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TBoB - Book 4 - Chapter 48 - Lost and found

“Nyx… how many active hives are there around the city?” I mumbled. I’m not sure if my AI heard my question clearly, since I was laying face down on one of the benches in the back of ...

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SS - Chapter 25 - Fortified

Not going to lie, wrote myself into a corner with TBoB yesterday. Don't get me wrong, it's exactly where the plot needs to go, but I didn't think about HOW they'd look for the hive, or ...

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Chapter 24 - Heart of the Kingdom

“Come on! Don’t you want to see how your Citadel looks?” Camille laughed as she skipped ahead of our little group, heading towards the break in the woods ahead of us.

I’d actually for...

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Book 4 - Chapter 47 - Death Spasms

“Why… won’t… you… fucking… die?!?!?!?!” I shouted, as I kicked the massive worm.

“Relax Evelyn,” Nora sighed. “I know it’s taking a while to take care of this thi...

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SS - Chapter 23 -  Vassalage

“So how many people is that?” Camille asked as we escorted the latest group of people out of the sphere chamber and back to the entrance of the Citadel. 

“Thirty one, with two more...

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Interlude - Elsewhere...

So... yesterday while my brain was trying to escape my skull I had a thought. A singular exchange which inspired this entire chapter. Don't know if I'll release this at the same point, ...

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TBoB - Point change question

Hey guys,

Since my migraine is bad enough to make me nausious, but still not enough to make me writing because... Well, lets be honest, this is my only source of income and my brain tells me...

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Imaginary - Chapter 15 - The long walk home

I've had a rough couple days. Was kinda sick on the weekend, then woke up with a monstrous migraine. The advil helped me power through and get this chapter done, but as you can probably...

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Wombat's Writing Index - May 30, 2025

I remembered to do it this week!

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Book 4 - Chapter 46 - Heavy Artillery

“Get us down there!” I shouted at the driver. “All vehicles split up and surround the swarm. Don’t give the worm a way out!”

The Kodiak lurched, going into a steep dive that ...

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SS - Chapter 22 - Village Hall Meeting

The sound of scraping chairs and shuffling feet filled the small village hall. It had been a couple months since we’d held a serious meeting in our tiny berg. Once we finally put down the foundat...

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SS - Characters / Notes

So... no SS chapter today because I was planning on having a planning meeting for the next chapter, which would have involved all the important people in the village. And that involves KNOWING ...

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TBoB - Book 4 - Chapter 45 - The chase

“You really need to take better care of yourself,” Deadbeat mumbled as she poked at Heavy’s severed arm. “You may be built like a tank, but that doesn’t mean you’re invincible.”

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SS - Chapter 21 - Location Scouting

I'm pretty sure I'm going to need to do a timeskip, just not sure how much more buildup I should do. Probably two or three more chapters, check in with some side characters, we'll see. ...

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Chapter 44 - Bearnapping

“Motherfucker!” I screamed as a pack of Model Twenty-Threes tore through my lines. 

As we emerged from the cave Bob and the badgers rushed forward to engage the wave of Antithesis th...

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TBoB - Book 4 - Chapter 43 - Biology lessons

“Are you sure that we’re following the leader?” I growled at Bandit, while emptying my rifle into the oncoming wave of Model Threes. As soon as we’d entered the western tunnels my fo...

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Imaginary - Chapter 14 - The Friendly Neighborhood

So... I had someone ask for more Imaginary, and I had planned on write a chapter yesterday, but despite spending the whole day seriously trying, I didn't manage more than a few words. F...

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Wombat's Writing Index - May 23, 2025

It's been a week or two since the last one went out, so I wanted to send out an update before I collapsed. Sorry for being so hit and miss on it.

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SS - Chapter 20 - Urban Planning

No TBoB today, but not for the reason you might suspect. As much as I'd love to dive back into Monster Train, I'm feeling quite ill. I tried to power through, but I really need to go la...

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SS - Chapter 19 - Long Distance Call

It seems the motivation of wanting to play my new game has focused my ADHD brain, and helped me complete writing early today! Huzzah! This is something I've been planning for awhile now...

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TBoB - Book 4 - Chapter 42 - Cavernous Crossroads

Soooo... There may, or may not be a SS chapter today.

I'm not going to lie to you, I'm not sick, and I don't have other obligations like any other time I've missed a chapter, I'...

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SS - Chapter 18 - Renovations

“I thought you said you wanted to wait a couple days before heading back to the citadel,” Camille said as we made our way through the forest, down the now well trodden path.

“That’s t...

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TBoB - Chapter 41 - Tunnel Trouble

“You okay boss? You’re looking a little run down,” Bandit declared as he popped out of one of the newly arrived Kodiaks. His small armored column had come rolling down the river from the east...

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SS - Chapter 17 - Corners of the Kingdom

“The citadel is about four kilometers away, which isn’t that bad but isn’t that good either,” I muttered, staring at the map on my system window. “We should probably build any new ...

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TBoB - Book 4 - Chapter 40 - Dangerous Flora

When Bob killed the Twenty-Three it was like we’d kicked a hornet’s nest.

Hundreds of Antithesis flooded up from the riverside, including several more Twenty-Threes. Ironically the big on...

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TBoB - Book 4 - Chapter 39 - Riverside Rampage

“I can’t believe that tiny little thing survived in the middle of my brawl,” Bob declared. “I was all like, pachow! Bop! And they were all like ‘I’m dying!’” 

“I...

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Chapter 16 - Maid for Combat

Should have mentioned, going to drop the last few sentences of 15, and go with Camille's suggestion to move story along... in case anyone is confused. Sorry!

It took...

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SS - Chapter 15 - Revelations

I dunno if I love the end of this chapter, kinda feels like I'm pushing it a little two hard. Oh well, it's a couple sentence rewrite, the rest is good.

“You know ...

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TBoB - Book 4 - Chapter 38 - Overwhelmed

Huzzah! I like this version much better. We have action and dirrection!

Just as I was starting to get the fires under control the Antithesis flooded into the surroun...

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TBoB - Book 4 - Chapter 38 (Discard)

So... I had an idea about the next chapter of TBoB, tried it, and... it didn't really work out. It ruins the pacing of the current arc, and the banter feels like it should actually be p...

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