Patrick Laplante

PtM Hiatus and New Series: Pandora Unchained

Added 2023-10-20 22:38:21 +0000 UTC

Hello Everyone,

I've been dragging my heels on this, but it's time to come clean: I need a break from Painting the Mists. An extended break. I've been burnt out from the series for two years now, and I need to work on a new project. Its the only way I'm going to be able to keep going on as an author.

The good news is, I've already decided on my next project. It's a series called Pandora Unchained, a story about a physician who becomes a poisoner wielder in pursuit of truth and revenge. Its set in a world called Pandora, where the gods are dead and Seven Evils seek to destroy humanity. It's only thanks to the Eighth Evil called Hope that humans continue to exist and push back the demons that have taken over most of the continent.

The series is intended to be much shorter than Painting the Mists, and is also separated into more manageable chunks where I can potentially end the series, thereby avoiding the huge series trap. Better yet, I've already written over 60,000 words and have developed a steady system. I intend to publish the book using the combined RoyalRoad / Patreon Advanced Content / Kindle Unlimited rolling model that seems to be popular these days starting at the beginning of November.

Your group is the first to know aside from beta readers and the discord admins. Your support means a lot to me, and I hope I can continue receiving it. That being said, I completely understand if you don't want to read something new.

I'll be posting 5 chapters of the new series just after this for anyone who wants to try it out. That should give everyone enough time to choose whether or not they wish to support this project. I'll also be posting a chapter every weekday until the series' official start on RoyalRoad in early November.

I hope you enjoy the new series, and I once again thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely,

RedMirage