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The Newt and Demon - Book 3 Chapter 18

Theo was certain the information provided by the book was not accurate to how things worked on Earth. The [Swamp Truffles] worked much like the [Spiny Swamp Thistle Root] for propagation. There mig...

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Friday Updates (Week Of 3-17-2023)

Woohoo. Alright. Friday updates. Here we go.

So, I need to write out a schedule for the fishing story, but I wanted to start posting it in April. So that should be going up soon.

First ...

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Friday Updates! (Week of 3-10-2023)

Oops it's not Friday. Oh well.

So, I'm supposed to be on a break from writing. Two weeks in this month lined up so I could have a break and keep chapters of  N&D coming. So, of cours...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 3 Chapter 17

Theo found Ziz and his men hauling blocks from their quarry, down to the river. He watched with amusement, waiting for the group to detect his presence. Only after the men cursed and kicked at the ...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 3 Chapter 16

Tresk got clever with her assassination attempt in the Dreamwalk that night. Instead of ordering her minions to attack simultaneously, she staggered them in stages. It was hard to hide intent throu...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 3 Chapter 15

Warning bells clattered, a frantic staccato rhythm that sent every adventurer in Broken Tusk into a frenzy. Theo set the alarm with a warning, using his town-wide messaging system. Every able-bodie...

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Friday Updates! (Week of 3-3-2023)

Welcome to Friday, every person!

Alrighty, let's see...February was a great month for writing (despite getting sick earlier this week), and everything has a nice schedule. I've timed writing ...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 3 Chapter 14

Theo spent what was left of the afternoon on reactions. His alchemical garden was at the point where it could produce hundreds of [Healing Potions] per day, but that left a gap for his other potion...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 3 Chapter 13

Theo found no surprises with the [Refined Dissolve Essence]. Zarali’s improvements on his stills meant he didn’t have to worry about a second process to get the most from his essences, gaining ...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 3 Chapter 12

Where are you? Tresk asked. I suddenly feel a sense of overwhelming smugness.

Theo couldn’t suppress his smile, trailing Throk back to town. He met with Tresk outside of t...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 3 Chapter 11

The coin mint was a long-term solution to a long-term problem. Gridgen assured the group that minting coins didn’t happen overnight. The only positive side to this new project was that it wasn’...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 3 Chapter 10

Your timing is suspiciously aligned with when I create a new potion, Theo said.

He took a seat in his lab, gazing out the window as the voice of Fenian echoed through his mind. The t...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 3 Chapter 9

Theo wouldn’t have trusted even Zarali to instruct him on how to produce mana reliably. The system covered that for him with his water enchanting, but without a skill related to the act, it was u...

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Friday Updates (Week of 2-24-2023)

Book 3 be chugging along. I'll mostly talk about the fishing story in this post. It still doesn't have a name.

Once I realized what the fishing class was, everything for that story fell into ...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 3 Chapter 8

Theo woke the next morning with one thing on his mind. During his time in the Dreamwalk, with Tresk’s constant interruptions, he realized this was a chance to understand which potions would be mo...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 3 Chapter 7

Theo spent the rest of his day fiddling with the alchemy construct idea. Zarali stuck around for a while, but once Tresk returned home she departed. The Marshling spent her day patrolling the walls...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 3 Chapter 6

If not for the powerful jaws of the [Alchemical Grinder], the [Pozwa Horns] would have been impossible to grin into a fine powder. Theo fed the hard horns into the device, wincing as it groaned. Bu...

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Friday Updates! (Week of 2-17-2023)

Hooray. Newt and Demon 2 is wrapping up on Royal Road on Monday, so that's fun.

The fishing story is going well. There's a plot in there somewhere, but I don't care to find it. It's balanced ...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 3 Chapter 5

“Should you be practicing that Drogramagic?” Tresk asked.

Theo and Tresk sat in Xam’s tavern, which remained mostly empty during the morning. It was the 51st day of the Season of Blooms...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 3 Chapter 4

Theo left Zarali at the river. She wanted to spend time there, but for what reason, he didn’t know. The entire time he lingered near the western border of his town, he felt eyes upon him. They we...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 3 Chapter 3

Theo approached the greenhouse, resting on the old gravel yard behind the Newt and Demon. Several small orbs of light floated around the interior, a benefit of the [Sun Orbs] upgrade that provided ...

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Friday Updates! (Week of 2-10-2023

Hello! Welcome to the Friday update!

So, I wrapped writing for the this sprint of Newt and Demon 3. Jan 1st to Feb 6th and we have 38 chapters to show for it. It was an okay sprint, ...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 3 Chapter 2

The Dreamwalk skill allowed Theo and Tresk to traverse into a strange place. It was a reflection of a memory, recalled through the minds of both members of the Tara’hek. This often painted it wit...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 3 Chapter 1

Theo Spencer smoothed back his black hair, letting his fingers linger over the pair of horns that traced the shape of his head. He stood, stowing away the quill, ink, and leather-bound journal into...

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Friday Updates! (Week of 2/3/2023)

Hooray. 7am EST tomorrow book 3 starts going out.

Please remember, these are structured as novels, so we'll have some reintroduction and setup for the plot of the book.

So, the end of b...

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Friday Updates! 1/26/2023

Gooooood Friday! Happy Friday? Whatever! I'm writing this on Thursday.

I don't know what I'm going to do for next week. I normally like to post the last chapter (a diary entry from Theo) and ...

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Fisher or Healer

I'd absolutely LOVE to think that I could just work on The Newt and Demon forever, but that's not how my brain works. I'm trying to write a chapter of N&D every day in January. So far, that's f...

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Friday Updates! (maybe I should label these with the date)

Oh, look at that. My chapters are running out. We have 2 more weeks of chapters for 3rd tier, then we're on to book 3! Hooray!

There will be no break between book 2 and book 3 because there's...

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Friday Updates

Happy Friday!

Well, I'm writing this on Thursday... Oh well.

We are rounding the corner on book 2 for tier 3 patrons this week with chapter 48. There are 59 chapters in book 2 and I'm w...

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Bridge of Shadows (Short Story)

I usually like to do something extra every month for Patrons. This month, along with all the chapters you get normally, I wrote a short story about Fenian Feintleaf. It's about 10k words and carrie...

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