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BS5 C27

The last chapter is going to stay as chapter 26. I was thinking about making it 16, but it feels better where it originaly was.

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Footsteps against stone bricks let out quiet clacking noises as Kay’s party moved into the dungeon. It was an interesting party, comprised of Kay, Eleniah, Kay’s guards who would only be participating in fights if Kay needed help staying alive or if there were enough enemies to make it worth it for everyone to participate, and Miri the myste...

BS5 C26

Over halfway done with the book!

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In the depths of a dark castle, a madman raved at the two beings that could always hear him.

One was a piece of something greater that he had ripped away from its origin, fashioning it into a tool and a weapon against itself. It did not know itself and was unable to comprehend the idea of having a will of its own, so it obeyed the instructions given to it, even if it knew that it was going against the intent it was m...

BS5 Chapter 25

Massive hunks of rough raw iron held up the roof, more slabs or blocks than pillars or wedges. The roof itself was one solid piece of dark stone, roughly cut at the edges. The columns, for they were columns by function if not by appearance, were pitted with burns, melted sections, dents, and slices from edged weapons. Kay didn’t know if they people who’d left such scars in the supports holding up the chunk of stone as long as a city block were insane or just trusted that they would never ...

TT:E C9

Edit: Missed one line where I changed the number of Classes she got offered.

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They walked for hours into the grasslands, the sun slowly setting behind them as time passed and if shifted from afternoon to the beginning of the evening. They weren’t attacked as they walked, which was good, because even with the comparatively limited weight on the three girls’ backs they tired quickly. The two guys were tired too, because just as Ed had said, this was a whole new level of...

TTE C8

Finally getting back in the saddle with this story. Had to set it aside for a bit to finish BS5 on time, but now I not only have time to work on this and BS6 without worrying, I have full go ahead from my publisher for it! Quite happy about that. Oh, and just as a heads up, these are all draft chapters. My editor is alredy making comments about shortening this first bit, so some early content might be cut for the published release. Still, enjoy the full version here and now!

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BS5 C24

This is definitely the right chapter.

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“There you are!” Eleniah stormed up to Kay and dragged him close. “Where have you been?”

Kay leaned away from th sudden intrusion into his personal space but didn’t try and escape from his irate friend. “I was doing the testing thing, then the spy who was doing all the talking dumped me in a room with a bunch of officials, then Alahna found me and took me to Bev’roa and she decided it was best if I go do other thi...

BS5 C23

Okay, it's still throwing errors but I'm sneaking this through somehow after a PC restart. Also, I've double checked, this is the right chapter.

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Kay tried to listen as Alahna’s advisers debated, trying to decide who would be in charge of the investigation, who would need to be checked next, and what the hell was going on. He tired, but the attempt was half-hearted, his mind awash with imagery, a man stepping through the bars of a prison door, a knife being driven into...

Patreon Weirdness

Patreon keeps throwing a 500 error at me when I try to open it on my PC after fixing chapter 22. As soon as it stops chapter 23 will go up and chapter 13 will be opened to Supporters. Sorry about this, not sure why it's freaking out.

BS5 C22

Edit: Fixed. I'm going to go crazy, how do I keep doing this? I'm setting an alarm to check everything I post half an hour later just so I'm in a different headspace and don't mess everything up.

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“Alahna,” Eleniah called out, interrupting the tense conversation conversation her cousin was having with one of the leaders of her guards.

“What?”

Eleniah held out some papers to her. “Do you have any additions to this?” She glanced over her shoul...

BS5 Chapter 15

This is the new chapter 15, as of the moment of posting this I have no renamed anything yet. This is new content for y'all.

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Snarling with rage Glowl, king of Nelam, threw the report on a pile of similar missives and documents. His anger unabated he was very close to knocking the entire stack over in a rush of displeasure and a need for violence, but he kept himself from going through with it. He didn’t trust nay of his servants to do the job...

BS5 Chapter 21

Yes, this says 21, because this is 21, the chapter acalled 19 is going to be renamed 20, and so on, starting at chapter 15 which is the new insert.

Edit: Now it says 21, just a moment ago it said nothing, because I am a fool. Or today has been wacky and I'm still recovering from that

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Cindy did her best to keep her expression neutral and her bearing unworried despite the nervousness coursing through her. It wasn’t her first time having to be professional, she pref...

Book 4 is out!

You can get a copy of it here! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVZ2PLB4

This is the fully edited and complete version! If you have a KU subscription or just feel like spending some money on it, please pick up a copy! The numbers help me out, and so do REVIEWS. If you're feeling up to it, good reviews on Amazon do wonders for us author folks and help our books get seen.

That's it for the announc...

Book 4 Free Copy

Hello lovely people! First of all, I've been so busy finishing book 5 since thursday that I completely missed the messages that I'd posted the wrong chapter. My total bad, the correct one is now in it's spot.

Also, book 4 is out! I got the date wrong, I've spent the last month thinking it would be out on the 27th. Go me, I've been doing so well recently. I did finish a whole book, so whatever I'll get back on top. Here's the free copy the day of the release! This link will not last fore...

BS5 C20

Hey y'all, last post was Monday because I can't tell days apart from each other. Also, the chapter I asked about sticking in is going in as the new chapter 15, and I'm doing that Tuesday. Chapters 15-19 will be eited for names then.

Edit: I THE STUPID FOOL. Literally talked about how chapter numbers were changing and then POSTED THE WRONG CHAPTER LIKE A FOOL. My bad, it's fixed now and I'll mkae sure tonights are correct before I hit post

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Kay’s thoughts ro...

BS5 C19

Alright lovely readers, most of you who voted on it seem to not care about where the Nelam info chapter goes, so I'll be going back through to find the best spot. It's most likely going to be before where y'all are now, so there'll be a chapter name change when that happens, and I think everyone will get a free chapter to balance things out a little (y'alls will be the new one, but I'll time it with a regular release so everyone will just get 2)

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Two couches with thin pil...

BS5 Title Poll

We're getting close to the preorder for book 5 going live, which is the same as when Book 4 goes live entirely, and I've been getting mixed feedback on the title for the book. I'm checking in with all of y'all that have some insight into the book and the series how you feel about the current title.

The current title is "Devouring Invasion"

Simple poll, tell me what you think. Also, if you're not that into it and have some ideas, throw them in the comments if you want to. I probabl...

BS5 C18

A walkway made of mother of pearl framed with a border of shaped seashells led to a dais upon which sat a deep purple throne that looked like it was made of shaped coral. Two banners sat behind the throne, one with the sigil of the queen’s House and the other bearing the symbol of the Seramist Isles. Tapestries that displayed scene of Alahna’s might and important battles that led to the unification of the Isles into one nation hung on the walls on each side of the audience chamber, and be...

Not Quite Retcon Poll

Hello vast majority of my patrons! This one is limited to my $10 people because y'all are the ones ahead of everyone in Blood Shaper. Sort version is, I decided to push some of the Nelam stuff in Book 5 into the later sections to add a little drama and a little tension. Sadly, I've discovered that I've pushed it too far back and there's some gaps that aren't great. So I'm planning to go back and insert a chapter, maybe two, to have things make more sense. I'm asking y'all when y...

BS5 Chapter 17

Starting as a small dot in the distance and growing in size as they approached, the island of Sel most resembled a flattened dome with gradual slopes that rose to a fairly flat top where a city sat clustered around a grandiose building of stone and colored glass that glittered in the sun. The slopes of the island has a number of smaller clusters of buildings built against the incline that looked like groups of homes or small villages, all connected by a winding array of stone staircases that ...

Triumvirate's Tactician: Enchantrix C7

Hey what's up? Came up with a working title for the series and the book, so we'll be using that from now on. Triumvirate's Tactician is the series, Enchantrix is book one. I'll be unsing TT:E for the shorthand. One of the following series for her two brothers has the current working title of Triumvirate's Wizard, and I'm thinking of a good word for the other brother following the same naming theme. Also, first pitch with the publisher for the idea went well, so things look great in that dire...

BS5 Chapter 16

Kay leaned against the railing near the front of the ship, his arms folded on top of the rail and his chin on his arms, staring out at the gorgeous sunset. The sea and the sky were both dyed a dazzling array of colors, including reds, oranges, and purples, that turned the entire scene into something out of a world famous painting. Kay yearned for a camera to capture a portion of this moment forever. He quietly debated with himself if it was worth it to try and find a high tier Painter of some...

BS5 Chapter 14

Doing errands, helping my mom, forgetting what day it is.

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The fast movement of Eleniah sprinting toward it drew the kraken’s attention, and it lazily swung one of it’s many tentacles in her direction, aiming to crush her down into the wooden deck. Equally as lazily Eleniah swung a casual backhand into rubbery flesh and knocked the limb away from her. The shock in the giant monster’s eyes was momentarily amusing before they narrowed in anger and the sea began to fro...

BS5 Chapter 13

The ship was larger on the inside than Kay had expected based on looking at it before boarding. The “royal suite” that had been added in addition to the captain’s quarters was a decent sized room that showed the ship had been rebuilt to be his personal transport as opposed to being a fighting flagship. As Captain Rogers had said, she was only the flagship at the time because she was the only ship they had in working order. But while she was larger than expected, the ship was still incre...

BS Book 5 Chapter 12

With there now being multiple stories available here, I'm going to be using full titles or acronyms in post titles now. So BS for Blood shaper and so on.

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At the end of the meeting, they reached the decision Kay was expecting them to, he would be going to the Seramist Isles. There were pros and cons for each side of the decision, but when boiled down, the chances of something cataclysmic happening were too high to risk. Additionally, the risks of Kay leaving were tolerabl...

Future Planning Anouncement

Hey y'all. Keeping everyone up to date with my thoughts and plans for the future.

First of all, I have the absolute pleasure of getting to say that I'm going to DragonCon for the first time this year! I'm not listed as an attending professional for this year, but I'll be applying for next year as soon as that opens. My publisher is going to have a booth, and I wouldn't be surprised if they want me to do some stuff there, so that would be the most reliable place for anyone who would be ...

Middle Triumvarate B1C6

Here's another one. Just could not stop the flow. Now I'm really going to be though it's quite late.

Also, with this post I'm moving the $10 people two chapters of this ahead of the $5 people instead of just one. As I get more chapters done I'll try and increase the lead for each tier to something resembling the difference in Blood Shaper chapters, but no promises yet on exact numbers.

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“Go!” Amelia hissed.

The painting hadn’t been looking toward them wh...

Middle Triumvarate B1C5

Another one of this finished hours after I should have gone to bed, but the itch hit me pretty hard. I really want to just crank chapters of this story out, but I have to focus on Blood Shaper to meet deadlines. Of course, I also want to make more of this to meet some self imposed deadlines, so we'll see how that balances.

Also, Patreon has made even more changes to the text editor and I hate each and every change they've made this year, but this one has taken an earlier change and made...

Book 5 Chapter 11

“Was I right?” Eleniah asked a few hours later, after they’d let Prince Carlile know there was no way they’d be able to answer immediately, which he’d agreed with. They were now in one of the private meeting rooms in Kay’s personal section of the palace with Ahthia and Meten also present. “Was my cousin’s ‘source’ the System?”

“I don’t know yet, it hasn’t said anything to me. If you are right, it’s an interesting new addition.”

“What do we do if i...

Book 5 Chapter 10

“Presenting Captain Lydia Icerose and His Highness Prince Carlile Selthoran of the Seramist Isles.” The attendant announced the two people who stepped into the meeting room before unobtrusively shutting the door behind them.

The meeting room that Kay had been using for each session with the various delegates and representatives had been slightly shifted for each meeting. The number of chairs, the length of the table, the level of finery, even the refreshments that were available at ...

Middle Triumvarate B1 C4

It's 2:30 AM for me right now, but the bug hit and I had to finish the chapter. I haven't been able to get a lot of time to work on this story recenlt,y but I'm organizing my schedule much better thiese last few weeks, so I'm going to be setting aside dedicated time for it. No specific schedule for these chapters, but aiming for at least one per weekend, possibly into early morning Monday like this one if my brain does the stuff at weird hours. Anywaym hope y'all enjoy!

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