The grand finale of Heretic Spellblade is finally out on audio, so go get it from Audible right now. It’s a big book with nearly 22 hours of Stephanie’s amazing narration to bring the series to an epic close.
Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Heretic-Spellblade-8-Audiobook/B0DJCGVPRP
Listen, review, share, etc. This is the last audiobook in the series, so it’s also ...
2024-11-05 11:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThank you for all the feedback and thoughts on the last post. There was way too much for me to respond to individually, but I did read it all. I suspect the issue has been discussed beyond Patreon now, which is a little frustrating given the problem is largely related to specifics of the book and makes external commentary worse than useless.
For now, I'm going to try to push on and keep posting chapters at my usual pace, particularly with the Christmas ones coming up. The Anzu chapter w...
2024-10-31 00:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostSo, based on reactions to the last two chapters I'm delaying updates to Mob Sorcery 3 for 4-6 days (maybe a full week). I expect to push the book back until the end of November or start of December, too. Having to do a bunch of edits because everyone's gotten confused and people appear to dislike Anzu has caused me to lose momentum in the home stretch and I've lost a lot of my motivation, tbh. People will probably get upset about this update, as I'm not supposed to be negative, but it's been ...
2024-10-29 10:23:55 +0000 UTC View PostMob Sorcery is an alternate universe setting, but I’ve only really hinted at a lot of the changes to history in the world. I don’t really want to spend a lot of time in the books focusing on the historical changes as they’re not incredibly relevant most of the time (and have the potential to trigger drama).
However, I figured a lot of people will be interested in knowing a rough summary of how things have changed across the world. I’m not going into huge detail for many countrie...
2024-10-29 00:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostAll’s quiet on the writing front. Well, not quite. Mob Sorcery 3 is going well, and there are plenty of chapters here on Patreon if you want to read it now (as many people are).
But on to the news:
Mob Sorcery 3 should be out some time in November. Probably the 2nd or 3rd week, with a short preorder period.
Heretic Spellblade 8’s audiobook releases on November 5th. Yes, that November 5th. Pre-order for a healthy distraction from real life a...
2024-10-24 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostA simple poll to get opinions on Salome after the last chapter. Feel free to comment and add your 2 cents. Be civil if you disagree with anybody and remember that this is a harem series and I don't plan to break any core rules.
The question is basically: would you want Salome to join the harem, whether in the near or distant future?
2024-10-12 15:03:53 +0000 UTC View PostThe penultimate Heretic Spellblade is now out on audio, with over 25 hours of Stephanie Savannah’s amazing narration waiting to deliver plenty of twists and turns. If you’ve managed to hold off on reading the book, then you’re in for a ride with some big events over the course of the book. if you have read the book, then you know what you’re getting.
Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/B0DDM9B6RW
Quintus’s chosen meeting spot turned out to be a fancy bar in southern Albion. Vince set up the meeting with only a couple of messages, as the ancient demon responded promptly.
Albion was far more upscale than the usual meeting place in Vince’s experience, as he almost always met the demon downtown or in shadier establishments. A quick Google search suggested Vince might need to buy a suit on the way to the meeting.
“I didn’t think Immanuel had much of a presence on this...
“I mean, I can do both,” Vince said. “I have one of your enforcers with me right now if you want me to get started.”
He reached out behind Fia’s back to mock-grab her waist, expecting her to step away or grab his arm. Or do anything at all to stop him.
Instead, all she did was give him an upturned look as if daring him to do it. Her tail swished low on the ground, with the tip doing a great job of picking up what little dust remained in Alessia’s high pile carpet.
<... 2024-09-15 01:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostNo sign of Fia. For that matter, the side street was clear of anybody except Vince and Kiyoko, who stood out in her almost purely jet-black appearance. Her narrow wings furled themselves behind her back like a hawk, but otherwise Kiyoko looked entirely human. Vince had read up on tengu and learned that they apparently possessed humans, but public info was scarce.
Rather than wave at him, Kiyoko nodded her head at him. Her hands remained crossed behind her back in an almost playful manne...
2024-09-12 01:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The final version of the Fox Twins cover for Mob Sorcery is complete. For those who have missed the other cover previews (there are a few), there's a dedicated collection of cover art on Patreon that includes them all.
It's kind of a no-brainer that the teased clan guardian fox twins, Anzu and Momo, would join Vince in some way, so doing a cover containing them was something I wanted to do. I haven't done a cover with two girls on it before, and this cover might potentially be a special...
2024-09-10 13:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostAs the title says, I've brought the Patreon back from the payment pause earlier than expected. Partly because of the (somewhat predictable) surge in people who wanted access to the new Mob chapter, but mostly because there's been another bug in Patreon caused by the payment pause. It looks like some people silently lost access through no fault of their own (at minimum, anyone on an annual plan that was supposed to renew during the payment pause).
If you should have access to Patreon pos...
2024-09-09 13:48:18 +0000 UTC View PostVince wasn’t sure what most people did the morning after surviving an assassination attempt. Personally, he’d settled on sleeping in and then making waffles. Despite all the chaos yesterday, his lioness girlfriend, Nina, had found the time to restock the fridge after it had run perilously close to barren.
Sunlight streamed in through the apartment’s balcony windows and illuminated the mess remaining from last night. As much as he hated leaving the apartment in such a state, Nina h...
2024-09-09 01:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostBeen a while since I've actually done one of these.
The Patreon is still on break and nobody (should) be getting charged until the end of the month.
There should be a fair bit of content going up in September. The Spellblade commentary pieces should be finished within the next two weeks (and I've also added a collection on Patreon of all book commentaries for those who need help finding them). Mob Sorcery 3 chapters should start next weekend (I anticipate). I might even write a po...
2024-08-31 04:49:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe Patreon is still on break (as mentioned in the break post, in case you somehow missed it) but I'm back and working on Mob Sorcery. I've always wanted to gather some opinions on a specific character, and might ask about others too.
Juliet is an antagonist for the first two books and one of mixed effectiveness. She's selfish and evil, but nearly kills Vince and her combat scenes have a comedic vibe due to her character. While she's run away after getting upset over failing to kill Vin...
2024-08-28 03:58:11 +0000 UTC View PostVery brief post for reasons.
The Heretic Spellblade 7 audiobook is up for preorder on Audible and releases Sep 24. It's 25 hours of goodness and starts the beginning of the end. Barring any changes during recording/editing, book 8's audio should be out in early November but I'll update you if that changes.
Go get it.
Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/B0DDM9B6RW
It’s been a hot minute since I’ve written a planning post. I used to write one of these for each book, but the mess surrounding writing Spellblade 7/8 meant I never did one for either. The main reason was simply that the process was so hectic that expressing my thoughts, doubts, etc about the books ended up being counterproductive (such as when the book stalled in January and ended up getting a complete rewrite).
With a return to a more sane writing process, I can hopefully start ta...
2024-08-14 01:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon payments are suspended as of today until I decide what I want to do. It'll be back in a month or three. Depends how I progress with writing and my navel-gazing.
Mob chapters will probably appear at some point. I won't immediately restart payments for that, so you'll only see the chapters if you're subbed.
2024-07-27 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostHeretic Spellblade comes to an end today as the final book just released. Nathan needs to finally secure everything he’s achieved in the past seven books, even as the godlike beings behind the Messengers take a personal interest.
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D69D3QRM
Please leave a review and share the series if you enjoyed it. This is really the last chance for the series to see any real limelig...
2024-07-26 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
I was reminded that I never posted the textless or high-res versions of the Pola cover for Book 1, so here they are.
2024-07-24 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Fia finally gets her own cover to look mean and pretty on. It's a great cover, although now I don't really have any central cast members left for the series.
I think I spent more time umming and ahhing on this cover than it took my artist to whip it up, simply because I couldn't make up my mind on the pose, details etc. This cover wasn't on my radar initially, until I looked over the other covers and decided Fia needed one just as good. My original idea was to have a "cosier" cover for ...
2024-07-23 12:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostOnce again, it’s time to get your fix of mafia wolfgirls through your ear buds with Mob Sorcery 2’s audio. It’s out on Audible now, so go grab it.
Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Mob-Sorcery-2-Audiobook/B0D5T7B3K6
Stephanie’s delivered an amazing performance with the huge array of characters and accents, as the Yakuza show up in force alongside Aulfair’s many faction...
2024-07-09 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostShort but important update that will probably annoy a bunch of people.
Once Spellblade 8 is out, I'll be suspending payments for the Patreon for a month. This makes up for the missed month in April that I should have suspended for.
More importantly, I'm taking August off to recover from burnout and hopefully feel like writing something other than just Mob Sorcery for the foreseeable future.
If I say much more then I'll probably regret it, as I'm incredibly tired. Ending Here...
2024-07-02 08:34:08 +0000 UTC View PostA roaring inferno crashed into Nathan, surging with white-hot flames that scorched the ground as they passed over it. It washed over his position and streamed across the cavern. When it struck the far wall, the fire blast exploded into searing embers that rained down from the sky.
Nathan appeared on the opposite side of Siv, roughly the same distance away. Charred ruins lay where he had stood. There wouldn’t be anything left if he’d remained there. He grimaced as he felt Artemis’s...
2024-06-21 02:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Seraph, change of plans. I need you and Narime to contain the hordes of lesser demons Siv will send out through the breach.” Nathan looked at Narime, whose figure-hugging blue robe was coated with blood around her chest. “Narime, I know you’re tired from your wound earlier—”
“I’m healed now, Nathan,” Narime interrupted, her seven silver tails fanning out defensively. “An entire city is at risk, along with everyone in it. Seraph and I work well together, especially w...
2024-06-18 02:01:33 +0000 UTC View PostSmoke trailed across the sprawling city known as the Aurelian Spires as riots and open battle ripped through it. It grew so dense it blocked out the Gharrick Mountains the city sat beside. The ancient sandstone towers that gave the city its name shimmered with a dying golden glow, returning to nothing more than weathered bricks that stretched to the heavens.
Dark elf soldiers and citizens fought at the bases of the spires themselves, along marble concourses and courtyards, and at the ga...
2024-06-17 02:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Another piece of Mob Sorcery cover art is ready. This time featuring Nicki, the (decreasingly) cantankerous harpy.
I was a bit nervous getting this one done, as harem audiences have fairly vanilla tastes and cover art is a pretty basic marketing exercise (hence the proliferation of incredibly bland and samey AI art that could probably be used to create a haremlit version of the Clash of Clans app icon ripoff memes). I asked my artist to do a human and birdgirl version, and I'd be able t...
2024-06-16 12:06:30 +0000 UTC View PostThe penultimate book in Heretic Spellblade is out, and it’s a big one, as Nathan wants to win the war he’s been trying to avoid since he first changed history. Only one book left. The first six books are discounted to 99c each in the US and UK for a few days, so grab them if you haven’t already (sorry, US and UK only because Amazon is Amazon).
Spellblade 7: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D69NS4MS
As I ...
2024-06-15 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostIt's been a while since I've posted a dedicated Patreon update. I'll talk a bit about that, but the main reason is just that I've been focused on writing Spellblade and there hasn't been much to talk about without a book in hand.
It's been a solid year since my big scare when I came very close to leaving the genre and I've ended up taking two length publishing breaks since then for two very different reasons. I figure it's worthwhile reflecting a bit on that on top of providing a genera...
2024-06-07 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe pre-orders for Heretic Spellblades 7 & 8 are up on Amazon right now. If you’ve read the series, you can go right to the links below and pre-order them now or mark the dates to borrow them when the books come out on Kindle Unlimited. This is the climactic end of Heretic Spellblade.
Heretic Spellblade 7: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D69NS4MS
Heretic Spellblade 8: 2024-06-06 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post