Had to rewrite this several times - hope it makes sense - enjoy friends.
Daniel
The workbench glowed faintly as Daniel adjusted the calibration node. Thin filaments of light traced lines across the surface, forming a spiderweb of diagnostic glyphs. Ethan’s old tech ...
2025-06-25 20:52:56 +0000 UTC View PostDaniel
The Imperial College looked less like a school and more like a sanctum built to withstand time itself.
Vaulted gates rose above him, carved from pale spiritstone veined with gold and laced with mana-etched runes. The entire front plaza was a performance of legacy—statues of s...
2025-06-23 17:30:28 +0000 UTC View PostHey there friends — quick favor to ask 🙏
If you’ve been enjoying The Foundation of Smoke and Steel, it would mean a ton if you could drop a review on Amazon. Apparently, reviews help summon the algorithm gods (or at least get the book in front of more reader...
2025-06-22 12:52:26 +0000 UTC View PostDaniel
The table was older than the main house of the Lis—older than most of the estate, even. It stood beneath the observatory dome at the top of the library wing, in a room dusted with spiderweb runes and disused enchantment coils.
“Alright. Time for some ol...
2025-06-21 17:12:29 +0000 UTC View PostMight not matter to most of you, but I felt like sharing—
I just finished writing the final chapter of Volume 2 of Foundation of Smoke and Steel.
Still processing. Still slightly feral.
Volume Two—chapters 37 to 75—i...
2025-06-21 05:10:39 +0000 UTC View PostAlright friends be kind my beta readers aren't available.
Daniel
The lab lights pulsed low and steady, the air thick with stored mana and old invention. Crystal strands hummed faintly beneath Daniel’s boots as he crossed to the main worktable—a wide, rune-e...
2025-06-19 06:39:32 +0000 UTC View Post
The next chapter
2025-06-18 17:13:28 +0000 UTC View PostI know most of you are here for The Foundation of Smoke and Steel (and yes — I have a special announcement coming soon for my Ascendant Flamewrights at the $25 tier, especially related to Threads of Flame and Starlight 👀),
but I wanted t...
I have no idea if anyone is even listening to this but I am already in for a pound.
2025-06-17 23:45:56 +0000 UTC View Post
This chapter drops tomorrow. Alright you beautiful bastards. I am looking for feedback - we are changing gears in the story as the plotline expands. Part of the benefit of the top tiers is this. Let me know what you think. (I know nothing about computers)
Dan...
2025-06-16 19:38:51 +0000 UTC View PostHey friends — quick ask. I’ve been running some click tests through Meta (Facebook/Instagram ads) to try and find the highest-converting ads for one of my book series. Good news: they are working… kind of.
I’m getting people to the sales page — but not man...
2025-06-16 17:00:24 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 37
Daniel
“Ethan,” Daniel said, his voice flat, his expression unreadable, “I know you think you’re funny, but you’re going to have to explain this one.”
He paused, just long enough to let the weight settle.
“First—why, exactl...
2025-06-16 06:16:20 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
Still figuring this out (for my benefit and yours), but I wanted to share a quick reference on how chapter access currently works for Foundations of Smoke and Steel. Since I’m juggling a few projects (and more coming soon), this should help ...
2025-06-11 01:19:58 +0000 UTC View PostSo I am adding my other series to Royal Road because of the great support and feed back I get. Since you guy are part of my support now you need get the first couple of chapters before the others. Thanks for being here.
PROLOGUE
They built what could not be constructed: ...
2025-06-10 13:30:18 +0000 UTC View PostTHE FOUNDATION OF SMOKE AND STEEL is officially out and ready in all its printed glory!
You’ll find the story is still the one you know—same heart, same journey. My editor and I polished things up a bit, added some flow, clarified a few turns.....
2025-06-09 00:27:31 +0000 UTC View Post🎧 A New Channel for Stories I Love (and New Experiments!)
Hey everyone!
I’ve just launched a new YouTube channel where I’ll be experimenting with audio content—both for my own work andfor stories I really enjoy.
Curious about what you guys think…
So I was talking to my editor yesterday while wrapping up the first volume of The Foundation of Smoke and Steel, and we got on the topic of how different publishing feels compared to 10–15 years ago.
Back then, I was do...
2025-06-07 11:17:47 +0000 UTC View Post🔥 Advance Chapters Are Here! 🔥
Hey everyone!
I’m getting ready to upload the advance chapters of Threads of Flame and Starlight (Chapters 15 through 26) right here on Patreon—but if you want to get ahead of the curv...
2025-06-06 16:27:34 +0000 UTC View Post📚 Thank You, Patrons – Here’s 50% Off My Other Series!
Hey everyone,
Just wanted to say a huge THANK YOU for all your support—whether you're reading The House of Grey, Foundations of Smoke and Steel, or just cheering from the sidelines.
<... 2025-06-05 00:01:39 +0000 UTC View PostSo one of the things I forgot to do is upload the REWRITTEN Chapter 36 that I did for the book. You all need to read this its not a big deal for the first 20 chapters but it becomes more important. Enjoy.
The lift hissed open, revealing a narrow corridor lit ...
2025-05-31 17:21:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe gates of the Li estate opened before dawn.
No ceremonial send-off. No dramatic speeches.
Just a line of pale-cloaked riders, a hovering supply cart, and the soft rhythm of hooves over dew-slick stone.
Vivian rode at the center of the formation, flan...
2025-05-31 16:49:51 +0000 UTC View PostThey stayed two more days.
They probably should of left earlier, they both had things to do.
But, somehow, it didn’t feel wrong to stay.
Vivian and Daniel—still separate beds, still sharp edges—but the awkwardness had faded. Their silence...
2025-05-31 16:46:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe dining hall had changed. Not in shape, not in size, but in texture. In tension.
The formal banners were gone. The projection sphere had dimmed. Even the servants moved differently now—quieter, faster, as if they were avoiding interrupting something frag...
2025-05-31 16:42:29 +0000 UTC View PostRyan sat on the balcony just outside the guest suites, the wood still warm from the sun. A soft breeze stirred the wind chimes overhead—quiet and precise, like someone had tuned them with a fork instead of fingers. Moonlight filtered through the garden trees i...
2025-05-31 16:39:36 +0000 UTC View PostDaniel
The walk back to the guest suite was quiet.
Not the cold silence of strangers, nor the brittle silence after a fight. No, this was the thick, waiting quiet of two people pretending they didn’t feel anything—just to see if the other would blink first.
Daniel opened th...
2025-05-31 16:36:53 +0000 UTC View Post30 / CLAIRE
Claire sipped her tea with perfect grace.
She kept her spine straight, her eyes attentive, her mouth poised in a smile that had won over ministers and mothers alike.
But inside?
She was unraveling.
Across the table, Caleb sat in moody silence. ...
2025-05-31 16:35:13 +0000 UTC View Post
