The book's still doing pretty well, particularly in Canada, for some reason ^^
It's occasionally even the number 1 in the Lesbian Romance category there, somehow :p
It's also doing well in Australia, Germany, and the US. However, for some reason, it has not taken off in the UK, like at all :s Which is a shame, because it's one of the bigger markets for English LitRPG.
One of the reasons, is probably that it still only has three ratings in the UK, and zero
2021-01-29 14:57:32 +0000 UTC
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Turns out I forgot to update the tier-availability of the chapters last week, my apologies!
Well, it had to happen at some point I guess; I'm only human ;)
Shout out to Sierra E for letting me know!
And also, thank you all for sticking by me despite my shortcomings and the removal of the chapters that make up the first book and all that. I really appreciate it. ^^
Book 1 is still going strong on KU, and at the end of the month I should finally get my first pay...
2021-01-22 10:37:54 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone.
I've had to make a difficult decision. I very badly wanted to avoid going Amazon exclusive, for a variety of reasons, but numbers don't lie. Literally 99% of my sales happen on Amazon, and I hear from other authors that possibly the majority of people who pay to read LitRPG are on Kindle Unlimited. I've already missed out on probably a $1000 just because of the 'download fee' Amazon charges authors who don't enroll in KDP Select. At this point, it would just be fi...
2021-01-12 10:25:54 +0000 UTC
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I mentioned it on the Discord but Rules as Fun has started a new campaign! ^^
Due to a variety of reasons, we decided to end the first campaign at a proper stopping point after only eight episodes. Now we're starting again with lessons learned, and a brand-new setting and characters!
I feel like we've really improved a lot, and highly recommend that you check out last Sunday's episode on Twitch if you have any interest in Tabletop RPG's ;) And of course, tune in next Sunday for th...
2021-01-08 12:30:39 +0000 UTC
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The paperback is here! ^^
For now, it's only available on Amazon. Also, the images inside are in greyscale, as colour printing on Amazon is ridiculously expensive.
Still, I think it turned out very nice ^^
Now, I imagine some of you would like to get your hands on a signed copy--and you'd more than deserve one--but it's going take a bit for me to sort out how I want to offer that exactly, as personally posting things on the mail is not exactly a hobby...
2020-12-18 13:25:10 +0000 UTC
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Turns out the difficulty of Inertia Manipulation doesn’t scale linearly with the difficulty of the Skills that were integrated to form it. This is due to the fact that the second level of Inertia Manipulation doesn’t just involve switching energy types at the drop of the hat, but also using them concurrently.
Top-grade Skills really exist on a level of their own.
Still, I’m not unhappy that I could only afford half a Skilldream. I’d hate to imagine what my nec...
2020-12-04 13:21:41 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! ^^
I'm happy to report that my book is doing well! (At least on Amazon, it's been slow to pick up on other stores, but I hope future advertising plans will change that a little.)
I'm now consistently selling about 10 copies a day via KDP without doing any active marketing; 20 on weekend days!
But that doesn't mean I can rest, of course. What I'm currently working on is a paperback version of the book. The first big challenge for this was to get the tables to li...
2020-11-27 13:29:23 +0000 UTC
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First of all, let me just say Welcome to my new Patrons, who appear to have found me either via the e-book. Thank you very much for your support! ^^
Now, I'm happy to announce that I am beholden to Amazon no longer.
I got fed up with Amazon's tactics—like enabling Digital Rights Management on my book even though I'd opted out, probably because I was using their proprietary format—so I've re-built the e-book as an EPUB and re-published it.
This means the Am...
2020-11-20 14:08:50 +0000 UTC
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Rejoice, for the long-awaited day is here! ^^
The Whispering Crystals, Book 1: Unnatural Laws is now officially for sale.
Before you click the link at the bottom of this announcement and check it out, however, let me say just a few things.
First of all, thank you all very much for your support in making this dream a reality. I know I've said it before, but it really does mean the world to me.
Now, some practical details. Currently, the book is priced at $3.99. I ...
2020-11-06 11:37:16 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
Most of you are probably already aware, but I'm adding your names to a shout-out in the back of my e-book. ^^
Now, if you don't want to be in it for some reason, or you want to be in it under a different name than your username, send me a message! (And don't wait too long, because my current timetable has me publishing this Thursday. ;) )
2020-11-02 09:44:59 +0000 UTC
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Heyhey ^^
As you may have noticed, you all have a little more to read than usual. As a result of feedback from my readers, I've decided to spruce things up a bit, and change the way chapters are divided over the tiers, and add an additional chapter to the total.
As of now, the first tier can read four chapters ahead, the second tier a total of seven, and the third tier a total of ten.
Enjoy!
2020-10-23 09:55:35 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! ^^
After a long period of extensive editing--that I feel has really lifted the first book to another level--the e-book is at last approaching a publishable-state!
I plan to lay down some final changes over the weekend, and then I would really like to have a proofreader or two go through it looking for typos and small oversights.
So, if you'd like to be one of the very first to lay eyes on the (practically) finished product, leave a comment or sen...
2020-09-25 13:23:18 +0000 UTC
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The first episode of Rules as Fun, which streamed last Sunday, can now be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKpEzZw5UjBB8GP_h5LxN4g
If you're interested, please give it a watch ^^
And if you like it, do join us this Sunday at https://www.twitch.tv/rulesasfun :D
(For the exact time in your ar...
2020-09-18 09:33:18 +0000 UTC
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And I'm super excited about it! ^^
We've got a great cast, an awesome GM, and no idea what's going to happen.
All I know is it's going to be heaps of fun.
So please join us in the world of Ugyra, where the rival Nordstrom Empire and the Republic of Lavaraine have destroyed each others’ lands and cursed their gods, leaving the surrounding vassal states to rebuild themselves in the magical wasteland left behind
You can find the stream at twitch.tv/rulesasfun
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2020-09-11 12:17:58 +0000 UTC
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Those of you familiar with D&D--which I presume is most of you ;)--will probably know what I mean when I say I've recently gone down the rabbit hole of character creation. ^^'
It's eaten away some of my writing time, but it's for a good cause, because my GM is setting up a new campaign that's to be streamed on Twitch, and I'm going to be playing in it! ^^
The stream will be called Rules as Fun, and we're going to be playing Pathfinder, with a really cool variant...
2020-09-04 12:01:54 +0000 UTC
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My grandmother passed away on the 17th of August, at the respectable age of 96. We said goodbye to her last Tuesday, before she was cremated.
She remained as healthy and lucid as one can be at such an age to the very end, and we were already very lucky to have been able to enjoy her presence for such a long time.
The ceremony was for direct family only due to corona measures--though it was broadcast for those not allowed to attend--and it was as beautiful as it was heart-ren...
2020-08-28 11:50:29 +0000 UTC
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Patreon has been very active lately, I can't say I mind ^^
They've just now rolled out a new feature that apparently a lot of Patrons requested, and I've decided to opt in. From now on, you have the option of switching to an annual membership, meaning you can opt to pay a yearly Patron fee instead of a monthly one, and it comes with a discount.
Whether you make use of this or not is, of course, entirely up to you ;)
I've currently set the discount to the maximum I'm allowed,...
2020-08-21 09:35:47 +0000 UTC
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Just wanted to let you guys know, I'll be uploading an extra chapter late Sunday evening, that will be available to Tier 2 and up. ^^
I've meaning to do this more often, but life tends to get in the way. ^^'
Hopefully once the first e-book is out, I'll get around to doing this more often, maybe even make it a regularly scheduled, monthly thing!
2020-08-07 10:43:07 +0000 UTC
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Had a weird day today. Final goodbye's at the school where I've worked for several years. I'm officially writing full-time from today onward.
The support I get from you guys feels more valuable than ever; I wouldn't have had the courage to take this step without it, so I can't thank you guys enough. <3
All in all, it's exciting, but scary; I'll have to see how far I can make it like this. Guess I'll find out more once the e-book comes out!
Fingers crossed!
2020-07-03 13:41:11 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
Just a little heads-up that for some of you, there will be a small change to the amount you'll need to pay to maintain the benefits of a certain tier starting July first. This has to do with some changes in international tax laws, that require Patreon to start charging a sales tax for some benefits in certain countries. (Creators living in affected countries should have already received a mail from Patreon on June first)
To know if you'll be affecte...
2020-06-26 11:57:08 +0000 UTC
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So, the bad news is, my puns are terrible.
Hopefully, this is overshadowed by the good news, that I'm not currently infected with the coronavirus known as COVID-19 ^^
In other news, my friend who helps me with marketing, is building me a new website! It's not going to replace iagtd.com, but instead serve as more of a general author platform and landing spot for readers who've found me through the e-book on Amazon, once it's there. I'll make sure to post a link when it's fini...
2020-06-19 12:34:10 +0000 UTC
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Hello my lovely Patrons ^^
This isn't a chapter--obviously--just a little update on what I'm doing an what's going on.
I figured I'd start making separate posts for this kind of stuff, so half of you guys don't just get it in 4 weeks when it's old news. ^^'
Anyway, I got tested for COVID-19 today, will get results in 48 hours. They took a swab of my throat and nose, not a very fun procedure, but it was over quickly. It's probably nothing anyway--I had a mildly sore thr...
2020-06-12 13:39:37 +0000 UTC
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For those of you who aren't in the Discord yet. ^^
(Click that link and join for the full Patron experience!)
2019-10-25 16:57:07 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys!
I decided on some more, slight changes.
Most notably, I've given each tier an extra chapter of early access! I figured the increased cost of the lowest tier should be reflected in an extra chapter, at least. ;)
I'll be adding more early access chapters in the future, and in order to keep things balanced, the next one should obviously go to just the third tier and higher. After that, I'll see. ^^
The second, slight change, would be that I've decided to n...
2019-09-13 14:03:36 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys!
First some exciting news: I found an editor for the first book of IAGTD!
Josiah Davis--a professional, freelance editor who specialises in LitRPG, and worked on The Gam3, among many other things--is going to take a crack at it during the second week of September. I'm very excited to start working with him, and have been working on a preparatory edit for the past two weeks now.
Now for the slightly less exciting news... There's something I ha...
2019-08-30 10:07:31 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone,
As you may have noticed, I set up a discord!
I really enjoy reading your comments, but I often end up feeling a little disconnected because I cannot allow myself to answer your questions with spoilers ^^'
So, I figured it might be fun to set this up, and allow myself to interact a little more freely.
Here's a step-by-step guide about how to get access to your Discord role: 2019-03-16 14:12:32 +0000 UTC
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As some of you have pointed out, bonus content might actually not be appreciated as much as just more regular content. This poll is just to see how true that is, and for a little additional nuance. You can give multiple responses, so just click every opinion you agree with, or something like that.
2019-02-09 18:28:27 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys!
I figured it was about time I gave back a little, after all the support I've received from you ^^
Now it just so happens that I have a holiday coming up in about a week, which seems as good an excuse as any to write some exclusive, patron-only bonus content!
I'm thinking of something along the lines of a double-length chapter. Now, my question for you guys is: what would you like to read?
One thing I've come up with, is to write some stories from you...
2019-02-07 09:49:06 +0000 UTC
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