Tao Wong

Business Post: Amazon Marketing Services (AMS Advertising)

Those are my AMS results for August 2021. So when I talk about 'results' and doing well, this is what I...

Blue Screens of Death - Audiobook!

You've read Blue Screens of Death - now it's time to listen to it, narrated by the talented Nick Podehl! He recorded it at the same time he recorded Broken Council :)

Here is the link: 2021-09-06 08:59:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Quick Patreon Update

Sick like a dog. Not Covid, just a throat infection that spiked my temperature nearly to 40C at some points. It's under control now but I haven't touched work much in the last 4 days and I'm still ...

September Update (but it's really August 31)

Oooh had to write this since tomorrow is going to be insane with Forbidden Zone, the penultimate book of the System Apocalypse. NOT the final, but the book before the final. I truly am not sure how...

Surprise! A.K.A. "Schedule is subject to change"

Hello~

Kate here. Here's a surprise chapter for you on a Friday! Tao decided to change the update schedule to Tuesday & Friday, so this means you'll get to read one of the chapters earlie...

Business & Craft Post: On Web Serials

So, this got asked by a Patron and I think it's a great idea to discuss this in more detail. So, here we go...

There are two sides to this discussion, both on a business and craft portion. Le...

September Short Story

Getting started early on this.

Business Tier Update

Between a lack of inspiration and time, I don't have any other business posts saved up. I'm sure something will come to me and I'll start stocking them up, but I'd recommend jumping off now.

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Business Post: A General Series of Recommendations for New Authors

So, I have a sort of summary of my own publishing timeline and project flow here which covers a ton. - 2021-08-19 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Short Story Polls

Quick question for patrons on the poll itself, via a poll:

The Divine Peak - A Thousand Li short story

Hello Everyone!

Kate here. I bring you a new short story in A Thousand Li universe. And surprise! We already have the audiobook! Have fun reading/listening to the story^^

2021-08-17 16:38:01 +0000 UTC View Post

System Apocalypse Comics – New Kickstarter Campaign

Our campaign to raise money for System Apocalypse hardcover comic books starts tomorrow!

Each book will contain all 7 issues of the comics, as well as cover art and charact...

The Second Storm – Cover Reveal!

As you patiently wait for the sixth instalment of A Thousand Li, get an early look at the gorgeous cover!  

Which book cover across all of Tao‘s books is your favourite? 

Business Post: Mythbusting for Indie Authoring - Traditional Publishing doesn't require promoting from Authors

I.... don't really know where to start with this. Mostly because it somehow seems to be a somewhat persistent myth when anyone in the industry who has spent any time researching has realised that t...

Writing Update - And Life Changes

Alright, this is going to be a bit of a shorter update (explained below). Let's get to it:

System Apocalypse

2021-08-08 16:39:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Business Post: On Writing as a Craft and Beginner Writers

Alright, let's talk about craft stuff and beginner writers. I'll admit, I don't discuss it much because I think I've still got a lot to learn, but there are a few things I want to discuss.

2021-08-04 23:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Villages and Illnesses – Audiobook

Hello everyone! We have another A Thousand Li short story for you to listen to! It's available to all tiers, just click on the link below.

2021-08-02 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Business Post: Mythbusting - We're all Competitors, We're all Friends

Listen to a lot of authors and they'll tell you that we're not competitors, that we're all friends and we aren't competing with one another. Then, you look at stuff like my marketing strategy book ...

Imperial March Audiobook – Version 2

Hello everyone!

Due to some oversight, we accidentally had a second recording of Imperial March created by a different narrator. Oops.

This short audiobook is available to all tiers...

System Apocalypse: System Finale Cover Reveal!

Tao is aiming for a March release date, but until then, enjoy an early look at the cover of book 12!

What do you think?

Business Post: Library Pricing and Earnings - sort of Myth Busting

One thing I learnt, only really when I started being an indie author, is how authors earn money from library sales. Some people think we don't earn anything from reads in a library, others have no ...

The Second Storm — Table of Contents

Book 6 of the A Thousand Li series

Updates on Tuesdays and Fridays
*schedule ...

System Apocalypse Logos - Final Votes

Business Post - Mythbusting - The Never-Ending Drafting Process

So this is sort of an addendum, a side note to the entire editing post I did. On one end, we have the question of how much editing you need (often working down to how can you afford and how much yo...

Help! System Apocalypse Logo

Going to create a System Apocalypse Logo and have a t-shirt made. I have a really cool idea, and want his on the front and something else on the back.... 

So, this has to be striking eno...

The Forbidden Zone – Spoiler Post!

Share your thoughts about The Forbidden Zone here!

Business Post: Mytbhusting for Indie Authors - Rapid Release

You have to release 6-12 times a year!

This is such a horrendous and bad myth that drives people to pursue traditional publishing in the vague hope that they can get around n...

Broken Council Draft 2 is DONE!

Draft 1 is edited, so Draft 2 has been sent to the editors. 

LOTS of mistakes in this one, from forgetting entirely about Ezz at a certain point to switcihng around the Administrator bec...

July Short Story Poll

More short story poll for people. Some are full books, so those just mean you get a few chapters obviously rather than the full books. :P 

Poll ends Tuesday so I can work on it Friday on...

Long Wu Ying fanart

Well, not really fanart. More like Tao commissioned art. 

Pretty!