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While I continue working on “Aiden Ascending,” the second book in The Ring Saga, I’ve received permission to release chapters of a commissioned story. Yes, it’s serialized. Yes, it has an end. No, I haven’t reached it yet. When it’s concluded, I will offer the complete work in Bookapy. However, it will give you something to peruse as I continue chugging away in the yards.

As such, I hope you enjoy Kyle and his adventures in “A Fair Trade.” I’m submitting the first chapter for posting.

I’ve submitted Chapter 34 of “Aiden and The Ring” for posting. Aiden and Kendra continue to bond. Chapter 35, the penultimate one, is now available on Subscribestar.

Again, my deepest gratitude to both my subscribers and those supporters who’ve purchased my works on Bookapy. Your contributions fuel the muses, this site, and future tales. You rock.

I can announce that in preparation for writing the revised rough draft of “Aiden Ascending,” the second book in The Ring Saga, I’ve begun story analysis. Since its original version was based on the original “Aiden and The Ring,” there’s a lot to change.

On the other hand, the bones are still good. The new characters have depth. And the overall plot/character arc is workable. As such, word scribbling begins on 1 November, with the goal of completing its 50k word rough draft by the end of the month for NaNoWriMo. Easy. It’ll most likely go way over that.

Meanwhile, I’ve submitted Chapter 33 of “Aiden and The Ring” for posting. Aiden and Kendra. A new, and powerful, team? Chapter 34 is now available on Subscribestar.

Once more, to those of you who reached out, disappointed or not with the temporary demise of “The Immortal,” I do appreciate the feedback and share your frustration. And for my subscribers and supporters who’ve purchased my works on Bookapy, thank you ever so much. It means the world to me.

This past weekend, I spent a good deal of time digging deep into “The Immortal.” As I pored over the half a million (!) words, I concluded it’s not the tale you deserve. It was my first “story” and frankly, as much as I love Jim, it’s not good enough as written. As such, it is with great sadness that I’m going to end the current version. I shall endeavor to bring you a more comprehensive and tighter focused one in the future.

This new version will do a better job of integrating Jim’s backstory and the current supernatural world in which he lives. I’ve been bolting those latter pieces on while updating the chapters. However, that process was awkward and did you a disservice. It should’ve been baked in at the beginning. It wasn’t. For reasons I’ve explained in earlier blogposts.

Meanwhile, I’ve submitted Chapter 32 of “Aiden and The Ring” for posting. Aiden makes up with Kitten and takes Kendra away. Chapter 33 is now available on Subscribestar.

Thank you all for your support and understanding. This is the first of my babies I’ve had to kill, and is a hard lesson learned from over-extending when I began this crazy hobby.

I can hardly believe it’s been a whole year since I first posted “On the Highway” and watched the download numbers climb. “Hey! People are reading my stuff.” Feedback was positive, and I got to know some of you well. Since then, I’ve foisted several more stories on you while behind the scenes tweaking my processes to maintain a more sustainable flow of tales. Since that first big rush has emptied the coffers, I’m working on newer stuff at a more reserved pace.

What’s upcoming? Subscribers heard in August, but here’s the summary:

The rest of October, I’m finishing the second draft of “Not Yet” a standalone story. Then it’s on to NaNoWriMo in November. This year, I’ll be drafting another sci-fi tale, tentatively titled “Star Waif and the Grump.” After that’s in the freezer, I’ll rework the partial rough draft for “Aiden Ascending.” Aiden is by far my most popular character and story. Finishing out the year will be the final polish on “The Coach’s Wife,” so I can introduce Hiram early next year.

Meanwhile, the beat goes on. I’ve submitted Chapter 31 of “Aiden and The Ring” for posting. Kendra pleads for Gina’s intervention with Aiden. Aiden visits her office and plans are made. Chapter 32 is now available on Subscribestar.

While it’s not been as lucrative an endeavor as I’d wished, it’s never really been about the money. Writing continues to be incredibly fun and my thanks to every one of you for your support, feedback, and constructive criticism.

I’ve submitted Chapter 29 of “Aiden and The Ring” for posting. Aiden continues to dodge Kendra and pays a visit to Dan and Gina. As the ring hungers and Aiden struggles, more options appear while anxieties deepen. Chapter 30 is now available on Subscribestar. All subscribers, please note my latest post about renewal status on Discord and Subscribestar. Bottom line is they agreed to my terms and that should make it easier for you.

I won’t bore you with details, see Discord for them, but writing has taken a back seat to contractor visits. I’ve selected the ones to do the work and now they’re doing pre-inspections. For those not following me on Discord, my efforts have been wholly focused on completing a second draft. I’m up against a self-imposed hard deadline of 1 November due to National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) kicking off. During that, I’ll be scribbling the 50k-word rough draft of a sexy sci-fi novel.

The last completed Ring Saga short side-story, “The Ring – Training,” will be on Bookapy sometime today. I’ve paused sequels and other shorts until I can get a grip on the major stories already underway. We’ll see how the rest of the year pans out, but thank you all for the kind feedback and continued support.

Another hug of gratitude to those on Subscribestar and purchasing my works on Bookapy. Thank you ever so much.