Still writing
Just so you know, still planning on releasing today. Current wordcount is 5.6k and I'm still going. Likely chapter length is 6.5k. Wanted to let everyone know.
2024-09-01 21:04:04 +0000 UTC View Post
AbnormalvAverage a.k.a. J.D. Mullenary Sr. posts
Here we go
Alright everyone. I'm only posting one chapter this weekend. It should hit tomorrow, and it'll be...interesting. This is the final chapter for book 3, with the possibility I add an epilogue at one point. It's a big deal for me and I want to make sure I do it right. As soon as it hits, I'm delaying Patreon payments until book 2 is done editing. Thanks!
2024-08-31 19:34:46 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 114: The Combat Test
The party was an absolute rager. It was the first of its kind in this rendition, at least to Walker’s knowledge, and lasted through a large part of the evening hours even if the sun didn’t change position. When the early hours of the morning made their appearance, two young ladies stood waiting for him, feet tapping impatiently.
“You said you’d test us before we left,” Runner said with a glare.
Walker rubbed his hand across his eyes, “I did say that, didn...
2024-08-28 17:30:51 +0000 UTC View PostQuick note
Chapter needs one more small section then I'll post it up. Should be around 4.5k words, and I'm trying to get it out this afternoon.
2024-08-28 15:01:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 113: The Fourth Stage
Author's Note: Howdy kiddos. So, this is almost 4k words. The next chapter is already at 2k words, but I forsee another 2k words going into it and don't have enough time to finish that up before I burn out for the day. So, It may be a day or two, thus, expect a mid-week posting for the next chapter. I hope.
Book 3 should have it's final chapter by Saturday. Then the pause hits on Sunday for a month while we edit Book 2. It's not the ideal situation for what I wanted, but I'd rat...
2024-08-25 19:55:00 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate
Howdy folks.
The first week of school is behind me, and it was incredibly rough.
I'm trying to write this chapter, but it's fairly large. I feel like I may only get a single chapter out this weekend, although it'll be doubled in size. Sorry for the delay, just a little tired and hit hard.
I promise to get my chapter out tomorrow, and I will attempt with all sincerity to get the last chapter of book 3 out sometime in the middle of next week.
Thank you ...
2024-08-24 20:21:34 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 112: When the Party Ends
Naturally, Dionysus was ecstatic to take the job. In a loud voice, clearly trying to be heard over Ulysses’ version of high notes, he screamed out that he was Sonata’s newest and most exclusive bartender. Following a proclamation that Hephaestus would be creating the best nightclub in the fourth rendition, he led a cheer not for Walker or himself, but for his favorite thing in the world.
“Parrr-ty! Parrr-ty! Parrr-ty!”
Walker stepped away to let them enjoy themselves...
2024-08-18 21:43:18 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 111: Party!
Author's note:
Howdy folks. Here's the chapter. If you're wondering about the delay, school started back up. I also realized I need another chapter to complete things up. That means 3 to go till the end of book 3. Should have another one out tomorrow on time, and I'm excited to start "fixing" book 2. I don't say editing, because a lot of shit needs to be fixed. Also, I have release dates for the series.
The Alpha Protocol is July 25th, 2025
Displace...
2024-08-17 22:01:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 110: Return of the Strandbinder
Walker exited the portal doorway thing. It took longer than he expected for his eyes to adjust from the white blank of Ulysses' metaphysical room to the darkness of rendition 4AA’s space. When things came back into focus, he found himself standing directly above Romulus. Moving quickly due to the Temporal displacement still surrounding Sonata, he stabbed his finger at Time and slowed both Romulus and Remus down for a week.
Pushing with a small force of kine...
2024-08-11 22:18:45 +0000 UTC View PostChapter tomorrow
Howdy folks,
Should have a big chapter tomorrow, tentatively titled: Return of the Strandbinder. It has to do with talking to everyone about what's happened, reunion with Virgil and crew, gravity and portals. I wanted to publish it today, but I got wrapped up in updating my website: www.abnormalvaverage.com
I spent the last few days updating, upgrading, and getting it all to work tog...
2024-08-10 19:51:44 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 109: Goodbye and Good Luck
Walker involuntarily let out a long breath of air after Ulysses finally lowered the Crystal Imager. They’d watched it twice to ensure it said exactly what he had intended. Nothing more and nothing less. It was important to him that they nailed it. After all, who knew how many people would see that one video?
Ulysses popped the crystal out, and it disappeared. He smiled at the act before looking over at Walker, “Don’t worry. I made copies. That’s the great thing about Cryst...
2024-08-08 21:24:36 +0000 UTC View PostMerch
Howdy Symphony Patrons!
Quick update here so you know what's going on with everything.
Book 1, as you saw this week, is complete. I sent it over to Podium, along with my author's notes, pronunciation guide (its REE-ME, not RYE-MY), and a breakdown of how the chapters should work with Journals and Scriptures.
I'm currently writing the final chapters for Book 3. Had a holdup as I tried to figure something out, but my beta readers came in, capes a flappin...
2024-08-07 20:38:30 +0000 UTC View PostEdited: Chapter 29->The End
Author's note:
Alright, here's the end o
2024-08-05 19:01:23 +0000 UTC View PostEdited: Chapters 24-28
Chapter 24: Monsterology and Immortali 2024-08-05 18:20:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Edited: Journal #4, Chapters 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Journal #4
I do
2024-08-04 18:23:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe August Symphony Newsletter
Yes, I know, upcoming arcs haven't changed. That's because we're almost done with all of my system chapters. Soon enough, it won't be about systems. No. It'll be about people and civilization.
2024-08-01 19:20:14 +0000 UTC View PostAugust Author's Update
Howdy Folks,
Question for all of you. Have you noticed that anytime there's a new newsletter posted, I change something in it? Similar to my novels, I like to add a lot of hidden little tidbits within that few people will notice.
During Monster Tiers and the many systems, I included a joke about Will Wight's Cradle.
Later on, I threw in a few comments about the Wheel of Time.
Heck, near the very beginning, when Walker is creating his first landma...
2024-08-01 19:00:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 108: An Incipient Presentation
Author's note: This is my new favorite chapter. I don't think any of my others have been this fun to write.
“You still look like you’re going to have a heart attack,” a calm Universal Personality said to an anything-but-calm Creator.
Walker mussed up his hair, “Come on, man, this isn’t easy.”
“First, fix whatever just happened up there,” he pointed at the top of Walker’s head, waiting with a pointed look until it was done before continuin...
2024-07-30 21:31:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 107: Rules
Authors note: Took me a good minute to get this out there. Long enough that I'm actually putting a one-chapter break into the RR postings to break even with my timeline. Right now, you're over two-months ahead of the RR crew.
These are some of the last "big" system chapters I'm going to produce for this book. There are a few more, like the Conductor system, a little bit with the title system, but overall, this is the end of system building. When it comes to writing, for me, battles and...
2024-07-28 21:03:15 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 106: Potential
Walker felt the ground shift as the platform rose again, Ulysses by his side. Looking down, just as his eyes adjusted to the size of the room again, he found the the entire space began to fill with different parts, each writing on a board in front of them.
“What the fuck is this?”
Ulysses looked at him like he was an idiot, “They’re plotting out the skills, of course.”
“Which ones?”
“Any we can think of,” Ulysses said with a smile. “Showing th...
2024-07-24 20:48:48 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 105: Growth
Author's note:
Two chapters in one day! Four chapters in three days! What's happening?
I'm having fun mo-fos! That's what's happening. Been a lot of build up to this stuff, and it's going to set up SO MUCH of what happens in the future. I hope you're enjoying it as much as I am.
Walker looked at the board again after they had a long discussion about the big word that kept being repeated: everything. Walker’s initial idea was to offer Sapients the ability to pick...
2024-07-21 00:19:48 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 104: Everything
Ulysses nodded, “I had thought you might say something like that, but if you please, break down your thoughts in their entirety.”
Walker shot straight into it, “Skills aren’t like evolutions. Those are abilities that someone receives from the protocol, almost like a gift. Sure, you can push it a little, maybe get the kind of evolution you want, but from what I can see, there isn’t much work involved in unlocking them. Skills won’t be like that. They’re going to be the sing...
2024-07-20 18:06:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 103: Parts and Skills
“What?” Ulysses responded after hearing Walker’s comment. But the Creator hardly heard him. He was too busy looking him up and down. This wasn’t like the reflections. Each David had looked like a perfect physical copy of his current self. No, this other version of Walker was, for lack of a better term, fuckey.
Stronger chin with no hint of jowls, he thought with a mental scoff. None of those weird large freckles at the top of his head. Perfect hairlin...
2024-07-18 20:09:12 +0000 UTC View PostEdited: Chapters 13, 14, 15
Chapter 13: The Wall
Symphony was.....destroyed. Cracked into pieces.
The assistance timer had run out, and it didn't even matter anymore. Parts of The Crater floated out, Muys, now floating into space…freezing in the vacuum…dying. The initial atmosphere was gone, most of his new Java Moss no longer alive.
He didn’t take it well.
It took quite a bit of time for Walker to calm down, for the tears to stop, and fo...
2024-07-16 20:40:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 102: Feeding a Universe
“I believe so, yes. Do you…” The Universal personality paused for a long moment, which Walker knew, was likely longer still with how its mind worked. “Do you think the empowerment will work?”
“Well, we won’t know until we try.” He paused as he looked at the strand of Spirit in his hand. It still looked like a blue-grey starfish made of gas, but unlike the one he’d created with the help of his Davids, this one was much less active. It almost seemed inert, whereas before...
2024-07-15 21:31:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 101: Expansionist
Walker came to floating in light, a welcome change from the darkness that had enveloped his vision for however long he had been here.
He grabbed the back of his head, futilely trying to stop a headache from coming on as the pulsing of his own heart caused him pain, “How long was I out?”
“A little over two hours, which is quite long compared to your normal downtime.” Ulysses's voice boomed out, a tinge of concern evident within. Walker had no clue how he did that with space...
2024-07-12 21:15:56 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 100: A Spirited Guide
“By guide, are you speaking of the token you received during your strand tests?”
Walker started to respond when another bone shifted back into place in his hand, “ye-yep!” He breathed out in relief as it felt much better now. “Here, let me show you.”
Walker pulled up the token in his inventory, and as he thought, he could now view the description as they’d fully connected to the Omniverse.
Hello Architect Dante
2024-07-08 21:20:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 99: Pain
For Walker, the time between his overlay shutting off and turning back on was only seconds. He hoped that it was the same for everyone else.
He didn’t notice much else that was different. He assumed that meant when the Omniverse first connected to him; it had already upgraded everything. Of course, he didn’t want to discount the idea that Creators already had slightly upgraded overlays, but giving any credit to the Evolvers just didn’t sit right with him.
They ha...
2024-07-05 20:56:04 +0000 UTC View Post