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Climbing the Ranks - Chapter 19 preview

Moonlight. Travel through the night was dangerous, not because of the lack of illumination. The Tower first floor had not one but three moons hanging above, with each of them providing sufficient i...

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The Third Realm - Chapter 1 preview

Rolling hills with jagged caverns, newer mountains in the distance and the remnants of age old bamboo forest left behind a day back. Rolling mists in the middle of the day, even as the smell of tea...

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Business Post: Conferences & Retreats - Types and Reasons

Since this post is happening as I'm in Barcelona for a writing retreat, I figured I'd put together an on-topic post.

There likely won't be a business post next week, but will have more coming...

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Climbing the Ranks - Chapter 18 preview

Days passed, with Arthur snatching quick moments of rest late in the evening, cultivating the various cores he acquired during the day before snatching moments of rest. He headed for the looming mo...

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Climbing the Ranks - Chapter 17 preview

When he woke, he woke to a new world, one that he had never seen before. Everything was brighter, sharper than ever before. Paradoxically he did not need to squint, for his adjusted to the brightne...

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Climbing the Ranks - Chapter 16 preview

Releasing his feet, Arthur dropped to the ground,staring at the crystals that littered the area. He stared around him carefully, grabbing up his staff as he looked about. Admist the corpses that we...

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Business Myth: Bad Advice & I Don't Do Marketing

Reading over NINCs newsletter and came across the section about bad productivity advice. It's striking how so much of the advice given can be 'bad' for one person and great for another. 

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A Thousand Li: The Third Kingdom

Hi all ~ Jenn here,

This is the post you've all been waiting for!
Here's the download link for A Thousand Li: The Third Kingdom.  

Download here: 2022-05-25 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Aliens and monsters and Australia: Oh My!

Want to read book 3 of the System Apocalypse: Australia series before it releases on Friday! 

Here's the link to download Bloody Oath: 2022-05-24 15:13:45 +0000 UTC View Post

Climbing the Ranks - Chapter 15 preview

Arthur’s eyes grew wide as he poked his head around the corner of the tree. The sight before him was enough to chill any foolhardy thoughts about taking on the monster he had been tracking. A sin...

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Updates & Vacation notice

Hi All,
Jenn here with a few updates.

First order of business, Tao and his staff will be on vacation starting May 29th through June 8th. During that time we will have limited access to in...

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Climbing the Ranks - Chapter 14 preview

“Monsters, monsters, monsters… where are you? I’m here to stab you dead and dance on your corpse…” Arthur sung-hum as he walked through the woods. Of course, he was not completely insane,...

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Business Post: Kickstarter Results, Musings and Datasets!

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We funded the System Finale...

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The Third Kingdom - Chapter 31 & Bonus Epilogue preview

The wind whistled through empty streets, picking up dirt and discarded debris, dancing along forgotten talismans and formation flags. Not so far away, stubborn mortals still worked the fields, a fe...

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The Third Kingdom - Chapter 30 preview

The crowd finally arrived, guards, wandering cultivators and the sect members tumbling into the broken and destroyed fields all too late. Perhaps they had been rushing over from the start, though i...

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Climbing the Ranks - Chapter 13 preview

Eighteen days later and dozens of monsters ranging from a solo snake that had crawled into his tent and nearly eaten Arthur to a pack of tiny cat-like creatures who’d found him while he was gathe...

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The Third Kingdom - Chapter 29 preview

No words were exchanged as the pair stared at one another across the gulf of space between them. Everything that they could discuss, everything they could speak of had been said. Now, the only dial...

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The Third Kingdom - Chapter 28 preview

“How annoying,” Elder Cao said, the Gurellia General staring at the trio before him. “Now I’m going to have to kill you all. It’s really vexing when all a person has planned comes apart, ...

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Business Post: Going Full-Time As An Indie Author

Had a recent question in one of the author groups we run about going full-time as an indie author. Now, I recently came across an industry stat there's only like 1650 or so authors who make over $1...

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The Third Kingdom - Chapter 27 preview

The night had grown dark, the last light of the sun having slipped away long ago. The moon, hanging low in the day was only just beginning to grow, the barest slip of light being offered. The stars...

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The Third Kingdom - Chapter 26 preview

Up first was Jochi, the man hefting his bow and grinning at Pan Shui. His fur-lined vest had been unbuttoned to give him extra mobility while his quiver full of arrows was slung down low and strapp...

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Short Story Time!

Hi all - got a new short story to share! 

Mirror Mirror is a stand alone short story. Here's the blurb and download link. Enjoy!

Imprisoned and working off his sentence, Kyle has l...

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The Third Kingdom - Chapter 25 preview

Waking up the next morning, Wu Ying could not help but still turn the night’s events over in his mind. The murder itself had provided him with some little information, though it was Teng Fei’s ...

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The Third Kingdom - Chapter 24 preview

“This is now how I wanted to win!” Pan Shui’s voice was strident, as she complained to her sisters the room over.

Wu Ying sighed, rubbing his temples as the trio continued to shout at o...

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The Third Kingdom - Chapter 23 preview

Washed and changed, Wu Ying barely made it to his match on time. The referees and the Seven Pavilion Merchant Association had pushed ahead, demanding the final quartet of quarterfinalists take part...

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Climbing the Ranks - Chapter 12 preview

The hollow in the slope of the hill, one created by a half-fallen tree was just about large enough for Arthur to push his body under without any additional manipulation. The addition of the tarp, a...

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The Third Kingdom - Chapter 22 preview

Formation flags around the residence, yellow talismans pasted on the door and walls of his room. Only one way to enter the building without crossing the threshold of the formation and that was the ...

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The Third Kingdom chapter updates

Hi All ~ Jenn here.

Just want to remind everyone, that you'll be seeing a mass release of preview chapters happening over the next 7 days for The Third Kingdom - book 7 of A Thousand Li.&nbs...

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Business Post: Series Readthrough, Rapid Release and Restarting a Series

Alright, as many of you know; I have multiple series. One of them - the Adventures on Brad - &nb...

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May 2022 Writing Update

New month, so new update about what is going on with my writing. I'm divering into what's going on with my life since it will affect writing for a bit.

Firstly...


Per...

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