QA Book 5, Chapters 1 & 2
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Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. Sorry for the radio silence on my side, I was just working on a few things, and had a nice break away from Quest Academy. I'm slowly easing my way into it, and finding the beats that feel right...
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So, we got to the end of the story! Quest Academy: Legacies has been submitted to the publisher.
I wanted to first thank all of you for the amazing support throughout the process, and for the participation and messages in last week's poll. I was not expecting such an...
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The last few weeks have been tough. I've noticed a shift in the commentary with a number of readers feeling frustrated that nothing is happening, or that their favourite characters aren't getting enough screen-time, or that there's too much crafting and no big showdown.
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Hope you all had a lovely weekend! Here are the next 6 chapters for Quest Academy. I really hope you like them. Let me know in the comments, and over in the spoiler chat on Discord what you think of them. Really appreciate all the discussions and insights.
Sleeping i...
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Hope you all had a great weekend. I've been getting better sleep this week, and have the next batch of chapters ready. Personally, I don't think this is an evil cliffhanger, but you can be the judge of that. :)
I've really been enjoying the discussions on the Discord...
Okay, you had less than a day to wait, but here are the next three chapters of Quest Academy. I really hope you enjoy them. I was able to sleep more than five hours last night, and I'm now in the swing of things. I'll see you all on Monday for the next batch.
Let me know if you come acros...
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Really sorry about this, but I only have three chapters for you this week. I'm going to try and get the next ones out in the next few days, but it's been a hectic week with construction happening at my house and me not able to get sleep. Apparently, according to my Whoop (St...
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First thing I want to ask you is, what do you think of the proposed name of Book 4? Legacy captures the past of Petro and Sophia, while also works as a nod to Sal's Arkwright machine. Legacy of the past, the present and what will become the future. I feel like it works as a ...
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Sorry for the later than usual upload. I've only three chapters this week because of the screw up with the last batch. I kinda got in my own head a little too much and couldn't really focus. Deadline is looming and I'm going to be focusing on getting more chapters out in the...
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So, I chained myself to the computer today and attacked the edits. You'll notice that the first batch came to roughly 12,571 words, and this new batch come to 12,261. It'll look like there is only about 300 words of difference, but that's really... really not the case.
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I'd just like to thank you all for highlighting the problems with the last batch of chapters. I knew something was wrong, but I couldn't pinpoint what it was. You were all great in sharing your opinions on how the characters ended up changing for the negative. I wasn't fair ...
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Happy Monday! So, this week has been a bit of a rollercoaster. I lost the ability to sleep because of the release of Book 3, and had somehow managed to become completely nocturnal. Getting better now, but it was wild for most of the week. I'm honestly just so delighted with ...
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So, where do I even start? We managed to somehow get Quest Academy: Saviors down to No. 53 in the entire Kindle worldwide store on Amazon. That completely blew past all my expectations for the first day, and it was there ahead of Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros. Cu...
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Happy Friday, and Quest Academy release day! Book 3 is out and is doing really well in the rankings so far. It's down to #507 on the amazon.com store, #274 on the 2024-10-04 15:36:51 +0000 UTC
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So the first thing you're likely to notice is the picture I've added of the shirts that Blathnaid made for me. She's a real-life tailor and designer. We're going to start off with some branded T-Shirts just for fun that I can wear at conventions, and as we add more ...
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Time for the next five chapters of the Gala. It was my birthday this weekend and I have Chatfield visiting me for the week. There has been a lot of drinking and fun, but I'm delighted that I was able to get the chapters done (on time)
Always interested in he...
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I genuinely thought today was Monday. I am so sorry.
Here are the next five chapters. Very curious what you'll all think. Loving all the comments and theories on Sophia and her weave. :)
See you all next Monday for the next batch. (I promise it'll be Monday t...
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Sorry for the big delay on chapters the last while. It's been hectic and I've only now gotten back into the groove with writing. I've hopefully got nothing to distract me for the next few months, so I don't anticipate any breaks in the Monday releases.
DragonCon was ...
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Really sorry for the delay. Update will be tomorrow with 2-3 chapters. Just back from a few days with family directly after DragonCon. I'll fill everyone in on all the updates tomorrow.
All the best,
Brian
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First of all, a massive thank you for the condolences over the past week. My grandmother passed away on Saturday and a great-aunt the day afterwards. In Ireland, we have a ceremony of sorts called a wake, which is where the family spends time with the deceased, celebrating t...
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I've had a family bereavement this past week, and the funeral is tomorrow. I'm unlikely to get much writing time in the next few days, so maybe expect a few less chapters in next Monday's update.
Hope you're all doing well. Thank you so much for the advice on a scene...
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Edits were submitted today for Book 3, so that's a massive relief. Got a few chapters done, so enjoy these five. Really appreciated all the comments and observations over the last few chapters. I agree with the statement that Sal wouldn't have been doing nothing for two week...
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I had a lot of catching-up to do this week which is why I'm late. So, you've asked a lot about release schedules going forward. I'm going to tentatively say Mondays from now on. Expect chapters on Mondays. :)
Now, I'll be heading to DragonCon at the end of the month,...
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So, first of all. Jetlag kicked my ass, but I'm back at the keyboard now. I've gotten the edits back from Saviours and going to be working through them over the next week or so. I'll be working on the next chapters leading up to the Gala and Sal's next few crafting projects....
Finishing my Toronto and New York trip up tomorrow and will be back in Ireland. I'll be posting chapters tomorrow evening.
Sorry for the delays and silence. I've been debating on the direction of the story and how to avoid too much time away from Quest Academy. There's so much I want to w...
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So, I'm just at the airport and I got good news from the publisher. Pre-order has just gone live, which means I can show you all the cover for book three. Let me know what you think. Personally, I'm a big fan. 😊
Here's the link to the pre-order on Amazon if you wan...
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So first of all, I haven't decided on the title for the next book. I'll likely be asking for your help in coming up with the name for that one as time goes on. I thought I'd be getting the edits back for Book 3, but it looks like the edits are rolling straight from developme...
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Thank you so much for sticking with me through Book 3. With these chapters, the story has come to an end and I'm starting on Book 4. It's the longest book yet, with 225,000 words in total, but we'll see how many survive the edits!
I'm still in the planning phase fo...
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Sorry for the delay this week. It's been pretty hectic with the release of the Scavenger's Audiobook. I absolutely love Lars' voice in it, as he sounds like a mix between Dracula and a Bond Villain! Absolutely living for that. :D
Anyways, here are the next batch of C...
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Here is the next batch of Chapters that take us right through to the end of the Tower. Let me know what you think in the comments.
Last week absolutely blew my mind with over 80 comments on the batch of chapters. I'm going to go in later and answer all the direct que...