Douglas Miller

MiP Bonus: The Power of Heart Chapter 1

Editing of book 1 and planning of book 3 are still in progress. For this week's intermission bonus, here's The Power of Heart's first chapter, which I wrote months ago.

Incidentally, the plans I've made so far for this story include first person narration, but for the viewpoint of the merger of the therapist and the cultivator, which would start in chapter 3.

Chapter 1: A Frustrated Healer

"Good morning, Doctor Thompson."

Jason nodded wearily toward his receptionist ...

MiP In Review

I really should have gotten this done on Tuesday. Sorry about that.

I'll go over my thoughts on book 1 further down, but first:

Reviewing last week's poll results:

The highest vote result was from people who are just here for Magic is Programming, at 36%. Honestly, that's not at all surprising to me. I haven't written multiple series to demonstrate consistency and versatility yet.

"I'll read anything you write" came in at 18%, which feels pretty gratifying to me. Tha...

MiP Ideas for the Future (with poll)

I planned Magic is Programming as a trilogy, and at this point that is still the plan. With my writing progress having reached the threshold of the likely-final book, I have put some thought into looking ahead, beyond book 3, to what I should write after the series is done. I have multiple ideas I'm considering, and if you care about which one I choose, here's your chance to let me know!

First up, while my plan for Magic is Programming is only for 3 books, the content of book 3 has only...

MiP Upcoming Schedule

Now that book 2 is completed for Platinum tier, I am going to focus for a while on a) editing book 1 so that it can finally be published as an actual book, and b) making plans for book 3 so that I'll have a framework to use when I start the actual chapters.

While I am doing that, in lieu of chapters I will post bonus content that will involve less creative effort. These will include my thoughts on how the story developed so far, ideas I have for future stories to write and a poll for wh...

MiP B2 Chapter 62: Division

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Carlos's mind raced, his perception of time running many times faster than normal, and several of his contingent spells were a hair away from triggering. King Elston deciding to eliminate them as intolerable threat...

MiP B2 Chapter 61: Royal Appreciation

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Carlos quickly grabbed all of Nyralis's disabled items with Mass Telekinesis and stripped them off of him, then pulled them out of the...

MiP I'm sick

It's just a cold, and the symptoms are relatively mild so far, but it's still making it hard to write. Next chapter will be later this week.

MiP B2 Chapter 60: Combat Hacking

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Amber stared at the impossible sight before her. The Crown couldn't be defeated! Right? Especially not so quickly and with su...

MiP B2 Chapter 59: High-Speed Chess

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Princess Lornera Kalor watched, feeling anxious in a wholly unfamiliar way, as Carlos and Amber joined the fight. She should have been...

MiP Next chapter tomorrow

I'm very close to finishing it, just not quite close enough to finish tonight.

MiP B2 Chapter 58: Multithreading Combat

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Carlos double-checked his precautions yet again. Ten layered Force Bubbles surrounded him, with a contingent trigger to add a new laye...

MiP B2 Chapter 57: Reinforcements

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King Elston Kalor flew straight up, ignoring the remaining rebels, to draw level with Nyralis. He narrowed his eyes and glared at the ...

MiP B2 Chapter 56: Strings End

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Princess Lornera Kalor, third scion of the Crown, stared in dumbfounded shock and disbelief at the impossible scene in front of her. Her younger brothe...

MiP B2 Chapter 55: Marionettes

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His Majesty King Elston Kalor, the Crown himself, floated above the ground as he surveyed the forces arrayed against him. The barren field was filled m...

MiP No chapter this week

I have identified a major issue that contributed to the recent delays, and I am addressing it. Unfortunately, that's not soon enough to finish a chapter today.

I'm sorry for the delays, and I expect to be more reliable going forward.

MiP B2 Chapter 54: Settling In

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Carlos woke up slowly at first. Then he noticed the unfamiliar softness of the bed he was lying on and jolted awake in an instant. He jerked up and loo...

MiP B2 Chapter 53: Homestead

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"Finally!" Trinlen shouted as he almost literally leaped to his feet at the announcement that the dragon was defeated and it was time to pack ...

MiP No chapter this week

This past week was extraordinarily hectic for me, unfortunately. I'll be back with chapter 53 next week!

MiP B2 Chapter 52: Mysteries

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For one heartstopping moment, Carlos feared that the dragon would die, crushed under the system-fueled power of the negative parameter bug applied to A...

MiP B2 Chapter 51: Strength of a Guardian

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Carlos froze in utter shock. Did– did that dragon just talk? A-and say Sandaras!? I suppose some stories do have dragons be sap...