The last couple days have seen a pair of updates go up, one for Rogue's Rules, one for Free Trader Mary's Dream.
Book 1 of World of WarMachines is completely posted. Book 2 has three chapters complete so far. Depending on how my writing goes, I'll start posting it before I hit the end of Book 2, because right now I'm confident that I know how this goes at this point.
Just a fair warning. It might be a few days to a few weeks for FTMD Chapter 24.
Why?
It's a very important chapter. It will be the first time our main trio are together. I mean that physically, emotionally, and quite possibly intimately. They need to celebrate each other's light
And this is a chapter I absolutely, positively HAVE to get right.
It's absolutely key to the story. It's not a "reward with intimacy" chapter. It's completing the circle they already have.
And that brings me to the other purpose of the post.
As I mentioned elsewhere, across the 21 years I've done my best to write the story, it's hit almost 100,000 downloads. That's.. there are no words for that.
Except two.
Thank you.
I wanted to try to hire an artist to do this, but the ones I looked at wanted a good amount of money and time. I don't blame them, that is how they make their living.
But I wanted to give you guys and gals something as a thank you.
So I came up with this. It's a graphic from a prompt I made. It's the first physical meeting of Alex, Mary, and Melissa together.
The circle is complete.
Alex's strength. Mary's spirit and hope. Melissa's the glue among them three.
https://imgur.com/a/TG3o0MG
I will look for ways to get this made into art.. but I hope you guys accept it in the spirit offered.