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Progress Report 4/6/25

Hey there, folks. Wanted to touch base and let you know how things are progressing. Outline is ongoing. Had to re-work some things that weren't meshing well with the tone I wanted, and I think I've got something a lot more satisfying and interesti...

Progress Report 3/25/25

Just dropping in to let you know how things are going. The outline is finally filling out. Got stuck for a bit as I tried to sort out some plot details, but--as with a lot of my story breakthroughs--got it sorted while I was at the gym. It's alrea...

The Magic System of The Onyx Throne

Almost all the humanoid races on Tewadunn have the ability to access mana*, and thus perform magic. That doesn't mean everyone can utilize it though. Lethelin, for example, has no magical affinity. Others have only one, or several. The most rare a...

Whatever Wednesdays - Next Steps

Just wanted to drop an update about what's been going on now that the book is done. After taking last week off to relax a little after getting the last chapters up, I'm back at it and outlining book 2 now. Have new plot lines to flesh out, new cha...

Epilogue

Mitchell stood on the second-floor balcony overlooking the assembled masses in The Hall of the Sun. His coronation had gone off without a hitch. Truth be told, Mitchell found it rather anti-climactic. A stuffy official from Stollar’s temple in t...

Interlude 3

As before, if sexy times don't interest you, you can skip over this and you won't miss any of the plot. This scene contains some light BDSM elements, and a threesome.

Lethelin seemed a little taken aback by the ferocity of Allora’...

Chapter 91

Allora squinted as light pressed against her eyes. Sleep. She needed more sleep. The bed beneath her was warm, soft and familiar, the fabric of her pillow pleasant and comforting against her skin. Not completely awake in that in-between place wher...

It is done.

Off to the editor. I'm not going to lie, I actually teared up when I wrote those words. I can't express my gratitude enough for all of you that have chos...

Quick Update

Hey folks. Just dropping a quick update to let you know why the final chapters weren't up this week. This coming Monday (2/24) is my last day at my job and I've been a bit slammed doing final reports and getting things ready to go for my replaceme...

Chapter 90

The sound of another explosion rocked the palace, and Allora and Lethelin both jumped. Before the echoes had even died away, there was a great crashing noise and the floor shook again. Windows rattled in their frames and several cracked.

“...

Chapter 89

The palace proper was not what Mitchell had expected, but then he realized that he’d never been to any palace before, so he had nothing with which to compare it. The fact that it had been essentially abandoned for the last two years probably was...

Chapter 88

It quickly became apparent to Mitchell that the guardsmen or soldiers they’d had on the shoddy barrier had been there merely to inspire a little fear in the locals. The real danger had been held back in reserve for when the wall was overrun.

Chapter 87

Mitchell hunched low behind the now cleared barricade and stared at the mass of people in front of him. There were thousands, all pushed up against the staggered hastily built defensive wall that the occupying soldiers had thrown together over the...

Chapter 90 has been sent

If you're not a fan of frequent updates that aren't chapters, I apologize. I feel the need to keep you all up to date since I'm so late on these last chapters. Also, for now, this is the only way I have to communicate with everyone until I get the...

Mini-update

The climax has been broken up into three chapters, chapters 88, 89, and 90. The first two are written (total about 7000 words) and I'm 1000 words into the last one. 88 has been edited, haven't gotten 89 back yet from the editor, and I think I can ...

Final Push

I'm in the midst of writing the final battle scene. It had me stumped for a bit in how to frame it, but the words are finally flowing. First 3000k words or so are with the editor, and I'm going to try and get it all done by this weekend and then r...

Chapter 86

“Left here,” Falen said as they split away from the main column of people marching the last kilometer or so to the palace. “The main roads are going to be the most crowded, but I’ve picked a spot that should see us clear of the main press ...

Chapter 85

Mitchell stared, struck mute as he watched Allora emerge in full armor. She strode like a warrior queen into the courtyard of the Mighty Nine where they were all assembled. The purple and black leather hugged her form, flowing over her torso like ...

Update on Ch.66

The cough is still lingering, but I've had two nights of fairly decent sleep, and I am feeling good overall. Got about 1600 words written today and the editor was able to send me back the chapter after just a couple of hours.

Regarding Cha...

Chapter 84

“Up already?” Mitchell asked.

Allora turned to see him laying there, eyes open, with Lethelin snuggled and snoring lightly on the far side of the bed. It had been her hope that she could slip out without waking either of them, but she sh...

Chapter 83

“With everything going on, I didn’t get a chance to ask you what you thought about the deal I made with Falen.” 

Allora looked up from the fruit she was eating for breakfast. Beside the small platter of berries and the local equiv...

Health Update 2

Doc took me off of antibiotics today, so I am on the mend. Physically, besides the coughing and the headaches that come with that, I am feeling better. The biggest problem almost since this whole mess started has been exhaustion from lack of sleep...

Health Update

Turns out, the mother of all colds is bronchitis. I feel like I've been donkey kicked in the throat, and I've spent more nights hacking and wheezing than sleeping this last week. I'm on a lot of pills that are kinda sorta working. If I could just ...

Possibly another delay

I've been battling the mother of all colds and, even after almost two weeks, still haven't shaken it. I'm loopy and exhausted most of the time, and it's made it very difficult to focus on writing. This is extremely frustrating on my end because I ...

Chapter 82

“Well,” Mitchell said with a heavy sigh. “What do you think? I don’t expect I will have any trouble getting you in, but we’ll likely have every soldier after us as soon as they realize what we’ve done.” 

Allora and Letheli...

Chapter 81

Cenedra stared across the desk at them with eyes as tired as Mitchell felt. The elf was probably close to two hundred years old, which gave her a face that looked like a youthful sixty. She had a delicate crow’s feet framing golden-yellow eyes a...

Delay This Week

I've been laid up with a nasty cold for almost a week and haven't had much energy to get any writing or editing done. I'm on the mend, finally, and I am trying to get back into the swing of things, but there will a delay of a 2-3 days for the new ...

Plans Going Forward

It's that time. I'm nearing the end. Making allowances for the fact that sometimes a chapter will diverge and become two chapters as inspiration strikes, I expect to finish the book this week. I have some time off from work and my only plan, besid...

Coming Up in the World

Woke up this fine January morning to learn that someone did a whole review of ToT on a haremlit subreddit, and they liked it! That just gives me all kinds of happy-happy joy-joy feelings, and a nice little boost to start out the new year. The holi...

Chapter 80

“I think you have guessed who I am at this point,” Mitchell told him. “Am I correct?” 

Falen met his eyes and then glanced at Allora before nodding. 

“You are to be the next monarch. Allora, through unknown means, h...