Hey everyone,
Sorry I don't have a new chapter up yet, but I have good news!
I'm finally at a point where I can get back into the swing of things work-wise. Today was an exhausting day, though. I got two different deliveries, including a washer and dryer, and a new lawn ...
Now we have some color! The art is not done, but I love this so much I might make a poster or a print for my office.
Do you guys think I should start offering stuff like that for sale? I wouldn't make much money off it and it'd be a lot of time to set up, but I think Melli woul...
Hey everyone!
The new office is a messy rat nest right now, but it'll come along. :) Luckily, after setting up the desktop, everything was still working. Yay. I've stripped down my UPS from the unit with a backup to just the UPS unit, since it functions more like a glorif...
Hey everyone,
I hope you are all staying safe. Melli and I have just moved, and I'm working right now using a camping chair, my laptop, and my phone as a hotspot. It's less than ideal.
Maybe I can share some pictures of the new place soon, like Patreon only stuff about b...
I really, really love this so far. What do you all think?
2020-03-23 08:45:28 +0000 UTC View Post
He had watched people turn into zombies before, so Jake immediately knew what was happening to him a few minutes later. His fingers hurt. He felt hot, feverish, and wanted to lie down. With a heavy heart, he ignored all the screams of frightened people around him, p...
2020-03-21 05:18:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Jake ran for a really long time, so long and so fast he created enough distance sometimes to hide and circulate his ki. There was a limit to how many times he could do this, and he not only got diminishing returns, the ability also ate away at his body and soul.
He was s...
Jake mechanically cupped his hand under the drip of water in the cave and patiently waited for at least a small pool to form before taking a drink. Then he repeated the process. He’d made this place his regular lair because of the water. Most of the other water in...
2020-03-21 03:21:21 +0000 UTC View Post
The horizon seemed to turn. One moment Jake and his team had been on earth, and the next, the sky was dark, with a chill wind. There was barely enough light to see by, but it was red-hued, and shadows moved in the distance. The air smelled awful, like a mix of smoke...
2020-03-21 02:53:37 +0000 UTC View PostYou might have noticed by now that I'm writing with a different narrative style than I usually use. Honestly, it's been a lot of fun to experiment with.
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Jake was trying to hide it, but he was beginning to feel truly freaked out.
He’d never ...
2020-03-21 00:00:58 +0000 UTC View PostOkay guys, this is what I've been working on in my free time for a while. It's heavily influenced by Wuxia/Xianxia, Shadowrun, and a bunch of other stuff.
I'm not going to tell you that much about it, just keep editing and posting chapters. In a few hours from this post, 6 chapt...
2020-03-20 23:38:07 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone!
First off, I'm going to be deleting old FS2 posts...because I forgot to do so before.
oops.
Second, I finally have the formatting for print FS2 books, so I'm going to be putting that together, and ordering copies as soon as I can who Patreon patrons who should be...
Right now there is a lot going on. I'm still writing, just slowly. Hopefully there will be a new chapter out either today or tomorrow.
I appreciate that you've all been patient. At least I haven't gotten any angry pms about it.
I also appreciate everyone who picked...
Art has begun on my secret project, the story I've been writing in my free time. It's going slowly because I don't have much free time. :) I'm going to post a few chapters at once fairly soon.
I am in the process of moving, so everything has slowed down business-wise. We ...
This blog took me a while to write, because I kept writing from the heart, but I felt like some of what I was saying was too cliche or cheesy. It was probably fine, and all the flaws were probably all in my head, but sometimes the words don't come easily for the most important things I need...
2020-03-03 06:38:37 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
This is a reminder that when First Song 2 goes live, I'm going to be emailing a copy to everyone who can see this post.
Please make sure your email address on file with Patreon is correct. This will be the one I use to send your book to.
The book will be i...
The link is here: amazon.com/dp/B085B95NQB
(You can just add " B085B95NQB" after the "dp/" in any regional Amazon store and it'll turn up.)
On the subject of rewards:
I will send out the ebook files to everyone who should get them via Patreon rewards on the 8th, the day...
Hey everyone! The final word count for First Song 2 is right around 120k words, so it's a pretty large book.
I'm sending the compiled manuscript off to the editor today! I'm making some last minute edits right now. Thank you to everyone who read along and helped me make t...
Honestly, this is getting lit af. I didn't even exactly ask for this exact piece or composition, but now I know it's what I needed. lol
Thirsty and Honey are two additions.
This is the rough draft of some awesome new art I've commissioned from the very, very talented Alyssa Leber!
I'm really looking forward to how she finishes this one off.
Hi!
This is a heads up that I already have another chapter of First Song 2 done, but I really want to have both ending chapters complete before I post so I can put them both up at the same time.
After that, I will need a day or two to get everything straight and sent to the editor, ...
*I have a question for First Song 2 readers at the end
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Hey folks!
I'm taking off a couple days to handle personal stuff because I've been all-in with work for a while. Realistically, I'll probably go back on this within 24 hours, but sometimes I need to pre...
Then you might want to check out John Van Stry's new portal fiction, VeilVerse novel.
Take Two
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084PZSGBC
It's about a rockstar who is kind of slumming it before he's tran...
Hey everyone, I feel like I don't say this enough, but at the same time, I don't want to say it so often that anyone feels I don't mean it.
Thank you for being here.
Some new folks have just joined too, and I want to remind everyone again that this Patreon has really been a kick in ...
I have been working since 2am on taxes today. It's currently 10am my time.
Believe it or not, tax stuff has been quicker and easier than ever this year for me to get my hands around, and I have some advice to pass along to current or wannabe authors. My advice is geared toward ...
Gift #4 - This is a puzzle that will be a steampunk business card holder! I'm super stoked, not only for the fun of putting this thing together, but the fact it can be my business card holder at conventions for the rest of my career, and it will always have such a cool story attached!...
2020-01-26 09:46:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Gift #3, I got an exercise bike with a desk so I can literally work while I'm working out!
First off, you all are insanely generous and supportive. Second, this is a game changer. At least every few days lately, I've had to make time to try moving my body because I sit a...
Gift #2, I got a sharpener!
One of you crazy Bastards sent me a Wicked Edge, and damn this thing is just...awesome. I can't wait to really learn how to use it! This system is one of the kings of the non-motorized sharpening systems out there, and should help me get knives to a ...
Someone sent me a mouse! You know who you are, and thank you so much!
I had actually bought a really shitty ergonomic mouse a while ago because the writing was on the wall about carpal tunnel and other wrist injuries. I'm on the computer from the time I wake up until &nb...
This is for the super generous folks out there who want me to post this. You know who you are.
If you decide to send me anything on the list, please let me know if you think I should share the gift with the group.
In fact, if you are just seeing this, what do you think? ...