《Apocalypse Now: Under Contract》Update
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So, you're all probably wondering where I've been. For the last week and a half, I've been vacationing in Penticton, a quiet little vacation town chock full of old rich white dudes. It was alright. I didn't have very much internet access, and my writing time got cut by a lot because I was always doing something. During the little time that I was trying to write, I realized something about this fic.
I've hit a limit.
It's not really writer's block, but something similar I suppose. Thus far, I've been writing this with little to no planning ahead. I sit down in an afternoon, think about what I want to happen, and write it down. Obviously, this has some issues. Plot holes, poor character development, etc. At this moment, I don't really see much point in continuing this, especially since it was mostly meant to be a practice fiction (as were all my other ones...)
Thus, I'm here to update my schedule and get those of you who follow me (yeah right, who?!) up to speed on what's going on.
After the last year or so of somewhat half-heartedly practicing writing, I finally feel that I'm good enough to start writing an actual web novel. I've got two and a half projects in mind.
First, I'm starting a new web novel that will be fully planned out and half written at least a volume in advance. This means that before I even start posting anything on here or elsewhere, I'll have a volume of it almost written already. This will make updates come faster, keep the story more cohesive, and generally make a better reading experience (obviously). I might be creating a wordpress or something and post chapters a day later on here. As for details, well, I won't be giving out too much info but... Think Re:Zero sort of concept, except the MC isn't a whiny little bitch.
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Second, I'm going to be writing an actual novel alongside the web novel. This novel will not be released online until it's finished, and then I will only be releasing it on amazon or something. Sorry freeloaders.
Second and a half, I'm rewriting Monstrous. I've been meaning to get around to it for awhile now, but didn't end up getting started on it until now. I'll bulk release the first four chapters at some point and then write more slowly. I'm going to halfway plan it out as well, so releases might not come for awhile. The reason I'm doing Monstrous and not one of the others is for a few reasons. It was my first fiction, and kind of holds sentimental value for me, and it kind of almost went viral (800 avg views in 4 chapters? Dang dude, it wasn't even that good!). I attribute the last bit to the kickass name and synopsis. Not sure how I even wrote those back then.
Anywho, due to those reasons, I'll be disappearing for a bit. See ya.
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Night Terror
Story is currently 'on hold' for an indefinite period of time - I will eventually post the whole thing when it's complete, see the news post for more details. After dying young, a man reincarnates into a new world as Abe Haruki. 'This whole world is suspicious...' Despite the fact that Haruki had never once met a god, even during his reincarnation, he couldn't help feeling that this world was just too... Intelligently designed? I mean, seriously... Levels? Classes? Stats? Items? You can even level up your abilities! 'Definitely suspicious...' Unfortunately, the Church have been keeping close tabs on him from the shadows. They've heard rumours of a boy, born with a golden ring. With magical affinities that defy logic. Darkness and light energies destroy each other, violently, so how does he have the affinity for both? Can Haruki live his peaceful life along side childhood friend Suzu? Or will they fall to the coming darkness? ::Author's note:: While there are stats and exp etc, it's not LitRPG. They are there, but not the focus in any way. The world is more hardcore - A human is soft, so a pierced lung should eventually kill them. Even though they have a small pool of HP, a single deadly blow can end it all. If you ever want to say G'day, I'm in the discord chat every now and then, so feel free to join the madness ;) Thanks for reading
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Blood Worth
What can a simple farmstead do against a wealthy corporation?In the world of Amoen, where centaurs roam and bullets fly, the frontier town of Picklewood has managed to maintain relative peace for a decade. But its residents—especially the farmers on its outskirts—are about to witness the heartbreaking end to that peace.Tragedy befalls Mak Garde and his family in this brutal tale of protection, love, suspense, and hardship, when the Westen Freight Railing Company from the city of Dogford in the North invades their property intending to lay rail without permission. The Garde family must make a life changing decision.Will they flee? Or will they fight?No matter their choice, Mak is forced to determine what, if anything, is truly worth the blood.
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Lorian Fate
Lorian always wanted to visit the stars. One day a dashing young businessman offers her a job with the promise that, if things work out, she'll get her chance. Little do they know that her journey amongst the stars will become the stuff of legends. Literal legends. Clinical immortality courtesy of a resident mad scientist leads to her outlasting her employer, if not her coworkers. Given a few millenia, it's not surprising that the galaxy forgets the details of humanity's first affair with hyperspace research. The First iteration of this story has been discarded, and the latest iteration starts... when I get around to writing it.
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The Tears of Kas̆dael
It was just supposed to be a game. A really, really great game, yes - but a game. Instead, Jasper got his heart ripped out by a brooding goddess and awoke to find himself in another world. No weapons, no skills. Naked. Trapped in a world full of ancient horrors, where gods and monsters still roam the earth, Jasper is forced to adapt quickly or die - and he's not ready to die. Good thing he's a mage. This is a high-fantasy novel with light LitRPG elements. It's not super-crunchy, but the system is an important part of the story. There is some light cursing and gore, but this is not a Grimdark novel. There will also be no harem. The current schedule is chapters on M-W-F of around 2000-2500 words, as well as occasional bonus chapters that provide background or insights into side characters. This is my first real attempt at writing a full novel, but the story is based on a world that I've been creating and re-creating since I was a child. I have an extensive "history" and religion, and even a semi-cohesive language system worked out, which will hopefully slowly shine through as the story progresses. I want to avoid having too many info-dumps, so I may from time to time post a bonus lore chapter that will explain some of the background for any who are interested.
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Path of the Conqueror
After the ancient war which destroyed everything, the bloodline of ancient beasts grew dormant. A new age began, where new heroes will be born, and many empires will rise and fall. In this chaotic world of countless myriad planes, a new legend will be written. A little boy will begin his journey to conquer the world. His destiny is to start the ancient war again. His journey starts on a plane called Miraz. He will meet many friends, make more enemies and fight on many myriad planes. Follow his path to being a conqueror. .
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The First King of Beasts
On a normal evening, a voice appeared out of no where to give an announcement all over the world, this same evening was also when Dustin was run over by a car while running way from thugs. Dustin however woke up unharmed, and learned that the world was about to go into ruins basically, and that some humans would be taken away in a few days as 'earth's warriors'. As it would turn out, on the D-day, Dustin is one of those that were taken. But, this might turn out to be an opportunity rather than a curse, as some night before this day, something interesting happened. [System activated][Starting assimilation... Complete][System online][Congratulations player for being the first to awaken. Rewards will be given] .. To continue reading future chapters: https://www.webnovel.com/book/the-first-king-of-beasts_22850494105573905
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