Chapter 266 - Trial of the Heart
Sorry I left you on a big cliff :D Hope you like the chapter!
Owalyn’s power descended upon Hump as an all-encompassing pressure, and he pressed back. He forced his eyes up...
2023-09-30 23:53:54 +0000 UTC View Post
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Chapter 265 - Choice
Hey guys. 2 notes for you today. First, for anyone waiting on the audiobook for Book 3, it is out now! You can find it at this link: Audible 2023-09-27 00:51:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 264 - Price of Victory
Another big chapter today. Hope you enjoy!
Hump kicked apart the fallen pieces of the gate and picked up a small iron stamp, marked with the face of a dragon. He held it up t...
2023-09-24 00:04:28 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 263 - Cursed Victory
I was very pleased with how this one turned out!
Bard’s tales always glorified battles. Even in Hump’s more grounded knowledge, they had seemed different. What he’d alw...
2023-09-19 22:33:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 262 - Breaking the Gates
Been really enjoying writing the last few chapters. I've already finished the next one and I'm really pleased with how things are coming together. First time I've had a backlog for as long ...
2023-09-16 21:42:17 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 261 - Siege of Highgaze Fort
I cannot overstate how hard it is to write scenes with so many combatants in them! I'm trying really hard to break the habit of Hump standing around watching everyone (a common complaint ab...
2023-09-12 22:26:51 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 260 - The Stormcaller
This is Chapter 50 of Book 4! Another longer one :)
The dim darkness of the stone passage left too much room for Hump’s imagination. He peered out into the shadows ahead an...
2023-09-09 21:04:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 259 - Secret Passage
I'm back on schedule! Long chapter today too. Hope you enjoy :)
“Be safe today,” Seira said, pulling Celaine in for a hug.
“I’ll be fine, Mum,” Celaine said. ...
2023-09-06 01:38:49 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 258 - Drums of the Hunt
Things will be getting busy now :D
Hump wandered back to where Celaine stood with Vamir and a number of his hunters, Kelec and Eva amongst them. They were watching him as he ...
2023-09-03 19:23:25 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 257 - The Best Kind of Magic
It's 3.40am and I just finished! Somehow this turned into a very long chapter lol.
Hump watched from inside the temple as the shamans worked. There was no simple solution to ...
2023-08-31 02:47:22 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 256 - Temple of the Damned
It took me a long time to write this chapter. I've been feeling a bit off my game this week, and the words just weren't coming! I'm trying to get into gear but I think I'm suffering from bu...
2023-08-28 20:39:28 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 255 - Running with Dragons
Pushed through to get this one out tonight but it may be a little rough as I only managed a quick editing pass. Hope you like the chapter!
The dragon keepers were performing ...
2023-08-24 01:15:47 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 254 - Not Yet
I hope you enjoy the chapter!
The walk back to Ado’s cabin ended up more complicated than Hump expected. His body didn’t feel like his own, and it only got worse as he wa...
2023-08-20 20:14:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 253 - Dragon Blooded
I tried so hard to get this one up yesterday but it got to 3am and still needed an edit. Sorry for the delay. Had some bad news over the weekend. For those of you following my zoo, my black...
2023-08-17 23:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 252 - Trial of Resolve
So this chapter originally ended at the first *** but I came up with 2 scenes I thought added a lot to it, and wrote those today. Really happy with how it turned out!
Hump’...
2023-08-13 14:41:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 251 - Quiet Preparation
Sorry for the delay. This chapter was finished yesterday but I didn't hated the first draft! Completely rewrote it from scratch today.
There was no hiding how pleased Hump wa...
2023-08-09 22:36:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 250 - A Different Kind of Trial
Chapter 250! That's a quarter of a thousand, which is a pretty big number. I think this is the longest chapter of Book 4 so far. Different from usually, but I had a lot of fun with this one...
2023-08-05 20:51:29 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 249 - Rats... So Many Rats
Had fun with this one.
“Where are we going?” Hump asked.
“To see if we can find where these rats are coming from.”
“Take Uris and Kel with you,” Sulam...
2023-08-02 20:26:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 248 - Seeds of Corruption
I had a finished version of this chapter yesterday but my beta reader pointed out a flaw that I needed to fix. Ended up doing that today and the chapter got pretty long.
Nish...
2023-07-30 20:23:25 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 247 - Feast and Tribute
It is currently 3:15 am, but I didn't want to keep you guys waiting until tomorrow. This was one of those chapters that was just very challenging to figure out, but I'm quite pleased with h...
2023-07-27 02:18:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 246 - Burning of the Everflame
Some issues with Patreon this weekend that prevented me from posting. It looks like it's fixed now, so hopefully this chapter goes live!
Against the recommendation of the hea...
2023-07-23 23:53:38 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 245 - Sixth Blessing
I had fun with this one.
Hump groaned as he woke, bleary eyed and hurting all over. There was a pressure on his neck, and before he could figure out what it was, slobbering l...
2023-07-19 23:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 244 - Sphere of Protection
I almost finished this yesterday. The first draft was done but I wanted to add some details. With this, we're caught back up on chapters!
Hump’s heart hammered as he ...
2023-07-17 00:41:41 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 243 - Shield
I'm so hyped for this chapter. It's one of my favourites ever so I really hope you like it!
With this, you're back up to 10 ahead. Now I just need to write a whole ch...
2023-07-15 01:42:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 242 - Acid Forest
I had most of this chapter finished yesterday, but didn't like the ending point. So it's a day late, but about 65% longer than most chapters. Hope you enjoy!
The deathgliders...
2023-07-13 00:31:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 241 - The Hunt
Sorry for the delays. Back from holiday now. This post brings the advanced chapter count back up to 9, and I'll try and catch up to 10 this week.
Whitefall Grove turned out t...
2023-07-10 17:49:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 240 - The Relentless Toil of Endeavour
Ado built up a fire outside the Temple of Moss and gave Hump the task of plucking the feathers from the rainbow hawk. The shaman gutted it with a long, fine tipped knife, then skewered it. He whisp...
2023-07-03 17:00:50 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 239 - Enchanting
I really liked this chapter. First one in a while that came really easily to me.
Hump was starting to quite like wisa. Sure it tasted like hot, bitter water, and looked like ...
2023-06-27 23:18:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 238 - Table Tensions
This is one of those chapters where I'd probably do another editing pass usually. It has been so long since I've written chapters like this that it took me absolutely forever lol.<...
2023-06-26 01:00:35 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 237 - Family
Sorry for the delay. These chapters have been hard lately! Wow. I think it's introducing so many new characters and Drakalyn. I've been having to do a ton of rewriting. Pushed through to ge...
2023-06-22 02:37:28 +0000 UTC View Post