knock out the things I can with the time provided. Enjoy the chapter, it's longer than normal.
Chapter 34: Graduation
When the notification to meet in the Atrium came, he steeled his spine, stood up, and made the walk with a million thoughts in his mind.
Arriving, he found the upper booths filled to the brim with well-wishers, family, and friends. Spotting ...
2025-07-27 17:51:08 +0000 UTC
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P.s. I'm posting these early as I'm about to be very busy with my forthcoming Amazon release.
2025-07-27 17:11:39 +0000 UTC
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