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As a co-author of the world of Vazdimet, I'm so proud to announce that Morgan Biscup (Morgan Biscup) is launching her first book today!   In Spite of the Inevitable is the first book in the Mordena Dawn series, and has been a labour of love since its inception years ago. I spent much of this year helping to edit the manuscript and I couldn't be prouder of Morgan for all her hard work and how the book has turned out.   In Spite of the Inevitable is available to order today! Link: https://link.vazdimet.com/inevitable   Here is the blurb:   The past isn't the only thing that won't stay dead.   Hiding from his violent history as a revered Void necromancer within the Sparnell Confederation, single father Shane Lawrence has finally built a quiet life. On the freehold planet of Baden he can pour his energy into the only thing that now matters: the safety and upbringing of his precocious son, Jake.   All too soon, the Confederation targets Baden for annexation, confronting Shane once more with his treasonous past. Worse, the invading force is led by none other than Shane's manipulative former mentor, Admiral Kydell.   Shane's every instinct screams to run, to hide Jake even further from Sparnell – but Baden is home. This time he could choose to make a stand and defend the entire planet, not just his son. But that means turning to the very skills he swore he'd leave behind…   #vazdimet

Many thanks to my followers and patrons for your patience. My full novel, In Spite of the Inevitable, is now available in Manuscripts for my Patreon patrons! Which means no more notifications about it. (I tried to spread it out so as to not overwhelm anyone.)   This novel will be available for sale on 17 November, 2023. More Details Here.   For those who can't wait, or who are looking for a free copy, applications are still open for Advanced Review Copies. More details below:   (For other opportunities for free books, keep an eye on my website! Or join my mailing list, and get a free novella prequel to my novel!)   Follow Vazdimet for more updates!   #Vazdimet #Update #Inevitable #Free

In Spite of the Inevitable is the first installment in the five-book Mordena Dawn space opera fantasy series, detailing the founding of the costly Mordena mercenaries and their rise from mere deserters to ferocious and effective defenders of the independent Freehold planets. When powerful galactic empires seek to devour innocents whole, there's no hired force better prepared to stand against them.  

The past isn't the only thing that won't stay dead.   Hiding from his violent history as a revered Void necromancer within the Sparnell Confederation, single father Shane Lawrence has finally built a quiet life. On the freehold planet of Baden he can pour his energy into the only thing that now matters: the safety and upbringing of his precocious son, Jake.   All too soon, the Confederation targets Baden for annexation, confronting Shane once more with his treasonous past. Worse, the invading force is led by none other than Shane's manipulative former mentor, Admiral Kydell.   Shane's every instinct screams to run, to hide Jake even further from Sparnell – but Baden is home. This time he could choose to make a stand and defend the entire planet, not just his son. But that means turning to the very skills he swore he'd leave behind…

  Final formatting has begun in preparation for publication Novber 17th, which means...

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It has been a long time since I've written an update, and a lot has happened, but I'll attempt to be concise (and likely fail miserably).  

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Vazdimet Studios

I have officially made the decision to self publish my novels, rather than submit them to traditional publishers. This allows me a lot more freedom, while also guaranteeing I can tell all the stories I wish to tell - provided I have enough time to write them all down of course!  

Website and Mailing List

With this new decision comes a new publisher name and a new website! Visit vazdimet.com to check it out, and maybe even sign up for my new mailing list while you're there. As you can tell from my lack of updates here, I won't spam you. I do have some great plans on behind the scenes looks into the publishing process, in addition to the usual posts about upcoming books. Currently I am drafting one about TJ's design process for my book cover.  

Novels!

Speaking of which... I am in love. TJ Trewin is amazing. Everything he touches. Check out how world of Melior if you haven't run across it yet   Mordena Dawn Book 1: In Spite of the Inevitable, coming in 2023!   I have slowed down in worldbuilding in favor of writing the actual novels. Book 3 is in work, and the magnificent Dani is working the edits for Book 1 this month. (Check out her world of Luridity, if you haven't yet! Wholesome Romance for a better world.)  

Discussion Boards

The Vazdimet Discussion Boards are also alive and well. Check them out of you'd like to interact with the characters of Vazdimet. We have quite a few threads going.  

Personal Life

In more personal news, things have gotten hectic here. My day job has been... Stressful to put it simply. And then last week I slipped down the stairs so I am home on bedrest with two sprained ankles. Nothing broken thankfully! I did get x-rays at the ER. Won't know much else until next week when I finally have a follow up appointment with an Orthopedic specialist. Everyone else was booked until the end of October.   The pain has subsided, as long as I avoid walking (can't put weight on my left foot at all), although the swelling is lingering. My husband has been phenomenal in taking care of both me and the kids.   This too will pass. Maybe I will even get more time to write, who knows.   I hope you are all doing well! Keep writing!   #Update #Goals #Vazdimet

Famed Freehold action star Rock Danger (character by the amazingly talented Dr Emily Vair-Turnbull) is running an Ask Me Anything in the Vazdimet Discussion Board. Take a look!     #Vazdimet #AMA #DiscussionBoard

I was asked by a few people this week about how I build motivated characters, so I threw something together in case my methods can be of use to anyone else in inspiring your own characters.     Haven't written any world articles this week, as I've had a story rattling around in my brain for a few weeks and it's finally ready to start coming out. I've been putting it up for my Patreon patrons as I write it, but I made the first chapter free in case you'd like to see what I'll be focusing on for the next month or so.     #Vazdimet #Novel #Inevitable #Writing

As I suspected when I decided to do quarterly goals this year, I have had to reevaluate my plans for the year already. There's still another month left in the first quarter but there has been enough change I feel it's appropriate at this point to simply set my second quarter goals now and roll March's progress in with them.   First, an update on my first quarter plans:

• Write more stories! While I have not written as many as I had hoped for I have indeed been writing. I also spent a lot of time organizing my Facets of Fillimet short story collection, and organizing my future writing intentions. This goal will carry over throughout the year and possibly beyond, although it may shift forms to focus on specific projects.

   

• Progress in my "Creatures of Fillimet" article. This one has changed, as I determined my "Magic of Fillimet" article to be more useful and more important right now. As magic is a major foundation to Fillimet it makes more sense to work that first. Progress has been good, with many magics gaining stronger definitions this quarter. A few of my more recent ones below, as I work on my Divine Magic.

   

• Participate in Kickstarter's February Zine Quest. After much introspection I determined that this year was not the right time for me to run a Kickstarter. I have not abandoned this goal, but rather rescheduled it to 2022. In the meantime I will still be working this one behind the scenes to have a product closer to finalization by ZineQuest next year. Expect to see more Fillimet professions on the horizon, especially as I work through each class of magic.

  As I am sure you have guessed by now, many of my adjusted first quarter goals will carry over into this quarter:  

1. Write more stories! These will still remain in the form of short stories within articles in all likelihood, although I hope to branch out into more longer (but still short) stories as the quarter progresses.
2. Continue working the Magic of Fillimet. I hope to have my Divine Magics completed by the end of March, at which point I will pick the next category to work. (I am also open to requests if there's something you want to know.)
3. Organize Vazdimet. One of my personal goals for the year was to take better care of my mental health, and so I am throwing in a fun side project to my current quarter goals. My world of Vazdimet is a reboot of my science fiction world from high school, rewritten instead as a science fantasy set in Fillimet's far future. I don't plan to be writing much here this quarter, and hence the work in Vazdimet will be largely invisible (excluding Damion Otter's lovely CSS updates), but my old notes will be undergoing a metamorphosis as I determine how best to update them to fit the world's new foundation.

  Other smaller plans include writing spells and professions to fit with Fillimet's magic system, and to continue my efforts towards ZineQuest 2022.   How are your goals for 2021 shaping out? Any new directions you have found yourself taking now that we are two months in?   #Vazdimet #Fillimet #Prose #Goals

Congratulations to everyone who participated in WorldEmber! There were so many amazing articles and awesome inspirations. I love the whole community spirit WorldEmber invokes every year. This community is amazing and the talent just blows me away.   What was your favorite article? (Yours or another's). Feel free to drop it in the comments!  

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  This week was a bit rough, but I still managed to work through some items on my to do list, including two articles and a lot of updates to Facets of Fillimet, where I have been compiling the short stories spread across my world's articles.     Hephaestus helped with tweaking the colors for the title page, looking at it makes me so happy. I should be all caught up on stories for now, so any future additions to Facets have not been written yet. I even included my first Patron only story, originally intended for an article until the words kept coming and the story grew too long.   This coming week my main focus will be on the remaining aspects of Divine Magic within Fillimet. I am really looking forward to writing them out in more detail!  

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  From elsewhere in WorldAnvil, a few things worthy of mention that may be of interest...   Go check out 's Operation Thingamajig Kickstarter if you haven't already. And you definitely want to watch the video, especially if you need a laugh. <3   Then take a look at this call for Advanced Copy Readers from the wonderful Amy Winters-Voss for her debut novel for Liminal Chronicles! If you enjoy Japanese Urban Fantasy (and history) you may want to consider signing up for an opportunity to obtain an advanced copy of her novel in exchange for a review.   The Artketplace is now open for business! A group project run by , Damion Otter, and , the Artketplace is intended as a way to find and advertise services from art to editing to CSS. For more details on how it works, check out this article:   Ethnis and BasicDragon have Kickstarter's pending for sometime mid month, as well. Is anyone else working on an exciting project?   #Vazdimet #Fillimet

This has been a busy but productive week. I decided to delay launching my Kickstarter until 2022 (I have a longer writeup in my Patreon if you are seeking more details), which will allow me more opportunity to flesh out the core aspects of Fillimet while also better supporting those in our WorldAnvil community who will be Kickstarting this year.   This week I also released three articles detailing the technology of cryonic freezing, and some corollary articles to dove into different aspects of its effects on Fillimet.   This week expect to see more details about the different classifications of Divine Magic in Fillimet. I have already written about Necromancy, Metamagic, Divination, and Chronomancy, but I have many more planned!  
I also had the opportunity to catch up on my reading this past week. Here are several articles that really stood out to me:   And also a few articles from a Secret Santa, where members of the WorldAnvil community have written stories or adventures in another member's worlds. These are definitely worth reading!     #Vazdimet #Fillimet #Update

Following advice from Dani I will be setting quarterly goals this year for my writing. This allows me to reevaluate my plans throughout the year and maintain realistic goals as things change.   My plans for the first quarter of this new year:

1. Write more stories! This will likely manifest as more story snippets in articles for the moment, but hopefully expand into more stand alone stories as the year progresses.
 
2. Progress in my "Creatures of Fillimet" article, giving an idea of the inhabitants of Fillimet. If this is ready to publish this quarter that would be awesome! But this is going to be a large article and also requires a lot of work to redo some older species articles so my official goal is simply to finish the structure layout and the sapient species section.
 
3. February is Kickstarter's Zine Quest, and this year I intend to participate with my own Zine offering. With Fillimet I have put a lot of thought into professions, especially as they relate to the availability of magic. I intend to provide a Zine to help worldbuilders and GMs add more flavor to what people do in their world. (More details to follow!)

  As a more personal note, I am also intending to take better care of myself. The year 2020 involved a lot of caring for others and I got lost at a few points. I intend to do better this year.   I feel these are all doable, and I look forward to checking in next quarter with updates and new goals.   What are your plans for 2021?   #Vazdimet #Fillimet #Goals

The amazing Elias Alija has outdone himself again in writing a new piece for my icy continent of Igoris. You can listen to the song on Igoris' page, and find his other pieces on my world's music page.     For those of you thinking "I should commission music for my own world and writing"... Yes. Yes, you absolutely should. And I highly recommend Elias (Santimontali on Fiverr) who is a joy to work with and makes the process very easy.   https://www.fiverr.com/santimontali/compose-film-and-commercial-music-for-you   #Vazdimet #Fillimet #Music