This.
Is.
INSANE.
LOOK AT HOW COOL THIS IS!!! AAAAHHH! I don't even want to put text on it. But we have to. So, soon you'll see another version with some text on it. But goodness, this is so freakin cool.
Happy Monday dudes!
2020-09-21 16:13:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe encompassing darkness nagged at the worry in my gut. I wasn’t going to walk blind into this test. With a thought, I called up stored ry and let it flow down my right arm. I swirled my wrist and forearm as I held my elbow steady. Yellow light formed in halo as my hand swooped around and around.
When the glow was br...
2020-09-18 15:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostHello my dudes! Welcome to another thirsty thursday... I'm drinking coffee, but I might switch to a nice expensive (read: $20) bottle of wine soon!
Bastion Academy
Book 1 is headed off to the copy editor and the cover is in progress! I know I've said it before but here it comes again, this is defi...
2020-09-18 00:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe train jostled side to side as we passed the final gate into the lower Kingdom. I couldn’t keep my eyes off the towering buildings of the ancients beyond the inner wall to Busa-nan. The old ones had called them “Skyscrapers,” and it wasn’t hard to see why. They towered above any other natural structure I’d ever e...
2020-09-17 15:16:03 +0000 UTC View PostJingling chimes rang in my ear as my automated wake-up machina trembled, just on time. The sky outside my window was a deep blue with hues of gold on the horizon. I was tired but too excited to stay in bed. Today was testing day. I would show the Bastion Academy representatives just how much I had to give, and how ready I was...
2020-09-16 15:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Sungchal soldiers walked the perimeter, skipping the corners of the room. They waved their hands under the table, chair, and cubbies. The first grunted to the second with a nod that said, “All’s clear.”
They’d barely given the room a half-hearted glance—for which I was grateful, of course—and walked out ...
2020-09-15 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostI rotated the stick on my control pad and felt Tuko’s gears whine as he turned left. I pinned the stick in the opposite direction, and he turned around again. I looked down on the fighter bot with one grip-claw left and six spidery legs, two of which were half-severed from the body. The previous fight had taken a toll on hi...
2020-09-14 15:16:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Henlo my dudes...
I've got numbers on all my chapters right now instead of names, but honestly, I really like the idea of seeding the readers idea of what's ahead. Giving them a little "taste" in the header that says, "I know we left you at a little cliffhanger in the last chapter, and it was fun, and good, and you real...
2020-09-12 15:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey my dudes!
First color image for Bastion Academy is in, and I loooooove it! It's not just the cover I wanted to talk with you about, but full chapters of the book are coming very soon.
I can't wait to start sharing these with you, because they're so much fun! I've never written better in my life, for s...
2020-09-11 15:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostHeyo my dudes, here we are again! I'm scheduling this ahead of time... don't judge me... I picked right now to drink wine and the requirement is THIRSTY Thursday.... so it's thirsty Wednesday posting on a Thursday, whatever....
Zero.Hero 2
Here we go, we're 20 days out from release! 9/29 is the da...
2020-09-10 23:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHellloooooooo my dudes!
It's Wednesday and that means wine. Yep. Drinking wine. But it also happens to be the day that you all get your digital copy of Zero.Hero 2! Hooray!
Here's the bookfunnel link: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/wd7cbi9mtd<...
2020-09-09 23:56:33 +0000 UTC View PostHey dudes, what's up! No, really, let me know in the comments below what's up with you.
OKAY, Here's what's up with me ^_^
Zero.Hero 2
TAADAA! It's 100% done! The release day tentatively near the end of the month. As we get closer, I'll tell you for sure what the date is ^_^
This bo...
What's up my dudes! I hope you loved Zero.Hero 2, and love this cover even more. Check out how cool this is! Ugh, Piper looks fierce, Claire is like smirking all confidently, Elise is looking like a boss, and Norah is happy to play with her new goggles ^_^
I can't wait till this book releases to the world. So glad to ha...
2020-09-02 00:10:52 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm so stoked for this cover (and this book!). We've decided to follow this sort of superhero comicy covers and this one looks so damn awesome. Piper looks vicious as hell, Claire is like about to impale some people... So cool.
What do you guys think?
2020-08-24 15:03:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Here it is, all its glory, the new Zero.Hero cover for book 1! We dropped the "." because it wasn't fitting in anywhere nicely, but I really like what we've got going on here! Says "Comic Book" to me, which was definitely the direction we were heading.
The new release is set to drop later this month and I couldn't be ha...
2020-08-03 21:39:51 +0000 UTC View Post
I lurched backwards through lights and color that strobed in my vision like a hypnotic rave. The freefall feeling tingled in my hands, up my arms, to the pit of my stomach, and shot out of my feet. I opened my mouth to scream, but there was no air to breathe. I gasped and choked, clutching at my throat.
... 2020-07-31 15:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostI think this is the format I'll stick with... its not all onomatopoeiafied, but it's close enough.
Today was my last day of a soul-sucking job that I couldn't get away from faster! Your generous contributions and continued support is part of making this dream of authoring full time a r...
2020-07-30 23:45:33 +0000 UTC View Post
The Entranced debuff timer in the corner of my vision ticked down like seconds and my brain whirled away on options as I stood motionless in the tree line, completely exposed. I just needed a little more time. I cleared my throat, but it didn’t help in making me sound any more confident. "You can talk. How can ...
2020-07-30 15:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I crept through the tall, dewy grass, my eyes set on the trail of Essence. The mini-map, helpfully displayed in the upper right corner of my vision, showed that I was just forty meters from the creature. Finally, after four days of gathering, trying to summon my own weapons, fighting crazy porcupine-boar monsters...
2020-07-29 15:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Blue spores flared and danced around my face as the cloud of toxic particles drifted up from the mushroom I’d disturbed. My lungs burned as I held my breath against the poison which would force me to vomit and fall unconscious. I knew this because I’d already wasted ten minutes puking and passing out. 2020-07-28 15:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Five years later…
My ears popped for what felt like the fiftieth time when the Captain’s voice came through the overhead speakers. “We’ve now reached our cruising altitude of thirty-five thousand feet. It’s a quick eleven-hour flight direct to Naples, Italy, but that doesn...
2020-07-27 15:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
“We’re losing ground to the southeast!” Benito shouted as his heads-up display flashed deep red on units seven through twelve. He leapt forward in his power armor, unleashing a haymaker on a dog-sized cockroach. Blood from the creature splattered across the chest of his suit, sizzling as a new notification ...
2020-07-26 15:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostHenlo my dudes! As promised, it's time to release Zero.Hero 1 to all my lovely patrons Shop Owner and up.
Comment on this post or shoot me a message and I'll get the BookFunnel link sent to you lickity-split! As mentioned, these releases are not retroactive. So if you're not a Shop Owner or above, but still want access ...
2020-07-24 15:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostBetter? Worse? Jeeze guys, what should I call this thing? Never mind. Let's just get into the update.
Zero.Hero
You bet your buns there's some cool stuff on the way! Cover title treatment is still in progress, but we're getting there! However... All my Shop Owners and above will be getting the Boo...
2020-07-23 22:19:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys! Super exciting news on the Zero.Hero front. We've reworked the cover for a more "Super Hero" feel and while there's some things we want updated/changed about it, I'm really happy with the new style.
I've posted the three options we've been looking over, which one is your favorite? Silver text, Green text, or Gree...
When developing the characters for my next work I find it immensely useful to find real humans who I would cast to play them. That, along with developing their backstories, finding their deepest secrets, worst weakness, greatest boons, and turning points, are all critical components to launching a successful series from the g...
2020-07-18 23:39:25 +0000 UTC View PostHenlo my dudes! I'll come up with a better name for my Thirsty Thursday Updates... Anywhoo, let's get down to it!
The rumors are true, Zero.Hero: Neon Dark is no longer available for purchase. Shadow Alley Press and I got together to review some issues we noticed around engagement and ...
2020-07-16 20:09:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all, happy Tuesday!
I'm currently in "Cycle 1" of my next book series which is all about ideation, documentation, cover design, magic systems, etcetcetcetc, and so tonight I took a minute to do some rough sketches of cover ideas! This one is my favorite of the three, I think...
What do you think about the co...
2020-07-15 04:09:53 +0000 UTC View Post"Interrobangs are for losers."
- No one ever (except my editor)
Hey my dudes! Now that the tiers are active and filled in with some content, I wanted to ask you what I'm missing? I've thought of a few cool, fun, funny things I could add and wanted to see if y'all had any interest in them ^_^
Additionally, what ...
2020-07-12 19:59:05 +0000 UTC View Post
They Purveyor of Fine Things tier is open! This level gives you access to gobs of cool stuff that I'm working on, as well as this hand painted canvas called "Queen of her forest" featuring Claire's Shaman Familiar from Zero.Hero book 2: Nylena.
This piece was SO incredibly fun to create. I've never done creature mashups...
2020-07-12 19:51:14 +0000 UTC View Post
