Chapter 46
Yet another chapter! And a brief interlude to never-ending editing.
Seriously, this is my least favorite part. Maybe right after marketing lol.
Also, I had some fun with Alex's arc in this one. He deserved a win IMO.
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Chapter 45
Another day, another chapter!
Also, my brain may be melting from editing. Please send help.
Chapter 46 - Appearances
Mile High Club - VIP Suite
“My baby! Please, someone, help my poor ba...
2025-11-15 17:50:53 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 44
Chapter day cometh again!
This sequence is pretty fun -mostly rising action from here through the end. I went a little heavier on switching perspectives to show Jason's actions. This is a little easier with the way he compartmentalizes and h...
2025-11-10 19:47:40 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 43
Man, I don't know what it is about me and forgetting Fridays. I've just been rushing to get this editing pass finished since David requested the manuscript a month early. Anyway, sorry again, and I'll go ahead and schedule next week's posts to mak...
2025-11-08 18:22:48 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 42
I'm going to keep this one short since I have a LOT of editing to do.
Enjoy!
Chapter 42 - Processing
RogueNet Discussion Board
[Thread: WTF was that emergency quest?! Boss in P...
2025-11-03 19:41:37 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 41
Woops! I totally spaced yesterday on posting -- I got sucked into editing.
Here is chapter 41 and we'll resume as normal on Monday!
Chapter 41 - The Offer
Gambler’s Casino
Finn 2025-11-01 21:01:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 40
Chapter day and you know what this means!
Yeah, this sucker is content complete. Or, sort of. I still have one chapter to draft, but that'll be easier after I edit the intervening 25 chapters.
So, Monday and Friday are our new posting...
2025-10-27 16:58:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 39
One chapter! That's all I have left to draft. One more!
Assuming I don't add any more, anyway. I had to add a couple this week since the ending felt too compressed -- I'm weaving a number of plot threads back together rather rapidly. But I'm...
2025-10-24 18:08:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 38
Chapter day cometh again!
This is a fun one. I needed this interlude back in Pax for a couple of reasons: to broaden world scope and show the changes from instancing, to force an emotional/developmental confrontation with Riley/Frank/Jerry,...
Cover Concept #4
Last one!
Not my favorite, personally, but the use of negative space was clever IMO.
What do you all think?
2025-10-13 16:33:57 +0000 UTC View PostCover Concept #3
Oh, here's another one!
I don't know that I like the cat so obviously incorporated into the urn, but I do like the chaos-looking eyes. Dovetails well with part of the plot of this next book.
Thoughts?
Chapter 37
Another day, another chapter!
Also, I am getting SO CLOSE to being content complete. I just keep making it a bit longer lol.
In the meantime, enjoy another Alex chapter! I have to admit, he's growing on me...
Chapter 37 ...
Cover Concept #2
I think this one might be my favorite - just the cleanest composition.
What do you all think?
Cover Concepts and Some Free Chapters!
Hey all!
I've got some cover concepts for AO: Crucible. Four to be exact. I'll be posting them over the next week or so. Comment below to vote for your favorites! Would love the feedback.
Also, the title is totally a placeholder lol....
Chapter 36
Chapter day!
And this one is the payoff of my previous foreshadowing -- Jason finally executes on his new exploit plan!
I also added a scene toward the end showing Alfred's perspective after Jason leaves. It feels foreboding and inte...
Chapter 35
Another chapter!
This one switches back to Finn/Eliza briefly. I'm trying to achieve a delicate balance here by maintaining their arc without giving them a huge amount of screen time. I think this makes the world feel bigger--plus, there's ...
2025-09-26 18:44:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 34
Chapter day cometh again!
So, on this one, I'm trying to allude to Jason's plan for leaving the dungeon -- despite being bound to it (as the dungeon boss), without giving away the gambit yet.
The problem is that his dungeon won't curre...
2025-09-19 17:28:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 33
Chapter day again!
I've been making great progress, and I'm at about 48 chapters now. So, we're roughly on track to be content complete by the end of the month -- or very close. I've been weaving in some editing to hopefully speed up the ne...
Chapter 32
Chapter day cometh again!
In some exciting news, AO is coming to books stores summer 2026. I signed a deal with Aethon to have them distribute. Crazy stuff! Here's a handy 2025-09-05 16:57:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 31
Another day, another chapter!
I've made great progress this week: +5 chapters and >150K words. I'm currently on track to be content complete in September. October as a flex period for editing (I can already tell I'll need to make some ch...
Chapter 30
Back again with another thick chapter!
I made decent progress this last week. I'm nearly back to where I was in drafting. I had to split a couple chapters and rewrite a few more. I can also see some spots I'll need to fix on my next full ed...
2025-08-22 17:09:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 29
And we're back with Jason!
In positive news, I've almost finished rewriting and editing (mostly rewriting) up to chapter 40 or so (these chapters are rather long, each averaging 3000-4000 words). I'm optimistic we'll be content complete or n...
2025-08-15 19:47:37 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 28
Chapter day! And this is a new one from Finn.
I've been making great headway on editing and wrote this new chapter -- I needed a bridge in the Finn/Eliza arc between the previous entry (which I broke into two pieces and spread out; e.g., the...
2025-08-08 18:42:28 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 27
Chapter 27 - Blank Slate
New Dungeon – Former Nephilim Village
Jason
System Notice: New Empowered Dungeon Formed
Congratulations, you have used the Relic of Dark...
2025-08-01 16:42:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 26
I had my final doctor's appointment this week and he gave me the all-clear to start strength training! Which is pretty awesome... apart from how horribly weak I am. I'm slowly easing back into weightlifting at <50% of my previous lifts, but a...
2025-07-25 17:37:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 25
Okay... this one is a doozy lol.
I won't ruin anything. Just enjoy!
Chapter 25 - Disembodied
Nephilim Village
Jason
With a gasp, Jason was back.
Back ...
2025-07-18 18:39:56 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 24
Chapter day cometh again!
And this one is kind of fun. More Jason hi-jinks.
Also, this is the last week before I get to start strength training on my hand. Woo!
Enjoy and I hope you all have a lovely week!
...
Chapter 23
Chapter 23 - Mile-High
Mile-High Club
Eliza
Eliza emerged from the waypoint in a flash of multicolored energy.
Only moments ago, she’d been in Pax. Yet now she found herself in the Mile...
2025-07-11 16:19:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 22
Chapter day cometh again!
Hope you all had a great 4th of July weekend. I spent my holiday consoling my dogs until 2am. I swear, the people around me are nuts. They fired off fireworks for 4 hours straight. There was so much smoke it ro...
Chapter 21
Hey all. First off, sorry for the delay!
I got pretty sick at the turn of the month and realized I needed to take some time to recover -- I'd been pushing myself pretty hard before and after the surgery and have some compounding problems. ...
2025-06-30 17:40:41 +0000 UTC View Post