It's slowly getting there! I only got 4 more chapters of The Fusionist Book 5 done this week, a couple less than I had hoped, but it was worth it because of all the time I was able to spend with the family for my daughter's spring break. We went to Great Wolf Lodge for a few days, whi...
2024-03-15 22:07:43 +0000 UTC View PostEven though it wasted a few hours, the two of them discovered that the Flying Shappos only spawned from the Aperture after every tenth River Shappo appeared. Nedira belatedly said that it made sense because it matched the ratio of the smaller Shappos they killed compared to the...
2024-03-15 21:58:17 +0000 UTC View PostIt wasn’t but an hour into their journey to the northeast that Larek and Nedira finally understood how dangerous it was in the Calamity the closer they got to the center. It was only the second subservient Aperture they passed after making the decision to keep going that they...
2024-03-15 17:17:04 +0000 UTC View Post“I have to say, this plan is genius,” Larek said, watching as the latest Locust swarm entered the range of the Frozen Zone Fusion and froze completely solid, before falling to the ground below. As a tiny amount of Corrupted Aetheric Force flowed into him, ready to ...
2024-03-14 20:51:35 +0000 UTC View PostStone shards tore up yet another Red Spring Daisy that attempted to land on Larek’s head, as the Stone Shredder Dome Fusion he had placed on the ground near his feet protected him from above. As its spring-like roots were shredded, the rest of the plant monster was f...
2024-03-13 19:35:48 +0000 UTC View PostI got another 9 chapters done this week, which was about what I was aiming for :) I've been spending a little time each day monitoring my ads for Unexpected Healer, so that consumed some of my writing time, but the release has been extremely successful! I've negotiated with Miles Meil...
2024-03-08 23:21:58 +0000 UTC View PostIt turned out that Larek could keep ahead of the Razor Locust swarm that followed them, and even get so far ahead of them that they disappeared over the horizon, but they quickly discovered that it didn’t matter.
Because they didn’t stop coming. Being in the territory...
2024-03-08 23:09:39 +0000 UTC View Post“Where are they?” Nedira grumped, staring out over the edge of the box. “They should be in sight according to the schedule.”
“Perhaps they changed it? Or went a different way other than what was left at their compound?” He wasn’t sure why they would do that,...
2024-03-08 19:20:31 +0000 UTC View Post“Well, that was a waste of time,” Larek remarked, walking out the gate leading into the Strike Faction compound. Inside of Nedira’s Void Pocket bag was a collection of the papers and maps that they had found in the guardhouse in case they needed to reference them...
2024-03-07 22:37:49 +0000 UTC View Post“They’ve already left—and good riddance!” the guard shouted, laughing along with the others at the gate. “Always so annoying with their insistence that we all head into the Calamity and sacrifice ourselves to the monsters there. Like that would ever possibly work. It...
2024-03-07 16:57:37 +0000 UTC View PostStopped near the rear exit to Fort Hilltower as he tried to figure out how to open the door without being seen, he nearly reached out for it when a hand touched his shoulder from behind. Larek nearly reacted by attacking whoever it was that had managed to spot him sneakin...
2024-03-06 17:07:03 +0000 UTC View PostRunning back toward Peratin and Fort Hightower, Larek reflected upon what he’d learned from his experience at the Aperture and from facing the Flame Trogres, which he learned from the Senior Instructor was exactly what they were called soon after facing his first one. First, ...
2024-03-05 23:13:17 +0000 UTC View Post“Alright, show me what you’ve learned. Use only what you’ve learned with me at the Fort; that means no Fusions, just so we’re clear. You can still use your Pattern constructs, as you have incorporated that into your fighting style, but that’s it. Understood?...
2024-03-05 19:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe next two months were a blur of constant training, practicing with his Stama, and enduring the increasingly perplexed and angry looks of the other trainees and Instructors at Fort Hilltower. It turned out that the news that the Senior Instructor had taken Larek unde...
2024-03-04 22:34:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe first thing that Larek looked at before acknowledging his notifications was the results of his new Fusion. A thorough introspection revealed the tight weave of the Fusion’s formation surrounding the source of his Stama inside of his chest, pulsing with the replenishing en...
2024-03-04 19:17:08 +0000 UTC View PostWell, I only got 6 chapters done this week, which was about what I expected. The release of Unexpected Healer has gone great -- but any release tends to consume most of my thoughts for a few days, so I get less writing done. Next week should see me back to getting 9-10 chapters comple...
2024-03-01 22:03:30 +0000 UTC View Post“So, are you ready to try some other techniques for subjugating your Stama?”
Instead of being ready for disappointment yet again, Larek was actually anticipating this class all day. His first few classes with other trainees had been very similar to the previous day, t...
2024-03-01 21:57:35 +0000 UTC View PostStruggling back to his knees, Larek barely managed to raise his training sword to lightly block the incoming blow, as his strength had given out a while ago. The impact against his sword pushed the wooden sword into his face, making his vision go slightly blurry as it crunched ...
2024-02-29 22:27:50 +0000 UTC View Post
My newest project has finally been published!
Check out Unexpected Healer, the first book in my Earthen Contenders series! This is a LitRPG Isekai story about a guy from Earth being transferred to another world and unexpectedly being forced into being a healer class.
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2024-02-28 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostLarek reviewed his schedule again as he finished up with breakfast. Fortunately, it wasn’t that hard to remember, as more than half of it was working directly with Senior Instructor Torge. As he looked around the sparsely populated Dining Hall, he wondered if anyone else rece...
2024-02-27 22:39:50 +0000 UTC View PostWhen the training room inside the Fort was completely empty other than Larek and the smiling Drekkin, Senior Instructor Torge, the Fusionist stood there for nearly a minute with the silence stretching uncomfortably long. Just as he was about to open his mouth to ask what he sho...
2024-02-26 22:30:59 +0000 UTC View PostQuickly switching his clothing into what he was given, Larek laid his previous clothes outside of the circle where he thought they would be perfectly safe. It wasn’t that he was worried about the clothing themselves getting damaged, but if something the Martial Instructors di...
2024-02-26 16:16:01 +0000 UTC View PostTo comply with Kindle Unlimited terms and conditions, I'll be taking down all of the Unexpected Healer chapters on Tuesday in anticipation of its release on Wednesday!
The paperback and hardcover are actually available today, if you're interested in the hard copy:
2024-02-25 18:57:40 +0000 UTC
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More chapters done! I think I managed to get 10 written this week, which was what I was aiming for going into the week. Next week will likely be a bit less, perhaps 6 to 8 chapters, because I have Unexpected Healer coming out on Wednesday! The promotion for a re...
2024-02-23 23:01:47 +0000 UTC View Post“Trainee Larek! Move to the center of the circle and prepare for your evaluation!” Instructor Wendie shouted.
As the slightly taller-than-average man walked from the edge of the circle toward its center, Instructor Torge was already watching his movements. He ha...
2024-02-23 22:56:21 +0000 UTC View Post“I’ll be fine,” Nedira said, shooing him down the street. “You know how well I can take care of myself – especially with these Fusions, yes?”
Larek chuckled. “Yeah, I know, but I can’t help but worry.”
“I doubt they’re going to send me out to a...
2024-02-23 17:50:08 +0000 UTC View PostOn the way to Peratin, Larek and Nedira stopped by the only Aperture nearby Aperture that wasn’t closed, as the Fusionist wanted some additional Aetheric Force before he attended Fort Hilltower, but unfortunately it was an extremely weak one with Vampiric Sheep 2024-02-22 22:55:48 +0000 UTC View Post
It didn’t take long for Larek and Nedira to backtrack toward the village that had caused him so much trouble, as it only required a quick use of his Pattern box and a flight over to it; in all, it took him no more than two minutes from his decision to visit it and setting dow...
2024-02-22 19:13:41 +0000 UTC View PostThe next week was filled with fighting, Fusions… and fleeing from Factions that wanted to force Larek to work for them. As the two of them traveled east for another day before heading northeast for a day and then straight north afterwards, they encountered additional Aperture...
2024-02-21 21:51:47 +0000 UTC View PostStanding near the gate leading out of Fairmeadow, Larek shook the Faction Commander’s hand as he got ready to leave with Nedira.
“What you’ve given us is incredible, Larek. You’ve only gotten better at what you do after all this time, haven’t you?”
The F...
2024-02-21 18:15:37 +0000 UTC View Post