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Business Post: Falling Sales in Publishing ( Oct 2022)

Figured I'd tackle something that seems to be pervasive in the discussions I'm seeing, but might not necessarily be caught as much by people who aren't as tapped in to discussions.

Let's be c...

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The Sundering Blade: A Thousand Li Novella - Chapter 1 preview

The Sundering Blade preview chapters will now be releasing since Book 8 of A Thousand Li has wrapped up. This is a novella that will be released exclusively for free next year with the 2022-10-25 15:15:50 +0000 UTC View Post

Climbing the Ranks - Chapter 39 preview

They brought him into a building, not the central one but off to the side of it. Amah was already seated, rubbing her knee with a grimace of pain. By the side, a woman was brewing tea.

“Sit...

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The Third Realm - Chapter 41 & Epilogue preview

“You’ve done well,” Laoban Yang said, eyeing Wu Ying as he exited his cultivation daze. The older man was seated on one of the many boulders that made up the rock garden, perched cross-legged...

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Business Post: PR & Marketing Agencies - Should You Hire Them?

So, the question is what you're looking to get out of the PR firm. There's something to be said about using them to develop brand materials, logos, websites, etc and help you develop a consistent b...

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The Third Realm - Chapter 40 preview

Beggar Soh arrived a good hour later, grumbling about having to change out the water a couple of times. Somehow, even having washed, he still managed to look scruffy and unkempt with traces of dirt...

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Climbing the Ranks - Chapter 38 preview

Arthur was never sure afterward who threw the first blow. All he really knew was that things had been tense in a Malaysian standoff – like a Mexicon standoff, but with more races and parangs inst...

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German Audible codes available!

Happy Friday!
Jenn here :)

For those who are interested we've got US and UK audible codes available for Stern der Rebellen: Ein Apokalyptischer LitRPG-Roman (Die System-Apokalypse 8)...

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The Third Realm - Chapter 39 preview

The temple that sat upon the mountain loomed over the lush, green surroundings. The entire edifice was not tall enough for mountain mist to reach it, nor were there significant sources of water and...

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Business Post: The Changing Face of Publishing (Part 6 of 6)

Convergence. 

That's the theme of this post and the very last post on this topic for a bit. There's always things changing, but I think I covered the majority of things, except this last...

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The Third Realm - Chapter 38 preview

Inside the unchanging darkness of the cave, Wu Ying found his ability to sense the passing of time fading away. Caught up in the contemplation of that long evening, he replayed each moment over and...

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Climbing the Ranks - Chapter 37 preview

The first punch hurt. A lot. Not as much as the second one, even as he managed to block the third with his spear. That got grabbed and yanked away as Samseng jumped back with it. Leaving an opening...

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The Third Realm - Chapter 37 preview

Days turned into weeks. The once modest and rundown house had been modified, old maintenance chores long put-off finished. The roof had been redone entirely, new rushes placed alongside clay tiles....

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Business Post: Musings on the Future of Publishing

Some of the bigger players in the indie world are watching the changes happening in FB/AMS/Amazon, along with the increasing volume of works that are available / being put out and believe that brea...

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The Third Realm - Chapter 36 preview

“He did not look happy,” Wu Ying observed, staring down from the tower he had been provided to the courtyard below. Beside him, Captain Ren Fei laughed a little before clutching his stomach, th...

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Climbing the Ranks - Chapter 36 preview

There were many things Arthur learnt over the next few hours. Firstly, altering a cultivation technique was, thankfully, not impossible. Secondly, that altering a technique so that it was actually ...

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The Third Realm - Chapter 35 preview

A brief moment of debate, then Wu Ying acted. He pulled himself closer to the oyster, prying it open, resolved to keep going. He would just have to work faster and hope that his luck held. He only ...

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Business Post: The Changing Face of Publishing (5 of ?)

Alright, last post we talked about changes we’ve seen in writing software as well as machine translation. This post is going to discuss the big changes which have, in many cases, triggered this i...

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Master Class Change

Hi All!

Jenn here with a quick announcement about the Master Class tier.

Firstly, thank you for making it that we sold out of the Master Class tier!

Secondly, we've revamped...

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Patreon billing update

Recently Patreon made some updates to their billing options - Patreon is now offering monthly subscription billing for new patrons only. You can read more abo...

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The Third Realm - Chapter 34 preview

The midday sun beat down upon the junks, their sea anchors deployed to keep them in place. Sails furled, the ballista had been rolled out, the massive harpoons on the ships angled to point downward...

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Climbing the Ranks - Chapter 35 preview

In the end, when it came down to buying his techniques, Arthur had chosen to balance what he wanted immediately along with choosing to save for the future. Between paying for the various boxes, kee...

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The Third Realm - Chapter 33 preview

“They arrive in six days,” Viscount Khao said to Wu Ying over breakfast weeks later, eyes gleaming with worry as she stared at him. Even seated, she seemed to vibrate with concern as she contin...

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Business Post: the Changing Face of Publishing (Part 4 of 6)

AIright, let's talk about AI. Or, well, not AI itself because it's really NOT Artificial Intelligence but really good machine learning. I know there are specific terms, apologies if I miss them; an...

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The Third Realm - Chapter 32 preview

The next morning, Wu Ying met his new teachers below the fort itself, in a deep pool and reservoir dug into the very earth itself by the initial builders. Multiple floors had to be crossed to enter...

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Cover Reveal for The Third Realm

Hi All!!

Jenn here with the lovely cover reveal for book 8 of A Thousand Li. With book 8 off to the editors we're celebrating!

How do you like it?

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Climbing the Ranks - Chapter 34 preview

“My left nut for an internet connection,” Arthur muttered, as he continued to stare up at the ceiling. He gently prodded his body mentally, reviewing how it felt, how it moved. He could not tel...

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Writing Update: September (and onwards)

Apologies. I never did do a September update and I ended up entirely forgetting that this needed to be done. Let me get this out of the way, quickly so you all know what is going on.


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The Third Realm - Chapter 31 preview

The Viscount defied a number of Wu Ying’s expectations. Firstly, the fact that she should have been named Viscountess; though the use of a non-gendered terminology might have been a peculiarity o...

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Business Post: The Changing Face of Publishing (Part 3 of 6)

We talked about how print publishing is changing, significantly for trad publishers. Yet, print (whether hardcover or paperback) is just one part of the market these days. 


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