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Looking for something to read over Christmas break?
Follow Jasen on his adventures on Kael'sha.
12 full chapters up on Royal Road now.

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The Verdant Eye
Nineteen-year-old Jasen is torn from 1994 Earth and dropped onto Kael’Sha — a harsh world of rolling grasslands, dying storms, and a people hardened by survival and tradition.The T’kaari don’t know wh...
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Covers, chapters, and a lot of waiting in between.

Still moving forward.

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January 4, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Writing is creative hard.
Launch prep is logistical hard.

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December 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Sunday evening writing is less about momentum
and more about lining things up for tomorrow.

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December 29, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Switching from “finishing a book”
to “living in the next one”
is a weird, good feeling.

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December 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Post-holiday check-in:
what books did you end up with this year?
(gifted, bought, or immediately added to the TBR 👀)

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December 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Looking for something to read over Christmas break?
Follow Jasen on his adventures on Kael'sha.
12 full chapters up on Royal Road now.

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF

www.royalroad.com/fiction/1394...
The Verdant Eye
Nineteen-year-old Jasen is torn from 1994 Earth and dropped onto Kael’Sha — a harsh world of rolling grasslands, dying storms, and a people hardened by survival and tradition.The T’kaari don’t know wh...
www.royalroad.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Writing happens in inches, not leaps.
Show up anyway.

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WIP #AuthorLife #SFF
December 23, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Holiday reminder for writers:
resting is part of the process.

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December 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Posting chapters on Royal Road is strange because
you never see the readers—
until the stats quietly say “someone stayed.”

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December 19, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Writers:
Do you outline everything
or figure it out halfway through?
I somehow do both.

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December 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
That moment when you realize
the chapter works
but it absolutely refuses to be short.

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December 17, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Treated myself today — a physical copy of my own book.

First time holding it in my hands. Worth every late night.

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December 16, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Writers: how do you deal with the moment when the story is crystal clear in your head… but refuses to come out on the page?

Asking for a friend. (It’s me. I’m the friend.)

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December 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Back to writing Book 2 of The Verdant Eye today. New chapters starting to take shape. Always wild seeing how the story surprises me while I’m drafting.

#amwriting #writingcommunity #SFF #writers #booktok #artistseek
December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Better colors on my cover concept.
December 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Looking for an early-career artist for a small paid book-cover project.
Sci-fi/fantasy vibe. Not AI. If you're building a portfolio, let’s chat.

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December 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Today’s writing task: begin the perilous journey of finding an affordable cover artist.
If I don’t return, tell my book I loved it.

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November 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! Your turkey is acting the last chapter you wrote. Should we be worried… or should we run?

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November 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It’s Thanksgiving Eve, and I’m grateful for anyone who’s read even a sentence I’ve put out into the world.
Back at it after the food coma.

Hope everyone gets a quiet moment tonight.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Just finished the first half-page of Book 2.
Feels like the hardest thing I’ve ever done.
Funny how writing 200 words can feel tougher than writing 200 pages.

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November 26, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Hey folks — looking for some indie or small-press hard sci-fi books in printed edition as a gift for my wife. She’s not into romance, loves big ideas and realistic tech. Any favorites I should grab her?
#scifi #sciencefiction #indiebooks #readingcommunity #bookrecommendations #hardSF #printbooks
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
“Weekend numbers were slow, but that’s all part of the ride.
Mondays are a writer’s reset button — new chapter, new ideas, new energy.
If you’re creating something today, I’m right there with you.”

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November 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Reposted by Don Richardson
Opinion time. I'm formatting my book and the "proper way" looks bad to me. With my pulp style punchy writing huge sections are indented in the book. Is this right or should I use the modern, no indent with line breaks?
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November 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM