Crowned in Black - Ch 1
“Voivode Dragozin. Lucien Hart has taken our king.”
The Court Mage’s words rang like bells in my ears, and the world around me - soldiers shouting orders, frantic nobles racing...
2022-08-07 05:29:58 +0000 UTC View Post
James Osiris Baldwin posts
*Drumrolls...*
I've been working my butt off on this: looking for an end of September release. Once I hit 75,000 words, I'll be putting it up for preorder :)
2022-07-18 06:16:20 +0000 UTC View PostReal Life Updates and Next Steps
Alright... time for a long-overdue explanation of why the fuck Archemi #6 isn't done or out yet.
The long and short of why I've been so quiet is that I have spent this year dealing with a div...
2022-07-09 04:43:34 +0000 UTC View PostCatching up on pledges
I'm doing an audit of my Patreon pledges: if you haven't received your pledge tier reward, please send me a quick message on Patreon and I'll get to it as soon as possible.
Due to crazy overs...
2022-06-17 21:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostIn which Vash continues to be my Best Boy
Torquist was clearly struggling to take Vash seriously. The baru was, admittedly, picking his chipped teeth with the point of a small bone, one of the many beads plaited through his tightly-woven h...
2022-06-16 00:47:17 +0000 UTC View PostNew Chapters Coming Soon
I've been working on Archemi #6 as fast as possible - anywhere between 1000 to 5000 words a day for the last couple of weeks. Things are very rough right now, but once I've refined them, I should b...
2022-02-07 21:49:16 +0000 UTC View PostCrowned in Black: Chapter 2
An awful sick feeling was stirring in my belly at the implications of Pasha’s near-real time knowledge as I stepped out into the aisle.
”So, correction number one.” My voice was picked ...
2022-01-11 08:20:27 +0000 UTC View PostCrowned in Black: Chapter 1 (Revised)
“Voivode Dragozin. Lucien Hart has taken our king.”
The Court Mage’s words rang in my ears, and the world around me - the soldiers shouting orders as the entire population of V...
2022-01-11 08:19:37 +0000 UTC View PostArchemi #6 - Cover Sketch Previews
My artist has sent the first thumbnail sketches of the cover for Crowned in Black - who's that big glowy dragon on the cover, you might ask? You'll have to find out ;)
I'm leaning toward sayi...
2022-01-06 00:44:40 +0000 UTC View PostFaith Healer: Part 1 (New short story)
Don't worry, I'm still working on Archemi and Brute Force. This is the first chapter of a new Angkor short story (the same protagonist from 2021-12-21 06:08:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Karalti Sticker Progress
It's happening! The wonderful Tabitha Grow has just started the final version of this soon-to-be sticker, which will be sent out as a gift to all Patrons when its finished.
Sorry for the lack...
2021-12-18 03:38:42 +0000 UTC View PostBrute Force: Chapter 24
Vade and his thugs had respawned at the camp. The wall was bristling with soldiers clutching spears, shields, crossbows and dog chains. The junk turrets swiveled overhead, providing them with cover...
2021-12-06 06:30:49 +0000 UTC View PostBrute Force: Chapter 23
AUTHOR NOTE: This one is still a little rough around the edges, and is subject to character adjustments in the final version. I'll see how I feel once the draft is complete. 2021-11-25 13:44:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Brute Force: Chapter 22
Angel had been spending skill points on Schema, recipes accessible only to her that allowed her to make everything from clothes to weapons to traps. Me and Lulu helped her gather materials, then sa...
2021-11-11 00:50:19 +0000 UTC View PostUpdates and Patreon Perks
Hi everyone,
I'm really sorry I've fallen behind on updates. Real life suddenly got very difficult and everything climbed on top of me really fast.
I'm not yet happy with the next 10-ch...
2021-11-03 20:24:54 +0000 UTC View PostBrute Force: Chapter 21
There were no enemies on the supply road. Dinosaurs and Legions both kept their distance from clear-cut areas with human habitation. That was great for the Centurions supply chain. Not so great for...
2021-10-27 18:10:03 +0000 UTC View PostProgress and Updates
Welcome all new patrons! Thank you for subscribing, and I hope you're enjoying Brute Force so far.
I will be catching up on subscriber awards in the coming days. Unfortunately, the artist who...
2021-10-20 02:33:12 +0000 UTC View PostBrute Force: Chapter 20
Out in the wilds, you could rest well, but not easily. Dinos and Legions were a constant threat. In the camp, there was at least the illusion of safety. To make it a little more real for Angel, I p...
2021-10-20 02:25:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 19: Brute Force
We followed Targent and his Legions back to his tent, tense for signs of hostility. The Captain's back was stiff, but when he turned to face us and took his seat, he looked calmer. Composed. Maybe ...
2021-10-14 10:27:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 18: Brute Force
Angel did not like to be late, but when I explained why she and I were going to rock up at the Fort's PvP arena a cruisy twenty or so minutes after our duel was supposed to start, she fo...
2021-10-14 10:24:28 +0000 UTC View PostBrute Force: Chapter Seventeen
"Angel! Shoot the damn wolf!" I reeled in a circle as my HP dropped.
The humans had wisened up. They'd backed out of range, taking cover in the brush to hide from Angel, and were fir...
2021-10-09 23:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostBrute Force: Chapter 16
We left the cavern system in a daze. On the way out, we'd battled a pair of giant cave salamanders that gave us 25 EXP a piece, plus reptile hide. Lulu was now Level 15, but I still hadn’t levele...
2021-10-05 01:33:05 +0000 UTC View PostBrute Force: Chapter 15 (Novel)
Some of you saw this when I accidentally posted it, some of you didn't: but here it is anyway xD
We dodged just in time. Angel dove and rolled into the tunnel she’d trapped, while ...
2021-10-02 03:02:35 +0000 UTC View PostBrute Force: Chapter 14 (Novel)
**If you're here from Royal Road, welcome! This is an advanced chapter of the BF novel, which has longer chapters than on RRL. You will want to skip back several chapters on the Brute Force tag...
2021-09-28 06:05:22 +0000 UTC View PostBrute Force: Chapter 13
Angel kept her poker face on after leaving the Praetorium. The cracks in her blank, pleasant mask only began to show when we arrived at our assigned sub-camp, Block C. It was the cellblock - excuse...
2021-09-26 01:49:29 +0000 UTC View PostBrute Force: Chapter 12
This chapter might still be a little rough: I'm editing the middle sections of the first arc as I progressively refine the game system, so updates will be a little slow until mid-week.
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Brute Force: Chapter 11
Gunshots kept ringing through the forest. About five hundred feet away from the base of the grotto, I smelled the gunpowder and blood, and heard the screams of injured men. Scared as she was, Lulu ...
2021-09-08 10:21:15 +0000 UTC View PostBrute Force: Chapter 10
My first night sleeping as a Legion was odd. I hadn’t expected to dream. The whole night, I dreamed of conversations I’d had in ASL. Ninety-nine percent of them were translations. I was transla...
2021-09-02 03:18:53 +0000 UTC View PostBrute Force: Chapter 9
As I braced for death. Lulu stiffened and tensed around me. And then, she gathered herself into a great big bouncy ball of slime, and launched herself bodily at the t-rex’s open maw.
I yelp...
2021-08-28 12:26:53 +0000 UTC View PostBrute Force: Chapter 8
The velociraptor dug with his front claws at the base of a huge eucalyptus tree, snarling to himself. In front of him loomed a large hole, about half as wide as his German Shepard-sized, brightly c...
2021-08-25 10:11:26 +0000 UTC View Post