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February 14th 2021 Update

I took most of this past week off. I wrote a little on Queen’s Gambit just to get my thoughts moving on it, but at the moment I’m still working out what I want to do, especially with my general malaise of late. I’m hoping to get over it in the near future, and am working on solving the issues I think are causing me the most stress.

Honestly, I think that if there was ever a time for this sort of thing to happen, it’s nice that it happened now, when I have a book coming out next month and it d...

February 7th 2021 Update

Queen’s Journey has had a pretty good launch, and so far it looks like the majority of those who’ve read it like the book! That makes me happy, as I always get nervous about releases. For those of you who’ve read it, if you’d consider leaving a review or rating, I’d deeply appreciate it. Reviews are the lifeblood of an indie author, so I deeply appreciate it when reviews are left.

This week I also finished editing Chosen of Chaos and sent it off to the editor. This should easily allow me to r...

Queen’s Journey Released

Queen’s Journey is now released! You can find it on Amazon in both paperback and ebook formats, and I look forward to hearing what you all think of it!

I hope that those of you who read it enjoy the book, and in either case, I’d really appreciate it if you leave a review. Have a wonderful time!

January 31st 2021 Update

Tomorrow is the release date for Queen’s Journey! Here’s the Link to it on Amazon.com. I’m really looking forward to hearing what everyone thinks of it!

This week my goal is to do the last editing pass on Chosen of Chaos, then I’ll be sending it off to an editor. You can find the Pre-Order of Chosen of Chaos Here. While I’ve set the pre-order for March 8th, I expect to be able to move it forward to March 1st, but I’d rather give myself some extra time just in case. The cover art, which I will...

January 24th 2021 Update

I edited Chosen of Chaos this past week, and I’m pretty happy with how it’s turning out. I’ve also scheduled it with the editor, so as long as I can finish my final edit on time, I should be able to release it the first or second week of March. I’ll probably schedule the pre-order for the second week of March, and move the release up once I’m sure that it’ll make it.

I was also planning to start on Queen’s Gambit this week, but I’ll be honest, I’m not sure that I’ll be able to. I’ve been feel...

January 17th 2021 Update

This past week was half vacation, half me trying to figure out what to do next while waiting for some feedback on Chosen of Chaos. I wrote some on Broken Chains but not much, as I was working past some writer’s block where it was concerned. I did get feedback on Chosen of Chaos, though, so I’m going to work on editing it this upcoming week. I’ve also been hoping to set up a pre-order for it, but that relies on cover art which has been taking much longer than I’d hoped it would.

In other news,...

January 10th 2021 Update

This past week I finished the rough draft of Chosen of Chaos. It’s about 113,000 words, but I may modify it more based on some initial feedback. I’m not sure when it’ll be released yet, in part because I’m waiting on cover art. On the whole I’m happy with it, even if it doesn’t really have a traditional antagonist, my wife says that so far it seems to be about the journey, not the destination.

Beyond that, there isn’t a huge amount to discuss on the publishing front. Queen’s Journey is at the...

Dusk Gate Audiobook Released

Dusk Gate should now be out at multiple retailers! I’m just going to link a few below, as there are too many of them to link reasonably. I hope you enjoy it!

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January 3rd 2021 Update

So, my first act of 2021 was simple. I’ve sent the manuscript of Queen’s Journey off to the editor, and while I did some writing on Chosen of Chaos, I decided to go with my goals for the new year, and took almost all of Friday and Saturday off. I still did a little writing on both days, but I’m determined to take some time off, just to be safe. Instead, I did a little work on my Pathfinder 2e adventure, and some research into alternate virtual tabletop programs. I’m not sure what I’m going to do...

2021 Goals

2020 was a heck of a year. Lots of stuff went wrong, but plenty of things went right, at least for me. However, now it’s time for me to look to the future. Here I’m going to go over some of my goals for 2021, as well as changes in plans.

First of all, let me stress that none of this is set in stone. I’ve realized that if I try to plan things out too far in the future, I often end up disappointed or stressed that I’m not following my previously stated plans. It’s not something that makes me ha...