Sometimes, I wonder if I would have made the same decisions if I had all the information. Would I have suborned myself to Jeremiah if I knew he would never appreciate me? If I knew he would toss me aside like so much refuse? I don’t know. And that is a disappointing realization.
Nora Lancaster
I sat atop the building, my knees clutched to my chest as I stared at the columns of smoke twisting into the night sky. For the...
2023-03-05 14:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Another week's in the books, and I've got a little bit to share with you all. First of all, I got a new Facebook and Discord up and running. I'm still trying to figure things out, so if you see something that needs to be fixed, let me know. I am definitely not a social media guy (I hadn't used Facebook for like 15 years, and I had only ever used Discord for the voice chat until like 2 weeks ago), so there will probably be some growing pains. Either way, if you want to ...
2023-03-04 23:44:51 +0000 UTC
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When Jeremiah took Mira away, I got a taste of being in charge. When I spoke, people had to listen. I had the entire tribe at my disposal. However, it wasn’t long until I realized how hollow my authority was. With Jeremiah looming over me, I would never be anything but a henchwoman.
Nora Lancaster
I leaned forward, accelerating as I descended along the curved ramp. The centrifugal force of my passage pressed against me...
2023-03-04 14:00:05 +0000 UTC
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I've been trying to branch out into social media, and I was wondering about reader preferences in the genre. So, I figured I'd make a little poll to find out.
What social media platform do you use to get your LitRPG information?
2023-03-01 23:56:41 +0000 UTC
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I was always meant to be in charge. Even Jeremiah could see that. That’s why he gave me as much authority as he did. But it was a backhanded thing, and I eventually saw becoming his second-in-command as the insult it was.
Nora Lancaster
I couldn’t keep the smile from my face as I left Elysium behind. With Observation pushing my senses, I could hear the panic in the club building to a crescendo. The b...
2023-03-01 14:00:06 +0000 UTC
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I've just started a new Facebook page for my work. There's not much there right now (like I've said before, I'm not really much of a social media guy), but if you want to check it out, you can at:
MY FACEBOOK PAGE
Also, if for whatever reason, you didn't get a discord invite, just use this:
DISCORD INVITE ...
2023-02-27 00:20:27 +0000 UTC
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I never meant to hurt so many people, but any road to true power is littered with the corpses of the innocent. Jeremiah always said as much, but I never really believed him. I considered myself a good person, after all. I wouldn’t be like him. I wouldn’t sacrifice everyone for some personal vendetta. But that was then, and this is now. We’re all destined to repeat the mistakes of our mentors.
Nora Lancaster
I follo...
2023-02-26 14:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Earlier, I created a new Discord server so people could discuss my work. I'm a bit new to this, but I believe everyone should have gotten an invite when I linked the server to this Patreon. However, if you didn't, please let me know.
Like I said, I'm new to Discord, so I'm sure we'll experience some growing pangs. That said, I hope you'll all bear with me and let me know if there's something I need to fix (or that I can do better).
Thanks, and I hop...
2023-02-26 03:56:17 +0000 UTC
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It's everyone's favorite post - the weekly check-in (end-of-February edition)! So, for all of you who've been on the edges of your seats just waiting for me to blabber on about what happened this week, I hope you buckle up for this...fairly smooth, not-at-all wild ride.
Anyway - the first book of Death: Genesis has done fairly well over the past few months (since its release at the end of November), and the second book in the series is due at the end of March. Exciting stuf...
2023-02-25 22:00:29 +0000 UTC
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Trust is surprisingly easy to betray. When I first contacted the Enforcers, I thought Jeremiah would pop up out of nowhere and kill me. But he never knew. Not until the end. All because he trusted me. That was his only real mistake.
Nora Lancaster
As I looked at my new training hall, I couldn’t stop the grin from spreading across my face. The basement had already been huge, and judging by the secret tunnels the contrac...
2023-02-25 14:00:02 +0000 UTC
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He taught me how to seize power, and yet, he was surprised when I turned that on him. He should have been proud I learned the lessons so well.
Nora Lancaster
I knelt at the edge of the roof, looking across the street at the megabuilding I’d once called home. For three days, I’d remained in place, studying the comings and goings of my uncle’s killer. I knew that Nora hadn’t actually pulled the trigger. She hadn’...
2023-02-22 14:00:03 +0000 UTC
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I remember that first job like it was yesterday. I was so young. So naïve. It was a simple task. We were just supposed to hijack a transport truck headed toward one of the higher platforms. We were massacred, and I was the only one to make it out alive. That should have been my first hint that he didn’t care about any of us. But all I could feel was pride that I was the only one strong enough to walk out of that situation still breathing.
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2023-02-19 14:00:02 +0000 UTC
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For the past week, I've just been plugging along. I wrote a full five chapters (apiece) for both of the stories, and I spent a good bit of time outlining the next project. This one's going to take a little longer to prep because I want the whole story planned before I actually start writing (instead of a rough outline, like I've done with Death: Genesis and Mistrunner). So, it's probably going to be a couple of months before I have much to share on that front. But when...
2023-02-18 18:00:22 +0000 UTC
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Once, someone told me that the only constant is change. But I disagree, because self-interest seems pretty damned constant to me. Nobody does anything out of the goodness of their heart. They always get something out of it. It was the same with Jeremiah. He never cared about me or anyone else. He just wanted another tool.
Nora Lancaster
I awoke what felt like an instant later, but my HUD told me that almost four hours ha...
2023-02-18 14:00:02 +0000 UTC
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The first time Jeremiah gave me real responsibility, I was so blown away that I almost failed the mission. Until then, I had only ever been a follower, so the authority – even if it was borrowed – was intoxicating. And I wanted more.
Nora Lancaster
When we reentered our bodies back on Earth, night had already fallen. The Dome was still crowded with people, though, so it took us almost two hours to make our way to the...
2023-02-15 14:00:04 +0000 UTC
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I knew the bio-enhancers came with plenty of downsides. Everyone did. The decreased lifespan alone was enough to scare most people off. But I would rather die a few decades early than spend another moment corralled by the system-imposed limits on my Constitution. So, the choice was an easy one, and I haven’t looked back since.
Nora Lancaster
As Patrick and I walked through the halls of the Bazaar, I had a hard time thinking of ...
2023-02-12 14:00:02 +0000 UTC
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The day I started taking the bio-enhancers was a watershed moment for me. It was only a year after I got my Nexus Implant, and I’d already reached the potential of my constitution. And given that Jeremiah wouldn’t let me leave the city to level, I was stuck. So, I progressed the only way I could, and I’ve never regretted it since.
Nora Lancaster
We made for a mismatched trio as we traversed the city-sized space sta...
2023-02-11 14:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Alrighty - it's everyone's favorite weekly post! I know how much everyone looks forward to announcements and me patting myself on the back, so let's get right to it!
Some of you will have no doubt noticed that I've removed the chapters for book two from publication, both here and on Royal Road. That's a necessity for the upcoming Kindle Unlimited release (March 28!), so I hope you'll all understand. You can pre-order it on 2023-02-11 12:47:11 +0000 UTC
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Jeremiah dragged me out of the proverbial gutter, gave me a place to live, food to eat, and training most people like me could only dream about. So, when it came time to get my Nexus Implant, I expected that he had something special planned. Looking back, I now know that he had the ability to give me power on a level that would truly make a difference, but despite how much he talked about us being like family, his decision not to give me the means to truly shine was the o...
2023-02-08 14:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Alright - so I had a busy week this week, and as a result, I really needed a couple of days off over the weekend. So, I ended up camping out in my recliner and reading a new book (Dawn of the Void, if you all care; it's pretty good so far). It helped me recharge my batteries, but it also meant that I completely forgot to do the check-in for this week. So, that...
2023-02-06 06:36:34 +0000 UTC
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I remember the first time someone told me that I didn’t act like a girl. In some ways, I understood it. After all, I was never a dainty, pretty, little thing. Instead, I gravitated toward more rough-and-tumble activities, eventually climbing onto the treadmill of lifting progressively heavier things. But back then, that accusation cut deep into my psyche, and for a while, I tried so hard to be what they wanted me to be. In the end, though, Jeremiah was the one who made ...
2023-02-05 14:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Sometimes, I wonder where I would have ended up if Jeremiah hadn’t taken me into his organization. Dead, maybe. Or perhaps I would have gone down a different path and ended up in some seedy brothel on Bourbon Street. Or worse, in a place like the El Paradiso in Algiers. I might have even been one of those dead-eyed farmers working in the Silos. Whatever the case, I would’ve been powerless. Inconsequential. He gave me the means to matter, and for that, I will always be...
2023-02-04 14:00:02 +0000 UTC
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I’ve always wanted to be strong. Growing up, I saw what happened to weak people. But I refused to let myself become one of them. Jeremiah gave me the opportunity to leave that fate behind, and I never looked back.
Nora Lancaster
Telling Viola and Douglas about my uncle’s fate was an exceedingly difficult thing. They reacted as well as could be expected, which was to say that Viola shed a few tears while Douglas strug...
2023-02-01 14:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Not a lot to report this week, really.
In Mistrunner news, my publisher reached out to a potential narrator this week, and I'm very, very hopeful that she'll take the job. She's a well-established, award-winning narrator, but even more importantly, I think her voice really fits Mira well. But these things are delicate, and a lot goes into whether or not a narrator will take a gig. There are schedules to think about as well whether or not the narrator gets the material....
2023-01-29 00:48:44 +0000 UTC
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This has been a pretty great week for me. Not only did we get the cover art for Death: Genesis 3 finalized, but I made a ton of progress on both stories as well. So, I'll just jump right into it:
Mistrunner 1 is now in the books (for most of you), and I'm really pleased with how it ended. I hope you all area as pleased with it as I am. This week, I really got down to the nitty-gritty of writing the second book (I'm about ten chapters in), and I'm very happy with ...
2023-01-21 19:07:00 +0000 UTC
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I just got the final cover for Death: Genesis 3, and I figured I'd throw it out there for you all. Hope you enjoy it!
2023-01-17 18:27:05 +0000 UTC
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Trust is the most difficult gift I’ve ever had to give. It goes against my every instinct, trusting another person. Because I know just how selfish, self-centered, and dishonest people can be. And I can’t shake the feeling that, eventually, that’ll be the end of me.
Jeremiah Braddock III
Mouth agape, I watched the video on the shard. There was no sound, but I didn’t need it, either. All I needed was to see Nora s...
2023-01-15 14:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Another week down, and hopefully many more to go!
This week was a bit of a rollercoaster for me because I ended up having multiple doctor's appointments. Those of you who've reached a certain age can probably empathize with the process of going in for an annual physical and then being told that, regardless of the fact that you feel okay, your bloodwork says that you are almost literally falling apart a little bit at a time. Oh, and that one nagging paing/annoyance that you d...
2023-01-14 17:43:12 +0000 UTC
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Revenge is pointless. I would know because, in my life, I’ve let it dictate my life far more often than I care to admit. But even after I got what I thought I wanted, it was never fulfilling. I never came out the other side better than I was before. I just had a higher body count.
Jeremiah Braddock III
The night wore on, and still, I couldn’t move from where I’d taken cover. Instead, I stared ahead at what was left...
2023-01-14 14:00:02 +0000 UTC
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The next day, Zeke awoke with a sense of foreboding, and it took him a few minutes to figure out that it was just a side effect of his guilt. He expected everything to go wrong, and sooner, rather than later. Of course, he knew those feelings weren’t fair. After everything that had happened, he’d only lost two companions. By all rights, they all should’ve long since died. That they hadn’t was a testament to Zeke’s unique ability to survive whatever the Radiant Isles threw at him. Bu...
2023-01-13 14:00:04 +0000 UTC
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