I think I'm just overstressed and pushing too hard. Pushing through injuries and other stuff to get stuff done.
I'm coming out the other side. But unless it was a need for me to drive I wasn't leaving the house, and I wasn't getting out of the car unless I had to.
I'll be back soon. I...
2022-06-11 05:02:24 +0000 UTC View Post
So, got this nice pic. Reminds me of the old AD&D pictures in the modules/books.
Anyway, we're going pretty good this month. I'm getting through the end of the counter-attack, we'll have the last few sections, then everyone will go home and we'll watch as they try and get back into a po...
2022-06-09 01:57:39 +0000 UTC View Post
So, my wife had a suggestion.
A five book omnibus.
I did the layout, but I found a problem. In order for it to be printable in hardback I'd have to go with Arial 9pt. Now, TTRPG books are done at that size, but that's pretty small. Even then, it might be over the page limit for hardba...
2022-05-29 22:45:59 +0000 UTC View Post
My shoulders are healing well.
See, I was in physical therapy for rotator cuff tears and some damage from when the dog knocked the ladder down and I fell about 15 feet and hit the brick planter on the way down.
Tingling/pins and needles have largely stopped. Still can't lift my arms l...
2022-05-23 00:59:28 +0000 UTC View Post
So, yesterday was Physical Therapy.
Afterwards, sitting in the car, I realized something.
I couldn't drive. My arms were just done. Rotator cuff tears had made it so I couldn't really lift my arms up. My hands and forearms were pins and needles and felt puffy even though they were nor...
2022-05-21 20:51:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Anyway, sorry I haven't really posted here lately. Between phone posting at the doctor's office and being in a sling, I haven't really spent much computer time beyond writing and shitposting on Twitter.
We're going to go with the fanart section because I love fanart, absolutely love it.
... 2022-05-20 02:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
So, I've got the website up.
http://www.behold-humanity.com
Right now, I've got a few idea.
I want to do a fan-art page, where I showcase your guys stuff and link the pictures to the chapters.
I've also...
2022-05-04 16:57:10 +0000 UTC View Post
I saw this and was damn impressed. It reminds me of the Locust armor.
Anyway, wow, we can see our house from here and it's kind of scary.
The Operation Iron Piglet Offensive to spoke the wheels of the Spoked Offensive, the Cult of Defiled trying to stop the hyperatomic plane from bein...
2022-04-04 20:20:35 +0000 UTC View Post
So my cover artist has been hard at work doing some VERY rough drawings of a Lanaktallan. He handed me this one and I about spit out my drink. While the War Stallions and Herd Stallions didn't really have horns in my hazy concept of them, they fucking do now.
That's a hell of a thing, isn't...
2022-03-29 05:03:47 +0000 UTC View Post
I figured I'd let everyone know that I'm definitely on the mend.
Another good thing, is despite a slight bit of kerfluffle over the week, I'm pretty proud of myself for getting 5 chapters in. We're in the end game now, and I want to just elaborate on a few little thoughts.
The first o...
2022-03-28 09:26:39 +0000 UTC View Post
So, that happened. Nasty case of a stomach bug, made worse by my meds.
I'm on the mend now. I can actually keep food down (24 hours now) and I don't get dizzy.
I can tell I'm getting older. Used to be I just shrugged stuff like that off in 72 hours and kept right on trucking.
Of...
2022-03-21 03:18:09 +0000 UTC View Post
So, I didn't write earlier in the month because, honestly, I kept thinking I did.
I got sick enough that I've pretty much been in bed. You know the drill, high fever (103F+), stomach cramps, intestinal issues.
The worst part is I can't hold down my meds. Which means... well... it's no...
2022-03-18 02:34:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Just figured I'd show you all something on my kindle publishing page.
Don't worry, I'll actually be making a March post this weekend.
2022-03-05 00:13:51 +0000 UTC View Post
I thought you'd all like to see the cover for Book 5.
Friend Terry and one of the mantids in armor.
The book's waiting on the final editing to be done, then layout.
It's really close and will probably be available very early next month.
Still not sure what I'm going to do ...
2022-02-23 22:09:45 +0000 UTC View Post
You know him, you remember him, Our Friend Terry AKA Friend Terry.
He made the cover of Book V.
Editing is going well, the cover is going well.
I'm hoping to release it in the beginning of next month.
Thought you guys would like an early peek at part of the cover.
An...
2022-02-16 01:30:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, plans are: Reveal the Atrekna's master plan to deal with the Confederacy!
Detail the Confederacy's counter-attack while they stop and push back the Atrekna on held worlds.
Introduce a couple more characters to carry us through the last part.
And, once the editing is done, ...
2022-02-14 06:57:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Welp, that's fun. So, I need to find a new editor. Again.
I swear, getting editing for me is cursed.
Wish me luck. Hopefully it won't delay book 5 for too long.
2022-01-30 15:31:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, I figured I'd let everyone know:
I completed the layout on the paperback and hardback versions of "The Telkan Wars" as well as "Thou Shalt Not Fall" and all it's waiting for is Amazon approval on the Telkan Wars and a correctly formatted cover for "Thou Shalt Not Fall".
Addition...
2022-01-23 04:56:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, books 4 in the main series is up and live, book 5 is now at an editor. Trying to decide what to do for the cover and the name. It'll be chapters 162-211 (Might have to cut it down to 162-204 due to the sheer thickness issues for print.
If you can think of a good cover image or good ti...
2022-01-18 06:09:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, everyone, we made it. The end of 2021.
It's been stressful, but an absolute blast.
I was looking at the last chapter and realized that somehow I've written a story where the reader sees a ballet/opera at the opening of a chapter, involving the Queen of England and bipedal body b...
2021-12-31 15:14:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Just a quick note: I hope everyone is having a good holiday and a good night, even if you don't celebrate Christmas.
Even if you're alone, you can still have a good Christmas and Christmas Eve, as long as you're good to yourself.
I still remember getting a small branch and hanging foi...
2021-12-25 00:15:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Right now, I'm just doing the layout for the print books to make sure it all looks good and we don't get pages with one or two sentences or words on them. I had to pull the text down to 10 point to get it all in there, but I did it.
It should be available before New Years.
Book Four "...
2021-12-23 05:13:57 +0000 UTC View Post
The first, is that my daughter is still being tested, but she's at home now for good unless something major changes. She just wears a monitor.
The second, well...
I guess I posted too many times on Reddit. See Pic.
I'll try to figure out what's going on. I haven't hit the soundc...
2021-12-17 05:06:56 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm not one to really complain about things in life.
My motto has always been: Things can always be worse, no matter how bad things are.
And, well, while that is true, things took a turn for the bad yesterday.
My oldest daughter, who had two kids and a husband, started getting l...
2021-12-07 21:19:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Anyway, just something neat my daughter convinced me to put up.
https://www.redbubble.com/people/RaltsBloodthorn/shop?asc=u
(If it doesn't show anything, just hit F-5. Not sure why it's...
2021-12-06 03:56:32 +0000 UTC View Post
(Pic from unknown)
Well, friends, it's almost Turkey Day.
As you saw, I managed to get the third book out, despite the problems, and so now we start on the 4th book. It covers from 122 to 161, and I'm trying to figure out a title or a cover. Part of me wants to do a slightly goofy loo...
2021-11-24 03:27:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Welp, it's almost Turkey week. Hope everyone bought themselves a few turkeys to hold off the starving Pumpkin Hordes of the Great & Powerful Auz.
I spent the last week doing re-editing and layout, and managed to recover from a disaster. The good news is all I'm waiting for is the last l...
2021-11-21 03:22:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Just wanted to say to whoever did up the link on TV Tropes, thank you.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/BeholdHumanity
I was kind of surprised when my daughter han...
2021-11-12 03:10:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This is still the 'semi-finished' draft, but in Wallpaper quality.
Enjoy.
2021-11-10 23:37:41 +0000 UTC View Post
The cover for the 3rd book, which just got out of second edit draft, is almost finished!
We're hoping to do Book 4 this month too. After that will be the "Telkan Wars" compilation.
Back to looking over the edits and writing tonight's chapter.
2021-11-10 21:53:59 +0000 UTC View Post