Tao Wong

Sneaky Art Reveal

Here’s your first look at one of the interior art pieces from Climbing the Ranks 3, coming soon to Kickstarter!

If you've been following Arthur's journey up the Tower, you won’t want to miss ...

Immortal Connections - Chapter 54 preview

Chapter 54 - Wu Ying

The trip through the city was quiet for the first portion, though slightly uncomfortably so for Wu Ying. Not because of the strangeness of the city, for he found himself acclimatizing to that quickly enough. It was easier – in many ways – to acquaint oneself with ...

Writing Update: May 2025

Hello everyone,

Firstly, you all need to know that I am dictating this rather than typing it because my hands are killing me right now. I was doing a little warm up practice at judo and did the finger extensions which, uh, in theory is a great exercise. Unfortunately, I spend the whole day ...

Aeres Academy - Chapter 18 preview

Rather than wait around and complain, I scurried backward towards Vethan. The administrator was his usual efficient self, already having the documentation ready – a simple piece of paper that I made my mark upon –along with the tally book for my earnings.

Just like that, I was down to t...

Monthly Update - the Patreon Only, Dictation Edition

So, just for fun (and 'cause I figure most of you get my random sense of humor...), here's the monthly update; via dictation but before I clean it up.

I'll get it cleaned up later for general consumption; but let's see if you all can figure out what I'm saying before that....

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Aeres Academy - Chapter 17 preview

Author Note: Preview chapters are rough/first drafts. These chapters have not been edited, expect that there may be errors - however, feel free to point out consistency issues!

For something I had been striving for two years and some uncounted days, the actual entrance into Aeres A...

Immortal Connections - Chapter 53 preview

Author Note: Preview chapters are rough/first drafts. These chapters have not been edited, expect that there may be errors - however, feel free to point out consistency issues!

Chapter 53 - Wu Ying

Traversing the city of _____, Wu Ying found himself caught off-guard regular...

Climbing the Ranks 3 Kickstarter Pre-Launch is Live!

We're gearing up for the next big step in Arthur Chua's journey, and you're invited to be there.

The Climbing the Ranks 3 Kickstarter pre-launch page is now live!

This is y...

Aeres Academy - Chapter 16 preview

Standing before the attendant, waiting for him to finish the count of shards and decide the exchange rate for them all was mildly uncomfortable, what with the glares and rapt attention of the hall directed at me. Returning on the dot meant that I was, by default, the most interesting thing to hap...

Aeres Academy - Chapter 15 preview

“Junk, poor and poor quality.” Petra was a slim black-haired lady with liquid brown eyes and a certain mischievousness lurking within. Right now, though, she was all business and handled the weapons with ease, idly hefting the spiked club with one hand and waving it around. She dropped it on ...

Immortal Connections - Chapter 52 preview

Chapter 52 - Wu Ying

Rather than fly to the local city and leave Ze Mu behind, the pair journeyed to the city via mundane means, in this case, on the back of a local cart that was taking the next delivery of plums over. Long before they arrived, Wu Ying had learnt much of the settlement f...

Aeres Academy - Chapter 14 preview

Emerging from the depths of the fault into daylight – fading as it might be – made me squint and my eyes to water. I shuffled to the right, out of the way of other laggards – not that I noticed any as I jogged back and up the staircase – and waited for my eyes to adjust. 

Ascen...

Quick writing update

It's been a busy few weeks mostly going through a bunch of edits but also getting some writing in.

• Aeres Academy is currently in proofing.

• Immortal Connections is at 188k words, I'm expecting to write another 15-20k in the next few weeks.

• Climbing the...

  2025-04-16 17:45:55 +0000 UTC View Post

Cover Reveal: The Fourth Wall

After twelve books, countless battles, and a path paved with sacrifice, the end is finally in sight. A Thousand Li: The Fourth Wall marks the conclusion of Wu Ying’s long and arduous journey.

Today, I'm excited to reveal the cover, illustrated by Petr D...

Aeres Academy - Chapter 13 preview

The passage truly was as short as it had seemed, leaving me with little time to ready myself. Not that I would ever have been ready for what I saw when I made it to the end. The shock of spotting the knockers within triggered an automatic reflex and I released my hold on my vault, flooding my bod...

Immortal Connections - Chapter 51 preview

Chapter 51 - Tou He

Sizzling arrows struck the impromptu earthen wall, floating metal shields moving to stymy other attacks that were more powerful. All around them, the very air sparked and burnt, ash and smoke rising in the air as darkened footprints followed Tou He as he walked down th...

Aeres Academy - Chapter 12 preview

They never talk about the first time you put a blade through a body on purpose. The way it feels, the minor resistance that gives way with suddenness as your knife breaches the skin barrier. People on this world, they grow up knowing about how cheap life is, understanding on a fundamental level a...

Aeres Academy - Chapter 11 preview

In the end, I decided on prudence. Now, if patience had come along and she was cuter; I might have chosen her too. Both of those virtuous sisters were of the same mind in this case, and I re-routed myself down the side corridor, arms bent a little as I readied myself for an ambush. To my mild sur...

Immortal Connections - Chapter 50 preview

Chapter 50 - Tou He

Negotiations to send an army – even a small portion of one – across a kingdom’s boundary was extensive and elaborate, even if said kingdoms were allies. It helped in this case to have a Nascent Soul cultivator along to oversee and guarantee the reason for their p...

Exclusive Deal for Indie Book Lovers!

I'm excited to be part of the Narratess Indie Book Sale from April 5–7! You can grab the System Initiation Collection for just $0.99 for a limited time starting tomorrow.

If you haven't started the System Apocalypse ...

Aeres Academy - Chapter 10 preview

You might be wondering, why I chose to risk life and limb in a never-ending quest for, well, an unknown prize. Sure, there was that urge, an unconscious desire to head for the core. Everyone on this planet had it, that urge to soak in the core. Not everyone chose to listen.

Truth was, there...

Aeres Academy - Chapter 9 preview

I’m not a good person. 

I hesitated about going over to check on the body before I started digging through spider corpses for my shards. It wasn’t long, but I did hesitate. Eventually, I did do the right thing, detouring only slightly to stomp on a still moving spider before crouch...

Immortal Connections - Chapter 49 preview

Chapter 49 - Wu Ying

Once again, the heavenly realm was throwing Wu Ying off his iron horse. So much of this world was achingly familiar - the way houses were built, from single family huts with easily added to rooms to courtyard mansions - to the food ingredients and meals that were pres...

Last Call for The System Apocalypse Deluxe Edition!

The campaign closes TODAY at 5:00 PM EDT—this is it, the final hours!

If you’ve been waiting, now’s your last opportunity to grab the signed, illustrated hardcover omnibus of The System Apocalypse Books 1-3.

2025-03-28 14:51:39 +0000 UTC View Post

Immortal Connections - Chapter 48 preview

Chapter 48 - Wu Ying

A week of foraging through the forest had left the pair of gatherers – one by profession, the second following along like a lost puppy – rather bedraggled. While Wu Ying had an assortment of gear to make existence outside of civilization more comfortable, he had n...

Magic Kingdom at War Volume 12 now available for Patrons!

The final book of the Magic Kingdom at War series is now available for Patreons to download via BookFunnel. Audible codes will be sent out at the beginning of next month near the dual release of the e-book and audio on April 7th.

2025-03-27 18:37:12 +0000 UTC View Post

Stretch Goal #2 Unlocked!

Thanks to your amazing support, we’ve hit our second stretch goal with under 48 hours to go—ribbon bookmarks are officially added!

Next Goal: Postcard Artwork Print

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Preview Chapters - Schedule Change

Hey everyone, just a quick announcement—there’s a small change coming to the preview chapter schedule. Starting next week, I’ll be shifting the rotation to better match my current writing progress.

New Schedule (Effective March 31st): 
Mondays 2025-03-26 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post