So, I've spent the last two months working on Web of Dreams along with my rewrite of Aeonica Book 1. The latter is almost 60% done, but I've been getting overwhelmed by juggling two books at once, ...
2022-01-17 01:44:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Someone’s coming,” Glim said from the vent above Elend’s bed.
He cracked his eyes open, craning his neck to look up at the ceiling. “Who?”
“That hot cultist lady. She bro...
2022-01-10 02:00:31 +0000 UTC View PostAkari passed through a wooden archway, stepping into the outdoor practice dojo. The fighting ring was thirty yards in diameter—the exact size of Last Haven’s arena. Wooden platforms surrounded ...
2022-01-02 15:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostKalden rubbed the sleep from his eyes as they pulled into a fuel station. They’d driven for most of the night, stopping only to swap Hector’s truck at the safe house. They were in his cousin’...
2021-12-30 15:26:16 +0000 UTC View PostApparently, Elend couldn’t even walk down the street without getting captured these days.
The Martials were bad enough. Who could have guessed some Golds would have Etherite—the strongest...
2021-12-26 14:19:05 +0000 UTC View PostThree Fangs.
Relia bit her tongue and resisted the urge to say, ‘I told you so.’
Fangs acted as officers and elite fighters in the Dragonlord’s army. More import...
2021-12-19 19:56:04 +0000 UTC View PostKalden reclined on his bed, reading the local newspaper. Akari had called him an old man for this, but he didn’t care. They were in the outside world now. It might not be the part they’d expect...
2021-12-12 00:45:55 +0000 UTC View PostThey spent the day doing chores around the Cantina. If this were a movie, they would have breezed through the work in a quick montage, then skipped to the cool parts where Relia taught them Mana Ar...
2021-12-04 21:02:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone! I had the day of from work, so I made a full map for the Web of Secrets world!
This is much rougher than the original Archipelago map we saw for Book 1 (no nations, states, citie...
2021-11-27 17:50:35 +0000 UTC View PostKalden pushed open the door behind the cantina, stepping out into the cool morning air. There wasn't much back here—just a narrow parking lot with a pair of overflowing dumpsters. A battered car ...
2021-11-26 21:30:36 +0000 UTC View PostAkari cycled her mana as she sprang forward. Skyscrapers surrounded her on all sides, stretching into the gray mist above. The buildings themselves were all weathered brick with ornamented windows ...
2021-11-21 21:23:22 +0000 UTC View PostAkari stepped out of the bathroom and into the hotel room she shared with Relia. She’d changed into a tank-top that revealed some harsh tan lines around her shirt collar. Sunburn. That e...
2021-11-17 01:41:26 +0000 UTC View Post“We’re so far behind,” Akari said as she watched the fight outside. Elend had just killed the enemy Artisan, and Relia had taken on three dragons by herself. Not to mention the ones ...
2021-11-13 19:59:09 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, I just added a new section to my website for worldbuilding articles, and the first one is the calendar for the WoS world, including the names of the months and days.
They landed on the roof a second later. Relia stumbled on the uneven surface, catching herself on the clay tiles. Her eyes still stung from the sand, but closing them felt worse than holding them o...
2021-11-07 17:08:40 +0000 UTC View PostRelia followed her master onto the cantina’s covered patio. By now, the sun was a red sliver of light over the jungle, and the buildings cast long dark shadows over the town square.
“Wait...
2021-10-31 19:26:28 +0000 UTC View PostKalden followed the others down the beach, still marveling at their sudden change in scenery. Arkala’s climate had been far cooler than this, more like Espiria or northern Shoken.
This plac...
2021-10-25 01:02:30 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
Chapter 2 will be up tonight, but I have a quick author's note first.
Until now, I've been using the name "Cathar" for one of the continents in the WoS world. It never both...
2021-10-25 01:01:25 +0000 UTC View PostAkari opened her eyes and spit out a mouthful of saltwater.
"Kalden?" she called out in a raspy voice. "Relia?"
No answer. No sound but the wind and the ocean waves. She pushed her palm...
2021-10-22 01:20:53 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
I just realized I never left an update regarding the status of Web of Secrets Book 2, so here it is!
Whenever I finish a book, I have a tradition of taking a few weeks off ...
2021-10-09 11:28:34 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Final chapter of Book 1!
Kalden leaned on Akari as they stumbled toward the shore. Well, he stumbled. She acted like a coiled spring held down by his body weigh...
2021-10-02 16:50:49 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Second to last chapter for Book 1!
Akari ducked her head as she crept over the rocky ridge. She didn't engage her armor yet, but she didn't need to. Even without the Con...
2021-09-26 12:48:08 +0000 UTC View Post"Turn around!" Akari shouted as their boat hit the waves. "We lost Kalden!"
"I know." The Grandmaster's breathing came out rough and ragged. His eyes were weary as he gazed at the sea ah...
2021-09-18 17:08:54 +0000 UTC View PostKalden clutched his seat as they soared over the courtyard. Hundreds of Missiles erupted from below, but Elend's shield repelled them all.
A cluster of anti-air guns waited for them beyo...
2021-09-16 01:43:39 +0000 UTC View PostKalden followed the others outside the cell. These hallways had been so sterile when they'd first arrived. Now, corpses covered every square foot—prisoners and Martials alike. Sirens echoed beyon...
2021-09-11 17:15:32 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grandmaster had the same broad shoulders and muscular arms from his videos. He even wore the same tight-fitting black t-shirt. Close-cropped silver hair framed his face, and a day's worth of st...
2021-09-06 12:58:21 +0000 UTC View PostAkari leapt to the side, getting out of sight. Steel clasped against steel as the ice chamber sealed shut.
Silence followed, and her heart pounded like war drums in her ears. She barely had t...
2021-09-01 12:27:33 +0000 UTC View PostAkari's arms felt like jelly as she crested the prison wall. As if sprinting across the field wasn't bad enough. She should have trained harder these past few months. She'd done plent...
2021-08-29 12:20:52 +0000 UTC View PostKalden ran in a half-crouch as they left the cover of the trees. The prison was still a quarter-mile out, but they didn't risk using their flashlights. A Martial sharpshooter could still spot them ...
2021-08-25 01:08:59 +0000 UTC View PostAkari sat in the darkness, surrounded by a ring of monitors. Her fingers flew across the keyboard as she tried to hack the Archipelago's most secure databases.
The Martials' mainframe was sti...
2021-08-18 00:50:27 +0000 UTC View Post