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2023 Anniversary Update - Messenger Edition

Alright, so time for the big, talky Messenger update where I go into more detail on a bunch of things. With the jump in Patreon support, my recent aversion to commentary, and Mob being generally available, I did want to provide a bit more depth than I usually do.

So I’m going to cover a variety of topics, including some that I considered (and sometimes half-wrote) making a separate post for over the year.

The first part is going to be an in-depth retrospective on how all the boo...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch30

Chapter 30

Vince stepped out of the restaurant without being followed. The bustle of the Sommet’s lunch rush surrounded him, as suited office workers and sorcerers flitted between the elevators and the many restaurants. More than a few couples flirted in the corridor. Just as during his previous visit, his casual clothes made him stand out like a sore thumb.

The plush carpet felt strange as he walked away. Not that he could feel it through his shoes, but he swore the carpet pu...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch29

Chapter 29

“I think you’d have better luck convincing Houou to surrender and rejoin Knightsgate,” Vince said.

Mei’s expression flashed with fury, but she swiftly disguised her emotions with a long mouthful of her wine. The deep red wine could pass as blood as it ran down her gullet.

Ally remained studiously quiet. Curiously, she drank much more water than wine. But she’d taken a sip at least, so Vince doubted he’d drop dead if he tried some himself. It tasted d...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch28

Chapter 28

The demon left after casting a spell to hide his appearance again. No fancy magic tool needed for him.

Vince watched him leave. The park remained just as empty as when he and Nicki had arrived. Everyone he’d seen here earlier had vanished, replaced by an even smaller group of people. Two office ladies sipped coffee on a bench by the statue of the founders. A small crew appeared to be filming something in the distance.

A quiet afternoon in the park, in other wo...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch27

Chapter 27

Nina returned home late, tired, and hungry that night. Late enough that Vince ordered food. He demolished one bowl of pho dropped off by a Wings flier and shoved the other in the fridge to be reheated.

“Couldn’t you have asked me what I wanted for dinner?” Nina whined once she returned and found her share.

“I did. You never answered,” he said, stretched out across the couch.

She blinked and pulled out her phone. The fridge swung shut while she st...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch26

Chapter 26

Ally’s humble little storefront looked as empty as always. Although right as the group approached, a suited demon stepped out the door. He ignored Vince and the others and didn’t even bother holding the door.

Ronin frowned at the demon’s back, but entered with the rest of them. Fia entered first, mostly because Vince held the door for her.

“Welcome!” Ally’s voice called out. “Let me know if I can help you with anything.”

Fia’s lips quirke...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch25

Chapter 25

The flight back was rougher than usual, as Nicki tried to get her thoughts in order. Vince checked his pills on the way.

Naturally, Salome had slipped him something special. One bottle was a muscle strengthener that lasted 12 hours and should keep him durable with Pola and Nina when they went all-out. The other was for endurance in bed. It even had a warning about erections that lasted longer than 24 hours and advice to ejaculate at least once per hour while taking it...

November Public Update + Schedule

I’ve been slacking on making a public update, so let’s make this quick.

My schedule has finally been updated and you can see it with this update, after I completely failed to stick to my original 2023 one. This covers less time and focuses on books I think I can get out. Demon’s Throne 4 is the most tentative item on the list, as it might get delayed by a couple of months in the worst case scenario.

For those who don’t want to look at the image:

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Mob Sorcery - Best Girl Poll

So this isn't actually a best girl poll. That's just a meme name.

Rather, I'm curious which character everyone wants to see Vince add to the harem next (at which point he'll have a proper pride). It should be a multiple choice poll, unless Patreon bugs out again, so pick everyone you'd like. I've added all relevant characters, including some that I doubt anyone is actually that interested in.

I have my own ideas for who I should be building up to in Book 3. There are some characte...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch24

Chapter 24

Saturday passed uneventfully. For a certain definition of “uneventful,” in any case. Vince’s attempt to escape after lunch and combing out Nina’s hair went awry once he brought up the endless hot water in Pola’s penthouse.

The couch might have required some cleaning after Nina pounced on him.

He awoke early on Sunday as he nearly rolled out of bed.

“Shit,” he gasped out, stopping the roll he found himself in once he regained his senses. “Uh...

2023 Anniversary Update

November marks the anniversary of both my first book published on Amazon, and my first actually successful book (Heretic Spellblade). So it’s nice to make a post about it. Last year I did a Q&A, but I’ll just talk this time. There’ll also be a separate Messenger update with more details and topics.

If you do have any questions you want answered, pop them in a comment.

Difficulties

2023 has been a rough year. It makes 2022 look very bright, but the reality is that...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch23

Chapter 23

“You’re offering to make me a made man?” Vince asked.

The silence that followed, along with the awkward shuffling and glances from the Lionetti enforcers, told him that he was way off the mark. Nina seemed less certain. She kept her eyes squarely on him.

“You can’t be inducted into the Lionetti Family,” Alessia said, her ears twitching as she spoke. “The rank of associate is the highest allowed for non-wolffolk or wolffolk not of Italian descent. S...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch22

Chapter 22

Nina remained seated while the Lionetti mobsters approached as a pack. But her narrowed eyes and clenched gauntlet suggested that her demeanor would flip like a switch given an excuse.

More than a few nervous glances were shot at Vince by the enforcers, although Alessia’s regular bodyguards kept their cool. Even their tails seemed stiffer than usual. Lucia at least spared him a wink.

A railing separated the outdoor seating from the street. At the moment, it se...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch21v2

There are a mixture of small and large changes here. A big section has been added where Nina and Vince talked about relationship stuff, just before he brought up the Yakuza. There are a number of smaller changes, including adjusting the tail color of the Houou clan guardians mentioned.

Chapter 21

“I think you need to keep your girlfriend busy,” Fia said, staring at the camera feed. “Before ‘somebody’ does something stupid and she flattens them.”

“You...

November Patreon Update

I'm overdue for a public update, but don't feel like writing one while I'm still sick, so have a lightweight Patron-only one.

I'm over the worst of my illness, although if yesterday was any guide, it'll still be a few days before I can focus on writing properly. Trying to get stuff done again though, so expect the v2 of Ch21 very soon. Thanks to everyone for your thoughts.

Losing an entire week of writing hurts. I'm still going to try to squeeze out a few more Mob 2 chapters, but ...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch21

FYI, I've gotten the flu or covid, so this will be the last chapter for a week or so. Dunno how long I'll be sick for (because that's how illness works) but I feel terrible enough that I'm not getting anything done. This chapter will likely get a V2 with a few minor revisions once I feel better, but I wanted to post it now to resolve the Nina cliffhanger.

Chapter 21

“I think you need to keep your girlfriend busy,” Fia said, staring at the camera feed. “Before some...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch20

Chapter 20

The soft amber rays of dawn woke Vince in the morning. Although Pola’s bedroom faced north, that did little to stop the sun from blasting through the curtainless windows that stood two stories tall.

His body ached, especially around his pelvis. Sure, the pills had prevented Pola from crushing his balls, but he doubted they’d been made for a woman of her enthusiasm or strength. Pangs of pain rippled along his body as he stretched in bed.

Doing so caused the w...

Heretic Spellblade 6 - Detailed Commentary

Intro

This post will include broad commentary on Heretic Spellblade 6, including many of the editing decisions I made (and didn’t make). As such, it is loaded with massive spoilers. If you haven’t read the entire book, come back later. This post will be waiting for you. Also, it’s really long.

Before I jump into the commentary, I’ll briefly mention a couple of things. I try to push more “authorly” topics toward the end of the commentary, so ...

Mob Sorcery 3 - Cover Preview

So while I'm still working on Mob 2, have the cover for Mob 3. That makes sense, right? As always, I like to be ahead on my covers. Well ahead. Because I don't want to be waiting on a cover to publish,  waste time on artist hunting, and I don't use AI for my covers.

Anyway, Ally gets the cover this time. The theme is intended to be Yakuza princess, with the mask being both cool looking and symbolic, given the secret(s) she's hiding from Vince. I suspect most people will just see fo...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch19

Chapter 19

Surprisingly, Alessia had already vacated her office. They’d only left her alone minutes ago. Her seat must still be warm.

“She’s gone?” he asked.

“I figured she’d have retreated upstairs already,” Fia said. “She’s not the most social and tonight will have been hard on her. Once you leave with Pola I’ll make sure she’s fine. Now change out of that shirt so the girls stop staring at your abs.”

He snorted and ran a hand over his compl...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch18

Chapter 18

The capo bar held the same appearance as always, only with a lot more wolfgirls inside it. Four wolffolk bartenders worked the L-shaped bar that occupied one corner, including Liz, the bartender who had introduced herself last time. Stools had been conjured from somewhere and dragged up to the counter, while the dozens of other enforcers spread out across the tables on one side and the couches and booths on the other.

Notably, more than just capos drank the n...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch17

Chapter 17

Far more enforcers than just Fia stalked the halls tonight. The scene was a far cry from the empty corridors Vince had witnessed on his prior visits. Wolfgirls wandered the halls and leaned against open doorways while nursing drinks. Every enforcer in the Lionetti Family had to have turned out tonight.

And then some. Vince couldn’t imagine there were this many enforcers in Alessia’s employ. She’d go bankrupt given how small their territory was.

“Fia, thi...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch16

Chapter 16

“So it’s back to the loving arms of your big lion girlfriend and I get a fat paycheck, right?” Nicki asked once the Yakuza vans peeled away into the night.

“Not exactly.” Vince refused to look at her as he pulled out his phone.

Fia had yet to say a word over his earpiece since he left Lionetti Tower, so he guessed that whatever mess had taken place scrambled the connection between her setup and his earpiece. She’d patched him into the Lionetti comms ...

October Patreon Update

I'm not dead. Been a little distracted this past two weeks, and a little slower to get back into the swing of things, so have an update.

Patreon has changed. More than I'd like, and less than it needs to in the ways that matter. You can now follow people on Patreon for free (they call it "free memberships"), and be notified of their public posts, so I might engage with that more given how iffy Facebook often is about showing my posts anywhere.

Commentary is also taking a bit, as I...

Heretic Spellblade - Two and a Half Paths

Over the past month, I've spent a lot of time thinking author stuff. Like what sort of presence I want to have in harem, how and when to end my series, should I even really care too much about this stuff if I have fans and I'm not trying to be the next MSE (as seems to be the goal of half the folks in harem sometimes).

This post is purely about one shard of those thoughts: How to end Heretic Spellblade. The name is about the fact I'm at a crossroads (with a sort of half-assed way to res...

Heretic Spellblade 6 - Cover (High Resolution)

Another book, another cover in high res. I know only a few people care about these, but they're here anyway.

I've had a few people ask me who's on this cover (seems to happen with every cover, but this one especially surprised me). Given there's only one Chinese-coded trigem Champion who wears cheongsams (even if this is stretching the definition of cheongsam, but my artist is Chinese American, so I throw that to her), I figure this should obviously be Seraph. I even think she's worn on...

Heretic Spellblade 6 is Live

Spellblade 6 should be out everywhere, and you've probably read it (or at least most of it) here on Patreon if you're reading this update. If not, then you're in for a wild ride. 

I’ve also discounted the rest of the series to 99c per book for a week, so if you want copies to keep or know people who could use some, now’s the time to grab the series (discount for US and UK only, because Amazon has a fetish for restricting features and deals to a couple of countries for no explic...

September Patreon Update

I've been sitting on this update for ages as I haven't really known what to say, to be honest.

First things first, schedule update:

November: Heretic Spellblade 7 (planned)

December-February: Mob Sorcery 2

March: Demon's Throne 4

Either Mob Sorcery 2 or Heretic Spellblade 7 chapters should resume in 2 weeks or so.

I'll be writing Mob Sorcery here between books and publishing it to fill in gaps, so I might a...

Heretic Spellblade 6 - Ch25

Chapter 25

Murmurs and movement caused Nathan to stir late at night. He felt Ciana’s warmth shift away from him, but nearly fell asleep again. The presences near him were familiar and his ears didn’t hear any alarms going off.

Three hands pressed against his side. His mind stirred and attempted to work out why exactly three.

Finally, his eyes snapped open. Fyre and Ciana stared down at him. Given Fyre was fully clothed, he suspected she wasn’t interested in waking hi...

Heretic Spellblade 6 - Ch24

Chapter 24

Crowds massed in the streets of Soreaux by day, while fires burned in the night. The extravagant waterfront shops filled with private soldiers deployed by nobles and carriages moved in convoys. Skirmishes broke out in the wealthier districts, as looting mixed with opportunistic assassination attempts of political rivals.

Day by day, the situation worsened. At first, the grand plazas filled with believers praying in response to the display from the dueling prophets ear...