Moonlight. Travel through the night was dangerous, not because of the lack of illumination. The Tower first floor had not one but three moons hanging above, with each of them providing sufficient illumination that at times, when all three were hig...
2022-06-04 13:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Rolling hills with jagged caverns, newer mountains in the distance and the remnants of age old bamboo forest left behind a day back. Rolling mists in the middle of the day, even as the smell of tea leaves permeated the air as the higher climate al...
2022-06-03 13:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Since this post is happening as I'm in Barcelona for a writing retreat, I figured I'd put together an on-topic post.
There likely won't be a business post next week, but will have more coming after that I think. As always, I'll write them wh...
2022-06-01 16:00:23 +0000 UTC
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Days passed, with Arthur snatching quick moments of rest late in the evening, cultivating the various cores he acquired during the day before snatching moments of rest. He headed for the looming mountains he noticed in the distance, picking his wa...
2022-05-31 13:01:02 +0000 UTC
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When he woke, he woke to a new world, one that he had never seen before. Everything was brighter, sharper than ever before. Paradoxically he did not need to squint, for his adjusted to the brightness, the vividness of what he stared at without an ...
2022-05-28 13:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Releasing his feet, Arthur dropped to the ground,staring at the crystals that littered the area. He stared around him carefully, grabbing up his staff as he looked about. Admist the corpses that were dissolving into crystals were also the shattere...
2022-05-27 13:01:03 +0000 UTC
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Reading over NINCs newsletter and came across the section about bad productivity advice. It's striking how so much of the advice given can be 'bad' for one person and great for another.
'You should write everyday' - unless you're a bur...
2022-05-25 14:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Hi all ~ Jenn here,
This is the post you've all been waiting for!
Here's the download link for A Thousand Li: The Third Kingdom.
Download here: https:/...
2022-05-25 13:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Want to read book 3 of the System Apocalypse: Australia series before it releases on Friday!
Here's the link to download Bloody Oath: https://BookHip.com/GAVDBGD ...
2022-05-24 15:13:45 +0000 UTC
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Arthur’s eyes grew wide as he poked his head around the corner of the tree. The sight before him was enough to chill any foolhardy thoughts about taking on the monster he had been tracking. A single babi ngepit was something he could deal with, ...
2022-05-24 13:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Hi All,
Jenn here with a few updates.
First order of business, Tao and his staff will be on vacation starting May 29th through June 8th. During that time we will have limited access to internet and it might take longer to respond to mess...
2022-05-23 14:00:08 +0000 UTC
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“Monsters, monsters, monsters… where are you? I’m here to stab you dead and dance on your corpse…” Arthur sung-hum as he walked through the woods. Of course, he was not completely insane, keeping his voice low as he went along, his eyes ...
2022-05-21 13:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Background
We funded the System Finale audiobook via Kickstarter, a rather last minu...
2022-05-18 14:00:06 +0000 UTC
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The wind whistled through empty streets, picking up dirt and discarded debris, dancing along forgotten talismans and formation flags. Not so far away, stubborn mortals still worked the fields, a few lonesome servants trudged through the abandoned ...
2022-05-15 13:00:06 +0000 UTC
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The crowd finally arrived, guards, wandering cultivators and the sect members tumbling into the broken and destroyed fields all too late. Perhaps they had been rushing over from the start, though if that was the case, he would have expected a bunc...
2022-05-14 13:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Eighteen days later and dozens of monsters ranging from a solo snake that had crawled into his tent and nearly eaten Arthur to a pack of tiny cat-like creatures who’d found him while he was gathering a group of mushrooms for his gathering quest ...
2022-05-14 13:00:04 +0000 UTC
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No words were exchanged as the pair stared at one another across the gulf of space between them. Everything that they could discuss, everything they could speak of had been said. Now, the only dialogue that could be had was over the point of their...
2022-05-13 13:00:08 +0000 UTC
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“How annoying,” Elder Cao said, the Gurellia General staring at the trio before him. “Now I’m going to have to kill you all. It’s really vexing when all a person has planned comes apart, and for what? Because of a nosy cultivator that sh...
2022-05-12 13:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Had a recent question in one of the author groups we run about going full-time as an indie author. Now, I recently came across an industry stat there's only like 1650 or so authors who make over $100k a year (I think that number is low, see my dis...
2022-05-11 16:00:06 +0000 UTC
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The night had grown dark, the last light of the sun having slipped away long ago. The moon, hanging low in the day was only just beginning to grow, the barest slip of light being offered. The stars that hung high above, a streak of white by a mad ...
2022-05-11 13:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Up first was Jochi, the man hefting his bow and grinning at Pan Shui. His fur-lined vest had been unbuttoned to give him extra mobility while his quiver full of arrows was slung down low and strapped to his back to ensure it would not bounce aroun...
2022-05-10 13:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Hi all - got a new short story to share!
Mirror Mirror is a stand alone short story. Here's the blurb and download link. Enjoy!
Imprisoned and working off his sentence, Kyle has little enough to pass his time except clean the sol...
2022-05-09 17:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Waking up the next morning, Wu Ying could not help but still turn the night’s events over in his mind. The murder itself had provided him with some little information, though it was Teng Fei’s actions that stood out. The Guard Captain had defi...
2022-05-09 13:00:09 +0000 UTC
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“This is now how I wanted to win!” Pan Shui’s voice was strident, as she complained to her sisters the room over.
Wu Ying sighed, rubbing his temples as the trio continued to shout at one another. He had been working on his World Spiri...
2022-05-08 13:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Washed and changed, Wu Ying barely made it to his match on time. The referees and the Seven Pavilion Merchant Association had pushed ahead, demanding the final quartet of quarterfinalists take part this day. The tournament, meant to showcase skill...
2022-05-07 13:00:06 +0000 UTC
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The hollow in the slope of the hill, one created by a half-fallen tree was just about large enough for Arthur to push his body under without any additional manipulation. The addition of the tarp, a few sticks and layering of fallen brush and leave...
2022-05-07 13:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Formation flags around the residence, yellow talismans pasted on the door and walls of his room. Only one way to enter the building without crossing the threshold of the formation and that was the front door. The back on the end of his arms stood ...
2022-05-06 13:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Hi All ~ Jenn here.
Just want to remind everyone, that you'll be seeing a mass release of preview chapters happening over the next 7 days for The Third Kingdom - book 7 of A Thousand Li. Tao mentioned this in his May update post a few ...
2022-05-06 12:31:00 +0000 UTC
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Alright, as many of you know; I have multiple series. One of them - the Adventures on Brad - was the very first series I released. Now...
2022-05-04 15:31:00 +0000 UTC
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New month, so new update about what is going on with my writing. I'm divering into what's going on with my life since it will affect writing for a bit.
Firstly...
Personal Stuff
Mostly, I'm sick. Again...
2022-05-04 13:28:08 +0000 UTC
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