Hey all,
If you haven’t picked up Sufficiently Advanced Magic yet, the Kindle edition is on sale for 99 cents in the US kindle store.
Hey all,
Some quick updates about book status.
Defying Destiny has been going slower than planned for a number of reasons. Some of them have been general practical things, like moving to a new apartment and my video card dying.
The main one is really that I’m getting a lot more interest and encouragement to write the sequel for Sufficiently Advanced Magic, and that book is also fresher in my mind.
Going forward, I’m going to be splitting my time between writing both books. This will definitely delay Defying Destiny further, but I’ve found that I get a higher amount of total writing done each day this way, since I can switch between books when I’m in the right mood to work on one or the other.
I’m still hoping to get Defying Destiny out this year if possible, but I may actually get the sequel to Sufficiently Advanced Magic done first. Not sure yet.
Aside from that, I’d like to give a quick book recommendation: Valley of Embers by Steven Kelliher.
![Valley of Embers (The Landkist Saga Book 1) by [Kelliher, Steven]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/5180F15B61L.jpg)
It’s another anime-inspired fantasy novel, and it’s currently *free* on Amazon. Stylistically, I’d compare it to something along the lines of Avatar: The Last Airbender crossed with the corrupted animals from Princess Mononoke.
You can find it here, and if you’ve already read it, the sequel is currently on sale for 99 cents.
I suspect most of you have already checked out Sufficiently Advanced Magic, but if you haven’t, you can pick up a free preview over on InstaFreebie here.
Hey all!
At long last, I’ve created a mailing list. People have been asking about this for ages, and I wish I’d made one sooner, but I’m glad to finally have one to work with.
If you’re interested in getting direct e-mail updates about the status of my books, as well as some unique snippets of lore, short stories, and whatever else I’m feeling like throwing in there, you can sign up for my mailing list here.
Hey all!
The paperback version of Sufficiently Advanced Magic is now available!
You can find it here:
For those of you waiting on the audio book edition, that’s still in progress and I’m looking at roughly a July release.
As for the sequel, I’ve done a very early draft of the outline and about 10,000 words of pre-writing.
I’m currently still planning to finish Defying Destiny first, but there’s a possibility that I might swap to spending more time on the sequel to Sufficiently Advanced Magic due to the sheer amount of interest it’s been getting. I don’t want to leave my Broken Mirrors fans in the dust, though, so I’m definitely going to keep working on that regardless – I might just end up moving over to more of a 50/50 split in my time.
It’ll depend on what kind of writing pattern keeps me the most productive.
There’s a half-month check in post for people who are reading Sufficiently Advanced Magic and interested in discussing it with other readers!
More detailed discussions will be at the end of the month.
Also, there’s this gem from /u/HiuGregg, who is doing parody covers for all the Reading Resident Authors novels.
It’s…perfect.
So, someone asked on one of my AMAs if there’s a map for Forging Divinity.
The answer: Sort of. There’s a map that was made for my LARP/tabletop campaign, but it’s slightly out-of-sync with the book version. Notably, Velthryn is totally off – it should be south of Lake Silverleaf, right near the crossroads (north of Aayara). Orlyn isn’t listed there at all; it’d be on the northern side of the lake.
That said, here’s the map:
I’ll probably get an updated one done for the books eventually.
Sufficiently Advanced Magic has been chosen for /r/fantasy’s first book for “Reading Resident Authors”. If you want to hear more about it, as well as upcoming books, check it out here:
I consider /r/fantasy to be my main social media home on the internet, so I’m honored that they chose me for the first book in this new program. If anyone is interested in participating, feel free to ask me questions on that thread and join in the discussion (which will be later in the month).
For those of you who might not have seen yet, I’m doing an AMA on /r/books with several other awesome authors.
Here’s the full list of us:
Will Wight | /u/Will_Wight | Proof | Xianxia
His teeth are made out of book pieces. He has to painfully knock them out one by one and assemble them into a complete book. And if he wants a sequel, he has to wait and grow a whole new set!
Steve Thomas | /u/SteveThomas | Proof | Comic Fantasy
An engineer who writes fantasy novels, which is the polite way of calling him a total nerd.
Andrew Rowe | /u/Salaris | Proof | Hard Fantasy
Professional game designer. He writes “hard fantasy” novels with an emphasis on detailed magic systems and analytical characters. His books often take inspiration from Japanese light novels, role-playing games, and anime.
Steven Kelliher | /u/StevenKelliher | Proof | Epic Fantasy w/ Eastern Flair
Former professional fighter-turned writer who resides in the Boston area. A former sports and entertainment writer, his work has been featured on ESPN.com, LA Weekly and other outlets. He wishes all disputes were still settled with a friendly game of hand-to-hand combat, is a fan of awesome things, and tries to write books he’d want to read. He hopes you like them.
Darrell Drake | /u/darrelldrake | Proof | Historical Fantasy
Greatest feat: Was once praised for working a Samuel L. Jackson pun into a book about 6th-century Iran. Birdwatching, stargazing, archery, gaming, and a penchant for Sassanian Iran. His latest was inspired by the national epic of Iran, the Shahnameh. You Odyssey to reading it. Sorry, he Ilihad to.
Ashe Armstrong | /u/ashearmstrong | Proof | Sixguns & Sorcery
Writing stories keeps me sane. Mostly.
Feel free to drop by!
Looks like I’ve got a few new readers! I’d like to welcome you all to the blog, as well as give everyone some information and updates on what I’ve been working on.
Different Series, Same Universe
For those of you who aren’t already aware, I’m currently working on two main series.
The first is the War of Broken Mirrors, an epic fantasy series starting with Forging Divinity.
The second series is Arcane Ascension, a JRPG-inspired magical academy/dungeon crawling series starting with Sufficiently Advanced Magic.
These series take place in the same universe, but I’ve been deliberately vague about how they’re connected…for now. There are already some significant hints in Sufficiently Advanced Magic about how they relate to each other, and you’ll be seeing more of them in the next books for each series.
They will eventually cross over more directly, but I don’t want to spoil the surprise about when or how.
Status Report
I’m currently focusing most of my efforts on Defying Destiny, the third book in the War of Broken Mirrors series. I recently reworked the outline, and the new version of the outline is completed. I’ve just recently started writing in earnest, and I’m currently about two chapters in (out of a projected 30 chapters). I’m hoping to have the first draft done by around June, roughly corresponding with my original planned release. I think it’s more likely the book will actually hit the market around July to August, unless I can pick up speed (which is possible).
While I’m working on that, I’m also outlining the sequel to Sufficiently Advanced Magic, and I’ve started a bit of the pre-writing for it as well. I have a tremendous number of events that I’m already planning to cover in the second book, including several things that were heavily foreshadowed in the first book. I won’t say more right now to avoid spoiling the first book for anyone who hasn’t read it yet.
I’m currently targeting the beginning of 2018 for the sequel, but I’ll try to get it ready earlier if it’s possible to do that without sacrificing any quality.
I have two other side projects that are lower priorities. They’re both “hard” LitRPGs, for those of you who are familiar with that genre. In both cases, I intend to make the protagonists members of the gaming industry, which I think will be a fun twist on the usual tropes of the genre.
I also have a short story about a geriatric dark lord who is dealing with summoned heroes showing up and ruining things; this may or may not turn into a full novel at some point.
Thanks for reading, hope you’re all having a great weekend!
