A. F. Kay

December 10, 2022 - Update

Hi!

Thankfully I had a great week of writing. I’m feeling the pressure to finish book 7 this month so that it can go through all the necessary revisions and editing before Mr. Baldree gets it in February. We are on track and I’ll keep working hard to keep it that way.

This week, I had an issue with something that rarely plagues me as an author: other characters from other stories getting loud in my head. I tend to be very focused on my current story, and rarely will other char...

Divine Apostasy Book 7 - Chapter 57

Chapter 57

After all the Adepts had tried the timing trial, they returned to the village. To Ruwen’s surprise, everyone joined him and Sift on the beach, and no one left to work on the breathing or force trials. Even Echo, for the first time, joined them for instruction.

The Adepts stood in a single line down the beach, each going through the Steps. Sift noticed Echo at the far end and immediately took the opposite side to teach. Ruwen moved down his side, picking the most glari...

Divine Apostasy Book 7 - Chapter 56

Chapter 56

The mid-morning sun warmed Ruwen’s cheeks, and for the hundredth time, he forced himself to not look down. He stood at the edge of a canyon, but unlike the canyon with the Floots and keys, the sides here were steep. Steep as in a three-hundred-foot vertical drops.

A brisk wind rising from the ravine tousled Ruwen’s hair. The white rock of the canyon’s walls glowed and made the distant boulder-strewn ground below painfully apparent. After discovering this place the...

Divine Apostasy Book 7 - Chapter 55

Chapter 55

The next morning Ruwen led the Adepts into the bamboo forest behind the village. He had spent the night exploring the hills and studying the creatures that inhabited the trees. Well, grass technically, but the bamboo grew so tall it was hard to think of it as anything but trees.

Ruwen stopped after thirty minutes of hiking. The bamboo gently shifted in the wind far above, and the sound reminded him of ocean waves. It was difficult to enjoy however as a war took place ab...

HLP - Chapter 25

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HLP - Chapter 24

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HLP - Chapter 23

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HLP - Chapter 22

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HLP - Chapter 21

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December 3, 2022 - Update

Hello!

One of the reasons I love writing this series is the theme of balance. While it is everywhere in the series, book seven is thick with it, as the focus is on the Master’s trial. As we enter the last act of book seven, and I near some of the most powerful scenes in the novel, balance is especially on my mind.

Part of that comes from a book I read a long long time ago, and while the details escape me, there was a small section where the narrator moved from group to group in ...

Divine Apostasy Book 7 - Chapter 54

Chapter 54

The sun had almost touched the horizon when Ruwen gathered with the rest of the Adepts on the beach. He kneeled next to Sift, digging his toes into the warm sand.

“I think this should count as a vacation,” Ruwen whispered. “It’s a proper beach.”

“You wish,” Sift replied. “This is work, not play. And it doesn’t count if Lylan isn’t with me.”

“What? That’s never been part of the deal.”

Sift grabbed a fistful of sand and let it...

Divine Apostasy Book 7 - Chapter 53

Chapter 53

Ruwen and the rest of the Adepts, even to his surprise, Echo, treaded water above the coral disk he had found the night before. The late morning sun reflected off the water, causing him to squint. The waves swelled as they approached the shore, and everyone moved up and down with the perpetual motion.

The thick cotton of their uniforms held the salt water and normally would have made swimming difficult with all the weight, but the combination of everyone’s superb phys...

Divine Apostasy Book 7 - Chapter 52

Chapter 52

While Rung One looked through the Quartermaster’s Relics, Ruwen and Sift took the rest of the Adepts closer to the surf. The bamboo forest stretched into the water, making for an odd sight. They remained close enough to the Phased Bamboo Shoot that the forest remained thin. It allowed Ruwen and Sift to spend a few hours training the other Adepts. Rung One eventually joined them except for Echo.

The Adepts, all with over a decade of training, made significant progress ...

HLP - Chapter 20

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AFK

HLP - Chapter 19

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HLP - Chapter 18

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HLP - Chapter 17

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HLP - Chapter 16

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November 26, 2022 - Update

Hi!

This week contained Thanksgiving in the US, which also happens to be my favorite holiday. We drove to spend it with family, which was wonderful. I can now categorically confirm, however, that leaving at four in the morning in an attempt to let everyone sleep (especially BAFK) while you drive, is a terrible idea. BAFK did very little sleeping, and I felt like a zombie for most of the drive.

We head back home in the morning, and I edited tonight’s chapters (and writing this up...

Divine Apostasy Book 7 - Chapter 51

Chapter 51

Sift and Ruwen moved to stand in the back of Rung Four as the Adepts gathered for the Green Belt ceremony. It remained remarkably easy to see as the bright moon reflected off the ocean and the hills of bamboo glowed. The surf also grew bright every time a wave crashed as something in the water activated, and he scooped up a few gallons for Fractal.

“I’m going to kill that golem,” Sift hissed. “Do you know where Tarot is?”

Ruwen patted the top of his head...

Divine Apostasy Book 7 - Chapter 50

Chapter 50

Ruwen and Sift grabbed one of the empty medium-sized huts with two hammocks. Honestly, Ruwen would have rather just made a Shed for them, having become attached to the structures while isolated all those months. He resisted, not wanting to attract attention or break any rules. If the roof of their hut leaked, though, he would reevaluate.

Sift left to find the dining hut and check it for sweets. Ruwen laid down in his hammock and tried to relax. Casting the leve...

Divine Apostasy Book 7 - Chapter 49

Chapter 49

The tremors on Savage Island grew stronger, and the Addas herded everyone back through the portal. As soon as they all arrived back at the swamp, the Founders and Addas created another rune gate and once again, they all moved to a new location, except this time, they remained on the same planet.

Night had already fallen in the swamp, but when Ruwen stepped out of the rune gate, the setting sun greeted him. That probably meant they hadn’t traveled more than a few thous...

Thank you!

It is turkey day here in the US, and while I know the fans of the series are scattered all over the world and some don't celebrate Thanksgiving, I didn't want to let the day pass without letting you know how much you mean to me.

When I started the Divine Apostasy series three years ago, I never dreamed it would resonate with so many other people, and it fills me with gratitude and happiness. Thank you for making room for this story in your busy life. You make all the craziness associate...

HLP - Chapter 15

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AFK

HLP - Chapter 14

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HLP - Chapter 13

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AFK

HLP - Chapter 12

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AFK

HLP - Chapter 11

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AFK

November 19, 2022 - Update

Hi!

My big accomplishment this week was getting almost 100 books mailed out. I sent December’s book as well since the holidays get really busy for everyone. This always happens to me when I miss a month (or two) of mailings. I appreciate everyone’s patience.

Writing went well at the beginning of the week, but then I hit some indecision on how I want this book and the next to tie together. Not the theme but the actual details of how things occur. And it has destroyed my last th...

Divine Apostasy Book 7 - Chapter 48

Chapter 48

Ruwen exited the lava tunnel and sprinted into a rainstorm. The rain surprised him as it had seemed too cold earlier for rain. He didn’t stop running until he reached the large circle of portal stones. The Founders and Addas sat meditating, while Echo seemed intent on something in the distance.

Worried that the lava tunnel they’d used for escape might collapse from the now constant ground quakes, Ruwen had pushed his speed as fast as he thought safe for the Adepts. ...