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September 1, 2022
New releases and sale!
Alright, so once again I come to you on the first of the month to announce that yet again, I have released another book in my Eternal Dominion series. However, this time things just happen to line up with the release of book 1 on Audible as well! (links below)
Furthermore to celebrate the release of the audiobook I have put book 1 on sale for $0.99 in the US and £0.99 UK through Saturday!
That’s right, for all of you who have been waiting for it to arrive, it is here! Courtesy of the awesome team at Soundbooth Theater. Especially Zachary Johnson and Annie Ellicott who have been hard at work using their vocal talents to bring my story to life so all of you can all enjoy it and have the next one ready for you on the first Thursday of each month going forward. I hope that even if you don’t pick it up, that you will at least give the sample a listen and if you have never heard of Soundbooth Theater, you should really check them out, as they are awesome!
Alright, now on to me trying to sell those of you who have yet to pick my series up on giving it a try. Hmm, let’s see, if you have seen my other posts, then you already know it is a story about a professional VR gamer who wakes up 20 years in his past the day the game he made his living playing launches. You would also be aware that for some reason, he has found himself dealing with more ladies than even he would like as it is a fade to black harem that doesn’t neglect the complexity of such arrangements. If you haven’t read my other posts, well, there is a search function, though if you click on me most of them should pop up. Give them a read as I attempt to make them enjoyable to read, regardless of if you’re interested in my books as I don’t ever want to be spam.
Now, to all of you who have seen all my other posts over the last 9 months and know that I am just a guy who wrote a book that has been doing better than he could have imagined and haven’t given it a try, this part is for you.
What are you waiting for?
Want to see how someone adjusts things when they know the future? The whole series has it, but especially Book 1.
Want to read about a clash of guilds as they struggle for dominance? Book 2, 4 & 5 is there for you.
Want to explore the inner workings of political and non-political relationships and how they can work and fail? Well books 3, 4 & 7 have you covered.
Want some meaningful quests and intriguing developments that will have repercussions that play out over the whole of the story? That would be books 4 & 5 for you.
Want some self-reflection and coming to terms with what matters most in life? Book 6 will take you there.
Want to see more of the world while touching on the realities that exist in the world of Eternal Dominion? Books 7&8 have it for you.
Want to see those who think that they are above others be put in their place? All I will say is books 2, 5, 6 & 8 should definitely have something for you.
I can go on, but I will just stop as I think you get the point. I touch on many things in these books and I will end with this. If you are looking for a relaxing read mixed with the occasional twist and moment of tension that is only meant to entertain, then you should give it a chance, especially if you have Kindle Unlimited!
Thank you for giving me a moment of your time, even if you don’t give me a chance.
Also a big thankyou to for allowing this post.
Now, back to work, making sure book 11 comes out on time.
Links to book 10:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B... (USA)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... (UK)
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/gp/product... (DE)
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/... (AUS)
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0B9... (CAN)
https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B0B9... (FR)
Links to Book 1 Audiobook:
https://www.audible.com/pd/Restart-Au... (USA)
https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Restart-... (UK)
https://www.audible.de/pd/Restart-Hoe... (DE)
https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Restart... (AUS)
https://www.audible.ca/pd/Restart-Aud... (CAN)
https://www.audible.fr/pd/Restart-Liv... (FR)
Furthermore to celebrate the release of the audiobook I have put book 1 on sale for $0.99 in the US and £0.99 UK through Saturday!
That’s right, for all of you who have been waiting for it to arrive, it is here! Courtesy of the awesome team at Soundbooth Theater. Especially Zachary Johnson and Annie Ellicott who have been hard at work using their vocal talents to bring my story to life so all of you can all enjoy it and have the next one ready for you on the first Thursday of each month going forward. I hope that even if you don’t pick it up, that you will at least give the sample a listen and if you have never heard of Soundbooth Theater, you should really check them out, as they are awesome!
Alright, now on to me trying to sell those of you who have yet to pick my series up on giving it a try. Hmm, let’s see, if you have seen my other posts, then you already know it is a story about a professional VR gamer who wakes up 20 years in his past the day the game he made his living playing launches. You would also be aware that for some reason, he has found himself dealing with more ladies than even he would like as it is a fade to black harem that doesn’t neglect the complexity of such arrangements. If you haven’t read my other posts, well, there is a search function, though if you click on me most of them should pop up. Give them a read as I attempt to make them enjoyable to read, regardless of if you’re interested in my books as I don’t ever want to be spam.
Now, to all of you who have seen all my other posts over the last 9 months and know that I am just a guy who wrote a book that has been doing better than he could have imagined and haven’t given it a try, this part is for you.
What are you waiting for?
Want to see how someone adjusts things when they know the future? The whole series has it, but especially Book 1.
Want to read about a clash of guilds as they struggle for dominance? Book 2, 4 & 5 is there for you.
Want to explore the inner workings of political and non-political relationships and how they can work and fail? Well books 3, 4 & 7 have you covered.
Want some meaningful quests and intriguing developments that will have repercussions that play out over the whole of the story? That would be books 4 & 5 for you.
Want some self-reflection and coming to terms with what matters most in life? Book 6 will take you there.
Want to see more of the world while touching on the realities that exist in the world of Eternal Dominion? Books 7&8 have it for you.
Want to see those who think that they are above others be put in their place? All I will say is books 2, 5, 6 & 8 should definitely have something for you.
I can go on, but I will just stop as I think you get the point. I touch on many things in these books and I will end with this. If you are looking for a relaxing read mixed with the occasional twist and moment of tension that is only meant to entertain, then you should give it a chance, especially if you have Kindle Unlimited!
Thank you for giving me a moment of your time, even if you don’t give me a chance.
Also a big thankyou to for allowing this post.
Now, back to work, making sure book 11 comes out on time.
Links to book 10:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B... (USA)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... (UK)
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/gp/product... (DE)
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/... (AUS)
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0B9... (CAN)
https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B0B9... (FR)
Links to Book 1 Audiobook:
https://www.audible.com/pd/Restart-Au... (USA)
https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Restart-... (UK)
https://www.audible.de/pd/Restart-Hoe... (DE)
https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Restart... (AUS)
https://www.audible.ca/pd/Restart-Aud... (CAN)
https://www.audible.fr/pd/Restart-Liv... (FR)
August 11, 2022
Delay of second series.
Alright, so this week has been interesting as I have started to get back to work after a week off visiting family. One thing is for sure, once I take time off, it is hard to get back into the swing of things, so to speak. Though I feel that I will be back into the rhythm where I need to be after a few more days of working at it. That said, the break allowed me to look at a lot of the ways I have been doing things and question if it is efficient, or if I need to change something. At the top of this list is the method I was using to write multiple stories at the same time. I was doing this by spending my day focused on Eternal Dominion and nights on the other story. After editing the first book of that story, I can say that while the story was great, the number of things I needed to fix was too great as what normally takes 16 to 20 hours, took well over 40 hours. This is an amount of work that I cannot sustain, especially as for me the first edit is the single part of my process that I find to truly feel like is hard work and have to force myself to do.
It is after considering all of this that I have come to two decisions:
First, I will be changing how I do my writing for each series, with me spending the first part of the month focused only on writing Eternal Dominion and once I am done with what is needed, I will work on another story for the rest of the month. This will allow me to not have to constantly jump from one to the other and allow me to be smoother in my writing process (at least I hope).
Second, I am pushing back my plans to release my second series until at least spring of 2023 as once I drop the first book, I need to be ready to commit to either a book every other month, or every three months and I feel like there are too many unknowns still. With that I will be holding back on releasing a preview for the new series until I have a better idea of when it will be coming out.
I hope that you all can understand why I made these decisions as for me being able to consistently deliver my stories on a regular schedule is intrinsic to my brand. For me, it is important that you my readers can trust that when I start to publish a story, you can count on me to always release another volume in that story in a predictable manner. It is why Eternal Dominion will take priority as I have committed to releasing it every month until it reaches its conclusion.
Thanks,
Bern.
It is after considering all of this that I have come to two decisions:
First, I will be changing how I do my writing for each series, with me spending the first part of the month focused only on writing Eternal Dominion and once I am done with what is needed, I will work on another story for the rest of the month. This will allow me to not have to constantly jump from one to the other and allow me to be smoother in my writing process (at least I hope).
Second, I am pushing back my plans to release my second series until at least spring of 2023 as once I drop the first book, I need to be ready to commit to either a book every other month, or every three months and I feel like there are too many unknowns still. With that I will be holding back on releasing a preview for the new series until I have a better idea of when it will be coming out.
I hope that you all can understand why I made these decisions as for me being able to consistently deliver my stories on a regular schedule is intrinsic to my brand. For me, it is important that you my readers can trust that when I start to publish a story, you can count on me to always release another volume in that story in a predictable manner. It is why Eternal Dominion will take priority as I have committed to releasing it every month until it reaches its conclusion.
Thanks,
Bern.
July 1, 2022
Book 8 is live and book updates!
So book 8 is out incase you missed it and I have updated books 1 to 7 fixing several typos and clarifying a few confusing points. To get thee updates you need to find the “Manage Your Content and Devices” page and download the update through there. I had to ask Amazon to enable the feature which is why none of you had been seeing the fixes before as they just sent you the same file you had when you bought the book.
Book 8 links https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B... (USA)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... (UK)
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/gp/product... (DE)
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/... (AUS)
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0B4... (CAN)
https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B0B4... (FR)
Book 8 links https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B... (USA)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... (UK)
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/gp/product... (DE)
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/... (AUS)
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0B4... (CAN)
https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B0B4... (FR)
June 17, 2022
Book 8 preorder
Preorder is live for Eternal Dominion Book 8: Crossroads!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B... (USA)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... (UK)
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/gp/product... (DE)
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/... (AUS)
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0B4... (CAN)
https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B0B4... (FR)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B... (USA)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... (UK)
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/gp/product... (DE)
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/... (AUS)
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0B4... (CAN)
https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B0B4... (FR)
June 1, 2022
Book 7 release.
Book 7 is live hope you enjoy it!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B... (USA)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... (UK)
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/gp/product... (DE)
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/... (AUS)
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0B1... (CAN)
https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B0B1... (FR)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B... (USA)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... (UK)
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/gp/product... (DE)
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/... (AUS)
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0B1... (CAN)
https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B0B1... (FR)
May 19, 2022
Book 7 preorder.
Book 7 is available for preorder now!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... (UK)
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/gp/product... (DE)
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/... (AUS)
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0B1... (CAN)
https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B0B1... (FR)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... (UK)
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/gp/product... (DE)
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/... (AUS)
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0B1... (CAN)
https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B0B1... (FR)
May 1, 2022
Book 6 is live!
Book 6 is out on Amazon! Hope you all enjoy it and please leave a review when you read it!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... (UK)
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/gp/product... (DE)
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/... (AUS)
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B09Y... (CAN)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... (UK)
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/gp/product... (DE)
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/... (AUS)
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B09Y... (CAN)
April 19, 2022
April 12, 2022
Full time Author
As of today I am a full time Author, yesterday was my last day working at my job of over six years in a field that I carried over from my six years in the military. After 12 years of working rotating shifts in a 24/7 operations environment that required weekend and holidays to be worked I am free to set my own schedule. To be fair 12 hour days will still be normal for me as I work to meet my own goals and deadlines, but I will be doing something that brings me joy and enriches my life in lasting ways or at least that is how I feel. I want to thank all of you who have read my books for helping to make this possible and now it is time to get back to writing more for you all to read.
April 1, 2022
Book 5 is live.
Eternal Dominion book 5 Interference.
Has been released, links below hope you all enjoy!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... (UK)
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/gp/product... (DE)
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/... (AUS)
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B09V... (CAN)
Has been released, links below hope you all enjoy!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... (UK)
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/gp/product... (DE)
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/... (AUS)
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B09V... (CAN)
