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Exclusive preview: Saintly Girls Zone

Bam! A surprise new project announcement! 

Bet you didn't see this coming, huh!

...Or technically, it's an old project, just with a new coat of paint. But let's not get stuck on the little details.

Long story short, my original English light novel, Saintly Girls Zone, will be released on Amazon as a paperback and digital ebook in early August. This is a KDP rehash of Sword Saint vol.1 which was originally released i...

June 21 Update

"You wouldn't want to look at an old woman like me, right...?"

I don't think even a god could make Izumi wear bikini.

How's everybody doing? Enjoying the sun?

I was hoping I'd be posting about a new project at this point, but it looks like there was too much wishful thinking involved. 

I tweeted earlier I have not just one but two works I'd like to take to completion before moving forward with the 7th part of A Hero Past the 25th. ...

Fan Comics

Hi there!

I'm not sure if you've all been following my Twitter, or website, but I've been posting some fan comics on my blog in the past year, and thought I should mention about it here too, in case you missed the news.

Why comics?

Well, I've made it a rule not to write on weekends, to avoid burning out completely. But I can't well just sit still either and do nothing, so I try to practice drawing instead. It's very relaxing when done in moderation and helps my mind rest, wh...

Side Story C: The Chapel of Sleep

Sorry for the wait!

After all the trouble, the third side story novella of A Hero Past the 25th is now officially out! 

I'd like to think everything that happens happens for a reason, and having to rewrite the story from nil ultimately clarified a lot of things and made the whole experience better. But, I'll leave you, my esteemed patrons, to be the judges of that. I did my best, and that's all I can.

You can download the pdf via the link below, as usual. Pleas...

Side Story Delay

Hey, let's have a short story here, but not the short story we're looking for. 

Instead of any of the good news I've been waiting to share with you, I've only got some bad ones to share at this juncture.

There was a foolish author who thought he planned ahead and wrote the short story he intended to publish in March already in February. Then he would only have to do a bit of polishing on the week before the D-day and chill.

Well, on the week before the D-day, which is n...

February 21 Update

Hi everyone!

The air's getting warmer, days longer. 

We're two months into the new year already and spring is right around the corner. What does it bring along? 

New stories, at least.

Side Story C: The Chapel of Sleep will be available to my patrons on March 29.

That's Monday, opening the last week of March.

The first draft for this shorty is already written, so I'm confident I can meet the deadline. 

Of cours...

Character Files #14: Jade Tempest

Fifteen men on the dead man's chest—
...Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
Drink and the devil had done for the rest—
...Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!

...As R. Stevenson wrote in Treasure Island.

The last relevant "character" profile for Verse 6, straying from the standard format. This started out as a little 3D project I initially did just to help my imagination. But since I did do all that work, why not post it too, just to show the pointless backgr...

Verse 6 Afterword

Hi lads and lasses!

The latest instalment of A Hero Past the 25th is now successfully completed and out, and I thought I'd do a little light novel-style afterword to commemorate the occasion.

I haven't done this kind of thing before for any my stories. I've tried, but it always seems kind of superfluous for the author to comment on his own work. Everything necessary is already between the covers, right?

I've always been a supporter of the  "death of the au...

AHP25 Character Files #13: Erynmir

We're nearing the midway point of our journey and here's the second of the profiles relevant to Verse 6. It's Eryn, of course!

This profile doesn't contain major plot spoilers, but for the best experience, I recommend you read it after Chapter 14 - "The Great Green One".

Hope you like it!

AHP25 Character Files #12: Cartognam

Hi everybody! 

And a warm welcome to all the new patrons! 

Hope you like what you see here.

The new story is well underway on Royal Road! After the first month, we're close to 1/3 of the way through. Not quite there yet. 

But here's a new character profile to accompany the progress.

This spoils one major surprise, so I recommend that you read this only after reading Chapter 9, "The King Without a Country", where this character is first introduced, ...

Project launch: Finest Hour

Today, we embark on the biggest adventure in my writing career. 

Finest Hour, the latest instalment in my original web novel series, A Hero Past the 25th, will run from this day until January. Three chapters are posted each week on Royal Road until the story's completion, on the same All Songs fiction page as the previous...

First Preview: Finest Hour

Hi everybody! How's it going?

My next story, A Hero Past the 25th: Finest Hour is now slated to begin on November 6. This brand new web serial of 35 chapters will be released exclusively at Royal Road, picking up on the same page where the previous tale left off. 

The century nears its end, and the remain...

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Coming: Verse 6

Hi everyone, it's time for your seasonal commercial message! 

Just kidding. 

Half kidding.

It's been close to five months since we witnessed the release of Iron Mountain, the fifth major episode in my on-going isekai web novel epic, "A Hero Past the 25th", now fully available on Royal Road, as you doubtless well know. I hope ...

AHP25 Character Files #11: Aurlemeyr

No point sitting on this much longer, so here you go, Aury's profile.

Do yourself a favor and read it only after reading Side Story B.

Our deviant not-robot is slated to appear in a supporting role in the upcoming Verse 6 too, which is why I saw it necessary to make a bio. 

Side Story B: The Song of the Nightingales

Yahoo! The time has come for the second side story in the series! 

You can download the pdf below. (Please tell me if the link is broken).

It's one of those milestones I've dreamed about for years.

Oh, how far we've come! But long is the road left yet to go.

This one got out of hand pretty handsomely. It's almost three times the length of Side Story A. The plan was to keep these extra episodes short and simple, but the narrative kept on growing...

AHP25 Series Timeline

Hi everyone, how's it going? 

Your friendly neighborhood Author here.

A strange winter and stranger spring just flashed by back-to-back and we're once again at the doorstep of a hot summer. But in my dark bat cave, it's business as usual. Gradually recovering from the post-release fatigue following the serialization of my latest story, Iron Mountain, I'm back at destroying keyboards again.

In the comments of the recent story, users wondered if the next book was...

The World of Ortho

What would a fantasy story be without maps? Of course there are maps. It's never a matter of "if" but "how many". And boy, there are some.

Personally, reading about how "the characters departed from X and traveled 120 miles north" doesn't say much anything to me (and probably nobody else). Unless there's a map involved. It's only when properly illustrated that the journey starts to s...

AHP25 Character Files #10: Aiwesh

25 chapters, 156,000 words. Iron Mountain, our latest major project, has finally come successfully to conclusion. And to celebrate the occasion, here's the character profile I've been waiting a LONG time to make.

It is recommended you read Aiwesh's profile only after finishing Verse 5, as it contains heavy spoilers.

Thank you for following! See you again soon.

AHP25 Character Files #9: Faalan

The new web series is well underway at Royal Road, so here's some new side content to add to the experience. 

The profile of Faalan, one of the new characters introduced in Iron Mountain!

If you're not reading the story yet, then I recommend you save checking this profile until after Chapter 8 or so. Since it contains mild spoilers!

Enjoy!

First Look: Iron Mountain

I'm pleased and excited to announce that my next web novel, A Hero Past the 25th: IRON MOUNTAIN, is now slated to launch on Monday, the 23rd of March. Barely a month from now! Oh gods.

If you've lost count, this is already the 5th part in the series, set two months after the events of Fire of Prometheus and Side Story A.

The story will be released exclusively on Royal Road, a chapter per day, except on weekends. As previously ...

Happy Valentine's Day!

Nobody saves the world alone, but even a little bit of love can make a world of difference.

February 20 Update!

The year's fast underway and keyboards are being destroyed. I thought it might be a good spot to take a look at where we are right now, before any big announcements.

My next story, the fifth installment in "A Hero Past the 25th" web novel series, is currently in the editing phase. The first draft is completed, the basic wireframe model of the story is there, displaying what happens when and where, and whether the concept is literally viable or not. It is, and I'm personally q...

AHP25 Character Files #8: Yubilea

Were you expecting a cute, winged pseudo-goddess? Too bad! It's YUBILEA!

Frankly, I never thought she'd become a regular too. These characters are too unpredictable.

Aiwesh's profile will be held back until after the 5th book. It's kinda difficult to say anything about her that wouldn't be a major spoiler. So let's do a comprehensive analysis later.

AHP25 Side Story A: The Village of Liars

As the title says, here's the first of the Patreon-exclusive side stories I had planned for this series. 

Instead of just copy-pasting the full text here and calling it a day, I formatted the story in a tidy little pdf that you can download via the attachment, and read at your computer, or tablet, or wherever. (Provided it works.) 

The goal is to make little bonus chapters like this between all the major episodes, for additional world-building, and to explore ideas that ...

AHP25 Character Files #7: Millanueve

We've made it to Nue! Waves!

Though she's out of the picture for now, her role in the series isn't over yet.

Edit: Again, heavy spoilers for the fourth book, though that probably goes without saying.

AHP25 Character Files #6: Waramoti

After all the ladies, we have some manservice.

It's funny, I didn't really plan for this character at all. He just ended up taking his role in the story on his own, as if he had been there from the start. And, in a way, he has.

Edit: Also, contains spoilers for the third and fourth book. Hope you've read them by now!

Edit #2: Updated with new pictures 12/15/21!

AHP25 Character Files #5: Carmelia

Time for the kitty-girl--I mean, sorceress. 

Contains mild spoilers for the third book, which is currently running at Scribble Hub.

A thousands-of-years-old magic master is sure to have several more pages of abilities and trump cards in her arsenal, but hope you can be content with select essentials.

AHP25 Character Files #4: Miragrave

The database entry for the imperial commander! What a relief to get this far!

Someone should remind our colonel that "he who fights monsters should see to it that he himself does not become a monster, and if you gaze long enough into the abyss, the abyss also gazes back into you."

Happy Halloween! 

AHP25 Character Files #3: Riswelze

My graphics display died and I had to get a new one. The feel of it is completely different from the old one and will take some getting used to...I hope you can bear with my clumsy doodles.

Anyway, here's the next part of the character series, with everyone's favorite assassin. Surprisingly, there are no spoilers this time.

AHP25 Character Files #2: Yuliana

More side materials! This time we get to have a look at the princess's profile. Thinking about it, I haven't drawn a lot of pictures of Yuliana in all this time. I've always had a fairly clear idea what she's like, so that I didn't even bother to sketch her for my own reference. 

But, I have to wonder if the readers actually see her even close the same way as I do? Oh well.

As warned before, the profiles contain spoilers! Mainly  for the third book. Though I kind of stru...