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Professor Spot (Flash Fiction Fridays #43)

Spot yawned and then looked up into the sky. The newest batch of students had arrived. The dragon straightened, and then flared his wings majestically.

For your first lesson, you only have to do one thing. He bared his teeth in a grin. Survive. And then he launched himself upward.

Arthur was a griffin knight. Well, he was going to become a griffin knight. In order to graduate, he’d been told that he would have to pass a class on aerial combat. That didn’t sound too bad. He might only be sevente...

Raid (Flash Fiction Fridays #42)

“We could sneak in,” Amanda drawled. “But I have a feeling that you’d prefer a more direct approach.”

Avraniel grinned toothily. “Damn straight. We go in through the front door. They’ll come running straight to us. That way we can crush them all at once. It’ll be easier than chasing them around.”

“I suppose there is that.” The vampire’s lips twitched. “Very well then. Would you be so kind as to open the door?”

Who said anything about opening it?” Avraniel cracked her knuckles and strode out into...

Do I Play Video Games?

I’ve been asked quite a few times in the past if I play video games. The answer to that is a bit complicated.

You see, I used to play a lot of video games when I was younger. I played many different genres. I played everything from racing games to fighting games and real-time strategy games. The only genre I didn’t try was MMOs. I’ve actually ‘lost’ a few friends to MMO addiction, so I decided to steer well clear of that. I even became quite good at certain games to the point that I could easily...

Laziness (Flash Fiction Fridays #41)

Timmy raised one eyebrow at his apprentice. “Really?”

Katie looked up at him. “What?”

“You have legs, Katie. You should use them.”

The girl huffed and rolled over. “But I don’t want to. I’m still sleepy.”

“That’s why I told you to go to sleep earlier yesterday. I’m assuming you stayed up reading that new tome you bought instead.”

Katie didn’t dignify that with an answer. Instead, she tugged her blanket around herself and settled her head onto her pillow. “Wake me up when the others get here.”

An...

The Paperwork Is Defeated

That mountain of paperwork I mentioned has been defeated. The 30 or so kilograms of paper has been securely shredded and destroyed.

 

Monster Under The Bed (Flash Fiction Fridays #40)

Tabitha leaned over to whisper in Spot’s ear. “Can you help me? I think there’s a monster under my bed.”

Spot gave a low rumble. A monster?

Tabitha nodded. “It comes in the middle of the night sometimes.”

The dragon’s rumble turned into a growl that came from deep in his chest. A monster? There was a monster threatening his friend? Well, he’d be happy to teach that monster a lesson. He wrapped one wing around the little girl. Don’t worry. I can stay in your room tonight. If the monster comes, I’...

Counterfeit (Flash Fiction Fridays #39)

Simon crawled out of the portal and rolled onto his back.

“Get up, meat bag.”

“Nope. Not moving yet.” He dragged in a deep breath and closed his eyes. “That is the worst delivery I have ever been on.” He shuddered. “So many zombies.”

Advisor gave the mental equivalent of a shrug. “You organics are so susceptible to necromancy. It’s pathetic.”

Simon opened one eye. “You were made by an organic.”

“Cosmic guinea pigs hardly qualify as organics. They possess powers capable of altering the very fabri...

Second Draft Complete

The second draft of Two Necromancers, a Fortress, and a Titan is now complete.

It is a total of 21 chapters long and is 326,712 words long.I began the second draft on 4th June and completed it on the 21st July. That is a total of 47 days for an average of roughly 6951 words per day, keeping in mind that those 47 days also includes days that I took off due to illness, insomnia, injury, or just needing a break.The best day in terms of writing was 18 June when I wrote 18,000 words.The best week...

Hard Mode

Are you worried that your main character has it too easy? Are people telling you that your main character is overpowered for no reason and needs to earn their strength? And do people say that your character needs to face some real challenges and experience some real character growth?

Then I have an answer for you.

It’s time for Hard Mode.

Think of it like a video game. Set the fates themselves against your main character. If anything can go wrong, have it go wrong.

Start from the beginning.

If y...

Progress Report 19-07-2023

Well, I’m back with another progress report for Two Necromancers, a Fortress, and a Titan, which is Book 5 of the Unconventional Heroes Series. As an aside, I want to point out that I use the DAY-MONTH-YEAR format for dates, which is what is commonplace in Australia.

Anyway, progress since the last time has been okay. I have been dealing with a bit of insomnia, which culminated in me not sleeping for 48 or so hours followed by sleeping for like twelve hours the next day. I also had to deal with ...