VMantis

An End

This page has changed to a pay-per-creation type.

I am more than a year behind on my novels, which is a terrifying thing for me. I was supposed to write three last year and two this year, based on a very generous schedule. I have written zero.

The schedule was based on hard math from ...

Ready or not...

Everyone has their style, and I guess this is mine. Here's a bit of insight on the developments since the start of the year, though a bit out of order:

Thanks to a friend of mine, one Mr. Paez, I've got a publishing program so I can stop bothering anOTHER friend of mine to do the formatting...

Physical Copies Available!

The physical copies are approved and on Amazon's store! We still aren't done, though, as the third edition will be to eliminate publication issues like orphaned words hanging out on a line all alone.

As it happens, the one patron eligible for a signed copy will be attending the a...

First Publication!

As of today, the first book by V. Mantis is available for pre-order.

Beyond Pain will release November 11th, 2018.

"Going beyond mortal limits didn’t always carry a cost, yet no one knows what really changed. Magic exists all around, moving in strange ways. In this tale of two r...

Update #2

Beyond Pain will publish on Amazon on November 11th. Until then, final editing and formatting is underway. I'm far behind schedule with this, I personally think. Still, even though it's not physical copies, I'll be working on printing a few for my supporters to sign and send out.

Now I'll need a s...

Update #1

Beyond Pain is in the editing phase before publication!
Work was from March 11th, 2018, to June 4th, 2018. The total word count is currently 213,304 before editing.

All the cover art is done (except for the pen name)! DeviantKirigishi, over on dA, has done incredible work on my behalf, and I ca...

Everything You Could Want To Know

This is going to be a long post. I will explain, to the best of my ability, why I'm here and what I intend to do with my art.

The story of my writing goes back about twelve years. I met one of my closest friends that year and at some point, we repeated a conversation I'd had with my old...

Links To Practice Works

Between my DeviantArt, where I post random poetry and short stories, and my FFN, where I post, well, fanfiction, maybe you'll find something you enjoy.

Those two accounts are where I've posted my practice works for many ye...