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Trial by Conquest Line Art

Just received the line art back from the first of two artists I'm working with on this part of the project. To be honest, I'm not sure how to feel about this one. I feel the sketch had more character, and I'm not sure how much extra value this piece is going to add to the colourist when we move onto that stage. We'll have to ...

Trial by Conquest — Update 37

New update! One full scene and a part of the next one too. Be warned, it ends a bit abruptly —  like, in the middle of dialogue abruptly.

Also, I think I'm going to have to break this chapter up into two and change its name. Going to think about that for a bit.

Chapter part length: 1,400 words

Total c...

Trial by Conquest — Update 36

And so we start Chapter 7 — Stand Together or Die Alone

Also, I've received some good feedback on the previous chapter, and as a result I've done some serous thinking about exactly how I want to proceed with various aspects of my writing — particularly in how I deal with sexuality. I now have some thoughts. I'l...

Trial by Conquest — Update 35

The final part of chapter six!

Be waned, there's a bit of dirty language at the start, but it gets back down to Earth (or should that be Isolation?) quickly enough.

Update word count: 1,500 words

Total chapter length: 6,100 words

Total project length: 32,300 words

Patreon Art Print Update - Nov 2019

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LeadVonE Writing Tracker

Accountability is a terrible thing. Writers live or die by their average word count and all too often, that word count slips as distractions and responsibilities pile up. This is a constant battle, but it is one I am determined to win, and if anyone deserves to be let in on my accountability tracking it is you — my patrons ...

Another Concept Sketch for Trial by Conquest

The main protagonist, Alfric Johnson, perusing the many menus the world of Isolation throws at him, along with the staff he choose as his 'welcome to hell' gift.

J.M. Coombs Dispatch - Episode 8

Trial by Conquest — Update 34

New Update for Trial by Conquest. As expected, this chapter is going to be quite a bit longer than the last. I might actually create a new chapter after the current, 'interaction' with the spider Nymph, despite having quite a bit more planned. We'll have to see how much extra stuff there is to do before what comes next.

Trial by Conquest — Cover Sketches

Hi all,

As you can see, the cover for Trial by Conquest is coming along.

A lot of the time spent in this bit of the project so far, has been finding a good background artist. I must have gone through hundreds of portfolios and bios to narrow it down to three who would give me the best chance of getting what I want...

Trial by Conquest — Update 33

The second part of the next chapter. A good long minor update. I actually had a chunk of this ready over the weekend, but circumstances stopped me from publishing it then.

Also, with this update, I have technically met my goal of 30,000 words for starting to publish online! Wooo!

Still working on the artwork, and ...

Trial by Conquest — Update 32

The start of the next chapter! The Heart of the Spider. Alfric and Slice head out on their quest to hunt the giant spider.

New chapter part count: 1,300 words

Total chapter count: 1,300 words

Total project word count: 27,800 words

Trial by Conquest — Update 31

Last scene of Chapter five. Alfric has to make a choice that isn't really a choice.

Update word count: 1,300 words

Total chapter word count: 3,500 words

Trial by Conquest — Update 30

Somehow I forgot to upload the last update when I finished it. So here we go. Two long-ish scenes at once. Alfric arrives at the elf village and doesn't an arrow through the head... so far.

Update word count: 2,200

Total chapter word count: 2,200

J.M. Coombs Dispatch - Episode 7

Trial by Conquest — Update 29

The last scene for chapter four! Ends on a little bit of a cliff hanger, but only after closing out most of the open threads from this chapter. The end is pretty fast paced, but we really need to get to the meat of the book reasonably soon. i.e. base/village building.

Update length: 1,400 words

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Trial by Conquest — Update 28

Another update!

I was planning on working on DP&SW tonight, but once I got to my favourite writing spot, I realised that I'd left the DP&SW document open on my PC back home, and so I couldn't open it on my laptop.

So I wrote some Trial by Conquest instead.

One new scene, in which we discover what tro...

Trial by Conquest — Update 27

Another update!

Today we have two new scenes for chapter four. Alfric may not be as safe as he thinks he is.

Update length: 1,200 words

Total Chapter Length: 2,200 words

Closure Rating: 5/10

Enjoy!

Trial by Conquest — Update 26

Here's the first scene of chapter four! In which Alfric and Forest-Flower break from dungeoneering tradition by not breaking all the pots.

Enjoy.

Update length: 1,000 words

Total chapter length: 1,000 words 

Trial by Conquest — Update 25

Another scene for chapter three!

And this also brings chapter three to an end. You'll notice that this chapter is a hell of a lot shorter than the previous two. I've decided not to worry too much about that. This series of scenes works well as a chapter on its own, and the next one is going to contain a lot of action. A...

Trial by Conquest — Update 24

New Chapter: A Beautiful Forest-Flower

For now, we've got two new scenes for this chapter. Not as much action in this one. More dialogue and set-up for the next chapter.

Update word count: 1,700

Total chapter word count: 1,700

Trial by Conquest — Update 23

It's been a while! Been dealing with some family emergencies, which have been monumentally draining, but now I'm back and writing up a storm. I can't promise there won't be more gaps in the writing in future, but I'm taking steps to ensure that the situation I'm dealing with affects my writing as little as possible going forw...

Trial by Conquest — Update 22

Another update.

This time we have most of chapter two — Arival. Only about 1,000-ish words left for this one, and then we're onto chapter three.

New scenes: 2

Update word count: 2,800

Total Project Word Count: 12,000

Enjoy!

Trial by Conquest — Update 21

One new scene and the end of Chapter 1!

It's a long one.

Chapters after this one won't be nearly so long. The only reason this one is so long is that I believe it's important to properly establish the premise in the first chapter for web serials, which is what this is going to be first published as.

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