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Hey guys!

I just got the completed first novel in the Practical Guide to Sorcery series back from my awesome line editor. We’ve made some changes made here and there. Mostly prose, but also some minor alterations to the story. “A Conjuring of Ravens” is going to be published around the end of January. (No pre-order links yet.)

If any of you are interested in reading a pre-release version of this book (Chapters 1-37, plus a prologue) before it’s officially available, I am looking to put together ...

Chapter 31 – Arriving to Class Naked

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SiobhanMonth 11, Day 28, Saturday 4:55 a.m.Spells lit up the night, a barrage of force and magical effects traded between the Verdant Stags’ reinforcements and the Morrows in front of the half-destroyed warehouse.“They’ll handle this,” Dryden screamed in her ear, clutching her shoulder. “We need to get into the building!”With a nod, she turned and looked for a way to get down. Going back the way they had come was possible, but it would take a long time. Th...

Chapter 30 – (A Rather Poor) Rescue

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SiobhanMonth 11, Day 28, Saturday 4:30 a.m.Sebastien bolted upright before she could stop herself, but then froze, opening her mouth to breathe so that her panicked gasps would be less audible.She slid off her bed, pressing her feet to the cold stone floor with careful, deliberate movements. She turned to her bed and cast the spell to disintegrate fallen hairs or other remnants from her body. Now would be the worst possible time to neglect that safety meas...

Chapter 29 – Kindred Spirits

Below is a sneak peek of this content! SebastienMonth 11, Day 27, Friday 5:30 p.m.Sebastiens free time over the next couple days was spent engrossed in study and practice. She felt she was progressing well with school-related learning, but hadnt made much progress finding a solution to her sleep problems. Or, to put it another way, her time and energy problems. Books talked about how the Will could be trained through practice, just like any other muscle, and thus become harder to exhaust....

Seeds of Chaos Whole Series Discount

Hey guys!

Until Midnight, Im running a discount on the whole Seeds of Chaos Series, at over 70% OFF. If you havent picked up any of the books in the series, now is the time to grab them!

Finish the series at a discount here: https://amzn.to/3mYxSg0

If you have friends who would be interested, share the above link with them! The first book is FREE, so they can try it out and by the time they realize it theyre hooked on the story with no hope of ever leaving Ahem. I mean....

Chapter 28 – Admit You Don’t Understand

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SebastienMonth 11, Day 25, Wednesday 10:45 a.m.In Sebastien’s Natural Science class later that day, the slate experiment tables that filled a section of the room were covered with equipment. Glass beakers, half full with liquid, sat with spiral tubes coming from their rubber-sealed mouths. For every two beakers there were three small jars, each containing a piece of raw meat. Finally, rolls of gauze and wax paper.Sebastien sat at her desk and examined the ...

Chapter 27 – Study Group

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SebastienMonth 11, Day 25, Wednesday 5:30 a.m.Mid-week, Sebastien was woken early by forcefully hissed whispers and a few grumbling mutters. It took her longer to become alert than normal, as if her thoughts were rising through molasses. When her eyes finally gained the ability to focus, she sat up and saw that Damien Westbay, already dressed and hair perfectly groomed, was leaned over a nearby bed, shaking Alec Gervin’s shoulder in an attempt to wake him....

First Goal Reached! (Extra Chapter)

We’ve reached ten patrons, which is the first goal! Thank you all very much for your support. It means a lot to me to see other people enjoying this story.

As promised, I will be posting an extra chapter as a thank you. It will come out on Sunday the 29th, on my website like always.

After that, it’ll be the regularly schedule Thursday chapter, until we reach twenty-five patrons, when I will post two extra chapters!

Thank you again, and as always, happy reading!

Azalea

Chapter 26 – Bargains Big and Small

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OliverMonth 11, Day 24, Tuesday 8:30 p.m.As Oliver stepped into the Verdant Stag, well after dark, his mask concealing his features, a man lunged out of the shadows beside the door and grabbed onto him.Oliver reached for his battle wand immediately, sinking down into a fighting stance. He stopped himself just before shooting the man with a concussive blast, registering the man’s plain clothing, lack of weapon, and the desperate look on his bruised face. “R...

Chapter 25 – Alchemy

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SebastienMonth 11, Day 14, Saturday 5:30 p.m.Sebastien considered sending a message to Dryden through the University Administration center, whose mail department was behind the occasional paper bird she saw flying through the air, but decided against it, since she didn’t know what information Administration tracked when sending them. Or even if the spell worked at distances farther than the University grounds. She resolved to learn how to cast the spell, o...