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30/4/23 Update

Well everyone, billing is currently paused as I work on getting this book actually published, and getting illustrations, and editing, and making new scenes to explain things better, and new scenes ...

Weekly Digest 96 - (#303 - #305)

Making The Third Prototype

The following day, Lori found herself sitting alone at her table, staring at an empty bench opposite her. A part of her had expected this ...

Demesne 305 - Needing More

"We'll need to work closer with the smiths," Rian said as they ate lunch. "Unless we learn more that says otherwise, after its alloyed working it will probably be more normal metalwork than anythin...

4/27/23 Update

So, a reminder that the last update of Volume 2 will drop this Friday, and that I will be pausing billing on Sunday as I get to work editing Volume 1 for publication to Amazon... and get new cover ...

Demesne 304 - A New Line Of Inquiry

Lori wanted to stare at the results of their experiment, to sit down and start seriously considering the implications of what had just happened. However, they had molten metal in a container, and m...

(Draft v1.0) Demesne Chapter 1

Hey everyone! Here's the first draft of the first chapter of the Amazon edition. I'm not going to put up EVERY chapter, but I figure I'd put up a few of the early ones. Some typos and erro...

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Demesne Patron EX SS 25 – We Need To Talk

"We need to talk," Rian said as soon as they were all back in the house.

"About what, Rian?" Mikon said as she started to undo her blouse.

Rian—he wasn't her man, their man, ...

Demesne 303 - Making The Third Prototype

The following day, Lori found herself sitting alone at her table, staring at an empty bench opposite her. A part of her had expected this happening, and that part was nodding in satisfaction at bei...

Weekly Digest 95 - (#300 - #302)

The Production Mold And The Second Prototype

Of course, despite the previous failures, Lori tried all the molds again, just to be sure. She even made a little level ...

Demesne 302 - Speaking of Tax Evasion

Over lunch, Lori and Rian discussed matters. River's Fork was progressing and remaining relatively stable, and people were all regularly eating in the dining hall now, even if they did so far earli...

Demesne 301 - Rian's Considered Advice

After breakfast the next day, the trip to the edge of the demesne was quick, and this time they didn't bring any people to gather ropeweed with them. When they arrived at the edge, Lori was glad to...

17/4/23 Status

So... on consideration, even though I'll turn off the billing, I think I'll post some of the status updates and samples of edited chapters for the publishing edition here. For example, for the publ...

Demesne 300 - The Production Mold And The Second Prototype

Of course, despite the previous failures, Lori tried all the molds again, just to be sure. She even made a little level table using ice to give the curved molds the best chance of working. Some of ...

Weekly Digest 94 - (#297 - #299)

It's Not The Same, Again

Lori finished with the mold prototypes that afternoon. There was one made from pressing a bead down on softened bone, one made by a ring of ...

April 2023 Patron Exclusive Chapter Poll

Now... usually I give you guys more time to answer when I put up these kinds of polls, but this time I kinda know what I want to write. Right now, it's more of a question of whether you want to rea...

15/4/23 Status

Yo! So, I've considered the progress of the story and have decided that I've reached a good stopping point for Volume 2, which will be the last story update of the month. 

At that point,...

Demesne 299 - The Shed On The Edge

The rain began to fall about halfway to the edge. Lori had to adjust her grip on her hat and tried to divert the falling rain with a binding of airwisps. It was inconsistent cover, since while the ...

13/4/23 Sta— Random

So, I’m literally in the middle of watching Kaguya-Sama: First Kiss and can’t help but think ‘Wow, I kinda made Rian into Movie Miyuki, didn’t I?’.

Umu would be Iino or Maki, and R...

Demesne 298 - Ignorance of Something

The next morning, Lori realized she was down to her last set of clean clothes. That… probably explained the smell in her room. She'd have to do laundry soon, and also air things out. Hmm, the lat...

Demesne 297 - It's Not The Same, Again

Lori finished with the mold prototypes that afternoon. There was one made from pressing a bead down on softened bone, one made by a ring of bone, and various other arrangements of shapes, each with...

Demesne Special - Ryan Is An Isekai Turbo! - April Fools 2023!

Whenever Ryan visited RF nowadays, he had to ignore the memory of a confident, feminine voice cheerfully suggesting he just kill the people causing him problems, and get on with his day. Some days,...

Weekly Digest 93 - (#294 - #296)

Unpaid Gainful Employment

After they got Rian a new bone tablet, they spent the afternoon conducting several permutations of the initial successful binding. Lori exp...

Demesne 296 - Prototyping for Mass Production

Half the morning was spend packing the Coldhold with meat from the cold rooms, frozen solid and hard as rock. People had to handle the food carefully so the cold meat wouldn't stick to any...

Demesne 295 - Congratulations

It was a perfectly ordinary morning in Lolilyuri's demesne. The sun was shining, the bugs were singing, breakfast was cooking, people were getting ready to clean the Um for the week after breakfast...

Demesne Patron EX SS 24 – To Make It A Euphemism

After the blunt and very Binder Lori-like discussion during dinner the night before , Mikon had expected to become the subject of mockery. Well, more than she was already. What had originally been ...

Demesne 294 - Unpaid Gainful Employment

After they got Rian a new bone tablet, they spent the afternoon conducting several permutations of the initial successful binding. Lori experimented with replacing the firewisps anchored to the sam...

Weekly Digest 92 - (#291 - #293)

Prototyping

The smithy was… probably warm, but Lori couldn't tell. It had lightwisps in the ceiling to brightly illuminate the workshop, with sliding cove...