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He looks terrifying

I think I'm just overstressed and pushing too hard. Pushing through injuries and other stuff to get stuff done.

I'm coming out the other side. But unless it was a need for me to drive I wasn'...

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Lady Keena

So, got this nice pic. Reminds me of the old AD&D pictures in the modules/books.

Anyway, we're going pretty good this month. I'm getting through the end of the counter-attack, we'll have ...

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A Mad Idea

So, my wife had a suggestion.

A five book omnibus.

I did the layout, but I found a problem. In order for it to be printable in hardback I'd have to go with Arial 9pt. Now, TTRPG books a...

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I Will Always Do Whatever It Takes

My shoulders are healing well.

See, I was in physical therapy for rotator cuff tears and some damage from when the dog knocked the ladder down and I fell about 15 feet and hit the brick plant...

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What happened...

So, yesterday was Physical Therapy.

Afterwards, sitting in the car, I realized something.

I couldn't drive. My arms were just done. Rotator cuff tears had made it so I couldn't really l...

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Admiral Thennis and the Operating Mind of the Steamboat Willie

Anyway, sorry I haven't really posted here lately. Between phone posting at the doctor's office and being in a sling, I haven't really spent much computer time beyond writing and shitposting on Twi...

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Let's Hear From All of You!

So, I've got the website up.

http://www.behold-humanity.com

Right now, I've got a few idea.

I want to do a f...

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We Are the Dead Men of Lost TerraSol

I saw this and was damn impressed. It reminds me of the Locust armor.

Anyway, wow, we can see our house from here and it's kind of scary.

The Operation Iron Piglet Offensive to spoke th...

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KILL IT WITH FIRE!

So my cover artist has been hard at work doing some VERY rough drawings of a Lanaktallan. He handed me this one and I about spit out my drink. While the War Stallions and Herd Stallions didn't real...

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It's OK for Things to End

I figured I'd let everyone know that I'm definitely on the mend.

Another good thing, is despite a slight bit of kerfluffle over the week, I'm pretty proud of myself for getting 5 chapters in....

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Spring is Coming

So, that happened. Nasty case of a stomach bug, made worse by my meds.

I'm on the mend now. I can actually keep food down (24 hours now) and I don't get dizzy.

I can tell I'm getting ol...

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Enemy Armor Units Spotted

So, I didn't write earlier in the month because, honestly, I kept thinking I did.

I got sick enough that I've pretty much been in bed. You know the drill, high fever (103F+), stomach cramps, ...

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Hey, look what I found!

Just figured I'd show you all something on my kindle publishing page.

Don't worry, I'll actually be making a March post this weekend.

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Sneak Peek

I thought you'd all like to see the cover for Book 5.

Friend Terry and one of the mantids in armor.

The book's waiting on the final editing to be done, then layout.

It's really cl...

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Our Friend the Terran AKA Friend Terry

You know him, you remember him, Our Friend Terry AKA Friend Terry.

He made the cover of Book V.

Editing is going well, the cover is going well.

I'm hoping to release it in the beg...

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It's Febuary!

Well, plans are: Reveal the Atrekna's master plan to deal with the Confederacy!

Detail the Confederacy's counter-attack while they stop and push back the Atrekna on held worlds.

Introdu...

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Early Days of Mars

Welp, that's fun. So, I need to find a new editor. Again.

I swear, getting editing for me is cursed.

Wish me luck. Hopefully it won't delay book 5 for too long.

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The Fall of Logistics Base Tannhauser

Well, I figured I'd let everyone know:

I completed the layout on the paperback and hardback versions of "The Telkan Wars" as well as "Thou Shalt Not Fall" and all it's waiting for is Amazon a...

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The War in Hell

Well, books 4 in the main series is up and live, book 5 is now at an editor. Trying to decide what to do for the cover and the name. It'll be chapters 162-211 (Might have to cut it down to 162-204 ...

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Pictured: 2021, Colorized

Well, everyone, we made it. The end of 2021.

It's been stressful, but an absolute blast.

I was looking at the last chapter and realized that somehow I've written a story where the reade...

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Merry Christmas Eve

Just a quick note: I hope everyone is having a good holiday and a good night, even if you don't celebrate Christmas.

Even if you're alone, you can still have a good Christmas and Christmas Ev...

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Guess What!

Right now, I'm just doing the layout for the print books to make sure it all looks good and we don't get pages with one or two sentences or words on them. I had to pull the text down to 10 point to...

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Two Things

The first, is that my daughter is still being tested, but she's at home now for good unless something major changes. She just wears a monitor.

The second, well...

I guess I posted too m...

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A Thing Is Happening

I'm not one to really complain about things in life.

My motto has always been: Things can always be worse, no matter how bad things are.

And, well, while that is true, things took a tur...

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Blah bleh blah

Anyway, just something neat my daughter convinced me to put up.

https://www.redbubble.com/peopl...

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Wrench & Warsteel

(Pic from unknown)

Well, friends, it's almost Turkey Day.

As you saw, I managed to get the third book out, despite the problems, and so now we start on the 4th book. It covers from 122 ...

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Turkeys and Layout

Welp, it's almost Turkey week. Hope everyone bought themselves a few turkeys to hold off the starving Pumpkin Hordes of the Great & Powerful Auz.

I spent the last week doing re-editing an...

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Thank you!

Just wanted to say to whoever did up the link on TV Tropes, thank you.

https://tvtropes.or...

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Wallpaper Version

This is still the 'semi-finished' draft, but in Wallpaper quality.

Enjoy.

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WHO'S THAT POKEMON!?!?!?!

The cover for the 3rd book, which just got out of second edit draft, is almost finished!

We're hoping to do Book 4 this month too. After that will be the "Telkan Wars" compilation.

Back...

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