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The Chaos Bringer Act 2, Chapter 33: Death Defeated
The next installment in The Chaos Bringer series (a Baldur's Gate 3 Dark Fantasy Fan Fiction).
Chapter 33: Death Defeated
#DarkFantasy #FanFiction #DungeonsAndDragons
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Evenacht Chs 54 and 55 are Live!
Time for some Light reading! Check out Ch 54 here and
Ch 55 here
Water and lightning don't mix, and Vantra and company are headed right into that storm.
#DarkFantasy
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So, after over thirty re-writes of the Abyss of Dreams ending, I think I have something I can live with. In the original, I glossed over a major event at the end that the MC did not witness, but that affected her and the other MCs going into the next book. Basically, she couldn't be in two places at once. In this version, I needed to write her there. Eep.
Thank you especially to my honey, who listened for hours while I talked endlessly about ways to write the final two chapters.
AoD is coming out this autumn! Sikode's dreamed of becoming a dragon companion since childhood, and Shiobe's knowledge of dragon lairs will help him successfully traverse the dangerous trials found in the Abyss. Unfortunately, bloodmages stalk the communities in the lair's shadow, their interest in the lair suspect. Shiobe and Sikode need to find out why, before his bid, and the Abyss, falls victim to their bloody plots.
For more info, check out the book page here.
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Take care all!
Kwyn
Ch 55 here
Water and lightning don't mix, and Vantra and company are headed right into that storm.
#DarkFantasy
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So, after over thirty re-writes of the Abyss of Dreams ending, I think I have something I can live with. In the original, I glossed over a major event at the end that the MC did not witness, but that affected her and the other MCs going into the next book. Basically, she couldn't be in two places at once. In this version, I needed to write her there. Eep.
Thank you especially to my honey, who listened for hours while I talked endlessly about ways to write the final two chapters.
AoD is coming out this autumn! Sikode's dreamed of becoming a dragon companion since childhood, and Shiobe's knowledge of dragon lairs will help him successfully traverse the dangerous trials found in the Abyss. Unfortunately, bloodmages stalk the communities in the lair's shadow, their interest in the lair suspect. Shiobe and Sikode need to find out why, before his bid, and the Abyss, falls victim to their bloody plots.
For more info, check out the book page here.
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Take care all!
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 52 is Live!
Check out Chapter 52 here.
Smoke and shrouds collide.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
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Well, I needed a break from sketching khentauree, because my drawings are not what I want. Feeling discouraged, I decided to draw a scene with a city in the background, something that still terrifies me because I don't think I draw buildings all that well.
Anyway, this is what I did.
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It's going to be a busy year going forward. Abyss of Dreams comes out this autumn. Looks like both Broken Dulcet and Greenglimmer will be wrapping up, and the new books for both starting towards the end of the year.
Plus all the artwork I need to get done. And did I mention Broken Dulcet has hit 100K views?
And Summer Camp is on the horizon...
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Now that I've reminded myself how much creative work I have to do, I think I'm going to go walk off my stress. Take care, all
Kwyn
Smoke and shrouds collide.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
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Well, I needed a break from sketching khentauree, because my drawings are not what I want. Feeling discouraged, I decided to draw a scene with a city in the background, something that still terrifies me because I don't think I draw buildings all that well.
Anyway, this is what I did.
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It's going to be a busy year going forward. Abyss of Dreams comes out this autumn. Looks like both Broken Dulcet and Greenglimmer will be wrapping up, and the new books for both starting towards the end of the year.
Plus all the artwork I need to get done. And did I mention Broken Dulcet has hit 100K views?
And Summer Camp is on the horizon...
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Now that I've reminded myself how much creative work I have to do, I think I'm going to go walk off my stress. Take care, all
Kwyn
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The Chaos Bringer Act 2, Chapter 32: Seat of the Throne
The next installment in The Chaos Bringer series (a Baldur's Gate 3 Dark Fantasy Fan Fiction).
Chapter 32: Seat of the Throne
#DarkFantasy #FanFiction #DungeonsAndDragons
The Chaos Bringer: Act II (When Darkness Strikes)
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Greenglimmer Ch 53 is Live!
Check out Ch 53 here.
Vantra and company must escape the gullet of a ghostly snake
#darkfantasy
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Well, I'm off to accompany my honey on a four-hour drive to a math conference. Have a good weekend, all!
Kwyn
Vantra and company must escape the gullet of a ghostly snake
#darkfantasy
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Well, I'm off to accompany my honey on a four-hour drive to a math conference. Have a good weekend, all!
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 51 is Live! and Challenge article up
Time for some fast-paced reading! Check out Ch 51 here.
Breaking through the second gate is easier said than done.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #scifi
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My father was supposed to have a quick procedure done earlier this week. Instead the surgery went wrong. While it didn't go as wrong as the doctors originally thought, he's still not in great shape. Worry made being creative a struggle. I finished the chapter (yay!), but it changed a lot from what I had in mind because I realized I couldn't write it that way.
Yeah, it's interesting how things outside artistic and writing processes can drastically influence them. Because of that, I don't have much more to add than my Rituals of Renewal article. I had planned a bit more, but that will need to wait for a later update.
Check out the Dance of Flame. It's part of the history of Likeda, one of the habitations where my upcoming book, Abyss of Dreams, takes place.
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And that's all I have for this week. I plan to recharge and settle into a better mindframe this weekend.
Kwyn
Breaking through the second gate is easier said than done.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #scifi
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My father was supposed to have a quick procedure done earlier this week. Instead the surgery went wrong. While it didn't go as wrong as the doctors originally thought, he's still not in great shape. Worry made being creative a struggle. I finished the chapter (yay!), but it changed a lot from what I had in mind because I realized I couldn't write it that way.
Yeah, it's interesting how things outside artistic and writing processes can drastically influence them. Because of that, I don't have much more to add than my Rituals of Renewal article. I had planned a bit more, but that will need to wait for a later update.
Check out the Dance of Flame. It's part of the history of Likeda, one of the habitations where my upcoming book, Abyss of Dreams, takes place.
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And that's all I have for this week. I plan to recharge and settle into a better mindframe this weekend.
Kwyn
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The Chaos Bringer Act 2, Chapter 30: Caged & Broken
The next installment in The Chaos Bringer series (a Baldur's Gate 3 Dark Fantasy Fan Fiction).
Chapter 30: Caged & Broken
#DarkFantasy #FanFiction #DungeonsAndDragons
The Chaos Bringer: Act II (When Darkness Strikes)
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Crux Umbra awakens!
Hey everyone!
A few months back, I began building Crux Umbra; a dark, post-apocalyptic world shaped by shattered magic, desperate survivors, and monsters. It was a slow process but I wanted to let you know, I’m diving back in with full focus, and I’m excited to share more of what’s taking shape.
There are currently 8 articles live (with plenty more on the way), covering the basics from the broken mages who tried to end the undead, to survivor factions clawing for control of the ruins. This world blends survival horror, character-driven storytelling, and grim hope, where even the worst of monsters might find redemption… or something worse.
I’m working toward writing a novel, and eventually adapting the setting into a custom RPG. If you like stories about desperate choices and fractured loyalties feel free to follow along.
You can check the world here:
Or just drop a comment, I’d love to hear what you’re working on too!
#darkfantasy #postapocalyptic #newworld #cruxumbra
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I have recently gotten around to writing a couple more chapters of The Last Dragon Stone, while figuring out some lore. Each chapter is about 2,000 words.
So, take the time to read chapters 1-3 of The Last Dragon Stone! Are the heroes going to uncover the twisted secrets of their world before darkness destroys all?
The Last Dragon Stone
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Greenglimmer Ch 52 is Live! and Other Updates
Hey all, it's time for a weekend read! Check out Ch 52 here.
Can Vantra and her companions escape the changeling water snakes?
#DarkFantasy
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Here's a peek at what I've been working on this past week; the book promotion page for Abyss of Dreams. It's not quite done, so hence a peek. There are things I need to change (like I'm not happy with Rien's pic) but it should officially be up soon.
All artwork is composites. I really want to draw the pics, but I've been told more realistic stuff sells better. The thing is, I think that's more romantasy than epic dark fantasy. I've seen more and more current book releases where the covers are dark, kinda gritty, with painted landscapes rather than, say, guys on thrones with swords. We'll see what I finally decide.
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And that's a wrap! Have a great week, all. I'm going to sit back and watch a bunch of tutorials on Gaea 2.0 and how to create 3D landscapes. Much fun!
Kwyn
Can Vantra and her companions escape the changeling water snakes?
#DarkFantasy
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Here's a peek at what I've been working on this past week; the book promotion page for Abyss of Dreams. It's not quite done, so hence a peek. There are things I need to change (like I'm not happy with Rien's pic) but it should officially be up soon.
All artwork is composites. I really want to draw the pics, but I've been told more realistic stuff sells better. The thing is, I think that's more romantasy than epic dark fantasy. I've seen more and more current book releases where the covers are dark, kinda gritty, with painted landscapes rather than, say, guys on thrones with swords. We'll see what I finally decide.
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And that's a wrap! Have a great week, all. I'm going to sit back and watch a bunch of tutorials on Gaea 2.0 and how to create 3D landscapes. Much fun!
Kwyn
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The Chaos Bringer Act 2, Chapter 27: Siege by Moonlight
The next installment in The Chaos Bringer series (a Baldur's Gate 3 Dark Fantasy Fan Fiction).
Chapter 27: Siege by Moonlight
#DarkFantasy #FanFiction #DungeonsAndDragons
The Chaos Bringer: Act II (When Darkness Strikes)
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Broken Dulcet Ch 50 is Live!
Check out Ch 50 here.
Rescuing Faelan and company, and then escaping the palace, was never going to be easy.
#DarkFantasy #ScienceFantasy #SciFi
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Rushing to catch up on all the art stuff I need to get done this month. Here's a peek at what I've been working on for the Abyss of Dreams release. It's a composite of several snowy mountain photos and three different skies, and while I like the dreamlike quality, I'm not quite happy with it. The left peak is Kiune, the right Majari, and deep within the earth below them rests a dragon's lair. I'm creating quotes and working on the map (which is not going as easy as I wish it would).
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I'm looking for heightmap/terrain generator software. I'm not as concerned about price as I am about quality (though I can't afford something like Houdini. I keep thinking 2D art apps are spendy but 3D has them beat). I've read about several, including Gaea, Blender, Terragen, World Machine, World Creator, etc etc. Anyone have a program they use and like?
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Other than that, I've been wondering how I'm going to handle both Greenglimmer and Broken Dulcet coming to an end at the same time I'm releasing Abyss of Dreams. It looks like that's what's going to happen. I had planned to take a month break between the end of the books and the beginning of the next, but I might have to extend that. We'll see how this all turns out, because pantser me doesn't know.
Have a great week, all!
Kwyn
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The Chaos Bringer Act 2, Chapter 26: Trial by Moonlight
The next installment in The Chaos Bringer series (a Baldur's Gate 3 Dark Fantasy Fan Fiction).
Chapter 26: Trial by Moonlight
#DarkFantasy #FanFiction #DungeonsAndDragons
The Chaos Bringer: Act II (When Darkness Strikes)
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Greenglimmer Chs 50 & 51 are Live!
Time for exciting reads! Check out Ch 50 here and
Ch 51 here
Vantra and company separate, hoping to find Kjaelle before the enemy sails her away.
#DarkFantasy #EpicFantasy
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A new video by World Anvil on writing serial fiction was posted last week, and Greenglimmer's one of the works they showed! SQUEE! I was so excited, I rushed to show my honey, and he thought something was very wrong because I couldn't speak, I just jumped up and down. I ran all day with that high.
Check out here
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I've drawn a bit this week, but nothing I can post (because when you take some time off, you need to practice a bit to get the artwork back up to speed). I have a lot of work to catch up on. We'll see how fast I get it done.
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I'm hoping to have the new covers for Wellspring Dragons done by the end of the month (1 for the new release in hopefully August, the other for the re-issues and paperbacks). I'm hoping the paperbacks don't get too expensive. Just figures, when I decide to go the paper route, "things" happen to make materials more expensive :/
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The next installments of Lapis of Nicodem and Evenacht will come later this year. As I'm a pantser, I'm not certain exactly how much 'later', but if it's around the time of the Abyss of Dreams release, I might have to push those into the future by a month or two.
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See you at the Worldbuilding Awards tomorrow! Will Greenglimmer's map win? So nervous!
Kwyn
Ch 51 here
Vantra and company separate, hoping to find Kjaelle before the enemy sails her away.
#DarkFantasy #EpicFantasy
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A new video by World Anvil on writing serial fiction was posted last week, and Greenglimmer's one of the works they showed! SQUEE! I was so excited, I rushed to show my honey, and he thought something was very wrong because I couldn't speak, I just jumped up and down. I ran all day with that high.
Check out here
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I've drawn a bit this week, but nothing I can post (because when you take some time off, you need to practice a bit to get the artwork back up to speed). I have a lot of work to catch up on. We'll see how fast I get it done.
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I'm hoping to have the new covers for Wellspring Dragons done by the end of the month (1 for the new release in hopefully August, the other for the re-issues and paperbacks). I'm hoping the paperbacks don't get too expensive. Just figures, when I decide to go the paper route, "things" happen to make materials more expensive :/
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The next installments of Lapis of Nicodem and Evenacht will come later this year. As I'm a pantser, I'm not certain exactly how much 'later', but if it's around the time of the Abyss of Dreams release, I might have to push those into the future by a month or two.
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See you at the Worldbuilding Awards tomorrow! Will Greenglimmer's map win? So nervous!
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Chs 48 & 49 are Live!
Checkout Chapter 48 here and
Chapter 49 here
Will Lapis reach Faelan before the king ends him?
#DarkFantasy #ScienceFantasy
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There's not much to report on this week, other than my editing of Abyss of Dreams is progressing. Publishing is still months away, but I'm terrified I'm not going to get everything done.
I'm also a little concerned. I was planning to do a paperback through Amazon, but the quality is not where it should be. It seems more and more authors I know are getting proofs or author copies from them that are water damaged/torn/bent/ etc. Then there was the incident where an author got her author copies and while the books had her cover, the interior was Mein Kampf. D:<
I'm looking at Book Vault and some other options. We'll see what happens.
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Well, y'all take care this week!
Kwyn
Chapter 49 here
Will Lapis reach Faelan before the king ends him?
#DarkFantasy #ScienceFantasy
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There's not much to report on this week, other than my editing of Abyss of Dreams is progressing. Publishing is still months away, but I'm terrified I'm not going to get everything done.
I'm also a little concerned. I was planning to do a paperback through Amazon, but the quality is not where it should be. It seems more and more authors I know are getting proofs or author copies from them that are water damaged/torn/bent/ etc. Then there was the incident where an author got her author copies and while the books had her cover, the interior was Mein Kampf. D:<
I'm looking at Book Vault and some other options. We'll see what happens.
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Well, y'all take care this week!
Kwyn
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The Chaos Bringer Act 2, Chapter 24: Trial by Night (Part 1)
The next installment in The Chaos Bringer series (a Baldur's Gate 3 Dark Fantasy Fan Fiction).
Chapter 24: Trial by Night (Part 1)
#darkfantasy #fanfiction #dungeonsanddragons
The Chaos Bringer: Act II (When Darkness Strikes)
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Greenglimmer Ch 49 is Live!
Read Ch 49 here.
Vantra and company reach the docks, but the enemy has more surprises waiting for them.
#DarkFantasy
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If you haven't voted for the Worldbuilding Awards yet, today's the last day! My Greenglimmer Map is up for the Artistic Cartography Award. Check it out and vote here.
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Well, this week was a strange week. I've known about LibGen, a pirate site for books, articles, etc., but a lawsuit against Meta revealed they used it to train their AI on. The Atlantic has an article on LibGen, where people can search their name and see if their work is in the database.
My books are not (yay!) but my honey's PhD thesis, his book, and most of his 100+ articles are. It's horrible to find out your stuff's been stolen to train an AI you neither gave permission for, approved of, or benefitted from.
The amount of academic work in the set should terrify people; we already have a problem with unscrupulous scientists writing fake papers (publish or perish, y'all) and clogging up submissions or actually getting the false information printed (not as hard, if they pay a predatory journal). This leads to horrible outcomes, like medical researchers following a false lead that takes ten years to disprove, all the while the team could have been researching legit ideas. it's a waste of effort and money, leaving the sick to suffer. (If you want to know the quality of this stuff, check out the rat penis paper).
Wonder how much Meta paid to access that treasure trove of stolen materials. Wonder if Elsivier is going to sue. That'd be fun.
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My arm's getting better, but not quite up to art. I guess that's a good thing; something's bugging me about Wellspring Book 4's ending, and I'm rewriting it (over and over). I hope it clicks soon!
Anyway, I'm changing titles again. Book 1 will be Liminal Shadows, Book 2 Shades of Treachery. Book 3 will stay The Glass Volcano. And we'll see if people will buy the paperback.
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Have a great week, all!
Kwyn
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The Chaos Bringer Act 2, Chapter 23: Trial by Fire
The next installment in The Chaos Bringer series (a Baldur's Gate 3 Dark Fantasy Fan Fiction).
Chapter 23: Trial by Fire
#darkfantasy #fanfiction #dungeonsanddragons
The Chaos Bringer: Act II (When Darkness Strikes)
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Broken Dulcet Ch 47 is Live! and Other Updates
Run run run to read Chapter 47 here.
Run, Lapis, run. Faelan's life depends on it.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy
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Shameless plug for my Greenglimmer map, a nominee for the Artistic Cartography Category! You can vote for it here.
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We're in the last part of Broken Dulcet. There's still a ways to go, but I think it's a good time to look to the future.
The Chaser Chronicles will succeed the Jilvayna Chronicles starting with Book 5. Same characters, but the focus will switch since there's a lot to do as an empire collapses and falls--and chasers will be busy.
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Abyss of Dreams, Wellspring Dragons Book 4, is coming out later this year!
Sikode's obsessive childhood dream of becoming a dragon companion might shatter on the arrival of unexpected enemies wanting to conscript a dragon lair for their own purposes.
(I really need to write my official blurbs. Those take so long...)
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My arm progress is slower than I'd like, but I'm hoping to return to making art in the next few weeks.
Take care, all
Kwyn
Run, Lapis, run. Faelan's life depends on it.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy
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Shameless plug for my Greenglimmer map, a nominee for the Artistic Cartography Category! You can vote for it here.
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We're in the last part of Broken Dulcet. There's still a ways to go, but I think it's a good time to look to the future.
The Chaser Chronicles will succeed the Jilvayna Chronicles starting with Book 5. Same characters, but the focus will switch since there's a lot to do as an empire collapses and falls--and chasers will be busy.
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Abyss of Dreams, Wellspring Dragons Book 4, is coming out later this year!
Sikode's obsessive childhood dream of becoming a dragon companion might shatter on the arrival of unexpected enemies wanting to conscript a dragon lair for their own purposes.
(I really need to write my official blurbs. Those take so long...)
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My arm progress is slower than I'd like, but I'm hoping to return to making art in the next few weeks.
Take care, all
Kwyn
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Greenglimmer Chs 47 and 48 are Live and Other Updates
Check out Chapter 47 here and
Chapter 48 here.
Vantra and company reach the Sun temple and discover the enemy has already arrived.
#DarkFantasy #EpicFantasy
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As my rotator cuff is still not completely healed, I made this ad without drawing anything, just using my already-finished logo and a background by mumemories from Envato Elements, plus a copious amount of color and blending changes.
And you're the first to see it! Abyss of Dreams, The Wellspring Dragons Book 4, will be out later this year.
Since he could toddle, Sikode dreamed of becoming a dragon companion, and Shiobe, riding the whirlwind of becoming the first dragon companion in a thousand years, plans to help him.
Now that his dream is within his grasp, they discover the bloodmage enemy that plagued them in Merren threatens the countryside around the Abyss, the lair of Lajaka, Ice Dragon of Lassa. Blood marks the enemies' trail to the Abyss, but their reason for trespassing is hidden within the darkest clouds of the twilight mists.
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I finished the page for Lapis of Nicodem book site that has a brief description of the history relevant to the books. You can take a look here. The pic of Rin will update once I'm back to drawing.
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That's it for this week. Hopefully my arm gets better and I'm able to do a bit more for next week. Take care all
Kwyn
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The Chaos Bringer Act 2, Chapter 22: Trial by Shadow
The next installment in The Chaos Bringer series (a Baldur's Gate 3 Dark Fantasy Fan Fiction).
Chapter 22: Trial by Shadow
#darkfantasy #fanfiction #dungeonsanddragons
The Chaos Bringer: Act II (When Darkness Strikes)
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Broken Dulcet Ch 46 is Live!
Read Chapter 46 here.
A vow taken, for family, for duty.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy
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My arm is still healing, so again, this update is a bit sparse. It's a good thing I'm editing my Wellspring Dragons WIP. That doesn't require a lot of typing.
I'm also working on my booksites and a timeline for Lapis, things that I can do using one hand to type. Hopefully by next week, I can get back to my normal routine.
**** Take care, all
Kwyn
A vow taken, for family, for duty.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy
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My arm is still healing, so again, this update is a bit sparse. It's a good thing I'm editing my Wellspring Dragons WIP. That doesn't require a lot of typing.
I'm also working on my booksites and a timeline for Lapis, things that I can do using one hand to type. Hopefully by next week, I can get back to my normal routine.
**** Take care, all
Kwyn
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The Chaos Bringer Act 2, Chapter 21: Lost and Found
The next installment in The Chaos Bringer series (a Baldur's Gate 3 Dark Fantasy Fan Fiction).
#darkfantasy #fanfiction #dungeonsanddragons
The Chaos Bringer: Act II (When Darkness Strikes)
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Greenglimmer Ch 46 is Live! and Other Updates
Tis time for weekend reading! Check out Ch 46 here.
Kjaelle's in trouble, the Light-blessed want revenge, and an unanticipated enemy rises, catching Vantra and company off-guard.
#darkfantasy
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Well, my arm injury is healing slowly, so I haven't been able to draw, and typing with one hand takes a while. I don't have much else to share this week other than my Worldbuilding Awards entries again. Here's hoping I can get back to my regularly scheduled work soon.
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Have a great week, all
Kwyn
Kjaelle's in trouble, the Light-blessed want revenge, and an unanticipated enemy rises, catching Vantra and company off-guard.
#darkfantasy
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Well, my arm injury is healing slowly, so I haven't been able to draw, and typing with one hand takes a while. I don't have much else to share this week other than my Worldbuilding Awards entries again. Here's hoping I can get back to my regularly scheduled work soon.
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Have a great week, all
Kwyn
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Owlworks Update: Malkora & Ayun Sovos take on WAWA!
Is that a voting widget I see? That can only mean one thing... WAWA is in full swing! I'm equal parts thrilled and terrified, but I pushed through the anxiety and uncertainty to bring you my proudest works of the past year or so, for your consideration this Awards season!
Whether my submissions win your vote or not, I appreciate you popping by and giving them a read, and learning more about my worlds, why I picked my submissions, and what I'm looking forward to most in my worldbuilding these days! Plus, some mushy feelings about the community support you've shown me in the past. I'm just a creature with so many feelings.
Wishing the best to my fellow WAWA-goers this year! It's always such a privilege to share a stage with so many of you amazing brains as we put our work out there, shine together, compete, collaborate, and spread the love where we can.
Now... it's time to do a LOT of reading.
#TheOwlworks #Malkora #AyunSovos #WAWA #WorldbuildingAwards #CozyFantasy #DarkFantasy #WAWA2025 #WorldbuildingAwards2025 #WAWASubmissions
Wishing the best to my fellow WAWA-goers this year! It's always such a privilege to share a stage with so many of you amazing brains as we put our work out there, shine together, compete, collaborate, and spread the love where we can.
Now... it's time to do a LOT of reading.
#TheOwlworks #Malkora #AyunSovos #WAWA #WorldbuildingAwards #CozyFantasy #DarkFantasy #WAWA2025 #WorldbuildingAwards2025 #WAWASubmissions
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Broken Dulcet Ch 44 & 45 are Live and Other Updates
'Tis time for more Broken Dulcet! Read Ch 44 here and
Ch 45 here.
Janks are overrunning the Lells, causing problems for Lapis and Patch.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy
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Last Sunday I was helping my honey cut down a tree our HOA hated, but that we and our neighbor had no problem with (they liked the shade, and the HOA said they didn't care). Carting branches tore my rotator cuff on my right arm--the arm I use to draw. It's been a week filled with pain, ice packs and heating pads (I'm allergic to ibuprofen, so the usual ways to get swelling to go down are not viable for me).
Beginning to think 2025 doesn't like me very much.
Anyway, special artworks and the like are on hold until I'm healed. I'll still be publishing chapters, but probably not much else (typing hurts). Evenacht Snake's Den hit 200K views (!) and I'll do something special for that, too, once I'm better (which can be weeks, I'm told D:).
Cheers, and I hope you've had a better year so far,
Kwyn
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The Chaos Bringer Act 2, Chapter 19 - Old Friends, New Beginnings
The next installment in The Chaos Bringer series (a Baldur's Gate 3 Dark Fantasy Fan Fiction).
#darkfantasy #fanfiction #dungeonsanddragons
The Chaos Bringer: Act II (When Darkness Strikes)
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The Chaos Bringer Act 2, Chapter 18 - New Family, Old Memories
The next installment in The Chaos Bringer series (a Baldur's Gate 3 Dark Fantasy Fan Fiction).
#darkfantasy #fanfiction #dungeonsanddragons
The Chaos Bringer: Act II (When Darkness Strikes)
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Greenglimmer Ch 43 is Live! and Other Updates
It's the weekend! Read Ch 43 here.
The ex-shaman the mini-Joyful wished to visit shows up at the encampment, bringing dire news.
#darkfantasy #epicfantasy
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Kummer Wolfe highlighted my Lapis of Nicodem booksite! I love how my homepage turned out. You can check it out here.
I finished my judging for WorldEmber but I haven't gotten to the reading/goals Jan challenge. Basically, my father had a heart attack in December, I've been planning the trip to visit him while watching the LA fires and hoping we don't have to evacuate. It's been a bit stressful and not conducive to much reading (or writing, but I plowed through).
I'll be leaving tomorrow to see my dad. I still plan to publish the next Broken Dulcet
chapter next Friday, but depending on my access to the internet in rural Wyoming and how the visit goes, that might not happen. You are forewarned.
And since I'll be traveling this Saturday and next Saturday, I'll be missing the WE awards stream :(.
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Take care, all. Sometimes life is just shit, and you have to dig to find happiness and hope.
Kwyn
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The Chaos Bringer Act 2, Chapter 16 - A Kingdom Reclaimed
The next installment in The Chaos Bringer series (a Baldur's Gate 3 Dark Fantasy Fan Fiction).
#darkfantasy #fanfiction #dungeonsanddragons
The Chaos Bringer: Act II (When Darkness Strikes)
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Broken Dulcet Ch 43 is Live! and other Updates
Tis the weekend! Read Ch 43 here.
Lapis and Patch greet Vali's unwanted guests.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
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I'll be publishing Greenglimmer next week as usual (Jan 24), then I'm flying to the far reaches of Star Valley, Wyoming, USA to visit my dad, who's in ill health. Internet access will be iffy, and I'm not sure if I'll be able to publish Broken Dulcet while I'm there; my family prefers the middle of nowhere. I grew up in the Narrows, an unincorporated area, and in Bedford (which had ~250 people back then, most belonging to 3 families).
I'll be flying into Salt Lake, then driving 3 1/2 hours to reach my brother's place. I'm out of practice driving on crappy roads, so not looking forward to that. It'll be strange to visit; I haven't been back since my early twenties. I found it soul-killing. While the landscape is beautiful (it's south of Jackson Hole and Yellowstone National Park, so has the same kind of alpine mountain scape), the people are not. I'll be happy to sit and keep Dad company, then flee back to a better place.
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Take care, all
Kwyn
Lapis and Patch greet Vali's unwanted guests.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
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I'll be publishing Greenglimmer next week as usual (Jan 24), then I'm flying to the far reaches of Star Valley, Wyoming, USA to visit my dad, who's in ill health. Internet access will be iffy, and I'm not sure if I'll be able to publish Broken Dulcet while I'm there; my family prefers the middle of nowhere. I grew up in the Narrows, an unincorporated area, and in Bedford (which had ~250 people back then, most belonging to 3 families).
I'll be flying into Salt Lake, then driving 3 1/2 hours to reach my brother's place. I'm out of practice driving on crappy roads, so not looking forward to that. It'll be strange to visit; I haven't been back since my early twenties. I found it soul-killing. While the landscape is beautiful (it's south of Jackson Hole and Yellowstone National Park, so has the same kind of alpine mountain scape), the people are not. I'll be happy to sit and keep Dad company, then flee back to a better place.
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Take care, all
Kwyn
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The Chaos Bringer Act 2, Chapter 15 - Shadows Remain
The next installment in The Chaos Bringer series (a Baldur's Gate 3 Dark Fantasy Fan Fiction).
#darkfantasy #fanfiction #dungeonsanddragons
The Chaos Bringer: Act II (When Darkness Strikes)
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Greenglimmer Chs 41 & 42 are Live! and other Updates
I'm back from vacation, so Greenglimmer's back from its break. Read Chapter 41 here and
Chapter 42 here.
Vantra's anger at her mother's silence concerning important questions vies against the terror that the enemy is watching her.
#darkfantasy #fantasy
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Well, I live on the eastern edge of LA County, and I'm watching the city burn and wondering if the winds will spark a fire where I live. We knew it was going to be a bad fire season, as California had the atmospheric river dumping a lot of water earlier in the year, which made the foliage grow, which would dry out and become tinder later on. I'm hoping friends stay safe and a spark doesn't take root near us (and yes, the county's accidental sending of the evacuation warning scared the shit out of me and my honey).
Our firefighters are battling not only fire, but Santa Ana winds, and those are supposed to pick up again this weekend. Volunteers from other countries are here to help (Mexico, Canada) and I'm grateful to them all.
This is a strange time, as I'm writing about the effects of a fire/flood in Evenacht. It's a strange time, as Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler predicted just this (she was born and raised in Altadena, the first place the Eaton Fire ravaged). Stories, books, realities combine.
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I don't really have much more to say this update. My WorldEmber articles can be found here. I'm going back to doomscrolling and hoping I don't get another alert.
Take care, all. And if you, too, are in the LA area, stay safe and evacuate if they tell you to.
Kwyn
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The Chaos Bringer Act 2, Chapter 14 - Hunting Season
The next installment in The Chaos Bringer series (a Baldur's Gate 3 Dark Fantasy Fan Fiction).
#darkfantasy #fanfiction #dungeonsanddragons
The Chaos Bringer: Act II (When Darkness Strikes)
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The Chaos Bringer Act 2, Chapter 13 - Shadows Come To Play
The next installment in The Chaos Bringer series (a Baldur's Gate 3 Dark Fantasy Fan Fiction).
#darkfantasy #fanfiction #dungeonsanddragons
The Chaos Bringer: Act II (When Darkness Strikes)
Broken Dulcet Ch 42 is Live! and Other Updates
Hey all! Check out Chapter 42 here.
Vali confiscates some strange tech from smugglers she wants Jhor to look at.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy
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We did it! Not only did my World Anvil account reach 1M views, Ambercaast reached 200K! Thanks to all my readers!
I'll be doing art in celebration, but I'm not certain when it'll get completed. My father was admitted to the hospital after suffering a silent heart attack, and he's not doing well. We'll see how this holiday season turns out.
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WorldEmber is slowly coming; I'm sick and so I haven't been as productive as I'd wished. I have three articles written; I need pics for the Kiune and Majari myth. They'll be coming shortly.
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I'm officially on vacation. Greenglimmer will return Jan 10 and Broken Dulcet will return Jan 17.
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And now, I need to go sleep off this sickness and hope I can get my ears to pop. And so goes the exciting start to my vacation.
Have a wonderful holiday season, all
Kwyn
Vali confiscates some strange tech from smugglers she wants Jhor to look at.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy
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We did it! Not only did my World Anvil account reach 1M views, Ambercaast reached 200K! Thanks to all my readers!
I'll be doing art in celebration, but I'm not certain when it'll get completed. My father was admitted to the hospital after suffering a silent heart attack, and he's not doing well. We'll see how this holiday season turns out.
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WorldEmber is slowly coming; I'm sick and so I haven't been as productive as I'd wished. I have three articles written; I need pics for the Kiune and Majari myth. They'll be coming shortly.
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I'm officially on vacation. Greenglimmer will return Jan 10 and Broken Dulcet will return Jan 17.
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And now, I need to go sleep off this sickness and hope I can get my ears to pop. And so goes the exciting start to my vacation.
Have a wonderful holiday season, all
Kwyn
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Greenglimmer Chapter 40 is Live! and Other Updates
It's the weekend! Time to snuggle up for some reading. Check out Greenglimmer Ch 40 here.
What does the broken spear in Laken's hand mean?
#darkfantasy
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YAY! We did it! My World Anvil account now has over 1M total views! This was a goal for World Ember, and I made it (without sharing any WE articles yet :D).
Thanks all. Thank you pics coming!
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I have one article completed for WorldEmber. More are coming, but they need art! Ever thought you'd be so far ahead this year for World Ember and then, nope. BEHIND. Ah well.
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Ambercaast is almost to 200K! Fingers crossed we hit that goal before December is out!
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So Broken Dulcet will go live next week (Dec 20), then I'm taking a break. Greenglimmer will be back on Jan 10, and Broken Dulcet on Jan 17.
Breaks are important, and I usually skip them. I'm more creative when I recharge at regular intervals. Now that I'm not feeling so rushed to finish my Wellspring WIP draft (on 4th edit now) it feels manageable.
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Hope you all are having a great WorldEmber!
Kwyn
What does the broken spear in Laken's hand mean?
#darkfantasy
*****
YAY! We did it! My World Anvil account now has over 1M total views! This was a goal for World Ember, and I made it (without sharing any WE articles yet :D).
Thanks all. Thank you pics coming!
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I have one article completed for WorldEmber. More are coming, but they need art! Ever thought you'd be so far ahead this year for World Ember and then, nope. BEHIND. Ah well.
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Ambercaast is almost to 200K! Fingers crossed we hit that goal before December is out!
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So Broken Dulcet will go live next week (Dec 20), then I'm taking a break. Greenglimmer will be back on Jan 10, and Broken Dulcet on Jan 17.
Breaks are important, and I usually skip them. I'm more creative when I recharge at regular intervals. Now that I'm not feeling so rushed to finish my Wellspring WIP draft (on 4th edit now) it feels manageable.
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Hope you all are having a great WorldEmber!
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Chapters 40 & 41 are Live! and Other Updates
It's the weekend! Check out Ch 40 here and
Ch 41 here.
Lapis exchanges info with the Rams, and confronts a part of her past.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
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Holiday posting: Greenglimmer will go live on the 13, Broken Dulcet on the 20, then break. Greenglimmer will be back on Jan 10, Broken Dulcet on Jan 17. Man, I always get nervous about taking breaks, but of course, I'll be working on WorldEmber, so it won't be as much of one as you might think.
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I've written three articles for WorldEmber, but they're not quite done yet, so I'll share them later. They're about the e ada sindo from the Wellspring Dragons, a martial order of women in Rakan whose purpose is to bring justice to those who don't get it from official sources. Their failure to follow this tradition is an important part of the fourth book WIP, and will lead to unexpected consequences in book five.
Starting December 12, Wellspring Dragons Books 1-3 will be available for free through the Smashwords store. Check them out before Book 4 drops Summer 2025!
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I'm at 996K total views for my World Anvil Account. Will I make 1M before the new year? We shall see!
Ambercaast is also at 198K views! Will it make 200K before the new year? We shall see!
It will be a nice New Year if both happen :)
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Have a wonderful start to the holiday season, all!
Kwyn
Ch 41 here.
Lapis exchanges info with the Rams, and confronts a part of her past.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
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Holiday posting: Greenglimmer will go live on the 13, Broken Dulcet on the 20, then break. Greenglimmer will be back on Jan 10, Broken Dulcet on Jan 17. Man, I always get nervous about taking breaks, but of course, I'll be working on WorldEmber, so it won't be as much of one as you might think.
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I've written three articles for WorldEmber, but they're not quite done yet, so I'll share them later. They're about the e ada sindo from the Wellspring Dragons, a martial order of women in Rakan whose purpose is to bring justice to those who don't get it from official sources. Their failure to follow this tradition is an important part of the fourth book WIP, and will lead to unexpected consequences in book five.
Starting December 12, Wellspring Dragons Books 1-3 will be available for free through the Smashwords store. Check them out before Book 4 drops Summer 2025!
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I'm at 996K total views for my World Anvil Account. Will I make 1M before the new year? We shall see!
Ambercaast is also at 198K views! Will it make 200K before the new year? We shall see!
It will be a nice New Year if both happen :)
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Have a wonderful start to the holiday season, all!
Kwyn
6
Greenglimmer Chs 38 & 39 are Live! and Other Updates
It's a two-chapter week again! Check out Chapter 38 here
and Chapter 39 here.
Vantra escapes a previously unknown enemy, and discovers something odd about Laken's sundered essence.
#darkfantasy
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Yes, I'm linking to my WorldEmber homework again. I haven't quite finished my Wellspring primer, but sometimes things just don't get done. It is what it is.
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For NovelEmber, I wrote 39,673 words, finished my current Wellspring WIP and began editing! I wasn't aiming for 50K, but I'm happy with what I accomplished.
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I can't say I'm hopeful about the future right now, but I did a bit of looking forward this week as a soothing exercise.
I know that Broken Dulcet will be the last book in the Jilvayna Chronicles, and the story will then switch to the Chaser Chronicles, which will follow Lapis and Patch as they chase down enemies and threats (not going into too much detail because of spoilers).
I'll publish Wellspring Dragons Book 4 in early summer along with paperbacks of all four books. I'll be working on Book 5 as well (already written, though I need to change it a bit because I shifted events that originally took place in Book 4 to Book 5). I'll add worldbuilding articles specific to Book 4 (map of Rakan, explanation of the aki n'di ori tribes, etc).
Greenglimmer will end and Book 3 of Evenacht will begin at some point (I'm a pantser, so I can't say exactly when). It'll take place in the Windtwist Islands, where Vantra and company are going to have to plunge into the ocean depths to retrieve Laken's next essence. And poor Vantra, she's going to have a lot to deal with after the events of Book 2.
There will be artwork, and since Ambercaast is almost to 200K views, I'll do something special for that (I really want it to be khentauree pics, but I'm having a hard time drawing centaur-like robots. More practice is in order). Plus my World Anvil account is at 984K total page views. Exciting! I'll reach 1M sometime in the next few months.
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The holidays are upon us! Happy Black Friday (it might as well be a holiday, right?)!
Kwyn
and Chapter 39 here.
Vantra escapes a previously unknown enemy, and discovers something odd about Laken's sundered essence.
#darkfantasy
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Yes, I'm linking to my WorldEmber homework again. I haven't quite finished my Wellspring primer, but sometimes things just don't get done. It is what it is.
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For NovelEmber, I wrote 39,673 words, finished my current Wellspring WIP and began editing! I wasn't aiming for 50K, but I'm happy with what I accomplished.
****
I can't say I'm hopeful about the future right now, but I did a bit of looking forward this week as a soothing exercise.
I know that Broken Dulcet will be the last book in the Jilvayna Chronicles, and the story will then switch to the Chaser Chronicles, which will follow Lapis and Patch as they chase down enemies and threats (not going into too much detail because of spoilers).
I'll publish Wellspring Dragons Book 4 in early summer along with paperbacks of all four books. I'll be working on Book 5 as well (already written, though I need to change it a bit because I shifted events that originally took place in Book 4 to Book 5). I'll add worldbuilding articles specific to Book 4 (map of Rakan, explanation of the aki n'di ori tribes, etc).
Greenglimmer will end and Book 3 of Evenacht will begin at some point (I'm a pantser, so I can't say exactly when). It'll take place in the Windtwist Islands, where Vantra and company are going to have to plunge into the ocean depths to retrieve Laken's next essence. And poor Vantra, she's going to have a lot to deal with after the events of Book 2.
There will be artwork, and since Ambercaast is almost to 200K views, I'll do something special for that (I really want it to be khentauree pics, but I'm having a hard time drawing centaur-like robots. More practice is in order). Plus my World Anvil account is at 984K total page views. Exciting! I'll reach 1M sometime in the next few months.
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The holidays are upon us! Happy Black Friday (it might as well be a holiday, right?)!
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcent Chs 38 & 39 are Live! and WE update
Check out Broken Dulcet Chapter 38 here.
Check out Chapter 39 here.
Lapis gives more gifts before completing a courier mission for Faelan.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
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Well, I spent a lot of this week on my Evenacht primer (and the rest editing my WIP), so most of Week 3's homework for WorldEmber isn't done yet. Here's a link to what I have finished so far.
I'm hoping to have it all done by the end of the weekend. I always promise I won't get behind, and as I'm falling further and further back, I wonder why my good intentions never seem to work. I always rush at the end.
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My honey thinks I need to take more frequent breaks, so I'll be taking one at the end of December around Christmas. Looking forward, I want to put in two-week breaks four times a year, and a month between the end of a book and the beginning of the next one. Creative juices get ground down, and I think a healthier break schedule might help in this.
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That's it for this week. Take care, all!
Kwyn
Check out Chapter 39 here.
Lapis gives more gifts before completing a courier mission for Faelan.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
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Well, I spent a lot of this week on my Evenacht primer (and the rest editing my WIP), so most of Week 3's homework for WorldEmber isn't done yet. Here's a link to what I have finished so far.
I'm hoping to have it all done by the end of the weekend. I always promise I won't get behind, and as I'm falling further and further back, I wonder why my good intentions never seem to work. I always rush at the end.
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My honey thinks I need to take more frequent breaks, so I'll be taking one at the end of December around Christmas. Looking forward, I want to put in two-week breaks four times a year, and a month between the end of a book and the beginning of the next one. Creative juices get ground down, and I think a healthier break schedule might help in this.
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That's it for this week. Take care, all!
Kwyn
8
Greenglimmer Ch 37 is Live! and some art updates
Check out Greenglimmer Ch 37 here.
Vantra leads the enemy astray.
#DarkFantasy
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So I finished the current draft of my WIP, Wellspring Dragons Book 4! I changed things in Book 3, and ended up rewriting all of Book 4 instead of just updating, like I planned (2 years later than I expected but I finished!). It came in at 139K! Now I'm editing; funny, how motivating seething rage can be.
I've also been working on the Lapis of Nicodem book site. Revamping character pics has been part of that. I'm working on a new card-like presentation for characters, where they will appear under their primary faction (rebel, rat, etc) rather than on a separate page. Here's some of the re-colored artwork.
I'm also excited that Ambercaast is nearing 200K views! And my World Anvil account views is up to 958K. Happy people are checking out my work! Now if I can just get all the book sites revamped and up to snuff...
And maps, so I can enter them in the Worldbuilding competition.
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Take care all. Enjoy your week!
Kwyn
Vantra leads the enemy astray.
#DarkFantasy
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So I finished the current draft of my WIP, Wellspring Dragons Book 4! I changed things in Book 3, and ended up rewriting all of Book 4 instead of just updating, like I planned (2 years later than I expected but I finished!). It came in at 139K! Now I'm editing; funny, how motivating seething rage can be.
I've also been working on the Lapis of Nicodem book site. Revamping character pics has been part of that. I'm working on a new card-like presentation for characters, where they will appear under their primary faction (rebel, rat, etc) rather than on a separate page. Here's some of the re-colored artwork.
I'm also excited that Ambercaast is nearing 200K views! And my World Anvil account views is up to 958K. Happy people are checking out my work! Now if I can just get all the book sites revamped and up to snuff...
And maps, so I can enter them in the Worldbuilding competition.
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Take care all. Enjoy your week!
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 37 is Live!
Check out Chapter 37 here.
After avoiding the janks and their allies, Lapis arrives at the House carrying gifts.
#DarkFantasy #ScienceFantasy #ScienceFiction
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I don't have extras. I'm not in the a good headspace right now. It was hard to write a chapter meant to be soft and wonderful when seething rage and helplessness roared through me.
My honey and I grew up in rural America (Wyoming and Nebraska) and we know what's in store when Trump gets sworn in and they implement Project 2025. We know the hate that's been unleashed, and the numbers of people getting hurt and dying needlessly will increase. I'm donating to orgs like RAICES and the Trevor Project and the ACLU and hope we can keep the damage and death to a minimum, though right now, it feels pretty hopeless. I know how unsafe I feel as a woman. It's worse for LGBTQ+, minorities, non-Christians.
And no, I'm not overreacting. We know the kind of person who voted for Trump because we're related to them. My honey and I moved to California and cut all ties to toxic, abusive family. There isn't anywhere else to move to escape the hate that infuses them (my father told me during the pandemic he didn't care if I lived or died, all the same to him. And now people like him, who lack empathy, sympathy and basic human decency, will be back in power).
Y'all, take care. I'm going to have to, before I burst.
Kwyn
After avoiding the janks and their allies, Lapis arrives at the House carrying gifts.
#DarkFantasy #ScienceFantasy #ScienceFiction
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I don't have extras. I'm not in the a good headspace right now. It was hard to write a chapter meant to be soft and wonderful when seething rage and helplessness roared through me.
My honey and I grew up in rural America (Wyoming and Nebraska) and we know what's in store when Trump gets sworn in and they implement Project 2025. We know the hate that's been unleashed, and the numbers of people getting hurt and dying needlessly will increase. I'm donating to orgs like RAICES and the Trevor Project and the ACLU and hope we can keep the damage and death to a minimum, though right now, it feels pretty hopeless. I know how unsafe I feel as a woman. It's worse for LGBTQ+, minorities, non-Christians.
And no, I'm not overreacting. We know the kind of person who voted for Trump because we're related to them. My honey and I moved to California and cut all ties to toxic, abusive family. There isn't anywhere else to move to escape the hate that infuses them (my father told me during the pandemic he didn't care if I lived or died, all the same to him. And now people like him, who lack empathy, sympathy and basic human decency, will be back in power).
Y'all, take care. I'm going to have to, before I burst.
Kwyn
8
Greenglimmer Chs 35 & 36 are Live!
It's a 2 chapter week! Check out Chapter 35 here and
Chapter 36 here.
Finding Laken's essence brings surprises--and the enemy--to Vantra.
#DarkFantasy
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My artwork this week is a sketch of Qira, looking a bit worse for wear. You can find the original in my Spooktober article here.
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So I had a SM post go viral this week. It was about how we need options for publishing--Amazon can't be the only company out there selling books if we want a healthy industry. I'm happy that Manuscripts exists, because 1) it's a great place to publish 2) it's not in the Amazon ecosystem. It helps provide that variety we desperately need.
I've been suggesting Manuscripts as a place for the disenfranchised Vella writers (yes, Amazon's closing Vella down, and I have the impression a lot of writers aren't sure where to take their work). Hopefully some join our wondrous community!
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With that, take care, all and Happy Halloween (a day late) and All Soul's Day.
Kwyn
Chapter 36 here.
Finding Laken's essence brings surprises--and the enemy--to Vantra.
#DarkFantasy
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My artwork this week is a sketch of Qira, looking a bit worse for wear. You can find the original in my Spooktober article here.
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So I had a SM post go viral this week. It was about how we need options for publishing--Amazon can't be the only company out there selling books if we want a healthy industry. I'm happy that Manuscripts exists, because 1) it's a great place to publish 2) it's not in the Amazon ecosystem. It helps provide that variety we desperately need.
I've been suggesting Manuscripts as a place for the disenfranchised Vella writers (yes, Amazon's closing Vella down, and I have the impression a lot of writers aren't sure where to take their work). Hopefully some join our wondrous community!
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With that, take care, all and Happy Halloween (a day late) and All Soul's Day.
Kwyn
5
Broken Dulcet Chapter 36 is Live and Spooktober Update!
Check out Chapter 35 here.
Lapis wants to buy gifts for those she holds dearest, but the janks interrupt her outing.
#DarkFantasy #ScienceFantasy
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So I have my Spooktober article written. It's more dark than scary, but it fits. It still needs prettifying, and I still need to make the snippets for the prompts, but it's good for a read.
The Final Gauntlet is the trial Qira undertakes in the (NEW!) short story Falling Light. It's the final test for a Light-blessed, and if they succeed, they become the avatar of Light. That means, of course, it's a difficult and dangerous undertaking.
#Spooktober
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If you didn't catch it earlier, Oct. 20 was the 4th anniversary of Lapis of Nicodem! The first chapter of Lapis was the first ever serial chapter I'd written, so it was a milestone even in 2020.
Hopefully this gets me pumped to draw that portrait of Rin I've been meaning to create for the website. And maybe I'll get a khentauree drawn, too (I am not as good at combining horse/deer bodies with humanoid torsos as I am drawing portraits. They look funny).
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Take care, and may spooky season delight your soul
Kwyn
Lapis wants to buy gifts for those she holds dearest, but the janks interrupt her outing.
#DarkFantasy #ScienceFantasy
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So I have my Spooktober article written. It's more dark than scary, but it fits. It still needs prettifying, and I still need to make the snippets for the prompts, but it's good for a read.
The Final Gauntlet is the trial Qira undertakes in the (NEW!) short story Falling Light. It's the final test for a Light-blessed, and if they succeed, they become the avatar of Light. That means, of course, it's a difficult and dangerous undertaking.
#Spooktober
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If you didn't catch it earlier, Oct. 20 was the 4th anniversary of Lapis of Nicodem! The first chapter of Lapis was the first ever serial chapter I'd written, so it was a milestone even in 2020.
Hopefully this gets me pumped to draw that portrait of Rin I've been meaning to create for the website. And maybe I'll get a khentauree drawn, too (I am not as good at combining horse/deer bodies with humanoid torsos as I am drawing portraits. They look funny).
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Take care, and may spooky season delight your soul
Kwyn
5
New Short Story and a Book Anniversary!
So, my weekend went something like this: internet was funky so it took me thirty minutes to upload my Greenglimmer chapters on Friday. Had problems uploading the short story I planned to release along with the chapters, so waited until things seemed better.
Then my coffee decided it liked being inside my gaming keyboard rather than inside the mug. Eep. And since that was my desktop keyboard, I needed to do what I could to clean it and get another hooked up...fun times, y'all!
But I did get the short story up! Check it out here. It's relevant to the current happenings in my Evenacht serial. It's dark and moody, and is Qira's origin story.
Qira vowed to destroy the Light Temple, but he needs the Light Crown to do it--which means he needs to defeat Skerezahn the Immortal first.
#DarkFantasy
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Today is the 4th anniversary of Lapis of Nicodem--which just happens to be the 4th anniversary of the first serial chapter I ever published!
Doesn't feel like it's been four years, either. But it has, and the 4th book is still going strong!
If you haven't yet, check out Lapis of Nicodem Book 1.
#ScienceFantasy
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Have a good week, all!
Kwyn
Then my coffee decided it liked being inside my gaming keyboard rather than inside the mug. Eep. And since that was my desktop keyboard, I needed to do what I could to clean it and get another hooked up...fun times, y'all!
But I did get the short story up! Check it out here. It's relevant to the current happenings in my Evenacht serial. It's dark and moody, and is Qira's origin story.
Qira vowed to destroy the Light Temple, but he needs the Light Crown to do it--which means he needs to defeat Skerezahn the Immortal first.
#DarkFantasy
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Today is the 4th anniversary of Lapis of Nicodem--which just happens to be the 4th anniversary of the first serial chapter I ever published!
Doesn't feel like it's been four years, either. But it has, and the 4th book is still going strong!
If you haven't yet, check out Lapis of Nicodem Book 1.
#ScienceFantasy
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Have a good week, all!
Kwyn
5
Greenglimmer Chs 33 & 34 are Live!
Hey all!
It's the weekend, time for Greenglimmer! Read Ch 33 here
Read Ch 34 here
Vantra pissing Rezenarza off has an unexpected consequence.
#darkfantasy
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So I was going to have the Evenacht short story Falling Light up and ready for this update, but it looks like the internet connection is slowing me waaaaay down. I had to wait for a few minutes for my chapter titles to update and for my chapter ad to upload, got the spinning-can't-load icon a few times.
If my connection improves, I'll have it up later today. If not, tomorrow?
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Take care, all
Kwyn
It's the weekend, time for Greenglimmer! Read Ch 33 here
Read Ch 34 here
Vantra pissing Rezenarza off has an unexpected consequence.
#darkfantasy
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So I was going to have the Evenacht short story Falling Light up and ready for this update, but it looks like the internet connection is slowing me waaaaay down. I had to wait for a few minutes for my chapter titles to update and for my chapter ad to upload, got the spinning-can't-load icon a few times.
If my connection improves, I'll have it up later today. If not, tomorrow?
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Take care, all
Kwyn
5
Broken Dulcet Ch 35 is Live!
Check out Chapter 35 here.
Lapis questions Jhor about Tuft, and his answers shock her.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
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Well, I was all set to publish my Falling Light short story along with this week's LoN chapter, and I realized I didn't have a cover. Oops. Too used to publishing chapters, I guess. So that will go up as soon as I make a cover.
Thanks to all who read my stuff! I have over 900K page views for my account! What am I going to do when I reach 1M? Not sure, but something. World Anvil's been a wonderful place to house my creative endeavors, and I want to celebrate that.
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My week's been mostly working on ads for my three series. Here's the new one for Wellspring Dragons (Book 4 is surging ahead, finally! Maybe maybe I'll have it ready for release at the beginning of summer).
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Take care, all, and if you're working on Spooktober, good luck! I'm planning to make a map of the Final Light Gauntlet for it.
Kwyn
Lapis questions Jhor about Tuft, and his answers shock her.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
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Well, I was all set to publish my Falling Light short story along with this week's LoN chapter, and I realized I didn't have a cover. Oops. Too used to publishing chapters, I guess. So that will go up as soon as I make a cover.
Thanks to all who read my stuff! I have over 900K page views for my account! What am I going to do when I reach 1M? Not sure, but something. World Anvil's been a wonderful place to house my creative endeavors, and I want to celebrate that.
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My week's been mostly working on ads for my three series. Here's the new one for Wellspring Dragons (Book 4 is surging ahead, finally! Maybe maybe I'll have it ready for release at the beginning of summer).
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Take care, all, and if you're working on Spooktober, good luck! I'm planning to make a map of the Final Light Gauntlet for it.
Kwyn
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Greenglimmer Chapters 31 & 32 are Live and other Updates
Ah, another weekend! Time to read Chapter 31 here.
Read Chapter 32 here.
Jare attempts to convince Vantra Qira and Katta are worthy of trust, but Rezenarza's return causes a different problem.
#darkfantasy
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I've been busy this week, though I don't have a lot I can share for it. My Wellspring WIP is hopefully back on track, I'm working on paperback covers for the first three Wellspring books, I started a new Evenacht song, and I'm prepping Falling Light for Manuscripts.
I wrote Falling Light for World Ember 2023 as a prose article, but I wanted to switch it to Manuscripts as a short story. It's about Qira's ascension--something Jare reminisces about in this week's chapters.
I'm coming up on 900K page views for my account. Excited for when it gets there! I'm also excited about Ambercaast creeping up to 200K. It's now in "2nd edition" phase, where I'm going through with a fresh look-over and spell-check, but primarily breaking up longer chapters (as my vision of serials has changed over time).
Well all, that's it for this week.
Kwyn
Read Chapter 32 here.
Jare attempts to convince Vantra Qira and Katta are worthy of trust, but Rezenarza's return causes a different problem.
#darkfantasy
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I've been busy this week, though I don't have a lot I can share for it. My Wellspring WIP is hopefully back on track, I'm working on paperback covers for the first three Wellspring books, I started a new Evenacht song, and I'm prepping Falling Light for Manuscripts.
I wrote Falling Light for World Ember 2023 as a prose article, but I wanted to switch it to Manuscripts as a short story. It's about Qira's ascension--something Jare reminisces about in this week's chapters.
I'm coming up on 900K page views for my account. Excited for when it gets there! I'm also excited about Ambercaast creeping up to 200K. It's now in "2nd edition" phase, where I'm going through with a fresh look-over and spell-check, but primarily breaking up longer chapters (as my vision of serials has changed over time).
Well all, that's it for this week.
Kwyn
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Welcome to Odius, Realm of Opposition!
This message was delayed a bit because someone who will remain unnamed forgot to hit post.
Welcome to Odius, the Realm of Opposition. In this nearly dead realm, frost and flame fight for constant dominance while something deep below the surface slowly drains the realm of power. In addition, our Realms page got a pretty heavy update. Please check out both articles!
Let's try out some tags, too. #DarkFantasy #Fantary #Realm
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Broken Dulcet Chs 33 & 34 are Live, and Ghost Pirate University Update
Hey all! It's time for another dose of Lapis and company!
Read Chapter 33 here and
read Chapter 34 here.
Wrethe brings news, and Tuft shows his softer side.
#DarkFantasy #ScienceFantasy #ScienceFiction
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To save my sanity, I deleted my Ghost Pirate University CSS and BBCode because something was wrong and I couldn't figure out what. I rewrote it and it's live and submitted to Institutions of Learning Challenge!
Pirate Captain Drowned Dough and lawful Lieutenant Trevel realize that tourists need training to have fun during sea battle re-enactments--so create Ghost Pirate University to teach them how to pirate.
#InstitutionsofLearning
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My week was mostly spent on my challenge entry, and crying because something was wrong with the article and I couldn't figure out what. I saved the writing to a test article, deleted everything, and went from there.
I've officially started the 2nd edition edits of Ambercaast, which will basically consist of spellchecking again and breaking chapters into smaller chunks (my opinion on long chapters for serials has changed since I first started Ambercaast). Not certain when I'll get it done, since I also need to finish Abyss of Dreams, my Wellspring WIP that really, really needs to get finished.
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Well, that's it for this week. Take care all
Kwyn
Read Chapter 33 here and
read Chapter 34 here.
Wrethe brings news, and Tuft shows his softer side.
#DarkFantasy #ScienceFantasy #ScienceFiction
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To save my sanity, I deleted my Ghost Pirate University CSS and BBCode because something was wrong and I couldn't figure out what. I rewrote it and it's live and submitted to Institutions of Learning Challenge!
Pirate Captain Drowned Dough and lawful Lieutenant Trevel realize that tourists need training to have fun during sea battle re-enactments--so create Ghost Pirate University to teach them how to pirate.
#InstitutionsofLearning
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My week was mostly spent on my challenge entry, and crying because something was wrong with the article and I couldn't figure out what. I saved the writing to a test article, deleted everything, and went from there.
I've officially started the 2nd edition edits of Ambercaast, which will basically consist of spellchecking again and breaking chapters into smaller chunks (my opinion on long chapters for serials has changed since I first started Ambercaast). Not certain when I'll get it done, since I also need to finish Abyss of Dreams, my Wellspring WIP that really, really needs to get finished.
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Well, that's it for this week. Take care all
Kwyn
7
Broken Dulcet Chapters 31 & 32 are Live!
Broken Dulcet is back with another two chapters. Lapis struggles to regain her sense of self after taking lives, but events surrounding her whisk towards their own destinations, driven forward by Dentherion interests.
Read Chapter 31 here.
Read Chapter 32 here.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy
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I've continued working on the revamp of Lapis of Nicodem, which has included re-coloring older artwork. The originals I did in 2020-21 are influenced by Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's artwork; I loved the cel-shading, with highlights and shadows and not much in between. While I still love the style, I'm going back to a less minimal look for my own work.
Speaking of influences, I think my characters' eyes will forever be large, because I first studied Wendy Pini's art and, of course, most of her characters are elves with large eyes.
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Take care all, and if you live in fire country like I do, take extra care
Kwyn
Read Chapter 31 here.
Read Chapter 32 here.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy
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I've continued working on the revamp of Lapis of Nicodem, which has included re-coloring older artwork. The originals I did in 2020-21 are influenced by Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's artwork; I loved the cel-shading, with highlights and shadows and not much in between. While I still love the style, I'm going back to a less minimal look for my own work.
Speaking of influences, I think my characters' eyes will forever be large, because I first studied Wendy Pini's art and, of course, most of her characters are elves with large eyes.
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Take care all, and if you live in fire country like I do, take extra care
Kwyn
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Greenglimmer Chapters 27 & 28 are Live!
I'm back from my break! And so is Greenglimmer!
Read Chapter 27 here.
Read Chapter 28 here.
#darkfantasy
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Sonkotrow won the Summer Camp Slang or Religious Language Prompt! I felt so overwhelmed, to win this category.
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While I didn't write during the break, I did work a bit on the Lapis of Nicodem homepage and my Wordpress site. They're not complete yet, but if you want to check them out:
Lapis of Nicodem here.
Wordpress site here.
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That's it for this week. Take care, all!
Kwyn
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Greenglimmer Chapters 25 and 26 are Live!
Read Chapter 25 here and
Chapter 26 here.
Vantra, Jare and Laken need to escape fire, monsters and water.
#darkfantasy
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I'm posting earlier than normal because I have things I gotta do today that are not story-related. And I'll be taking a break during the second half of August because I need one to renew creative juices. That means the serials will each have a week off.
And with that, I'm off to a not-that-fun adventure. Take care, all!
Kwyn
Chapter 26 here.
Vantra, Jare and Laken need to escape fire, monsters and water.
#darkfantasy
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I'm posting earlier than normal because I have things I gotta do today that are not story-related. And I'll be taking a break during the second half of August because I need one to renew creative juices. That means the serials will each have a week off.
And with that, I'm off to a not-that-fun adventure. Take care, all!
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Chapter 28 is Live and Summer Camp Updates
Read Chapter 28 here,
Lapis breaks.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
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So I've got 27/32 prompts done. My goal was gold, so I have that! I'm going to focus and get the last five done before tomorrow. It will happen: two are written and need art, and if I keep the last three under 1000K, I should be good. I've never hit diamond before, so this will be a first!
I'm proud of my articles. They've risen naturally from the prompts and my world settings. Some are things I should have written about before, so this has been a great opportunity to get them down.
#summercamp #summercamp2024
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I've hit 806K page views on my World Anvil account! Yes, I'm excited. It means people are reading my stuff! Speaking of which, Ambercaast is coming up on 175K views! I'm so happy to have the World Anvil readership. It keeps my creativity going because I know I'm not writing to the void.
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After summer camp, I'm planning to focus on
1) getting all my worlds updated with their new themes. Yes, I still haven't settled for one for Lapis of Nicodem, but hey, we'll see what I come up with
2) get the fourth book of Wellsprings Dragons finished
3) judge my entries! There are 212 so far, but I'm not certain how many of them have Challenge turned on. Regardless, I will have a lot of reading this month
4) I really should take a break this month. I need one. Will it happen? ...maybe
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That's all for this week! Have a great end to summer camp, y'all!
Kwyn
Lapis breaks.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
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So I've got 27/32 prompts done. My goal was gold, so I have that! I'm going to focus and get the last five done before tomorrow. It will happen: two are written and need art, and if I keep the last three under 1000K, I should be good. I've never hit diamond before, so this will be a first!
I'm proud of my articles. They've risen naturally from the prompts and my world settings. Some are things I should have written about before, so this has been a great opportunity to get them down.
#summercamp #summercamp2024
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I've hit 806K page views on my World Anvil account! Yes, I'm excited. It means people are reading my stuff! Speaking of which, Ambercaast is coming up on 175K views! I'm so happy to have the World Anvil readership. It keeps my creativity going because I know I'm not writing to the void.
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After summer camp, I'm planning to focus on
1) getting all my worlds updated with their new themes. Yes, I still haven't settled for one for Lapis of Nicodem, but hey, we'll see what I come up with
2) get the fourth book of Wellsprings Dragons finished
3) judge my entries! There are 212 so far, but I'm not certain how many of them have Challenge turned on. Regardless, I will have a lot of reading this month
4) I really should take a break this month. I need one. Will it happen? ...maybe
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That's all for this week! Have a great end to summer camp, y'all!
Kwyn
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Greenglimmer Chapter 24 is Live and Summer Camp Updates
Read Chapter 24 here.
The surge comes, and Vantra is washed away...
Trigger warning for man-made disaster.
#darkfantasy
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I've reached silver, though I'm a bit behind where I wanted to be with Summer Camp at this point. This week has been a rollercoaster of emotion (sadness, feeling helpless, lots of chocolate, seeing light and hope). I'll catch up as long as I can keep my articles below 1K. (BTW this is why my Greenglimmer chapter is not as devastating as I planned. That's OK, I think it works better world-wise this way).
#summercamp #summercamp2024 **** That's all I have for this week. Most of my effort is summer camp-related, so you can see what I've been working on this month in the articles. No grand art, no time, but I've made some cute, sketchier pics. Take care all. And may you NOT live in interesting times (it's a PITA). Kwyn
#summercamp #summercamp2024 **** That's all I have for this week. Most of my effort is summer camp-related, so you can see what I've been working on this month in the articles. No grand art, no time, but I've made some cute, sketchier pics. Take care all. And may you NOT live in interesting times (it's a PITA). Kwyn
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Greenglimmer Ch 23 is Live! and SC Updates
Read Chapter 23 here
Flickering flames; a warning or a threat?
#darkfantasy
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I have some Summer Camp Goodness to share! I have more prompts written, I just need artwork. I've been agonizing over the art--and then realized that readers aren't going to expect it to be perfect. Still, finding a larger-than-life pic to represent the pirates of Merdia is going to take some work.
#summercamp #summercamp2024
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So I expected to watch the Sage seminar and the prompt reveal tomorrow--then my husband told me that the flight he thought was on Sunday is actually on Saturday. So instead of sitting in my nice creative space enjoying streams, I'll be driving to LAX and back.
For those of you who don't understand LA traffic--driving to LAX SUUUUUUCKS.
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Hope everyone is having a great Summer Camp!
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 24 & Ch 25 are Live! and Summer Camp Update
Sit back this weekend and enjoy Ch 24 here and
Ch 25 here
Something sickening this way comes concerning the rescued khentauree parts and the undermarket.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
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Summer Camp is here! And I completed a prompt the first week too (and within the first few days. That's never happened before. I'm usually rushing at the end)! I finished four others, but they need artwork and headers, so they aren't ready for the public yet.
Take a peek at the Astri Pact! It's the document that made the Evenacht what it is today, upending the existences of the living and the dead alike.
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I've finished an artwork for the Knavish Canto achievement, and I like it enough, it'll be part of my new homepage (which I'm working diligently on. I really want to include parallax that doesn't span the entire page, but I also don't want the images getting bigger depending on screen size. How do I do that???).
Patch, by Shade Melodique (me!) in my ever-changing style.
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Hope your summer camp is going well! The prompt I'm sponsoring is going live next week, and I'm excited to see what it is!
Take care, write well, have fun,
Kwyn
Ch 25 here
Something sickening this way comes concerning the rescued khentauree parts and the undermarket.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
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Summer Camp is here! And I completed a prompt the first week too (and within the first few days. That's never happened before. I'm usually rushing at the end)! I finished four others, but they need artwork and headers, so they aren't ready for the public yet.
Take a peek at the Astri Pact! It's the document that made the Evenacht what it is today, upending the existences of the living and the dead alike.
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I've finished an artwork for the Knavish Canto achievement, and I like it enough, it'll be part of my new homepage (which I'm working diligently on. I really want to include parallax that doesn't span the entire page, but I also don't want the images getting bigger depending on screen size. How do I do that???).
Patch, by Shade Melodique (me!) in my ever-changing style.
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Hope your summer camp is going well! The prompt I'm sponsoring is going live next week, and I'm excited to see what it is!
Take care, write well, have fun,
Kwyn
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Greenglimmer Ch 22 & Ch 23 are live! and Other Updates
Read Ch 22 here and
Ch 23 here. Vantra, Lorgan and Laken discover info on the visions they had, while the mini-Joyful experiences an unpleasant surprise at Two Rivers.
#darkfantasy
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I had planned to do a lot more on my Summer Camp article this week, but my dad suffered two strokes and it's been a stressful, rather than creative, time (no, rural America is not a place you want to have a medical emergency. He's doing surprisingly well, considering). Needless to say, my revamped homepages are not quite done to show off for this update.
Also, shout out to ChrispyO who realized my SC article was going to 404 and reached out to tell me!
Anyway, here's the link to my SC article. I'm hoping to complete the revamps tonight.
If you want a peek at what I'm thinking about concerning the Lapis of Nicodem homepage, you can check out my test page here. I'll be changing pics, reworking the parallax and stuff, so this is not the final product.
#SummerCamp
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Take care, all, and have a great first week of Summer Camp!
Kwyn
Ch 23 here. Vantra, Lorgan and Laken discover info on the visions they had, while the mini-Joyful experiences an unpleasant surprise at Two Rivers.
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Broken Dulcet Chapters 22 n 23 are Live! and Other Updates
Sit back, relax, and read Chapter 22 here and
Chapter 23 here. The strangers make a startling offer that could give the rebels an upper hand against Gall.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy
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OK, it's far from a pretty homework, but here is my summer camp article (so far). My time has been a bit more limited than I expected to work on it (and my sites!). So it goes, I suppose.
...I am in a rhyming mood, apparently.
#summercamp2024
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Have a great day, all! I'll be working on the homepage for Lapis of Nicodem. Hopefully I can get it up before Summer Camp begins!
Kwyn
Chapter 23 here. The strangers make a startling offer that could give the rebels an upper hand against Gall.
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Greenglimmer Chapter 20 is Live!
Take a break this weekend and read Chapter 20 here.
Rezenarza insists he has something to show Vantra and Lorgan, and he won't take no for an answer.
#darkfantasy
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Greenglimmer has a new cover! It better catches the spookiness and magical mystery of the book.
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Am I way way behind on Summer Camp prep Stuff?
*shamed face* yes.
Do I know when I'll get it done?
hopefully this weekend.
I wrote the "Through the Ages" intro primer article which briefly covers the history of the Evenacht, but I have images that aren't quite done yet. Plus I'm working on my CSS for Lapis of Nicodem. I need something science fantasy, kinda cyberpunk-y but with a dark fantasy flare. The books have taken a more tech-oriented road than I originally planned, but the dark fantasy themes are still there and relevant, and I have not come up with something that combos it all. I've been testing different looks since autumn of last year, too.
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That's all for this week. Take care, all!
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Chapters 20 & 21 now Live!
Relax and read Chapter 20 here and
Chapter 21 here.
Lapis and company discover more than they expected in the smuggling tunnels.
#darkfantasy, #sciencefantasy
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I don't have my Summer Camp Week 1 prep done yet because I'm working on my meta (my meta has spoilers so it's not available to the public. I'm making meta/primers that don't have them, and that's taking time).
Themes of change? Well, Broken Dulcet's "first night of the last night of the Dentherion Empire" definitely fits! The ending of an empire brings a lot of change, good and bad, with it.
I also am looking at Evenacht. A really big event is on the horizon, and I'm pretty certain it's going to happen in July--and it will change Vantra's viewpoint on a great many things.
Change in the real world has influenced my writing. Without the rise of generative AI and LLMs, I wouldn't be thinking of khentauree in the same way. What constitutes intelligence, and do they qualify? If Gedaavik's code changed them, did it change them enough to give them humanity? Or are they just following what an extraordinary code tells them to do?
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Alright, I will go work on my meta/primer so I can get my homework posted.
Take care, all
Kwyn
Chapter 21 here.
Lapis and company discover more than they expected in the smuggling tunnels.
#darkfantasy, #sciencefantasy
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I don't have my Summer Camp Week 1 prep done yet because I'm working on my meta (my meta has spoilers so it's not available to the public. I'm making meta/primers that don't have them, and that's taking time).
Themes of change? Well, Broken Dulcet's "first night of the last night of the Dentherion Empire" definitely fits! The ending of an empire brings a lot of change, good and bad, with it.
I also am looking at Evenacht. A really big event is on the horizon, and I'm pretty certain it's going to happen in July--and it will change Vantra's viewpoint on a great many things.
Change in the real world has influenced my writing. Without the rise of generative AI and LLMs, I wouldn't be thinking of khentauree in the same way. What constitutes intelligence, and do they qualify? If Gedaavik's code changed them, did it change them enough to give them humanity? Or are they just following what an extraordinary code tells them to do?
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Alright, I will go work on my meta/primer so I can get my homework posted.
Take care, all
Kwyn
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Greenglimmer Chs 18 and 19 are Live!
Check out Chapter 18 here and
Chapter 19 here. Yut-ta's tale, along with Tenathi's concerns, prompts the mini-Joyful to travel to Embeckourteine with all haste, and a surprise guest joins them.
#darkfantasy
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So I was on vacation this week, spending time roasting in Las Vegas. I got the chapters finished but not much else.
Visited Shark Reef. I love watching fish swim.
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That's all for this week, all. Take care!
Kwyn
Chapter 19 here. Yut-ta's tale, along with Tenathi's concerns, prompts the mini-Joyful to travel to Embeckourteine with all haste, and a surprise guest joins them.
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Broken Dulcet Ch 19 is Live! and Other Updates
Take a break this weekend and read Chapter 19 here.
Baldur rears his head, and the Eaves has a surprise visitor.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
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I think I should write a scene where pollen attacks the main characters, because it sure can knock you flat and leave your head feeling three sizes too big for days. Is there a B-rate horror movie called Attack of the Pollen? There should be.
That's basically been my week.
I was going to start recording again (hahaha stuffy narrator is a no-go), influenced by fellow Anvilite MJ Keeler reading her book Blackbird Raven Crow and putting the chapters up on YouTube. I've been looking for a not-as-exploitative place to plunk my own recordings (not Audible or Spotify), and YouTube is as good as any (will probably try Bandcamp as well). I will aim to post something once a week, if I can get my energy back. I'm feeling swamped, like I have too much to do right now.
I hate planning things, then having life get in the way and crushing said plans into pulp. Fingers crossed I can get the artwork for Knavish Canto up soon.
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I should have the rewrite of my Wellspring WIP done soon (I'm planning by the end of the month). Once I gave up on including all things from the previous version, the writing's gone smoother. Those scenes that didn't make it into the Abyss of Dreams will be in the next book (where, after the changes in book 3, they work better). There are times, this stuff is just hard.
And I found out that I have potential readers that are waiting for paperbacks of my series because they prefer that format to ebooks. Considering the cost of physical books right now, that surprised me. Maybe they won't be as enthusiastic when they realize how much I'll have to charge for those, just to get a dollar or two in profit.
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Take care, all, in this season of sneezes and runny noses,
Kwyn
Baldur rears his head, and the Eaves has a surprise visitor.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
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I think I should write a scene where pollen attacks the main characters, because it sure can knock you flat and leave your head feeling three sizes too big for days. Is there a B-rate horror movie called Attack of the Pollen? There should be.
That's basically been my week.
I was going to start recording again (hahaha stuffy narrator is a no-go), influenced by fellow Anvilite MJ Keeler reading her book Blackbird Raven Crow and putting the chapters up on YouTube. I've been looking for a not-as-exploitative place to plunk my own recordings (not Audible or Spotify), and YouTube is as good as any (will probably try Bandcamp as well). I will aim to post something once a week, if I can get my energy back. I'm feeling swamped, like I have too much to do right now.
I hate planning things, then having life get in the way and crushing said plans into pulp. Fingers crossed I can get the artwork for Knavish Canto up soon.
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I should have the rewrite of my Wellspring WIP done soon (I'm planning by the end of the month). Once I gave up on including all things from the previous version, the writing's gone smoother. Those scenes that didn't make it into the Abyss of Dreams will be in the next book (where, after the changes in book 3, they work better). There are times, this stuff is just hard.
And I found out that I have potential readers that are waiting for paperbacks of my series because they prefer that format to ebooks. Considering the cost of physical books right now, that surprised me. Maybe they won't be as enthusiastic when they realize how much I'll have to charge for those, just to get a dollar or two in profit.
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Take care, all, in this season of sneezes and runny noses,
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Chapter 18 is Live!
Check out Chapter 18: Diz-stressing Diz-closures here
Lapis, Patch and Dagby learn their Stars-blessed enemy has had more influence on the underground in Jiy than previously suspected.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #scifi
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I have done about 10K words on the Abyss of Dreams re-write this week (and deleted about the same). If you want to know where my time has gone, it's been into that. Will I make my Oct deadline? I hope, I hope.
I've also been enjoying Dragon's Dogma 2, and been disappointed in Endless Ocean. I loved the first two games, and how intimate, beautiful, and wondrous they were. This one is not that :(. There's something special about getting an up-close pic of a fish to file, that a long-shot scan that grabs a whole bunch of IDs misses. And the AI voice is awful. *sad tears*
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And I'm off, to continue work on the 4th Wellspring Book and working on Knavish Canto's hitting 100K views art.
Take care, all
Kwyn
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 16 & 17 is Live!
Read Chapter 16 here.
Read Chapter 17 here.
Based on info from Danaea's decoded notes, Lapis embarks on a rebel chase.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
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What have I been doing this week? Re-linking my World Anvil images to my CSS code so they don't break upon server transfer. Yeah, this has taken a lot of time. Have I missed some? I bet I have. Fun times ahead, but since I'm revamping the book sites anyway, it's fine. I'll just say 'under construction' and call it good.
I also got a shiny new desktop that should speed up art/video/3D creation *fingers crossed*. I spent two days grumbling about how much I hate installing all my apps on a new machine. Some companies make this difficult because they want you to buy another license, rather than keep the current one (DaVinci Resolve, ClipStudioPaint). Frustration is not what I want to feel upon getting a shiny new desktop.
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What am I stoked for this week? The new Endless Ocean game. I loved the first two because I got to take pics of sealife and plants and coral. And I'll be happy when A Thousand Year Door revamp makes it to the Switch.
I was also reminded this week about how US marines duped an AI meant to track human movement by hiding under a cardboard box Solid Snake style and creeping up on it. It's not just in video games, y'all!
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Have a great week!
Kwyn
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Greenglimmer Chapter 14 is Live! and Other Updates
Have a sit and read Chapter 14 here.
Joila takes the mini-Joyful on a tour of southeastern Selaserat, which raises more questions about the magic corruption's roots.
#darkfantasy
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My desktop has decided that apps crashing constantly is a good thing, so I haven't been able to work much on art or video recently (it's been having issues for months, but the current 5 crashes in ten minutes is a bit extreme). After Effects complains that there isn't enough cache space when I have half a terabyte. Word just spins or freezes. Games are a no-go. It takes much roaring of the fan to get art apps to draw a line, let alone switch layers. I thought maybe a Windows Update was the problem, but reverting didn't help. I don't know what's wrong with it (virus checker says everything's fine on that end) but it appears to be time to upgrade.
So yay, upgrade!
Time will tell how well that works (I read that Intel CPUs were having problems. So...we'll see). But I should have a new main art computer up and running soon, so I can get back to my regularly scheduled work pace (my laptop is just not as hefty as my desktop when it comes to running art apps).
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And, of course, my Wellspring WIP decided it was now time to knock down my burnout barrier and demand that I write on it. Hope it sticks around, because I need to get into my World Anvil sites and change the CSS code images. Fun fun, work work.
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Take care, all!
Kwyn
Joila takes the mini-Joyful on a tour of southeastern Selaserat, which raises more questions about the magic corruption's roots.
#darkfantasy
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My desktop has decided that apps crashing constantly is a good thing, so I haven't been able to work much on art or video recently (it's been having issues for months, but the current 5 crashes in ten minutes is a bit extreme). After Effects complains that there isn't enough cache space when I have half a terabyte. Word just spins or freezes. Games are a no-go. It takes much roaring of the fan to get art apps to draw a line, let alone switch layers. I thought maybe a Windows Update was the problem, but reverting didn't help. I don't know what's wrong with it (virus checker says everything's fine on that end) but it appears to be time to upgrade.
So yay, upgrade!
Time will tell how well that works (I read that Intel CPUs were having problems. So...we'll see). But I should have a new main art computer up and running soon, so I can get back to my regularly scheduled work pace (my laptop is just not as hefty as my desktop when it comes to running art apps).
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And, of course, my Wellspring WIP decided it was now time to knock down my burnout barrier and demand that I write on it. Hope it sticks around, because I need to get into my World Anvil sites and change the CSS code images. Fun fun, work work.
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Take care, all!
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Chapters 14 & 15 are Live! and Other Updates
Read Ch 14 here.
Read Ch 15 here.
A quiet return to the Eaves cannot salve the writhing tensions just beneath the surface of Jiy.
#sciencefantasy #darkfantasy
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Been working on the Evenacht intro video this week. I am definitely not the fastest editor out there. Here's a still of Darkness that I'm planning to use.
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I plan to write a short story for Adventure April. I still haven't decided what yet, and the month's nearly half over! Think think think...
So a lot of work on my art/videos have slowed to a crawl because Adobe products are complaining I don't have enough cache available to run them (this is before I even open a file). I cleared space over the amounts I chose in the settings, and they still complain. So it's been a back-and-forth between other apps, which, again, kinda slows down work. There are other annoyances with my desktop, like constant game crashes, so I'm wondering if there's something amiss with the computer. I know some more recent Windows updates haven't been kind to certain PCs, but reinstalling previous updates hasn't changed things. And yes, I pay for a virus etc checker to keep my comp clean.
So creating the covers for the paperback versions of my Wellspring Dragons has not gone as planned. I'm taking the "all things in time" approach. It all will happen when it happens.
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I hope you all have the greatest week and take care!
Kwyn
Read Ch 15 here.
A quiet return to the Eaves cannot salve the writhing tensions just beneath the surface of Jiy.
#sciencefantasy #darkfantasy
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Been working on the Evenacht intro video this week. I am definitely not the fastest editor out there. Here's a still of Darkness that I'm planning to use.
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I plan to write a short story for Adventure April. I still haven't decided what yet, and the month's nearly half over! Think think think...
So a lot of work on my art/videos have slowed to a crawl because Adobe products are complaining I don't have enough cache available to run them (this is before I even open a file). I cleared space over the amounts I chose in the settings, and they still complain. So it's been a back-and-forth between other apps, which, again, kinda slows down work. There are other annoyances with my desktop, like constant game crashes, so I'm wondering if there's something amiss with the computer. I know some more recent Windows updates haven't been kind to certain PCs, but reinstalling previous updates hasn't changed things. And yes, I pay for a virus etc checker to keep my comp clean.
So creating the covers for the paperback versions of my Wellspring Dragons has not gone as planned. I'm taking the "all things in time" approach. It all will happen when it happens.
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I hope you all have the greatest week and take care!
Kwyn
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Greenglimmer Chapters 12 & 13 are Live! and Other Updates
Take a look at Chapter 12: Chisterdelle here.
Read Chapter 13: A Squeaky Start here.
A little light is shed on who might want to take the Labyrinth maps, and the mini-Joyful prepare for a squeaky day.
#darkfantasy
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It's IndieApril, y'all! Support indie authors, artists, and other creatives! Of course, this is not a problem for World Anvil peeps, because we support creatives of all stripes!
And I am once again reminded I need a store, which I keep putting off setting up.
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I got a lot of work done on my Wellspring WIP. I've spent since 2022 trying to get this book revamped (because I changed Book 3, I had to implement those changes in Book 4). I was burned out after 3, and struggled to regain momentum. I'm hoping I've found a glimmer of interest again. It's funny, because I've worked on books further on in the series, so I don't know why this one has been such a grind. I had a great time initially writing it.
I finished the Glass Volcano map for the new editions of Wellspring Books 1-3. These will have paperback versions as well--a first for me. I'll probably publish through Amazon and Barnes and Noble, though the recent challenges authors have had working with IngramSpark have made me a bit wary about going through them. I suppose it doesn't matter; every one of them has gutter-level customer service.
I'm also changing titles so the first two books sound more "dark fantasy", which will hopefully help in keeping my books from being put in horror by Amazon, when they most certainly are not. Probably a lost cause, but I will try. I'm looking at "Liminal Shadows" and "Shades of Treachery". I want to keep the artwork, but I don't know if I should, since I'm changing titles.
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Since Adventure April now has a short story aspect, I think I'll participate! So now I get to decide which world to set it in, and who to focus on. Decisions, decisions...
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Take care, all!
Kwyn
Read Chapter 13: A Squeaky Start here.
A little light is shed on who might want to take the Labyrinth maps, and the mini-Joyful prepare for a squeaky day.
#darkfantasy
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It's IndieApril, y'all! Support indie authors, artists, and other creatives! Of course, this is not a problem for World Anvil peeps, because we support creatives of all stripes!
And I am once again reminded I need a store, which I keep putting off setting up.
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I got a lot of work done on my Wellspring WIP. I've spent since 2022 trying to get this book revamped (because I changed Book 3, I had to implement those changes in Book 4). I was burned out after 3, and struggled to regain momentum. I'm hoping I've found a glimmer of interest again. It's funny, because I've worked on books further on in the series, so I don't know why this one has been such a grind. I had a great time initially writing it.
I finished the Glass Volcano map for the new editions of Wellspring Books 1-3. These will have paperback versions as well--a first for me. I'll probably publish through Amazon and Barnes and Noble, though the recent challenges authors have had working with IngramSpark have made me a bit wary about going through them. I suppose it doesn't matter; every one of them has gutter-level customer service.
I'm also changing titles so the first two books sound more "dark fantasy", which will hopefully help in keeping my books from being put in horror by Amazon, when they most certainly are not. Probably a lost cause, but I will try. I'm looking at "Liminal Shadows" and "Shades of Treachery". I want to keep the artwork, but I don't know if I should, since I'm changing titles.
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Since Adventure April now has a short story aspect, I think I'll participate! So now I get to decide which world to set it in, and who to focus on. Decisions, decisions...
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Take care, all!
Kwyn
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Greenglimmer Ch 10 and Ch 11 are Live and WAWA Entries
Hey all! Take a sit and read Chapter 10: Yeralis and
Chapter 11: Rooted. Vantra and her companions discover that the corrupted magic is more widespread than they thought.
#darkfantasy
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WAWA! I submitted 6 entries this year. I was like should I? Are they good enough? And then I hit submit anyway. Why is it so scary?
I have an entry from Lapis of Nicodem, an entry from the Wellspring Dragons, and four from Evenacht, and I created a page to make it easier to follow the links. There's a blurb for each entry, too.
#WAWA2024
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After rushing to prettify my entries and struggling with what, exactly to enter, I decided I needed a break, so I don't have anything else for you this week (well, other than the new chapters).
Spring is in the air! Make sure you have your allergy pills handy!
Kwyn
Chapter 11: Rooted. Vantra and her companions discover that the corrupted magic is more widespread than they thought.
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Broken Dulcet Ch 11 is Live! and Other Updates
Read Chapter 11: Beau-coup Trouble here.
What's a disaster shot without a coup chaser?
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy
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I've been spiffing up my entries for the Worldbuilding Awards this week. I've changed styles for my articles in my worlds, and getting my entries to reflect those changes has taken up a lot more time than I thought it would.
A couple I plan to submit:
This one's not quite done yet, but it will be by tonight! **** I'm looking forward to the Worldbuilding Con. On Sunday I have to pick up my honey from LAX, so I don't know how much of that day I can attend (I'm going to try and listen as I drive, but we'll see). **** Have a wondrous week, all! Kwyn
This one's not quite done yet, but it will be by tonight! **** I'm looking forward to the Worldbuilding Con. On Sunday I have to pick up my honey from LAX, so I don't know how much of that day I can attend (I'm going to try and listen as I drive, but we'll see). **** Have a wondrous week, all! Kwyn
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Greenglimmer Chapter 9 is Live! and Other Updates
Check out Chapter 9: Another Disappearance here.
Vantra and company discover that a missing elfine whizan isn't the only disappearance that impacts Laken's Redemption.
#darkfantasy
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So I've been working hard on the Snake's Den artwork in celebration of the book reaching 100K views. You can check out the pics following the block link below.
Not all the images I've been working on are posted; those will be coming in the next few days. There are times when, no matter how hard you push, an artwork just doesn't work. So I admitted defeat and Mera and Tally, and the nomads, will need a re-work before they make it to the page.
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Yes, I've been polishing my articles to submit for the Worldbuilding Awards. Yes, I've wobbled about whether to submit a map. Decisions, decisions.
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Have a wonderful week, all!
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Chapters 9 & 10 are Live!
Read Chapter 9: Backtrack here.
Read Chapter 10: Flame Out here.
Lapis and company confront more than Dentherion military techs as they attempt to rescue the kidnapped khentauree.
#DarkFantasy #ScienceFantasy
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The special pics for Evenacht are not quite done, but I hope to post them this week. I very much underestimate how much time it takes me to do some of these (especially the 3D ones).
AND KNAVISH CANTO HIT 100K VIEWS! So more special somethings for Lapis of Nicodem serial will be on their way!!!
Thank you World Anvil readers. Your interest keeps me going. I would be a lot poorer in work and spirit, if I did not have this community. <3
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My Duckuary post. Late, but it's short and sweet.
Sil's Duck Spies
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Be kind. Sometimes that means saying nothing at all, just thinking your grumbles and moving on. Sometimes that means not clicking 'like' on a nasty post that purposefully misunderstands another person's words so the author can ridicule, harm, and get attention. Sometimes that's just sharing the hug icon.
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Take care, have a great week! And if you can, donate to the wonderful Wordigirl's Kickstarter!
Kwyn
Read Chapter 10: Flame Out here.
Lapis and company confront more than Dentherion military techs as they attempt to rescue the kidnapped khentauree.
#DarkFantasy #ScienceFantasy
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The special pics for Evenacht are not quite done, but I hope to post them this week. I very much underestimate how much time it takes me to do some of these (especially the 3D ones).
AND KNAVISH CANTO HIT 100K VIEWS! So more special somethings for Lapis of Nicodem serial will be on their way!!!
Thank you World Anvil readers. Your interest keeps me going. I would be a lot poorer in work and spirit, if I did not have this community. <3
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My Duckuary post. Late, but it's short and sweet.
Sil's Duck Spies
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Be kind. Sometimes that means saying nothing at all, just thinking your grumbles and moving on. Sometimes that means not clicking 'like' on a nasty post that purposefully misunderstands another person's words so the author can ridicule, harm, and get attention. Sometimes that's just sharing the hug icon.
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Take care, have a great week! And if you can, donate to the wonderful Wordigirl's Kickstarter!
Kwyn
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Greenglimmer Ch 7 & 8 are Live! and Other Updates
Read Chapter 7: Small Cleanse here.
Read Chapter 8: Missing Guardian here.
Current events seem to circle around the disappearance of the elfine whizan Lokjac, and involve his job as an essence guardian.
#darkfantasy
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I've been working hard on the extra art for Snake's Den! Some of it is hand-drawn, some of it is 3D created in UnReal Engine. A good learning experience for UnReal, if sometimes frustrating. I need to find a good place to get animal assets.
WIP of Mera and Tally :)
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Knavish Canto is getting close to 100K views! You can take a peek at the 3rd LoN book here.
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Updating the book sites is slow. I'm happy with Evenacht and The Wellspring Dragons, but I'm still searching for a good look for Lapis of Nicodem. It's changed quite a lot since my initial foray, becoming more dystopian, cyber-punky (in a way), dark science fantasy instead of just dark fantasy.
Genres are hard XD
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Take care, have a great week!
Kwyn
Read Chapter 8: Missing Guardian here.
Current events seem to circle around the disappearance of the elfine whizan Lokjac, and involve his job as an essence guardian.
#darkfantasy
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I've been working hard on the extra art for Snake's Den! Some of it is hand-drawn, some of it is 3D created in UnReal Engine. A good learning experience for UnReal, if sometimes frustrating. I need to find a good place to get animal assets.
WIP of Mera and Tally :)
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Knavish Canto is getting close to 100K views! You can take a peek at the 3rd LoN book here.
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Updating the book sites is slow. I'm happy with Evenacht and The Wellspring Dragons, but I'm still searching for a good look for Lapis of Nicodem. It's changed quite a lot since my initial foray, becoming more dystopian, cyber-punky (in a way), dark science fantasy instead of just dark fantasy.
Genres are hard XD
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Take care, have a great week!
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 8 is Live! and Other Updates
Read Broken Dulcet Chapter 8: Duplicity here.
Lapis and company need to rescue the kidnapped khentauree, but they need to get through Drakeways shanks first.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy
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Y'all, I'm nearing 600K total views for my World Anvil account! Most of that comes from readers who read my books, which is awesome!
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Knavish Canto is at 97.4K views! I'm hoping readers can bump that up to 100K by the end of February! That will be an accomplishment; I'll have four books that have all hit 100K here at World Anvil. Thanks for that, readers!
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I finished my Cabinet of Curiosities combined article. I was uploading them for the individual prompts, got distracted, and didn't finish last week. So that's on my list of things to do today.
Fyrij (fear-ree) is a small avain who likes to collect odds and ends of his journeys with the mini-Joyful.
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Speaking of the mini-Joyful, here is a peek at the artwork I'm working on to celebrate Evenacht: Snake's Den reaching 100K views.
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Have fun with the Cabinet of Curiosity challenge and Duckuary!
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 6 and 7 are Live and Other Updates
It's a two-chapter week! Check out Chapter 6: New Orders and Chapter 7: Sneak and Yell.
Lapis and company get new orders before they sneak into the Torc Bedan base.
#sciencefantasy #darkfantasy
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I'm working on Evenacht: Snake's Den special artwork for reaching 100K views, and guess what? Knavish Canto is inching towards 100K too! I might do more artwork, but I also might do a short story to celebrate. Both, perhaps?
Thanks to my readers, for making this possible. Once Knavish Canto hits 100K, I'll have four books that have passed that milestone. The support keeps me going!
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So starting in Dec 2022, I had some health issues that did not get an antibiotic fix until April 2023 (because US healthcare sucks). I got behind on things I wanted to do, and some got shoved to the side or placed on the back burner to simmer a bit.
One of those back burner things was creating audiobooks of my stories. I was already feeling a bit bogged down with it, and uncertain how to continue. But a friend of mine has been recording her first book, chapter by chapter, and uploading the readings to YouTube. I know several authors who record snippets from their books to share on social media. This may be the way to go; recording and releasing a chapter at a time. Dividing the reading into smaller chunks may make it easier to finish because there will be definable milestones along the way.
I suppose the next question would be, should I film myself reading, or have an animated screen.
I also think it would be nice, to finish recording my award-winning articles.
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I've been revamping articles. This one is on Magick in my Wellspring series
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Also on the Wellspring front:
I have formatted book one, and am in the middle of book two. Now that I'm looking at paperback copies, I again mull over the titles. Fantasy is not supposed to have strange words from the story in the title, and I named the first book after the lead character; Dawn of Shiobe. So perhaps a change, to Liminal Shadows for book one, and Shades of Treachery for book two--more dark fantasy-like, I think.
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Have a great week, all!
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Chapter 5 is now Live!
Read Chapter 5: Chaos Descends here.
Rushing through desperate crowds to reach Torc Bedan base before the skyshroud, Lapis and company perform an unexpected rescue.
#ScienceFantasy #DarkFantasy ****
I finished my judging for the Organization category. Choosing between my top two was tough! But I am done, and will take a break from reading things for a few days. Maybe play Prince of Persia?
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Evenacht: Snake's Den is closing in on 100K! Take a read here!
I'll be doing some special art once we reach the goal!
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I'm almost done formatting the first book in my Wellspring Dragons series. After some thought, and seeing the Anvil stream today, I think I might alter the title of my first book. I still have no idea how to get Amazon to not put the series in horror, but we'll just keep going and see if it works.
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Take care, Kwyn
Rushing through desperate crowds to reach Torc Bedan base before the skyshroud, Lapis and company perform an unexpected rescue.
#ScienceFantasy #DarkFantasy ****
I finished my judging for the Organization category. Choosing between my top two was tough! But I am done, and will take a break from reading things for a few days. Maybe play Prince of Persia?
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Evenacht: Snake's Den is closing in on 100K! Take a read here!
I'll be doing some special art once we reach the goal!
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I'm almost done formatting the first book in my Wellspring Dragons series. After some thought, and seeing the Anvil stream today, I think I might alter the title of my first book. I still have no idea how to get Amazon to not put the series in horror, but we'll just keep going and see if it works.
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Take care, Kwyn
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Evenacht Greenglimmer Chapter 3 is Live!
Read Chapter 3: A Shocking Entrance here.
The mini-Joyful arrives in Selaserat, the seedy capital city of Greenglimmer.
#DarkFantasy
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Evenacht Snake's Den has 97,510 views! It's coming up on 100K! That will make 3 books of mine that will have reached 100K. Yay!
I want to celebrate with art. So I'll be doing a special pic or two, set in Snake's Den.
Thanks to everyone who reads my stories!
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My week has been a lot of WorldEmber reading for the Organization Special Category I'm judging (243 entries!) and trying to figure out Unreal Engine. I've been productive, but not in a pretty picture way.
My honey reminds me I've started a replay of Symphony of the Night. So there's that grand accomplishment :)
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Well, all, I hope you have a great week. I need to get back to judging.
Kwyn
The mini-Joyful arrives in Selaserat, the seedy capital city of Greenglimmer.
#DarkFantasy
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Evenacht Snake's Den has 97,510 views! It's coming up on 100K! That will make 3 books of mine that will have reached 100K. Yay!
I want to celebrate with art. So I'll be doing a special pic or two, set in Snake's Den.
Thanks to everyone who reads my stories!
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My week has been a lot of WorldEmber reading for the Organization Special Category I'm judging (243 entries!) and trying to figure out Unreal Engine. I've been productive, but not in a pretty picture way.
My honey reminds me I've started a replay of Symphony of the Night. So there's that grand accomplishment :)
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Well, all, I hope you have a great week. I need to get back to judging.
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch3 and Ch4 are Live, and Resolutions!
Yeah, two chapters this week as well!
Read Chapter 3: Plans here.
Read Chapter 4: Sunset here.
The first night of the end of the Dentherion Empire.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy
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My articles and resolutions. I haven't quite gotten all ten completed, but they will be added by the end of the day (I decided not to include Organization articles, which I'm judging, and which has taken up a lot of my time reading).
I also wrote an achievements article. I needed to remind myself that, while I didn't accomplish everything I wanted to in 2023, I did quite a lot. For instance, I wrote 108,117 on Knavish Canto and 117,855 on Snake's Den, the (just finished) volumes in my Manuscript serials, and I created over 100 artworks. There's more, too!
#WhatIamReading
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Well, I hope the new year has started well for everyone! Mine started by writing about a disaster. Hmm.
Take care,
Kwyn
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#WorldEmber finale
I just finished with 25,500 words! I didn't expect to make 25K, just 10K, so wow!
You can see my finished article list here.
I wrote on Greenglimmer, the new location for my Evenacht serial. All articles are relevant to the book, and my goal was to make certain they were polished.
Looking to the future and a wonderful 2024!
#DarkFantasy
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Have a wonderful New Year!
Kwyn
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Greenglimmer Chapter 2 is Live! and Other Updates
Read Chapter 2: The Rivcon's Charge here.
Vantra and company realize that the river attack has more behind it than tribal animosity for ghosts.
#DarkFantasy
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I have a couple more WorldEmber articles, too! (and I have 5 more that need images. I think I can get them all done before Sunday!)
Mephoric Emblems play a huge role in the Evenacht serial. They are dangerous magical items that can end a deity's existence.
Veer is the deity of Darkness for the continent of Talis, and is worshipped by ghosts (because being dead does not destroy one's religious leanings). As all syimlin, he started life as a mortal, and you can read about his ascension in his article.
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This week has been the clean-for-guests week. I haven't gotten as much done on anything that I wanted. Ah well.
I'll be working on more WorldEmber stuff and posting on Saturday. I peeked at the entries for the Organization category that I'll be reading...y'all are prolific!
Have a great weekend!
Kwyn
Vantra and company realize that the river attack has more behind it than tribal animosity for ghosts.
#DarkFantasy
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I have a couple more WorldEmber articles, too! (and I have 5 more that need images. I think I can get them all done before Sunday!)
Mephoric Emblems play a huge role in the Evenacht serial. They are dangerous magical items that can end a deity's existence.
Veer is the deity of Darkness for the continent of Talis, and is worshipped by ghosts (because being dead does not destroy one's religious leanings). As all syimlin, he started life as a mortal, and you can read about his ascension in his article.
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This week has been the clean-for-guests week. I haven't gotten as much done on anything that I wanted. Ah well.
I'll be working on more WorldEmber stuff and posting on Saturday. I peeked at the entries for the Organization category that I'll be reading...y'all are prolific!
Have a great weekend!
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet is now Live!
Yay! Broken Dulcet Chapter 1: Dreams and Chapter 2: A Swift Arrival are now live!
Read Ch1 here and Ch2 here.
Dreams are made and fulfilled, before Lapis and a select team head to Dentheria in preparation for rescuing kidnapped khenaturee from the Red Tridents.
#DarkFantasy #ScienceFantasy
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Getting two serials up and running this December has not left me much time for completing WorldEmber--but I'm getting there! You can check out my first two finished articles here. I have plenty more written, I just need images.
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OK, I am about to roll up my sleeves and get to work on more WorldEmber goodness. I hope everyone's having a wondrous holiday season! If I don't make another post before Monday, I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas, a wonderful Kwanzaa, Boxing Day, Festivus, and that people enjoy their favorite other wintry celebrations.
Kwyn
Read Ch1 here and Ch2 here.
Dreams are made and fulfilled, before Lapis and a select team head to Dentheria in preparation for rescuing kidnapped khenaturee from the Red Tridents.
#DarkFantasy #ScienceFantasy
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Getting two serials up and running this December has not left me much time for completing WorldEmber--but I'm getting there! You can check out my first two finished articles here. I have plenty more written, I just need images.
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OK, I am about to roll up my sleeves and get to work on more WorldEmber goodness. I hope everyone's having a wondrous holiday season! If I don't make another post before Monday, I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas, a wonderful Kwanzaa, Boxing Day, Festivus, and that people enjoy their favorite other wintry celebrations.
Kwyn
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Evenacht and #WorldEmber2023
Well, I thought I would have a few more articles done by this point. I have several written, they just need images (I may have underestimated how busy I would be getting the next installment of two serials up and running this month).
My first article is about the living sentient beings in the Evenacht, the umbrareign. There are nine subspecies, but they don't think of themselves in that light. Yep, I drew 9 pics for this one.
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My second article is a short story for the prose category and tells (some of) Qira's backstory. Qira is a main character in my Evenacht serial, and he's not a huge fan of the Aristarsian culture he grew up in. His people were obsessed with trying to find a mortal avatar of their deity, Light, and he was one of the unlucky lads sent to train to become the embodiment of the divine. In the story, he's ready to take down the Light Temple and end the corruption found within, no matter the cost.
#fantasy #darkfantasy
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I hope everyone's WorldEmber has been a blast so far, and will continue to be so.
Kwyn
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Greenglimmer Chapter 1 is Live! and Other Updates
Read Chapter 1: An Unusually Warm Welcome here
Vantra and company's arrival in Greenglimmer is a tad warmer than expected.
That's right, Evenacht: Greenglimmer is now underway! Book 2 takes Vantra, Laken, and the mini-Joyful into Greenglimmer, a dark, mysterious part of the Elfiniti Rainforest. They know Laken's next essence resides in a ruin there, but the forest and the port city of Selaserat have changed drastically in the thousand years since Lorgan's last visit. His notes on both are out-of-date--and that's not their only problem.
I hope readers enjoy Greenglimmer as much as they enjoyed Snake's Den. We've reached 90K views on Snake's Den, BTW!
#darkfantasy
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So I expected to have far more articles done by this point in WorldEmber. I have the writing done, but not the images :/. This is the closest, and it's not quite finished (dragon pic is just not coming. I'm tempted to draw a capri and call it good (because, due to their eyes, sentient beings with a goatish appearance are considered dragons. HA!).
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There really isn't much else to say. I'll be posting later this week with more articles, and a short story about Qira and his attempt at obliterating the Aristarzian Light Temple.
And next Friday, Broken Dulcet goes live!
So take care, and have a great next week of WorldEmber!
Kwyn
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Evenacht Snake's Den Epilogue is Live!
Read the Epilogue here
You can read the blurb about Greenglimmer here.
Snake's Den wraps up, with the Snake asking a favor of Vantra, Lorgan promising to teach her the fundamentals in Mental Touch she lacks, and the mini-Joyful returning to Merdia.
#darkfantasy #fantasy
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Yep, Snake's Den is now done! Such a bittersweet day. I'm happy but kinda sad at the same time. I know, though, Greenglimmer is coming (will go live right in the middle of WorldEmber).
I hope to have a revamped homepage and look before it hits. And the map of Greenglimmer done. I can do this!
Don't forget, Greenglimmer goes live on Dec 15.
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And Knavish Canto's Epilogue is next week. Broken Dulcet, Book 4 of Lapis of Nicodem, goes live Dec 22.
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Also check out my WorldEmber homework! I have Weeks 1 and 2 done, and hope to revamp my homepage this week!
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Alright, all, take care and go Worldbuild!
Kwyn
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Two MAJOR updates
As part of a major overhaul to VISCERIUM and its foundations, I've been working away over the past couple of months to bring you two new articles - complete re-writes of previous content. Those two articles are:
Update #1: The Myrkild
Update #2: The Hornd & Uyil-bound
As a sneak-preview to anyone who has read this far, the next major update will be unveiling the Naranor ahead of WorldEmber so that I can focus on each Zenith during the event.
#Viscerium #DarkFantasy #DarkScienceFantasy #LowMagic
Update #1: The Myrkild
Update #2: The Hornd & Uyil-bound
As a sneak-preview to anyone who has read this far, the next major update will be unveiling the Naranor ahead of WorldEmber so that I can focus on each Zenith during the event.
#Viscerium #DarkFantasy #DarkScienceFantasy #LowMagic
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Knavish Canto Chapters 42: Punchline and 43: Blue Beams and Rise are Live!
Read Chapter 42 here.
Read Chapter 43 here.
*Yep, two chapters. I meant for it to be one, but think they work better as two :)
Lapis and company are intent on saving Rin and the khentauree, but an enemy ship interferes.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
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So, the penultimate x 2 chapter for Knavish Canto just went live. Nov 24 will be the last chapter, I'll take a month-long break, and Broken Dulcet will start on Dec 22.
In Broken Dulcet, fears become reality; aquatheerdaal runs out. The tech the Dentherion Empire has relied on to remain in power stops working, and so does its hold on puppet states. It's a time of flux, one numerous rebellions have waited for, but who has the capability of taking advantage? Desperate times usher in dangers, and Lapis must rely on her skills developed while chasing to keep those she knows and cares for safe.
Plenty of adventure and surprises coming your way, in Broken Dulcet!
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Am I sad Knavish Canto is coming to an end? Yes. But I'm also eager for Broken Dulcet to start.
The month break will help with WorldEmber prep/participation. And recharging is not a bad thing. Check out my homework here. I will be changing the page design a little: I love the green box. I don't like the purple-pink one. But it may be, the green is too bright. I am fickle, what can I say.
Maybe that's why I'm going to change the Greenglimmer cover a bit. I think it needs to be darker, more mysterious.
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If you don't remember the publishing schedule for Kavish Canto/Broken Dulcet or Snake's Den/Greenglimmer, I'll have it at the book sites, and include it at the end of the current volumes, as well as attach it to the blurb when I put both new ones up at Manuscripts.
With that, take care!
Kwyn
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11/3/23 Evenacht Snake's Den Chapter 43: Decisions is Live!
Read Chapter 43 here.
The mini-Joyful has decisions to make about their next move, and who will continue to accompany Vantra on the quest to Redeem Laken.
#darkfantasy #fantasy
FYI: This is the penultimate chapter for Snake's Den. The final chapter (epilogue) will run Nov 17, then I will have a month's break to recharge. Greenglimmer will begin Dec 15, with Vantra and company embarking on the quest to find Laken's second essence. The publishing schedule will remain the same: every other Friday by 2:00 PM.
Check for updates at the book site here at World Anvil. And I should have the Greenglimmer map done before the book begins (and hopefully a revamp of the site). *fingers crossed*
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I'm sad Snake's Den is coming to a close. Publishing this story as a serial, it veered off into unknown directions. I'm excited to see what Greenglimmer brings, though! And, because my scheduling is what it is, Knavish Canto has two more chapters before it, too, ends, and I take a month break before Broken Dulcet starts on Dec 22. It's weird to have the serials on nearly the same schedule.
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I finished new art for Lapis of Nicodem. I have a couple more pieces I'm working on, but you can view the first two here.
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My time has been taken up with prepping for the end of the current serial books and the beginning of the new ones, and looking into the right site to use for POD stuff. But I will be doing WorldEmber prep!
Take care,
Kwyn
The mini-Joyful has decisions to make about their next move, and who will continue to accompany Vantra on the quest to Redeem Laken.
#darkfantasy #fantasy
FYI: This is the penultimate chapter for Snake's Den. The final chapter (epilogue) will run Nov 17, then I will have a month's break to recharge. Greenglimmer will begin Dec 15, with Vantra and company embarking on the quest to find Laken's second essence. The publishing schedule will remain the same: every other Friday by 2:00 PM.
Check for updates at the book site here at World Anvil. And I should have the Greenglimmer map done before the book begins (and hopefully a revamp of the site). *fingers crossed*
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I'm sad Snake's Den is coming to a close. Publishing this story as a serial, it veered off into unknown directions. I'm excited to see what Greenglimmer brings, though! And, because my scheduling is what it is, Knavish Canto has two more chapters before it, too, ends, and I take a month break before Broken Dulcet starts on Dec 22. It's weird to have the serials on nearly the same schedule.
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I finished new art for Lapis of Nicodem. I have a couple more pieces I'm working on, but you can view the first two here.
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My time has been taken up with prepping for the end of the current serial books and the beginning of the new ones, and looking into the right site to use for POD stuff. But I will be doing WorldEmber prep!
Take care,
Kwyn
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New Artwork
To celebrate Lapis of Nicodem Book 1 reaching 100K views, I created new art. You can view larger images here.
I hope to do a couple more in November! I started one with the Eaves, but it didn't get done in time.
#fantasyart
#darkfantasy
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Thanks for reading, all!
Kwyn
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Knavish Canto Chapter 41: Betrayals is Live!
Check out Chapter 41 here.
A hidden room in Dreamer's confinement provides explanations--and a view of betrayal.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy
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Knavish Canto is drawing to a close! Two more chapters, all! I'll be taking a month off, then starting Broken Dulcet. The timeline should go as follows:
November 10 and 24: final chapters
Break
December 22: Start of Broken Dulcet
Just in time for the holidays, and the first chapters will not be holiday-ish in the least. Ah well.
In Broken Dulcet, the dwindling supply of aquatheerdaal finally hits its productive end. Since aquatheerdaal powers known tech, how are governments, corporations, institutions, people, going to respond? How will it affect the Dentherion Empire countries, whose puppet rulers maintained power using tech, while they denied their citizens access to it?
How far will the desperate go, to find an alternative power source? What if one exists, but is held in the hands of a crime syndicate?
There's that, and much more, going on in Broken Dulcet, and Lapis and company will be in the middle of it.
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Check out my thirteen Spooktober entries! These will be stills used in an intro video to Evenacht, and while the video needs more art and will take me a while to complete (not a video guru here), I'm hoping to get it finished before the end of December.
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I'm working on the Lapis of Nicodem art for hitting 100K views on the first book! I'll start releasing images at the end of October, and will continue through November.
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That wraps up this update! See you at the WA birthday stream!
Kwyn
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Evenacht Snake's Den Chapter 42: Heart and Soul is Live!
Read Chapter 42 here.
The Knights of the Finders will do anything, even use forbidden magic, to prevent Laken's Redemption.
#darkfantasy #serialfiction
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EEEEE! We're reaching the end of Snake's Den, y'all! There are just a couple more chapters to go (pretty certain 2 more at this point). Then I'll be taking a month break for a recharge before Greenglimmer begins.
Greenglimmer is the location of Laken's second essence. It's a deep, dark area of the Elfiniti Rainforest of southern Uka's Lament. The mini-Joyful travel there next because Lorgan knows the exact location of the right arm. But, as with Snake's Den, essence retrieval isn't that easy. Enemies still stalk them, and will bow to great acts of evil to stop Laken's Redemption.
Sounds cheerful, right? Actually, there will be cheerful parts, like when the mini-Joyful meets other failed Aristarzian gauntlet ghosts. They're a fun bunch, making the best of their afterlife. We'll learn more about Kjaelle's past, too, and why she will do anything for Katta.
The Knights of the Finders, Badeçasyon (bade-eh-say-shun), and info about Sun Oracle Machella, will make an appearance, too. Get ready for some big surprises.
Keep tuned for updates! My tentative schedule: the final chapters of Snake's Den will be published on Nov 3 and Nov 17, then a month break. The first chapter of Greenglimmer will be Dec 15, right in time for the holidays and the end of WorldEmber (cause I suck at planning these things. Ah well).
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Spooktober! The images I'm drawing will eventually be made into an Evenacht intro video. You can check out what I've done so far here:
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Well, I'm off to draw more pics for Spooktober and continue working on the images celebrating Lapis of Nicodem Book 1's 100K views. Take care, all.
Kwyn
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