Hey all!
I promise I'm doing my best to relax and recharge. It's going well, I'm feeling like the batteries are getting there, and I'll be able to continue the usual pace you're all used to soon!
Anyway, this came in from my cover arti...
2023-02-16 16:40:53 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
Happy Valentines Day! Use discretion at work. There should be at least two more pieces of content this month, if not more. https://imgur.com/a/WJ...
2023-02-14 03:32:30 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
First thing first - no chapters next week, along with the normal admin week. Sorry. Refunds available to any who want them. Details below.
About a year and a half ago I started to struggle with burnout. That created...
2023-02-10 16:47:07 +0000 UTC View PostDormin was a [Guard]. A [Trusted Guard of the City - Lightning] to be exact.
He liked his job. Challenging, but not too hard. Constant exercise, wasn’t wrecking his back hauling fish out of the ocean or th...
2023-02-10 03:22:10 +0000 UTC View PostMy idea of a break was to fly all the way to the city walls, flip over so I hit them feet-first, then push off them to launch myself in a new direction. Like a swimmer. Maybe a breath or two of respite, a moment that I didn’t need to look at thr...
2023-02-08 04:11:48 +0000 UTC View PostHey all you Iona tier supporters! Feb is the season of love, and I'm working extra hard to bring you all lots of goodies this month!
Dreams of summer:
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I twisted back from looking at Auri’s rocketing across the sky.
“Wow.” Iona commented.
“You know what.” I told Iona. “I don’t want to know. I’m going to assume a ton of rats died in that.”
I thought about the si...
2023-02-06 02:33:09 +0000 UTC View PostI am fire.
I am… death.
I have the wings of a hurricane!
I have feathers of a rainbow!
I have permission!
Burn them! BURN THEM ALL!
Leave only the ashes dancing in the breeze!
...
2023-02-03 14:09:51 +0000 UTC View PostI slung my arm into Iona’s, and started walking towards where Barvah had said Tessa was working on a solution to the plague. My healing was still blasting around me, curing anyone who got near.
“First thing’s first. Going by Dawn here ...
2023-02-01 03:35:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe Black Death. The Plague.
In many ways, it was good news. It was a relatively mundane disease that I knew. There wasn’t a Miasma Classer secretly attempting to murder an entire city. It wasn’t some bizarre mutation caused by ...
2023-01-30 01:09:03 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
First, most people forget that there's a whole backlog of Iona tier incentives for you all. Check them out here! https://www.patreon.com/posts/42093445 2023-01-27 05:20:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone!
I apologize for my recent poor communication. Lots of things have been going wrong in my end, most of them relating to Amazon and it’s had me running around with my hair on fire. so to any lack or poor comm...
2023-01-23 16:07:46 +0000 UTC View PostIona and Fenrir wordlessly worked together to land a non-threatening distance away from the town. While they were doing that, I was double checking my amulet and deception ring settings, making sure they both displayed me at 256. Had to keep my tr...
2023-01-20 14:12:41 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Preorder/Amazon saga update. Feel free to skip.
Amazon has the new file. They've updated it on *some* of their servers but not others. Notably, most of the non-US servers seem to still be delivering the "old" version. Very sorry about th...
2023-01-18 05:38:59 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Hey!
I got the Amazon preorder issue fixed. Thank you all for your patience!
One last set of notes: I'ma be utterly shameless about this. My Amazon rating on BTDEM 9 is likely going to utte...
2023-01-16 03:12:52 +0000 UTC View PostHey!
I fucked up my preorder.
Tl;dr: I uploaded the wrong manuscript, and Amazon's locked things such that I can only fix it AFTER it goes live. https://imgur.com/a/iafHKv...
2023-01-15 15:40:24 +0000 UTC View PostThis time with the RIGHT epub file attached. Book 9, not book 7 >_>
2023-01-13 21:27:18 +0000 UTC View PostSo I sat down and counted how many chapters were left, and how many posting days I had left.
You'd never believe I was a math/accounting major with how wrong I got it.
Book 9 is releasing *Monday*, not the week af...
2023-01-13 21:23:24 +0000 UTC View PostAN: once again, I can't math. I have the Amazon book preorder scheduled to launch a whole week after it finishes on Patreon... WHOOOPS.
>_>
I think I mentally skipped a week when counting chapters or something. Anyway. Going to s...
2023-01-13 06:10:27 +0000 UTC View PostA few more days went by where I had nothing to do but pack, repack, fret, worry, compete with Auri in ‘who can burn more’, prepare for my thesis defense, and cuddle with Iona.
“You’re sure you’re okay with Exterreri? I’m not pres...
2023-01-11 03:39:51 +0000 UTC View PostI've had one heck of a weekend with the whole artwork going viral thing. Also I got #1 on Royal Road! Woohoo!!!
I'm going to make a long post about it at some point, as well as trying to get some incentive/thank you artwork acquired for ever...
2023-01-09 02:52:06 +0000 UTC View Post“You’re interested in White Dove’s curses for… academic reasons.” Professor Lugon arched a doubtful eyebrow up at me, looking my purple robes up and down. “Riiiiiiight. What questions do you hypothetically have?” 2023-01-06 05:22:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Alright! Some of you who've been around will recognize this post, since I'm copy-pasting it from the last time I made this announcement.
Nothing is changing for current readers, either on Patreon or Royal Road. 2023-01-04 15:39:37 +0000 UTC View Post
I didn’t feel much different from when I’d started. Maybe a hair more energized. Wasn’t any shorter, thank the System, and I still looked like an adult.
Success!
All that was left was White Dove.
“Oh great lover ...
2023-01-04 05:30:27 +0000 UTC View PostAN: It feels like I haven't posted anything in a YEAR, sorry about that! Back to our regular schedule!
BTDEM Book 9 is up for pre-order on Amazon, and is schedule to release Jan 23rd.
Assuming I got the dates and schedules right...
Hey all!
Alright, some stuff has gotten a little weird, which all in all has resulted in me sharing a FUTURE cover with you all!
I originally planned this cover to be book 9's cover, but due to Elaine having her own ideas ab...
2022-12-28 21:45:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Merry Christmas one and all!
Another year gone! I hope all of you are well and with family and loved ones this holiday season.
On the present-giving front, I have two!
First! ART! A WIP of the opening panels of the webcomic pilot...
2022-12-24 05:08:12 +0000 UTC View Post“Brrrrpt!” Auri shot off down the hallway to our shared suite.
“Home!” I dramatically cried out, feeling a pang of regret and sadness.
My little rented suite was the only home I had. In just a few more weeks I’d officially be...
2022-12-23 05:43:33 +0000 UTC View PostI would've loved to write a short cute Christmas story involving bows, wrapping, and presents, but sorry all, I'm beat. Just art this month!
Iona! More Elaine next
2022-12-23 05:25:09 +0000 UTC View Post“Potions!” Sarama broke open her chest, handing them out to everyone. “Physical stat buffs.” Our [Alchemist] was meticulous, always explaining what she was handing out to everyone, even though we’d seen them a dozen time...
2022-12-21 04:58:30 +0000 UTC View Post