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Chapter 4
Keith’s party stood on a pagoda floating on a large pond in the middle of a walled courtyard. At least three hundred exotic plants occupied the space surrounding the pond, creating a colorful scene. Hellgrass, lakefins, earthroot, skylilies, there were too many to name.
When Keith’s mom adopted Annallee and Elora years ago, he decided to make a giant garden for the two elves to relax in. Since he only bought rare plants, he needed to hire a caretaker, o...
2021-04-24 22:20:57 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 3
Keith pushed away the items covering Zachery as the boy gasped for breath and noticed a pool of blood on the ground. No doubt the gashes on Zachery’s back were bone-deep. A quick use of Inspect showed Zachery’s Health dwindling rapidly, mainly from two bleeding debuffs. Keith calculated Zachery’s remaining Health together with the bleed damage and deduced Zachery only had 40 seconds to live.
Natural Health regeneration was excruciatingly slow in this ...
2021-04-16 22:12:17 +0000 UTC View PostBook 3 is now available for pre-order on Amazon. It releases on April 30th. The audiobook will release a few days later. Steve's working on it now :)
Thank you everyone for your amazing support, comments, and feedback as I wrote Towers of Heaven. I know I can count on you guys to point me in the right direction!
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Chapter 2
Keith placed the magic tablet aside a few minutes later and rubbed his forehead as he ignored the clacking sounds coming from his Uncle. To sum it up, Zachery’s parents worked for the mercenary guild and took on degrading jobs such as powerleveling or bodyguarding rich brats. They funneled everything into their son’s education.
All sorts of renowned tutors trained Zachery since he was a toddler, so it was no wonder he had such stats and skills at his ag...
2021-04-09 20:16:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 1
Human Domain, Adira.
As one of the core regions of the human civilization, Adira was home to some 400 million humans and famed for its trade and commerce. In a recent edition of a popular magazine targeting tourists, Adira was ranked second in a list of the top 10 safest regions for humans. Rifts posed some danger, but adventurers conquered Adira’s Rifts lifetimes ago, commercializing and publicizing all their information.
Near Adira’s eastern...
2021-03-30 16:54:42 +0000 UTC View PostHello, I finished personally editing Book 3 and sent it off to my editor. She'll finish it in about a week, then Steve Campbell (the narrator) will work on it. The simultaneous release will most likely come in April.
Anywho... that means I can start my next series! Stay tuned for Chapter 1 today or tomorrow!!!
Since I didn't release any content this month you won't be charged on March 1st for next month's subscription.
2021-02-25 19:07:28 +0000 UTC View PostSo, bad news.
I was on my families insurance but my step-dad got laid off, so I had to get my own insurance. I successfully picked and paid for one on January 8th.
Guess what?
It didn't activate until February 1st.
With only a handful of meds left I had to taper off for the inevitable withdrawal effects.
It hit hard.
Felt hot but had shivers, nausea, lightheaded, bloated when eating, and severe depressive thoughts. I felt...
2021-02-01 18:39:14 +0000 UTC View PostNo announcements on this post. I just wanted to thank everyone who pledged over the past few years and I hope you feel like your money was well spent. It was thanks to your constant support during 2020 I was able to push through and finish Towers of Heaven in the end. I hope you find my next series just as enjoyable, and hopefully even more so!
2021-01-14 19:45:12 +0000 UTC View PostWhew, Towers of Heaven Book 3 took me 14 months to write, but thanks to your support I managed to finish it in the end. For the next week I'll be editing the book, fixing plot holes, continuity errors, and missing content (WALTER).
Now that Towers of Heaven is over, what's next? My next series (unnamed)!
I've been brainstorming this new world for many months now, and I'm super excited to begin writing it. After I'm done editing, I'll outline the plot a bit more than towers, or a...
I made this post instead of replying individually to all your questions.
I read through all your responses, thank you. I'll make sure to answer as many as I can, as long as they're relevant. I don't want to end the series and leave something important unanswered. That would suck!
Hello!
Before I write the next chapter, I want to know what questions are burning in your mind that Ouroborus can answer. Hopefully I don't leave anything too important out.
I received some constructive criticism on royalroad the other day. It really made me think. Besides the lack of stats/skills/notification in book 3, which was something I planned on rectifying during the editing phase, I came to understand something else.
That is, making power levels relatable again. Book 1 and 2 handled this fairly well compared to book 3. The recent expansion on the gods and their brief scuffle come to mind. How powerful are they, in relation to Jason...
2020-09-12 18:17:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone,
I wanted to give you an update on some changes that we’ll be seeing which may affect some of your pledges. Due to new laws passing in several countries and US states, Patreon will be required to start charging sales tax on some pledges starting July 1st.
Less than half of all patrons will be charged sales tax, and for most, the amount will be very small. For example, sales tax rates in the US range from 4% to 11%...
2020-05-28 18:22:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe first look at ToH's book 3 cover is here. This is the ebook version, though I do have the physical version as well. What's that? Physical version?
YES INDEED!
When book 3 is released, it's getting a physical version as well. But what about books 1 and 2? Fret not! I have also commissioned the artist who shall not be named to also add a spine/back to book 2, as well as book 1's cover. Book 1 was drawn by another artist - but I want all the covers to be in the same style/font, s...
2020-05-12 03:06:23 +0000 UTC View PostAlas, Patreon doesn't allow me to reorder posts, so to make things more presentable and less confusing, I deleted the chapters that were replaced by the revised chapters. NOTE: YOU AREN'T LOSING OUT ON ANY CONTENT. The chapters that were after the timeskip are temporarily removed until 1-2 more chapters are released.
2020-02-21 21:31:29 +0000 UTC View PostI definitely should have made an announcement several days ago, so I apologize for the delay.
After the hiatus should have been over, I've been struggling to get back into a routine writing schedule after the three week break. Moving forward, I now know NOT to do this again.
I don't know when I'll start writing again, but it should be soon because I feel immense guilt. You all are supporting me much more than anyone else. I'm honestly shocked so many of you still pledged this mo...
Yo. My best friend, who I haven't seen much these past few years due to various reasons, is staying at my apartment for a month. He's been here a week already. I've tried to write a few times, but it's very distracting since I want to maximize my time with him.
Since you are pledging to me, and especially since the next billing cycle is coming up, I feel I have an obligation to inform you that I will not be writing much over these next few weeks.
Note that I AM NOT dropping thes...
So on the amazon version, which is the complete version, I added Jason's stats at the end of the book. I just realized due to some discussion on discord that I hadn't posted that for you guys. This will help give some context to Jason's strength before the time skip.
Name: Jason
Title: 15th Challenge Completion
Age: 28
Race: Human
Level: 85
The madman didn’t take long to reach the center of the forest. He let go of Drake’s arm and nodded as he inspected his surroundings. “Well, this spot should be good enough. Are you ready to begin?”
Hearing no response, he glanced down at Drake, only to gasp in surprise. Drake’s body was a complete mess. His limbs bent at strange angles and bloody bruises covered his face. From the wheezing sounds he made, his ribs were surely broken.
...
2019-09-23 02:18:26 +0000 UTC View PostIf you've ever been interested in hearing how I go about writing, then this post is for you. Expect rambling, grammar issues, and typos... xD
While I don't know if Towers of Heaven will be 3 books or 4, I'm absolutely certain it's past the halfway mark. As such, my thoughts have begun to drift towards my next project more and more lately. I've already written the first chapter of 3 different story ideas, only to drop them one after the other. Fortunately I'...
2019-09-22 04:08:58 +0000 UTC View PostThat's all I have so far. I have yet to introduce how many of the mechanics will work, but I still want to hear your initial impressions. Any glaring flaws? Not interesting enough?
Drake’s anger fully dispersed and was replaced with a feeling of satisfaction and fulfillment. At that moment, the sound of chairs screeching against wood rang out. The group of three men behind Drake stood up. One of them turned towards Grix with a playful voice. “Hey now, ...
2019-09-22 01:45:07 +0000 UTC View Post
I’ll definitely complete your dream, Solomon! I’ll unify the realm and defeat those seventy-two demons! Drake opened his eyes and took in the world, confidence and motivation fueling him. His smile, bright and wide, froze when he saw his surroundings.
The grey sky dyed everything in a depressing light, while the ground was alarmingly filled with pitch black dirt. In front of him stood a shabby village, its walls no more than a broken down pali...
2019-09-22 01:27:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Drake was very familiar with the disjointed sensation of his mind leaving his body to enter the virtual world. While it was true that this was his first time entering a virtual game, it wasn’t his first virtual world. As long as Drake could remember, his dad trained him in the ways of combat in a private virtual space. Besides obstacle courses and an all inclusive weapons training program, he frequently sparred with his dad, though that mostly ended up with hi...
2019-09-22 01:26:18 +0000 UTC View PostThis is an idea I've been working with. Keep in mind that the pacing of this one is the slowest out of all my books so far.
Synopsis
Drake Thorn, a virtuous youth dreaming of adventure, came of age in time for the release of the latest virtual game: Solomon's Realm. He's pitted against billions of veteran players as he competes in the virtual scene for the first time.
His skills and morals will be put to the test, as the road to the top is cruel and m...
2019-09-22 01:14:34 +0000 UTC View PostSorry, this isn't a chapter. That's coming out later today!
I don't expect you to purchase the ebook (as you've already supported me so much already!), but I beg of you at least leave a review on the amazon page. The more it has, the better amazon promotes the book on their end. It's very important.
Also, check out this kickass new book cover. It's the best one I've had by far.
https://www....
So usually on release, its standard to have five or so reviews (four sentences or less) below the description on amazon's page. Since you guys have read all of book 2, could you write a few sentences about the book (spoiler free) below? I will add it to the amazon page on release.
I appreciate it.
I won't beat around the bush.
I write full-time, so I'm always trying to maximize my income. I've thought of ways to add more value to my patreon, and while there are still many things I can do, one of the coolest (imo) ways is to bring the characters in my novels to life.
However... commissioning a skilled artist for full body character art is expensive. Even more so when I want 5+ characters done just for Towers of Heaven. That's not even including the other series I have p...
2019-08-26 05:41:23 +0000 UTC View Post