Blood and Lace: Chapter 27
Nicholas wrenched off the headset and shoved it into the bag with the other gear. Everything that wasn't a weapon had to go. It was basic operational se...
K. R. Treadway posts
Blood and Lace: Chapter 26
The Libertine was undisciplined and reflexively cruel, but he wasn’t stupid. The only question was if he would attack immediately. After a moment he t...
Blood and Lace: Chapter 25
Della knew she was fast even by the standards of her own kind. She could have easily ducked into one of the side rooms. It would have been trivial…but...
Blood and Lace: Chapter 24
A soothing electronic chime heralded Della’s entrance into Roger Sharp’s cigar shop. The emporium was exactly how she remembered, a surprising...
The Queen's Archer Prologue
[ A/N - This unscheduled post is a curio. It's not supposed to exist yet. It is the prologue to The Queen's Archer, a "reverse Mulan" story set in the same world as His Orc Charioteer Bride. Let me be up front: this novel is far in the future! Over a year. But I made a bet on the RFM di...
2024-05-25 19:28:36 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate #24
My Sunday post was a bit late today, but I had good reason: after a marathon 10-hour writing session, I finished the rough draft manuscript for Charlotte's Reject! (Considering I've been posting polished chapters here, I guess it's technically three-quarters of a first draft. 😅)
There are still more than ten...
2024-05-19 21:02:21 +0000 UTC View PostBlood and Lace: Chapter 23
“Good—”
The door slammed before Nicholas could say “luck.” He peered through the passenger window but only saw a young cou...
2024-05-19 20:27:13 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate #23
For me, the last part of a manuscript feels like the end of a marathon. Writing a long form work is about sticking to a cadence, just like a runner. You put one foot in front of the other and keep notching miles. You might feel doubt, exhaustion—occasionally unhinged elation—but the important thing is not to break stride....
2024-05-12 15:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostBlood and Lace: Chapter 22
“This isn't going to work, Nicholas."
Della sat in the passenger seat, trying to suppress her growing unease. Even the reassuring feel of ...
2024-05-12 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostBlood and Lace: Chapter 21
Nicholas, happily dazed, leaned back against the table. Neither one of them seemed capable of looking away. Della’s expression was one of mild b...
Blood and Lace: Chapter 20
Nicholas's quiet words disarmed her utterly. They found their way into her very core and became radiant, warming her heart the way his enclosing f...
Blood and Lace: Chapter 19
Time was too short to waste on this irrational conversation. Della needed to turn her thoughts to Roger Sharp and the news he would share, not cou...
Update #22
It's been an eye-opening experience revising and updating my original Blood and Lace chapters.
As I get deeper into the unpublished sections I've started finding old notes that cover gaps in the prose. It's always a shock, requiring me to create entirely new work on short notice. It feels a bit like my pas...
2024-04-14 15:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostBlood and Lace: Chapter 18
The high and low points of this week were going to tear Nicholas apart.
If I was a car my shocks would be busted. The sickly ...
2024-04-14 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate #21
My work continues to wallop me. Have you seen that gif of a guy in a panda costume trashing a desk? In this case, the desk is my prose output. 😅
Just like last week, there won't be an extra Charlotte's Reject chapter, but at least I can get the Sunday update out a little early. Have a nice weekend, everybody...
2024-04-06 23:02:46 +0000 UTC View PostBlood and Lace: Chapter 17
Della came out of the day lethargy with a sharp intake of breath. Her body went rigid, braced to receive a killing blow or launch a ruthless strike. Why...
Update #20
Hi all, I hope everyone is having a nice weekend!
You may have noticed only one Charlotte's Reject chapter this week. Unfortunately it couldn't be helped. Non-writing work has been intense for awhile and something had to give. I'm going to keep trying to hit my "two CR chapters a week" goal, but things might be...
2024-03-31 15:17:34 +0000 UTC View PostBlood and Lace: Chapter 16
“Oh my God,” Beverly said, “what’s wrong?” Whatever she'd seen on his face had deeply alarmed her.
“I…” Nicholas closed his mouth....
2024-03-31 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate #19
Hi all, this week's update is a PSA.
It's come to my attention that access to the early chapters of Blood and Lace might have gotten messed up when I squished everything into one pay tier (thanks a bunch, Patreon). It should be fixed, but please let me know if you have any problems accessing Blood ...
2024-03-24 16:15:10 +0000 UTC View PostBlood and Lace: Chapter 15
Somewhere below him water was roaring. Nicholas stumbled down the jogging trail in the dark. He was alone—Della had left despite her assurances. W...
Update #18
Things were a bit delayed today because my wife and I went to a Cirque du Soleil show yesterday. We'd never been and it was incredible. If one of their tours ever comes close, it's worth the trip to see them!
On the writing front, I never thought I'd get to the point where I was uploading never-before-seen ...
2024-03-17 17:17:07 +0000 UTC View PostBlood and Lace: Chapter 14
Della watched Nicholas for several minutes, relieved that he kept his eyes closed. That gaze they had shared…it had been hypnotic, nearl...
2024-03-17 17:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostBlood and Lace: Chapter 13
(A/N - This is an exciting upload for me, because this is the FINAL chapter that was previously available—in a rougher state—online. Every Blood and Lace from here on out will be seen for the first time only on this Patreon. See you next week for Chapter 14's debut!) 2024-03-10 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Update #17
First a bit of bookkeeping: the defunct $1 and $5 tiers have been fully removed. Thanks again to any patrons who participated at those levels in the early going!
So I've entered what game designers call "crunch." I'm not sure what the writer term would be...scribble? 😏 Either way, the pressure's on!
Blood and Lace: Chapter 12
She'd smiled at him.
It was gone almost before Nicholas registered it, but that small signal of amusement had ...
2024-03-03 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate #16
New chapters of Blood and Lace and Charlotte's Reject are up! BaL is up to chapter 11, so here's a fun fact: whenever I verbalize "chapter 11," I have to add, "Bankruptcy!" right after. My dork blood runs true.
This week started a bit fraught. I had a narrative blank spot in Charlotte's Re...
2024-02-25 16:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostBlood and Lace: Chapter 11
Della was acutely aware of the rough carpet beneath her and the bed frame a few inches above. In the moment she felt grateful for the narr...
2024-02-25 16:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate #15
Hi everyone! Today is the big day. You can read my strange superhero-inspired novelette in its entirety. "Late Night Date Night" is live for the Chariotier! (Fun Fact: Patreon doesn't let you change tier permissions as a group, which means I literally had to edit every individual post.😑 So if anything in that collection is...
2024-02-18 16:32:59 +0000 UTC View PostBlood and Lace: Chapter 10
Early Bird II is an exciting reformulation of O’Donnell’s premiere preplant selective herbicide. Featuring a smoother residual act...
2024-02-11 16:52:28 +0000 UTC View PostGuide Map for New Patrons
Hello and welcome! If you've become a patron, this is a great place to start exploring. Here's an overview of what's currently available on my page:
First up is a download of “Cleigh Moran and the Dancing Man,” an urban fa...
2024-02-11 16:29:19 +0000 UTC View Post
