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I have just submitted chapter 15 for Free Magus. For those who know, or are curious, the next three chapters are available on my P@tr30n account.

I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday (Labor Day). I should be posting new chapter -- actually the last chapters for Free Magus -- relatively soon.

I just submitted chapter 14 for Free Magus. As usual, the next three chapters are available on my P@tr30n page for those who subscribe.

I know that late last year and earlier this year, I was posting more, and that has once again slowed down. I apologize for that. At that time, I was working in a call center where I was able to work on chapters for Free Magus and start planning out later stories for this series. Then my car broke down and I couldn't get to work (53 miles trip, one way). As it turned out, my dealership wasn't willing to work with me on paying for the broken transmission (6-gear manual that would only go into 3rd and 4th gears). They wanted full payment for the repairs up front and I owed less than the cost of repairs on the car. I told them to keep the car as it was no good to me in that condition and I didn't have $7,000 on hand for repairs.

So, now, I'm working in a much closer town. I ride back and forth with a co-worker. The job itself is driving an appointment-scheduled bus (not the kind that just repeat a pre-determined route, but we'll pick someone up at their home and drive them to the hospital for an appointment, or other similar trips). Unfortunately, for my writing, I have to write stuff on paper and then type it all in when I get the chance at home. Weekends offer the best opportunities.

Well, things just picked up. I recently acquired a desk for free (rough condition, but functional), and I have an office chair. So, now, I'm in a better position, literally, to get a lot more typing done. Before, I was in a recliner with my laptop on one of those tiny laptop tables you can buy at Walmart. Now that I'm upright for typing, I'm getting a lot more done.

Now, to get internet...

Currently, I have to transfer the chapter files to my phone and upload them using it, since that's the only persistent internet connection I have.

And I thought Internet Access was declared a Utility - like electricity and water??? If anyone knows anything on this, shoot me a note.

Anyway, new chapters are coming. In fact, I don't believe there will be more than twenty. So, after I've posted all of the chapters on my P@tr30n page, I'll wait about a week between each new chapter here on SOL.

As I mentioned, I have already started planning out the next story, which will be titled, Sovereign Magus. Here's the description:

Seth has returned home and is forced to stay with his various Fonti due to the events prior to his departure. While this throws things off a bit for House Ursae, something feels more than a little out-of-touch between himself and the members of his House. An accident occurs that could indicate that Seth is not the right person as Lord. Seth investigates the accident, trying to discern why it happened. But will he succeed when someone in his House seems determined to abdicate his authority.

I plan on including chapters which will star Seth's various Fonti, much like I did with Sibling Magus. This way, everyone will get caught up in their progressions in the series. This will also include the new Fonti Seth acquired from the end of Rogue Magus. Not to mention finding out what the real difference was between all his regular Fonti and the bond he forged with Lisa Hartwell.

Sovereign Magus should flow easier that Free Magus has, mostly because I have a lot already planned for the new story.

I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the rest of your Summer. Hopefully, I'll have more chapters ready to post by mid September.

Thank you for reading,
TD

I have been working on the final chapters for Free Magus, a general outline for the next story (Sovereign Magus), a cast list for the story to follow that one (Bullet Magus), and going through all my previously posted stories for additional corrections!!

I have just posted updated chapters for New Magus, and a few days ago I had to make a repost of the last 7-8 chapters for Rogue Magus because (somehow) chapters 36 and 37 were actually supposed to be one chapter (36) and all the following chapters had been shifted to the next number up to the last one, which ended up being left out all together. So, For those who are new to the series or recently thought something was wrong with Rogue Magus - you were right. The last chapter was missing. That has now been corrected.

Hopefully, each week, I will be either re-posting corrected chapters, or posting a new chapter.

Hopefully?

I've just re-submitted all chapters for Free Magus to be updated. Mostly small stuff, but there were corrections in every chapter.

I have plans for the remaining chapters in this story. True, Free Magus will have less chapters than most of the stories I've written in this series so far, but I believe those chapters are all larger than most of the chapters in those other stories. In fact, my current plans only add about nine more chapters (ending on chapter 21). Of course, something in those chapters may change that count, possibly extending it.

The real news is, unlike Free Magus, which had almost no planning when I started, the next story already has a title and plans for possibly more content than any one story should be able to handle. Hopefully, the rest of the books I have planned for the series will see the same sort of pre-planning as Book 7. Yes, I'm keeping the title a secret for now. I want to make sure Free Magus ends the way it is meant to end.

Currently, I am unemployed again. My Car was repossessed, and my only means of getting online is via phone hotspot. I really believe a job I can work from home would answer my problems, but the 'lack of internet' thing throws a wrench in that. I afraid the way to take care of my problems is to find a job that I don't like close by. Use the pay to get internet. Use the internet to find an online job. And, finally, get a car.

I'm perfectly willing to accept suggestions. For the online job, I was hoping to get into frontend web development. The thing slowing me down is show-casing what I can do. It's one thing to put together web-pages on my computer, but soemthing else entirely getting those pages uploaded to a server and making them work there. Suggestions on this would be fantabulous!

Back to the stories...

For those who don't know - and that could be everyone - I have seven more stories planned for this series (books 7 through 13). Frag it. I'll even give general descriptions here as to what each book is about...

BOOK 7
STORY DATE: Jan 2012 (Shortly after Free Magus)
SOL DESCRIPTION: Seth returns home to rebuild and reconnect with his girls, but his House is in turmoil. A loyal member of his House informs him of a planned coup, but she doesn't know any real details. The motive is clear, however: they feel Seth is too young, too inexperienced to be a House Lord. Seth sets out to route this insurrection while catching up with his girls. But will he succeed when the source of the coup seems to know all the moves and is far better at playing the game?
ASK READERS: 3 more of Seth's Fonti are pregnant, who?

BOOK 8
STORY DATE: Mar 2012 (Spring Break)
SOL DESCRIPTION: Seth receives an invitation to Orlando, Florida for Spring Break. Everyone encourages him to go, but he refuses to go alone. Nothing seems to go right for the young House Lord as the Syndicate attack many popular party locations around Orlando. Simply avoiding them seems to be the best option, but Seth has a focused hate group, thos who believe as Ricardo did, chase him specifically trying to kill off he who would destroy all magic.
ASK READERS: Which of Seth's Fonti and Stirpi should go on the trip? Let's keep this sensible: no more than 4 Fonti and 2 Stirpi.

BOOK 9
STORY DATE: May 2012 (End of Semester)
SOL DESCRIPTION: End of semester parties are put on hold when Valory shows up out of nowhere, asking Seth for the Locket and the Key. She claims to know what the Locket holds and insists Seth give it to her. Not sure how much he can trust his half-sister, Seth defends the contents, refusing to hand over the items. But will he succeed when Valory goes so far as to force him to unlock it for her?
ASK READERS: What popular model/actress/online persona should Seth seduce?

BOOK 10
STORY DATE: July 2012 (Independence Day)
SOL DESCRIPTION: Dallas is suddenly filled with Magi Sheriffs and Rangers. The Council will be holding their quarterly summit in town. They're not the only ones to arrive. Walker and a team of Guild members have shown up to shut down the council, permanently. Seth is asked to stay out of the way, but can he really stand by and allow Walker to kill other Magi?
ASK READERS: 2 more of Seth's Fonti are pregnant, who?

BOOK 11
STORY DATE: Sept 2012 (Starting New Semester)
SOL DESCRIPTION: A new technological wonder has hit the market. Seth and his girls each buy one, but they quickly learn that they are actually a beacon for the location of nearby Magi. The Syndicate returns and their magical support is finally revealed. Can Seth get word out to the right people to save hundreds, if not thousands of Magi?
ASK READERS: What could this technological wonder be? What tech item made a splash in 2012 but then disappeared just as fast?

BOOK 12
STORY DATE: Oct 2012 (Around Halloween -- again)
SOL DESCRIPTION: Seth meets a trio of Magi. They know the secret to his mark, but to find out, Seth must do something for them first.
ASK READERS: Costume ideas for Seth and his girls.

BOOK 13
STORY DATE: Dec 2012 (Winter Solstice)
SOL DESCRIPTION: Valory and The Group of Magi who saved her return to Texas. They want the secrets from the Locket that Valory did not receive. They’re willing to do anything to get that knowledge, including kill those closest to Seth to force his hand. Seth agrees to help them, but cannot reveal those secrets, so he ends up being forced to cooperate in their efforts to end the world as everyone knows it.

... and that is everything I have planned. Yes, I know this is a lot, and it could take some time for me to get through all of this what with my track record for posting chapters in stories. But, this is the goal. To see all of this through.

So, as you can see, every book (except the last one) has something I want to ask of you, my readers. So, should any of you offer any suggestions, and want to see a note in that story with your name attached, drop me a line - via messenger here or email - and for anything I use, those who made the suggestion(s) will be included.

We'll work something out.

Happy New Year everyone!

Well, I believe this is it. I believe I will finally finish this story this year. Yes, you heard it hear. I will finish this story, this year.

Now, that being said, I have growing plans both for the characters I've developed in all of the previous stories as well as a number of new characters for everyone to meet.

I know Free Magus has been slow in posts - exceedingly slow. Most of this has been due to work and a lack of a place to write. Oddly, my current job has provided the latter. Hopefully, this year, I'll be able to get myself a desk, a chair, and put together a new desktop system. I like having a laptop, but I so prefer to have a desktop system on which to do things.

I've posted a new chapter, and like always, the next three chapters are available on my p@tr30n site for those who subscribe. Yes, I've completed chapter 13 and am working on 14. I find it oddly satisfying to come up with more in-depth descriptions for each chapter so that I knew what will happen in them rather than simple ideas that only helps with overall planning. These deeper descriptions give me far more direction and help me focus on the path of the story. So, hopefully, this story won't end up feeling like a disjointed collection of scenes and more like a roller coaster of imagery and sensations - mixed with something cohesive.

And if that last paragraph makes sense, then I'm doing better than I thought.

Have an excellent day, everyone