"Are you sure that Gantry is dead?" asked Momo.
Max glumly nodded. "I'm pretty darn sure."
Momo held a mug of cocoa, one hand fiddling with the bottom of it. "That’s…really surprising. Of all of us, I thought that he and you would be the most likely to survive."
Max didn't know what to say. In fact, his heart felt like a bowling ball in his chest. It was obvious that Momo was melancholy, but for her, it has been years since she’d seen Gantry. ...
2025-01-25 13:14:04 +0000 UTC
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Max could feel the weight of magic and expectations on his shoulders. This was it, a big moment. Something he could have never even thought about attempting before reaching a four star mana body.
"Big day, huh, fellow Max? Big day!" Max the researcher looked the same as every other time Max had seen him. The tall thin man still wore a ponytail wearing a lab coat with mystic embroidery.
“Leave Handsome Max alone, Dork Max.” Rissa was fiddli...
2025-01-25 11:58:09 +0000 UTC
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All of you here already support my writing, and I thank you dearly for it. I know some of you beautiful bastards also like to buy my books. In fact, some of you sub, don't read anything here, and just read the books as they come out.
(honestly I've done this too for some authors Patreons before so I get it lol)
Anyway, Past Life Hero book 2 is live!
The audio book is live as well.
2025-01-15 20:31:04 +0000 UTC
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Some of you have been waiting for this for a while...
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Max's steps felt heavy and reluctant as he got out of the rental car. He looked back at the thing, shaking his head in irritation. Even after the end of the world, rental car companies still functioned, and still worked almost exactly the same way. Now Max was rich, but he was still driving an old, economy car; it’s what he’d been able to get.
Ironically, the supply and demand stayed th...
2025-01-15 03:37:14 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone.
Past Life Hero 2 comes out tomorrow.
Tonight I am going to be taking down chapters of book 2, and updating chapter permission for book 3. I will also be updating Royal Road.
I've been putting this off for a while, and I understand any frustrations, but please forgive me. Those who have followed me for years know that Winter is my bad brain time when the brain can't brain.
Anyway, I am also posting a new chapter of Past Life Hero 3 tonight, and I wan...
2025-01-15 01:33:18 +0000 UTC
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Happy new year!
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Max sat in the living area of his training warehouse, skimming articles on his laptop. Many of them were similar:
"Is Max Cunningham the strongest adventurer in the world?"
"Summoners, confirmed strongest class!?"
“Who is Max Cunningham?”
"Battle lines in America with invaders advance for the first time in years!"
“Human b...
2024-12-31 23:12:59 +0000 UTC
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I hope everyone had a good Christmas!
I'm truly starting to get into the swing of things. This book is almost written now. Then I'll just need to edit. :)
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Max sped ahead, and within moments, he was over the approaching horde of monsters. Atop the dust cloud, he was able to get his first good look at them, and his heart sank when he saw that they were the notorious gray apes monsters.
There were just too many of them to deal with at once, at leas...
2024-12-26 12:14:11 +0000 UTC
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My decision had been made. Now that the dice were thrown, all I could do was watch and hope I’d chosen wisely.
I screwed up my courage and asked, “Please tell me what I chose, Lady Mysania. Also, how does this relate to your old power before you, or I guess your main body, died?"
As the light from the book intensified, the chamber began to tremble. The obsidian floor beneath my feet vibrated with a deep, resonating sound, and the runes on the walls blazed with a fiery in...
2024-12-22 04:30:05 +0000 UTC
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The world felt like it turned upside down several times, and Max struggled to get his bearings. When light returned, his senses reignited at the same time as he heard screaming, yelling, and other, different noises that he didn't immediately recognize. However, his spirits weren’t suffering from the same confusion or vertigo that he was fighting through.
"Max! Just hover in the air, don't do anything else," yelped Lavinia. At the same time, he heard a buzz in the back of his head and ...
2024-12-20 12:14:39 +0000 UTC
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I bowed more deeply than before and asked, "Great One–”
She interrupted, “Don’t call me that. Mysania, or Lady Mysania is fine. I don’t need the fawning that others might expect.”
I nodded, and said, “Lady Mysania, do you perhaps favor those with ties to other worlds, or who can remember past lives? I am not seeking to manipulate this interaction, merely curious. The truth is, I was led here by the written words of one who visited you long ago and protecte...
2024-12-19 12:43:25 +0000 UTC
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I approached the ruins slowly, cautiously. Most of me wanted to just run into the place, whooping like a kid. But I remembered the witch's general wariness the day before and decided it was a good example and a good habit to build.
As I got closer, the sun dipped a bit further, casting the ancient stones in soft light, complemented by shadows that seemed to dance and shift with each step I took. The air was filled with the sounds of animals barking, and the wind through the distant tree...
2024-12-19 08:25:24 +0000 UTC
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I began rifling through the pockets of the dead. As I methodically searched, the campfire smoke shifted, casting flickering shadows, the crackling of wood punctuating the eerie silence. The scent of blood and char kept growing, a morbid reminder of the sudden violence that had unfolded.
With a look of distaste, I had started with Breen, the burly leader, his lifeless eyes staring vacantly into the sky. As I explored Breen's pockets, I found a worn leather pouch containing a modest sum o...
2024-12-19 06:23:29 +0000 UTC
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I headed for the hills in the north, my eventual target closer to the mountains. Although I hadn't been able to leave on any real adventure until now, I had planned it for years. My first destination was only three days away on foot. If I had taken a horse, the path would have been longer, taking around the same amount of time, so I didn't regret walking.
As I strode away from the estate, the grandeur of my family's land and manor vanished behind me, swallowed by the encroaching w...
2024-12-18 11:08:34 +0000 UTC
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Okay, this book is done! Writing it doesn't take away time from other projects.
Enjoy!
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My boots echoed as I walked through the hallway. After all the times I'd seen them, the tapestries on the walls held no more wonder for me, nor did the vases or any other signs of wealth. When I was younger, I'd studied them for hours. Now, the years had brought familiarity, and more importantly, I had other things on my mind. Everyone around me was acting like nothing was wrong, b...
2024-12-18 09:25:19 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone.
I know a lot of you are waiting for Past Life Hero 3 chapters, and they're coming soon. But as a bonus, I'm also going to post a book that I've been writing for a while to stave off depression and intrusive thoughts, that is pretty long and (I think) turned out pretty fun. :)
The entire book is done, and I will have all the chapters up within the next few days.
The poll here is for some series title options that I'd like to get your opinions on.
Any...
2024-12-18 00:13:15 +0000 UTC
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Updates will be slow for a little bit, but we're back! :)
I'm also going to publish some random stuff on here soon that I did when I was getting my writing mojo back.
Anyone want to read a NSFW, Saiyan from vegeta with a human sorcerer unconventional romance?
I can say shit like this with a straight face, because I'm already a professional fantasy author. I have nothing to prove. But I'm actually serious about the NSFW short story. I was experimenting to see whether I...
2024-11-23 03:01:55 +0000 UTC
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This has been a long, brutal, almost 2 months for me.
But I think the storm is finally over and I can just buck down and work my ass off from now until the foreseeable future...thank God.
Today was the last big disruption I am expecting for a while: I drove my wife 3.5 hours away, so she could be sworn in as a US citizen. It was at a weird time, and I keep weird hours, so I am currently running on Red Bull... but the sacrifice paid in caffeine and brain cells was worth it.
2024-11-16 23:51:44 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone,
I rolled into town yesterday, where my mom is moving to. We survived. Thank God.
Right now I am helping and doing stuff with family for the next couple day before flying out, back to the office.
I am going to try getting some editing done over the next couple days, so stay tuned.
But either way, thank you for your patience. This has been a super weird year. No complaints, though. I've already gotten multiple other books done, and I think we can e...
2024-11-05 19:08:53 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone.
I'm tired. As you already know, this month has been a shit show. Right now I'm traveling across the country with my mother, who is in her late 70's, and her two elderly dogs, while I am driving a 20' Uhaul truck. It's not a lot of fun, especially driving this POS truck through cities.
...and when I say across the country, I mean across the country, too. Google maps said it'd take 35 hours, and it's turning out to be longer than that.
I was planning to wor...
2024-10-31 14:17:56 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone.
I am chugging along, thank you for your patience. This has been...a doozy. This post is not an excuse, because I'm trying to get stuff done in between, and I am proud of myself for not just throwing up my hands and turning off the Patreon.
But right now I have 2 families of in-laws at my house from Florida, and one more on the way. With children. And now, I think, pets.
This is not helpful for being a nocturnal creative and trying to write books.
I als...
2024-10-09 21:27:45 +0000 UTC
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Geeta's breath was loud behind Tony as he stood on the cobblestone path, facing whatever was coming. He knew better than to try running. There was no way he was feeling this way about anything other than a predator, and the worst thing to do when a predator was around was to turn one's back or run.
There were no bears around these parts, but the shadow was big, too big. The shape shifted in the gloom, taking on a more distinct form as it approached. It was massive, standing at least a h...
2024-10-06 05:21:07 +0000 UTC
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"It's definitely going to rain," muttered Tony. He stared up at the sky, his bag of books and other odds and ends he'd bought over one shoulder, covered by a water-resistant cloth Geeta had bought him. After a full day of shopping and wandering around Larien, he and Geeta were about to leave for home. The once vibrant blue sky was now a canvas of roiling gray clouds, threatening to burst at any moment. The air had grown dense with humidity, and the scent of distant rain hung heavy in the bree...
2024-10-06 05:19:22 +0000 UTC
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The next morning, when Tony woke up, he actually had time to get ready for the day without being interrupted. He even made it down to the street without seeing Geeta, which made him wonder what she was up to.
Then suddenly, like the wind, she appeared. She was wearing her favorite dress, red as usual, but with cream lace. Like the other villagers, she didn't go to Larien very often and seemed to have decided to make a production out of it.
Tony rolled his eyes and grinned, heading...
2024-10-06 05:18:12 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone, this is not a serious story yet, it's just something I did while I didn't have power and I couldn't look at my notes for the other stuff I am working on.
It's kind of an experimental story where I try to combine more epic fantasy prose with LitRPG. I guess it's kind of more similar in prose to Mark of the Fool.
Anyway, I'm putting up 4 chapters now. If you read it, please let me know what you think on chapter 4, or even chapter by chapter.
Let me know if t...
2024-10-06 05:15:58 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone!
Just a quick update that I finally have internet back. This means I will be working my ass off, trying to catch up today.
Also, during the last few days that I didn't have internet, or power, or water, I started writing some random things as a form of catharsis.
If you guys have any interest in seeing what I wrote (a few chapters each of a new story), let me know. I think I'll pick one of them and work on it for an hour every night before bed. So now I'll ...
2024-10-05 17:08:23 +0000 UTC
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Thank you for all of your support!
The audio is live too!
I still don't have power, and I'm rapidly running out of juice on my laptop, but that makes this kind of a mini game. lol
As soon as I have power back, I'll be posting a bunch of chapters.
https://www.amazon.com/Past-Life-Hero-LitRPG-Adventure-ebook/dp/B0D6D2F2LM?
-BC
2024-10-01 16:21:28 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone. I have an unfortunate life update that I didn't want to make. I'm copy/pasting this from facebook, which I don't like. I usually write something unique for Patreon patrons, but that post was pretty informative and I need to conserve power.
I never know when my cell reception is going to crap out, too. This is being written on my laptop, with my phone working as a wireless hotspot.
Just fyi, my area was one of those that got hit by a hurricane all at once and en...
2024-09-29 13:59:57 +0000 UTC
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Kevin had a lot on his mind as he traveled unfamiliar roads. It felt strange, in retrospect, that he had spent so much effort trying to stay ahead of his cousin Lydia. After traveling together for a time and quickly becoming better friends than before, he felt her absence keenly now. Of course, part of it was that his cousin was a dragon, and he'd just been attacked by a powerful demon.
Being solo was feeling a little bit more vulnerable than before.
He hadn't expected to fe...
2024-09-22 21:54:12 +0000 UTC
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Recap for book 1:
Even in a magical world of monsters and legendary creatures, Kevin was still a unique existence. He could remember several of his past, human lives, but in this life he was a goblin, specifically a dream goblin. His adoptive parents were dragons who sensed him when he was all by himself in the wilderness, mysteriously left alone. They had sensed him due to his abnormally large and powerful soul.
Kevin spent twenty years with his parents during which time he devo...
2024-09-22 17:17:34 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone, thanks for going above and beyond with supporting me. Seriously.
Although I hate asking for more, if you have read the story, I'd appreciate those ratings/reviews, too. The more, the quicker, the better. It helps offset the inevitable drive-by bad review, too. In the last few years, I've gotten super lucky with that, though (knock on wood). You guys are usually super fast.
On that note...
I know other authors with much larger Patreons than mine, and the...
2024-09-18 14:43:27 +0000 UTC
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