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...
2024-02-09 12:00:07 +0000 UTC
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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, ...
2024-02-02 12:00:08 +0000 UTC
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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...
2024-01-26 12:00:09 +0000 UTC
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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 ...
2024-01-19 12:00:08 +0000 UTC
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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...
2024-01-18 18:48:12 +0000 UTC
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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...
2024-01-12 12:00:07 +0000 UTC
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"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...
2024-01-11 15:47:48 +0000 UTC
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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...
2024-01-05 12:00:06 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-12-29 12:00:06 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-12-22 12:00:06 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-12-15 12:00:08 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-12-14 18:02:56 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-12-08 12:00:05 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-12-07 14:31:12 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-12-01 12:00:08 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-11-30 18:07:02 +0000 UTC
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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 ...
2023-11-24 12:00:07 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-11-17 12:00:07 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-11-10 12:00:05 +0000 UTC
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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 ...
2023-11-09 18:02:03 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-11-03 11:00:05 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-10-27 11:00:05 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-10-26 13:59:06 +0000 UTC
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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 ...
2023-10-20 11:00:05 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-10-19 17:17:16 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-10-13 11:00:04 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-10-06 11:00:04 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-10-05 13:53:00 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-09-29 16:54:06 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-09-29 11:01:00 +0000 UTC
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