Sean Oswald

Exploration- Chapter 45

This will be the last one for the weekend. My wife and daughters will be home in a few minutes and I'll be prioritizing family time tomorrow.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Chapter 4...

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Exploration- Chapter 44

I'm gonna try to do one more chapter today. I'd hoped for 4 chapters today, but just not gonna happen. The creative well has to be refilled and I need to watch some football.

Wife and daugh...

Exploration- Chapter 43

Sorry I didn't get this done last night. It sorta went in an direction I hadn't been expecting but which felt so right.

Chapter 43- A Most Welcome Friend

I managed to sleep for sever...

Exploration- Chapter 42

Well as often happens, this chapter got a bit longer than expected, but I decided not to split it.
Things are heating up and its about time to start shaping some metal.

About 8300 words...

Exploration- Chapter 41

After writing so much of Tad's crafting style over the past year, I feel like I haven't gotten to write Silas crafting in forever. Not really since he made his armor. There's been some little stuff...

Exploration- Chapter 40

This one grew so I split it. The next chapter is 3/4ths done, but I'm about to hop on a planning call with Aaron Renfroe about Apocalypse Breaker 4. Then I have to pick up my grandkids from school ...

Exploration- Chapter 39

I forgot about the CFP playoff game tonight which distracted me some, but still just shy of 7k which isn't too bad for a slow production day where I rested my eyes.

If I can keep these habi...

Exploration- Interlude 3

Have to say that the creative tank is feeling a bit low today. I wish I had an explanation for days like this.

I'll still get one more chapter done, but I need to step away a bit and write ...

Exploration- Chapter 38

So as I was writing this the loot ended up taking up too much time, so I've decided to move the final dungeon encounter further down the road. Next up will be an interlude.

Chapter 38- Stri...

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For those who want audio- Magic Eater 3 is live now on Audible.

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Exploration- Chapter 37

Sorry this took far too long. I just really got into this fight. I ended up cutting off the final challenge and that will have to be Chapter 38. This one deserved it's own chapter and even then it ...

Exploration- Chapter 36

Sorry for the delay. I had been promising my son that we could watch the greatest Christmas move of all time, but we hadn't managed to do it over the holidays and its hard to watch it when his 10 y...

Exploration- Chapter 35

Chapter 35- Level Appropriate

The spiral staircase led us down in loops past four doors. Each wooden door was marked with a simple number in metal. Although of course appearances could be d...

Exploration- Chapter 34

Chapter 34- Step Two

As much as I wanted to get moving a bit of discussion was necessary. The first thing that I did though was push out with my senses as far as I could. I didn’t extend ...

Exploration- Chapter 33

Chapter 33- Primordial Core

I found myself floating in what appeared to be clouds. There was light everywhere, but no source and shadows took up just as much space. I definitely wasn’t Un...

Exploration- Chapter 32

Okay, I was at the gym and some inspiration for a slight shift in direction hit me. I came home, finished this chapter. Now, I need a shower, cause I reek, but I'll get one more chapter done tonigh...

I don't point out how great my editor is often enough- beautiful paperback cover he made.

Thanks Josh.

Exploration- Chapter 31

Still planning on 2 more chapters today.

Chapter 31- In for a Penny…

With that the three of us went up to the room that Selena and I shared. The conversation had to start with an e...

Apparently, I'm hosting a panel at UI-Con

Nothing like last minute notice...

UI Con is held in Champaign, IL on Friday Jan 30th and Saturday the 31st at the end of this month.

If anyone is local and wants to stop by, I'd be...

AI Concept Art for Revised WttM 10 cover

If Luciano can fit it in and get it done in time, then I'll have him make a cover using this as the concept art. This is AI- which for the record- I'm neither a huge fan of nor a witch hunter of. I...

Exploration- Chapter 30

I'm sorry. As the poll indicated, I needed to think through this somewhat. The poll results were fairly conclusive. So I'm going to tell this story as it unfolds, and worry about how I have to make...

This book is getting away from me...

Books are living breathing things, at least for me. The plot has some landmarks that it has to hit, and I know where the overall story needs to end up, but how it gets there can take many different...

Exploration- Chapter 29

Chapter 2 of 3 today.

Chapter 29- Spatial Disruption

Lightning answered my decision before thought finished forming. I lifted my hand and sent a crackling bolt straight into the clus...

Exploration- Chapter 28

Off to a bit of a slower start this morning. Release days always distract me, although nothing like the anxiety that I used to feel. That and my wife and daughter got back yesterday. They are flyin...

Court (Magic Eater 4) is out today

Happy to give free copies for patrons and asking for quick reviews just because of how Amazon is. Thanks.

You should know the drill by now- I just need an email to have Amazon send it to. Y...

Exploration- Interlude 2

I'm sorry all of these pieces are necessary and I think now really is the best place. This interlude ended up being as long as 3 chapters. I'm sitting at 9500 words right now for the day.

I...

Exploration- Chapter 27

This ended up being a longer chapter. But here it is. Sorry, I overslept a bit this morning because on of the doggos got into something and I was up repeatedly with them vomiting or crapping on the...

Exploration- Chapter 26

Dinner break then I'm going to write more. I don't know if I'll finish chapter 27 today, but if not early tomorrow.

Chapter 26- Soul Tinker

I didn’t respond for a moment and simply...

Exploration- Chapter 25

3 chapters so far, still at least 1 more today- although, I'm planning on 2 more. If I can't write lots when the wife and youngest are out of town then I don't know when I'll be able to.

I ...

Exploration- Chapter 24

Freaking amazing what I can do when I'm not being constantly distracted. Sorry if that sounded arrogant or something- that wasn't how I meant it. I just am marveling at how much easier it is to wri...