Thirsty Thursday Thoughts
Heeeeeey my dudes! Can you tell I'm excited about this one? I'm just drinking water though... maybe I should get something fancy to celebrate.
Bastion
Book 1, Foundatio...
2021-01-15 01:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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Bastion 2 - Chapter 38
We crossed the kingdom barrier and Mae’s arrow held steady to the northwest. We were certainly headed toward outer-cities. I alternated between pacing from the back of the small room, near the cr...
2021-01-14 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBastion 2 - Chapter 37
We waited in Min-hwan’s office for a few tense moments. When the door opened, a tall girl with muscles that dwarfed mine stepped through the door. She had to have been at least two and a half met...
2021-01-13 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostBastion 2 - Chapter 36
“What can I do?” I yelled as I pinned Cho’s body to keep him from flailing out of bed.
“I don’t know,” Mae said with dread. “If you send ma through him, I can assess him like I ...
2021-01-12 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostBastion 2 - Chapter 35
Cho was in a cold sweat by the time we reached the lodge, but Mae confirmed there was nothing wrong with him outside of his anxiety. Hana and I both worked some zo calm on him, and in a few moments...
2021-01-11 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBastion 2 - Chapter 34
I looked between Ko-nah and the female exchange student with an apologetic smile that belied my suspicion. “Sorry about that. I should watch where I’m going.”
The exchange student turne...
2021-01-08 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThirsty Thursday Thoughts
I ALMOST FORGOT! But I didn't, because you guys matter to me and keeping you informed is important. <3
Bastion Academy
Book 3 - Subterfuge is underw...
2021-01-08 05:32:28 +0000 UTC View PostBastion 2 - Chapter 33
We made it back to Bastion with minutes to spare before the first class, Zo Strengthening II. Cho had packed a portion of breakfast that we hurriedly scarfed down before making it out to t...
2021-01-07 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBastion 2 - Chapter 32
Hana stopped at the last corner before the docks and pulled me through a dark, fish-rank alley for a ry glimmer. We were running out of time, but due to my rampant “if terrors” I was grateful f...
2021-01-06 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBastion Academy 2 - Cover Sneak Peek!
YAAAAASSSS! That's all I have to say about this. So, so, so excited. The artist came up with a lot of great sketches for this one, but I'm so glad we went with this pose!
Let me know...
2021-01-06 03:40:03 +0000 UTC View PostBastion 2 - Chapter 31
I looked around the room for the first time, noticing crates stacked up against the wall with the same crescent moon and sword emblem on the side. If they’re moving the shipment through this faci...
2021-01-05 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBastion 2 - Chapter 30
“This is the craziest, smartest stupid plan ever,” Mae said, her voice strained with worry as I paddled Tuko’s many legs through the water.
With Woong-ji’s help, we had crafted a buoy...
2021-01-04 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBastion 2 - Chapter 29
Wansil Wong refused to pay for our rickshaws back to Bastion, and all I could afford was to get back to the festival. It was a convenient excuse for us to lose Ko-nah, who didn’t want to...
2021-01-01 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostBastion 2 - Chapter 28
Water lapped gently against the sturdy dock as we made our way down to the massive structure. The details of the dojang revealed themselves the closer we drew. There were twin, winged salamanders o...
2020-12-31 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBastion 2 - Chapter 27
Wansil Marina had a personal rickshaw and ordered two more for all of us to travel comfortably. The streets at this end of the kingdom were all clean. The shops were orderly and neat. Ther...
2020-12-30 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBastion 2 - Chapter 26
In what felt like no time at all, I found myself packing my backpack for the winter festival. Resting had been exactly what I needed to get my head back on straight, though I was feeling the guilt ...
2020-12-29 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe Academy is in session!
Bastion Academy book 1 is live for the whole world to see... AHHH!!!!!!!!
I'm just beyond grateful that this is my profession. I get to write books and that's how I pay my bi...
2020-12-29 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostBastion 2 - Chapter 25
Before the instructor could declare the challenge, Shin-soo cast a purple ry silence around himself and Hana. The group gasped and it took all my effort to stay in place. I knew the spell couldn’...
2020-12-28 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThirsty Thursday Thoughts
Henlo friends, and happy holidays.
Not much to update on since the last thirsty thursday. I'm drinking Pedialyte this time.... pedialyte... the stuff for babies. Only a few words have inked o...
2020-12-25 01:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostBastion 2 - Chapter 24
Sung-ki placed the tray on Hana’s desk then returned to the storeroom for his trusty wheeled cart loaded with similar trays. He moved through the class, placing trays on each student’s desk as ...
2020-12-24 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostBastion 2 - Chapter 23
Tuko swung down from the ledge and my stomach turned with the artificial sense of gravity leaving my body. My hands clamped down on my legs and Tuko-vision blotted out as I lost control.
“<...
2020-12-23 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBastion 2 - Chapter 22
“Are you ready?” I asked Mae.
“As I’ll ever be. I hope this works,” she said with less confidence than I wanted to hear.
I’d trained for a whole week increasing my range wit...
2020-12-22 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBastion 2 - Chapter 21
Shaking Ko-nah had been more difficult than I thought, and I hadn’t managed it.
I hadn’t managed it for two straight weeks. He was always there. He woke up at the same time as me...
2020-12-21 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBastion 2 - Chapter 20
Like many times before, I had been so wrong. Morning came and I felt as though I’d fallen out of a twenty-meter tall tree—three-hundred times over. I couldn’t even get out of bed for the firs...
2020-12-18 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThirsty Thursday Thoughts
Henlo dudes. Tonight I'm drinking Theraflu... but that isn't stopping me from cranking the words!
All Things Bastion
Book 1 release is so close I can almost taste the c...
2020-12-18 00:31:14 +0000 UTC View PostBastion 2 - Chapter 19
I put my hands up in the Wing Chun form, ready to deflect and redirect his powerful blows. He put his fists up in a brawler pose and took two steps closer. I backed away, circling left as he swung ...
2020-12-17 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBastion 2 - Chapter 18
“Who will officiate the duel?” Tae-do roared to the emptying room and all eyes fell on us.
Tae-do twisted his neck to each side, popping it with loud snaps. He flexed and the air around h...
2020-12-16 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBastion 2 - Chapter 17
The journey back to Pi-Ki was fast, and quiet. It wasn’t until I boarded the train that Mae spoke up. I was too occupied with my anger for mother to concentrate on anything she had to say, anyway...
2020-12-15 16:09:01 +0000 UTC View PostBastion 2 - Chapter 16
We ate the meal in silence, something I was becoming less accustomed to since attending Bastion. Eun-bi glared daggers at me every few bites and Daegon shifted uncomfortably beside me when she did....
2020-12-14 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBastion 2 - Chapter 15
As the third week came to a close, I was weary, yet excited for the day ahead. Meditation always came with wiggling, humming, sighing, and complaining from Ko-nah, which was not my preferred way to...
2020-12-11 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post