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The Newt and Demon - Book 5 Chapters 28,29,30

Chapter 28

Imbue Phylactery

Theo took several steadying breaths, all while Fenian babbled about being trapped in the realm of a necromancer god. The good news was that he had indeed...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 5 Chapters 25,26,27

Chapter 25

Grinding

A world of worlds spread before Theo. Glass bubbles floated in a green void, each one filled with a tiny world of its own. After Drogramath described his realm, ...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 5 Chapters 22,23,24

Chapter 22

Chatting with Droggy

A calming breeze blew down from the mountains west of the Tero’gal Ocean. No one had come up with a better name for the places here. Things were al...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 5 Chapters 19,20,21

Chapter 19

Sulvan Flametouched

Shafts of sunlight filtered through the boughs of the cypress trees overhead. Theo and his group landed on the walls of Broken Tusk, right behind the ...

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Update (1-18-2024)

Writing for book 5 has been going very well. I took about two weeks away from working on the next story to work on something else. I'll talk about some things with book 5 first...

I feel like...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 5 Chapters 16,17,18

Chapter 16

Tram Ride

Theo squinted against the horizon. Wind whipped at his face, sending tears welling in his eyes. Those tears were pulled away by the force of the wind as the alc...

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Update (1-11-24)

"Weekly updates". Pah. Sometimes I miss a few, huh?

N&D5 is about half-way through being written, which is good. I think I like where it's going right now. There are a lot of new elements...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 5 Chapters 13,14,15

Chapter 13

The Moon Landing

The soccer—football—whatever game went on for hours. Theo was horrible at the game, finding himself at a loss for where he should stand. Belgar was a...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 5 Chapters 10,11,12

Chapter 10

You Gotta Try

The damage to the eastern gate was extensive. Theo’s wards might have prevented a complete annihilation of the wall, but it didn’t stop the elemental fr...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 5 Chapters 7,8,9

Chapter 7

Aarok’s Dream

Theo had grown to dislike laboring away in the Dreamwalk. When he went to bed that night, he corrected his thinking. The dream realm was a place to grind e...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 5 Chapters 4,5,6

Chapter 4

Tero’gal’s Sea

Rows of mycology caves stretched in every direction. Theo stood, tapping his foot on the hard-packed ground, staring at the dream-like creation. After h...

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Update (12-15-2023)

Phew. This week has been... Not great, not bad. Middle of the road.

Oh, I guess this is important. Edits are done on book 1 of the Newt and Demon. Yeah, that process takes a while. When I was...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 5 Chapters 1,2,3

Chapter 1

Tainted Soil

Waves lapped gently against the white marble pier below. Seabirds flitted overhead, joining their calls with the lapping waves. The salty scent of the ocean w...

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Update (12-8-2023)

Nothing crazy going on this week, but I figured I'd write an update anyway.

As expected, I haven't done much writing this week. Too many things going on. Christmas is coming in hard as I expe...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 4 Chapters 64,65,66

Chapter 64

Cookies and Poker

Theo stood on the walls of Broken Tusk as the day faded, expecting lightning to strike at any moment. The Season of Fire had been especially tame for ra...

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Update (12-1-2023)

Okay, I'm just going to write a short update this week.

For some reason the holiday season has already descended into madness. I thought it was getting better, giving me more time, but then I...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 4 Chapters 61,62,63

Chapter 61

The Underworld

Theo tapped his foot, glaring at the many people gathered in the town hall’s meeting room. There were too many people here for a decision he had already ...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 4 Chapters 58,59,60

Chapter 58

Beach Stuff

Hills rolled far into the distance, racing to the edge of the horizon. All parts of Tero’gal were unnamed and unexplored. A vast virgin landscape only explo...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 4 Chapters 55,56,57

Chapter 55

Wards and Wills

It was always a good idea to get some fresh air after talking to Fenian. That guy had so many grand designs going on at the same time, it left Theo feelin...

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Update (11-10-2023)

Okay, so we're getting close to the end of N&D4. Yay. I like the ending to that book, and I hope you do too.

What I'm doing now is writing 3 chapters of N&D a week, and trying to get ...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 4 Chapters 52,53,54

Chapter 52

Ward Upgrades

The concept of time was difficult to grasp within the heavenly realms. There were no guarantees on the progression of sections to minutes, then minutes to h...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 4 Chapters 49,50,51

Chapter 49

Dragon’s Breath

Theo drummed his fingers on the table in his new lab. His night in the Dreamwalk resulted in predictable outcomes. The dragon was too strong for them to...

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Update (10-27-2023)

Happy halloweeeeeeen. Because I won't write another update before then.

I finished writing book 4, and it turned out better than I expected.  I shuffled a few things around, and ended an...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 4 Chapters 46,47,48

Chapter 46

Throwing Stuff

It was easier to imagine the defenses of Broken Tusk in the Dreamwalk. Theo stood near the coast, imagining the walls that Ziz was working on. He imagined ...

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Update (10-20-2023)

Another week, more chapters. It feels like I just keep posting chapters because we have a streak. I was originally worried I'd get burned out, but... Big shrug. I feel fine. I keep coming up with n...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 4 Chapters 43,44,45

Chapter 43

The Garden Party

Sarisa and Rowan had worked closely with Xam to get the garden party going. They organized the catering, which was easy enough, but also decorated the ar...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 4 Chapters 40,41,42

Chapter 40

Blessing the Temple

Comforting breezes didn’t roll through Broken Tusk during the Season of Fire. Theo had abandoned all hope of being sweat-free outside of the air-con...

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Update (Week of 10-6-2023)

Not much going on this week. In a good way.

I'm taking today off this week, but that's about it. I let the Mechanist story rest for about a week, and I'm going to go through it today. I think...

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Update (9-29-2023)

Not much to say this week. Half of my week is dedicated to writing N&D while the other half is spent on exploratory writing. Thought I would hate this method of writing, but it's working out we...

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The Newt and Demon - Book 4 Chapters 37,38,39

Chapter 37

Commanding the Realm

“This is the most awkward thing I’ve ever been a part of.” Tresk folded her arms, staring at the floating purple spirit.

Theo had suspect...

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