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Bastion Cover Art... Holy potatoes dudes....

This.

Is.

INSANE.

LOOK AT HOW COOL THIS IS!!! AAAAHHH! I don't even want to put text on it. But we have to. So, soon you'll see another version with some text on ...

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BA:F - The Book of Zo - Chapter 5

The encompassing darkness nagged at the worry in my gut. I wasn’t going to walk blind into this test. With a thought, I called up stored ry and let it flow down my right arm. I swirled my wrist a...

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Thirsty Thursday Thoughts

Hello my dudes! Welcome to another thirsty thursday... I'm drinking coffee, but I might switch to a nice expensive (read: $20) bottle of wine soon!

Bastion Academy

Book...

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BA:F - The Book of Zo - Chapter 4

The train jostled side to side as we passed the final gate into the lower Kingdom. I couldn’t keep my eyes off the towering buildings of the ancients beyond the inner wall to Busa-nan. The old on...

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BA:F - The Book of Zo - Chapter 3

Jingling chimes rang in my ear as my automated wake-up machina trembled, just on time. The sky outside my window was a deep blue with hues of gold on the horizon. I was tired but too excited to sta...

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BA:F - The Book of Zo - Chapter 2

The Sungchal soldiers walked the perimeter, skipping the corners of the room. They waved their hands under the table, chair, and cubbies. The first grunted to the second with a nod that said, “Al...

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Bastion Academy: Foundations - The Book of Zo - Chapter 1

I rotated the stick on my control pad and felt Tuko’s gears whine as he turned left. I pinned the stick in the opposite direction, and he turned around again. I looked down on the fighter bot wit...

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To Name, or Not to Name?

Henlo my dudes...

I've got numbers on all my chapters right now instead of names, but honestly, I really like the idea of seeding the readers idea of what's ahead. Giving them a little "taste...

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Become a Bastion...

Hey my dudes!

First color image for Bastion Academy is in, and I loooooove it! It's not just the cover I wanted to talk with you about, but full chapters of the book are coming very soon....

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Thirsty Thursday Thoughts

Heyo my dudes, here we are again! I'm scheduling this ahead of time... don't judge me... I picked right now to drink wine and the requirement is THIRSTY Thursday.... so it's thirsty Wednesday posti...

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Zero.Hero 2 Full Book Release

Hellloooooooo my dudes!

It's Wednesday and that means wine. Yep. Drinking wine. But it also happens to be the day that you all get your digital copy of Zero.Hero 2! Hooray!

Here's the b...

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Thirsty Thursday Thoughts

Hey dudes, what's up! No, really, let me know in the comments below what's up with you.

OKAY, Here's what's up with me ^_^

Zero.Hero 2 

TAADAA! It's 100% don...

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Zero.Hero2 Final Cover Reveal!

What's up my dudes! I hope you loved Zero.Hero 2, and love this cover even more. Check out how cool this is! Ugh, Piper looks fierce, Claire is like smirking all confidently, Elise is looking like ...

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Zero.Hero2 Rough Cover Reveal!

I'm so stoked for this cover (and this book!). We've decided to follow this sort of superhero comicy covers and this one looks so damn awesome. Piper looks vicious as hell, Claire is like about to ...

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Cover Reveal - Zero.Hero book 1

Here it is, all its glory, the new Zero.Hero cover for book 1! We dropped the "." because it wasn't fitting in anywhere nicely, but I really like what we've got going on here! Says "Comic Book" to ...

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Zero.Hero2 - Chapter 5

 

I lurched backwards through lights and color that strobed in my vision like a hypnotic rave. The freefall feeling tingled in my hands, up my arms, to the pit of my stomach, and shot ou...

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Thirsty Thursday Thoughts

I think this is the format I'll stick with... its not all onomatopoeiafied, but it's close enough.

BIG NEWS!

Today was my last day of a soul-sucking job that I couldn...

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Zero.Hero2 - Chapter 4

 

The Entranced debuff timer in the corner of my vision ticked down like seconds and my brain whirled away on options as I stood motionless in the tree line, completely exposed. I just n...

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Zero.Hero2 - Chapter 3

 

I crept through the tall, dewy grass, my eyes set on the trail of Essence. The mini-map, helpfully displayed in the upper right corner of my vision, showed that I was just forty meters...

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Zero.Hero2 - Chapter 2

 

Blue spores flared and danced around my face as the cloud of toxic particles drifted up from the mushroom I’d disturbed. My lungs burned as I held my breath against the poison which ...

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Zero.Hero2 - Chapter 1

 

Five years later… 

My ears popped for what felt like the fiftieth time when the Captain’s voice came through the overhead speakers. “We’ve now reac...

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Zero.Hero 2 - Prologue

 

“We’re losing ground to the southeast!” Benito shouted as his heads-up display flashed deep red on units seven through twelve. He leapt forward in his power armor, unleashing a h...

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Zero.Hero 1 Full Book Release!

Henlo my dudes! As promised, it's time to release Zero.Hero 1 to all my lovely patrons Shop Owner and up.

Comment on this post or shoot me a message and I'll get the BookFunnel link sent to y...

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Thursty Thursday Thunks

Better? Worse? Jeeze guys, what should I call this thing? Never mind. Let's just get into the update.

Zero.Hero

You bet your buns there's some cool stuff on the way! Co...

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Zero.Hero 1 Cover Redo Reveal!

Hey guys! Super exciting news on the Zero.Hero front. We've reworked the cover for a more "Super Hero" feel and while there's some things we want updated/changed about it, I'm really happy with the...

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Character Spotlight!

When developing the characters for my next work I find it immensely useful to find real humans who I would cast to play them. That, along with developing their backstories, finding their deepest se...

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Thirsty Thursday... Th-Update

Henlo my dudes! I'll come up with a better name for my Thirsty Thursday Updates... Anywhoo, let's get down to it!

Zero.Hero

The rumors are true, Zero.Hero: Neon Dark ...

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Project Bastion: Cover Design!

Hey y'all, happy Tuesday!

I'm currently in "Cycle 1" of my next book series which is all about ideation, documentation, cover design, magic systems, etcetcetcetc, and so tonight I took a minu...

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What do you want from me?!

"Interrobangs are for losers."
- No one ever (except my editor)

Hey my dudes! Now that the tiers are active and filled in with some content, I wanted to ask you what I'm missing? I've thou...

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Are you a purveyor of fine things?

They Purveyor of Fine Things tier is open! This level gives you access to gobs of cool stuff that I'm working on, as well as this hand painted canvas called "Queen of her forest" featuring Claire's...

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