Here's your chapter! Probably one more in this book, unless things get away from me and I need two. :) Enjoy! -Plum 69 – The Morning After
Here's your chapter! Probably one more in this book, unless things get away from me and I need two. :)
Enjoy!
-Plum
While other people were sorting through the ashes of their trailers or helping displaced folk get ...
2025-08-20 19:02:10 +0000 UTC View PostHere's your chapter! I hope you enjoy it. I've received a lot of feedback about this book, particularly regarding Thoargh and his portrayal
Here's your chapter! I hope you enjoy it. I've received a lot of feedback about this book, particularly regarding Thoargh and his portrayal
Here's your chapter! I hope you enjoy it.
I've received a lot of feedback about this book, particularly regarding Thoargh and his portrayal as a villain. No, mor...
2025-08-19 17:41:30 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy the chapter! Thanks for supporting my writing :) -Plum 68 – Further Acts of Violence Andy’s aim was perfect. He’d accounted for movem
Enjoy the chapter!
Thanks for supporting my writing :)
-Plum
Andy’s aim was perfect. He’d accounted for movement, spotted a gap in the monstrous man’s torn, armored coat, and his timing was as goo...
2025-08-18 19:32:03 +0000 UTC View PostHope you enjoy! No bad cliffhangers, this time. -Plum 42 – Justice As Victor stood, his body engorged with rage and null frost, the cobbles
Hope you enjoy! No bad cliffhangers, this time.
-Plum
As Victor stood, his body engorged with rage and null frost, the cobbles sank under his prodigious weight. If he hadn’t been filled with cold fury, focused on destroying the foe before him, he might ...
2025-08-17 13:59:53 +0000 UTC View PostAnother fun little chapter to get us warmed up for volume three! Hope you enjoy~ :)
Plum
Iris smiled at Addie as she approached and quickly offered her a handshake. “I’m glad I drew your appointment today.”
Addie hadn’t seen the woman since she’d tested for tier nine, but she felt instantly at ease as she shook her hand—warm and slender, with a carefully firm grip. “I’m hap...
2025-08-16 18:13:42 +0000 UTC View PostHere we go, folks! Hope you have a relaxing Friday read. :) -Plum 4 – Tier Six Tony wriggled his fingers, then waved his new hand over the
Here we go, folks! Hope you have a relaxing Friday read. :)
-Plum
Tony wriggled his fingers, then waved his new hand over the soup, fanning the steam away as he marveled at the sensation. He knew that beneath the nano-molecular enamel was a lightweight, du...
2025-08-15 21:06:37 +0000 UTC View PostHere's your delivery :) Hope you enjoy the chapter. Fair warning: a cliff awaits at the end. If you hate that sort of thing, maybe wait for
Here's your delivery :)
Hope you enjoy the chapter. Fair warning: a cliff awaits at the end. If you hate that sort of thing, maybe wait for Monday's chapter.
-Plum
Andy stood over his vanquished foe, contemplating ...
2025-08-15 12:02:13 +0000 UTC View PostHope this gets some of you cyberpunk fans excited :)
Okay, folks! This should be a fun one to read. Just as a heads up and a slight spoiler: Things don't end with this chapter, so if you don't
Okay, folks! This should be a fun one to read. Just as a heads up and a slight spoiler: Things don't end with this chapter, so if you don't want to see a cliff (a mild one, I think), then maybe wait until Sunday's chapter.
Thanks for reading!
-Plum
Here's your Wednesday delivery! Thanks for reading, everyone. :) -Plum 66 – Champion Andy looked at the slowly swaying rope, scanning the c
Here's your Wednesday delivery! Thanks for reading, everyone. :)
-Plum
Andy looked at the slowly swaying rope, scanning the cliffside above, but he didn’t see anyone. Either the team that had somehow deployed the rope had already ascended, or the defen...
2025-08-13 19:35:11 +0000 UTC View PostHere we go! Good news: this chapter is 100% from Victor's POV. Bad news: it ends in a brutal cliff. If you hate cliffs, you'd better wait un
Here we go! Good news: this chapter is 100% from Victor's POV. Bad news: it ends in a brutal cliff. If you hate cliffs, you'd better wait until the next chapter is out.
Thanks for all the feedback. If things don't make sense to you about Thoargh being where he is, it's possible you missed something. I've ...
2025-08-12 17:08:49 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy the chapter! -Plum 65 – Counter Assault Andy moved through the darkness, another shadow among shadows. It wasn’t hard to keep track
Enjoy the chapter!
-Plum
Andy moved through the darkness, another shadow among shadows. It wasn’t hard to keep track of the attackers; they weren’t shy about using torches. The mesa was large, and moving around it, avoiding cacti, tumbl...
2025-08-11 14:02:34 +0000 UTC View PostHere we go, folks, but before you read the chapter, allow me to expound on my thoughts regarding your comments and personal messages about T
Here we go, folks, but before you read the chapter, allow me to expound on my thoughts regarding your comments and personal messages about Thoargh and the way I've chosen to compose this book.
First, thank you all for your feedback. It's become clear to me that many of you don't mind the Thoargh POVs and,...
2025-08-10 15:04:43 +0000 UTC View PostHere's your chapter! Have a great rest of the weekend. :) -Plum 3 – Candy Apple Red Addie stood beside the surgical table, watching Tony. H
Here's your chapter! Have a great rest of the weekend. :)
-Plum
Addie stood beside the surgical table, watching Tony. He was shirtless, and while he had his back turned, climbing atop the bed, she couldn’t help watching how the muscles shifted un...
2025-08-09 16:37:43 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy the chapter and have a great weekend! Thanks for reading :) -Plum 2 – Doc Katz Tony watched Addie take another bite of her sandwich,
Enjoy the chapter and have a great weekend! Thanks for reading :)
-Plum
Tony watched Addie take another bite of her sandwich, enjoying the gusto with which she attacked the dark bread and marinated veggies. A thin slice of cucumber slid out and hung from h...
2025-08-08 20:23:33 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy the chapter! Happy Friday :) -Plum 64 – The Attack As the sun began to dip below the western skyline, Andy took a minute to sit down
Enjoy the chapter! Happy Friday :)
-Plum
As the sun began to dip below the western skyline, Andy took a minute to sit down in his trailer and change his active class. When the brief but blinding headache faded and he sat up on the couch, the first thing...
2025-08-08 11:07:09 +0000 UTC View PostHello, everyone! Some of you hate the Thoargh POV segments, some of you think they're interesting, and some of you haven't said anything abo
Hello, everyone! Some of you hate the Thoargh POV segments, some of you think they're interesting, and some of you haven't said anything about them. I hear you! I knew this was going to be an issue when I came up with the plot for this book, but I also had hoped that the irritation some of you are feeling would pay off very catharticall...
2025-08-07 18:54:24 +0000 UTC View PostWell, I hope you enjoy the chapter! Thanks for reading! Plum 63 – Making Rounds “We’re not far now,” Omar said, guiding Andy around a stan
Well, I hope you enjoy the chapter!
Thanks for reading!
Plum
“We’re not far now,” Omar said, guiding Andy around a stand of cholla cacti. “The first time we went around the base, looking for spots ...
2025-08-06 16:17:55 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, here's your Tuesday dose! Thanks for reading! If you know me, my Victor books usually have around 45-50 chapters. Don't be shocked whe
Okay, here's your Tuesday dose!
Thanks for reading!
If you know me, my Victor books usually have around 45-50 chapters. Don't be shocked when the ending comes around in a week or two (or three!)
:)
-Plum 2025-08-05 18:50:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The thing about a settlement and lots of side characters is that a chapter can disappear in the blink of an eye while I'm writing dialogue.
The thing about a settlement and lots of side characters is that a chapter can disappear in the blink of an eye while I'm writing dialogue. Anyway, I hope you find it interesting. See you Wednesday!
Thanks for reading!
Thanks for supporting the story! Aethon's gonna publish ...
2025-08-04 17:12:08 +0000 UTC View PostHere we go! I know some of you hate these little Thoargh POVs, but I have something in mind, and I think the payoff will be worth the pain.
Here we go! I know some of you hate these little Thoargh POVs, but I have something in mind, and I think the payoff will be worth the pain.
Thanks for reading and supporting!
-Plum
“Just a couple more adjustments,...
2025-08-03 20:59:22 +0000 UTC View PostYay! We're getting started on book 3. :) Thanks for reading, everyone! I'm still really enjoying writing this one. Just FYI, though, this in
Yay! We're getting started on book 3. :)
Thanks for reading, everyone! I'm still really enjoying writing this one. Just FYI, though, this initial Neon Dust series will be a trilogy. Hopefully, people will like it and we'll write more after that.
-Plum
2025-08-02 18:34:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Hard to believe we're already done with Book 2! I hope you enjoyed the ride through the Blast with Tony and Addie. I've got more in store fo
Hard to believe we're already done with Book 2! I hope you enjoyed the ride through the Blast with Tony and Addie. I've got more in store for them in Book 3, which we'll start tomorrow. :)
Thanks for reading and for all the feedback along the way.
-Plum
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2025-08-01 20:22:32 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy the chapter, Andy readers! :) See you Monday with the next installment. -Plum 61 – Leadership Andy walked over and opened the door to
Enjoy the chapter, Andy readers! :)
See you Monday with the next installment.
-Plum
Andy walked over and opened the door to find Bella standing there, fidgeting with her hands as she stared at the ground near her feet. ...
2025-08-01 16:46:21 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy the chapter! Thanks for the support :) Plum 35 – Help is on the Way It wasn’t long before Victor felt the thrum of power in the air a
Enjoy the chapter!
Thanks for the support :)
Plum
It wasn’t long before Victor felt the thrum of power in the air as great globules of shimmering, silvery Energy began to gather around the giant corpse at his...
2025-07-31 18:10:07 +0000 UTC View PostThanks for reading :)
Curious if you all find the kind of thing that's in this chapter interesting. BTW, aiming for 70ish chapters. See if we can wrap up a satisfying book 1 in 10 chapters or so. Cheers!
-Plum
When Andy climbed into his trailer, he immediately spotted a cloth-wrapped package on the floor by the couch. At first, he thought someone had left it there for hi...
2025-07-30 15:09:27 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy the chapter! Thanks for the support.
-Plum
Victor felt the chill of the fog before he was in it. His breath began to plume from his lips, and the damp air tried to cling to his hot, titanic flesh, only to be cooked off, steaming away from his embroidered hemp shirt. Looking at it, he wondered if he should have put on his armor. He wore his crown, as always, but if the ghouls had come wit...
2025-07-29 19:00:38 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy the chapter, everyone! Thanks for reading :)
-Plum
Andy took a deep, shaky breath and read through the notifications:
**Congratulations! You’ve slain a hostile survivor and gained a level in your Pyroglyph Invoker class. As a result, you’ve earned an Improvement Point.**
**Andy, your struggle against another skilled spear fighter has hel...
2025-07-28 19:01:40 +0000 UTC View PostHello, folks! Enjoy the chapter.
-Plum
Victor stood on the lip of the great amphitheater that his people had dug behind the former Lord Fausto’s palace. It was a huge depression lined with gray stone that occupied what had once been the palace gardens and a museum of some kind. The museum had primarily stood empty with a few notable exceptions—taxidermied beasts that Fausto had, apparently, hun...
2025-07-27 18:35:55 +0000 UTC View PostWhew! Here's your chapter. This one took me a while, and I tried to make it fit what was in my head, but I'm not sure I pulled it off. Let
Whew! Here's your chapter. This one took me a while, and I tried to make it fit what was in my head, but I'm not sure I pulled it off. Let me know if you think this was ... impactful, maybe? Or, I guess, let me know if you think it fell flat.
Cheers and thanks for all the help and support :) 2025-07-26 20:30:50 +0000 UTC View Post