Yes, I missed the livestream. I was jetlagged, made a note to remember to do it, had a late dinner and was feeling a little off, wandered back and then forgot entirely it was happening.
I'm at Dragoncon right now and won't be back for a bit. Try to figure out a time soon, but it'll likely be in 2 weeks.
Again, I do really apologise about this. Entirely my fault.
2023-08-30 21:59:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Progress.”
Wu Ying winced at the pronouncement like it was a death sentence. It wasn’t. It was even worst – it was a declaration of progress that would force him into that stone bath with the caustic herbs and liquids once again. It was a statement of on-going self-inflicted torture.
“Progress not perfection, Cultivator Long.” Physician Guo said, mistaking the wince and...
2023-08-29 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“I can’t decide if it’s more sadistic that he doesn’t tell us what our next lesson is, or more,” Ma Jie complained, as she chivvied her friends to the small building that made up the department’s headquarters. It was set quite the distance away from all the other buildings, between the inner and outer sect and had once, Ma Jie was certain; been a servant’s building.
Now, it...
2023-08-25 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Announcing a new spin-off series in the System Apocalypse universe!
I'm excited to unveil the System Apocalypse: Kismet series co-authored with David R. Packer. David's short story The Tower of Doom was featured in the second System Apocalypse Anthology released earlier this year.
Check out the cover for book 1 - Fool's Quest
Over the next few weeks there wil...
Alright, livestream on Tuesday. 9pm EST. Hopefully I've figured out how to do this properly, there might be some testing a bit on my end to get it to work.
I know there are more votes for Thursday but it's not by much and I realised, I messed up. I thought it'd be tomorrow my time to do it, but that'd be WEDNESDAY 9pm (because I'm 12 hours ahead at this moment). And to do it properly, it'...
2023-08-23 14:49:30 +0000 UTC View PostSince I've been on a holiday of sorts (vacation and visiting family and dealing with personal issues); I've been thinking a lot about the various aspects of the business. Some of these won't make much sense, till I get into more detail; but just in case I forget... here's the topics that have been bouncing around in my head.
- Going wide and falling revenues
- Reviews, social media ...
2023-08-23 00:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post“And how was it?” Yang Mu asked, head propped up one hand. It was late in the evening, so late that if one squinted, Wu Ying would even believe that the rising sun might be spotted in the distance.
“The Elder’s library?” Wu Ying said, and receiving a nod, hummed in thought. “Enlightening.”
“I can still beat you, you know.” Yang Mu waggled a finger at him.
“...
2023-08-22 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHi guys;
Sorry, things have been super hectic. Quick survey to see when people are free. I'm pretty sure I can figure out how to run Streamyard by myself. :)
Note - I meant 9pm EST August 24, this Thursday.
A week later and Wu Ying had found a new method to train himself and his new students. Gathered below, working on tilling the fields and planting the spirit herbs he had taksed them with, the cultivators also laboured under the intense pressure of Wu Ying’s unfurled aura whilst constraining their own.
This was but another facet of their aura training. Pressure testing their ability to m...
2023-08-18 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe receiving room Wu Ying was brought to overlooked the third of the four inner courtyards. A gesture of respect, though a further indicator of their lack of close relationship. Understandable, of course, that he was not brought to the innermost, intimate final receiving room.
The understated elegance and luxury of the receiving room, everything from the rosewood furniture with its elega...
2023-08-15 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“You’re too soft-hearted,” Yang Mu murmured to Wu Ying, later.
He was not startled by her emergence from the woods, a small smile on her lips as she watched the applicants lumber their way up the mountain. None of them had a pass that allowed them to stay out the night or else, he was certain, they would have slept in the city.
Still, he was not worried. He’d swept the mount...
2023-08-11 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHad a friend ask about this, wrote up a quick precis. Then realised, I might as well copy and paste and add to it:
This is what I'd recommend someone trying to go wide after being exclusive to Amazon (and its subsidiaries do) these days.
EBOOK
Firstly, use Draft2Digital. They are the leader right now and frankly, the easiest to use. They also have things like ...
2023-08-09 06:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Correct.”
Ya Zhu grinned as Wu Ying confirmed her guess at the properties of the Thrice Dawn Spotted Iron Mushroom. At his nod, she removed the copper harvesting knife and parted the stem of the mushroom. She infused a touch of chi into the harvesting knife to make her job easier, grimacing a little as she did so. Whilst her wood element would only mildly mar the mushroom’s efficia...
2023-08-08 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAlright people, you asked for it; here we go.
Throw your suggestions below. There's no voting on this part, because if I'm not inspired; all you will see in the Livestream session is me staring at a blank page going... duh!
Or a really, really short piece of work.
Which, you know, isn't that interesting.
So.
Comment please. Give as less or as much info as you...
2023-08-08 09:48:47 +0000 UTC View PostAn issue with one of Patreon's payment partners is causing a higher-than-normal number of patron payments to be declined by the banks. While Patreon upgrades their system, payments might still be declined while changes take effect.
If you're having issues, you can:
Wu Ying smirked, inside. If it was not considered impolite to the maximum, he would have sent a gift to that impertinent boy. His presence had made making an example easy and quick, well before the rest of the children were in any danger from the rest of the trials.
And danger there was going to be.
As it was, Wu Ying made sure to deposit the boy with only a modicum of roughness, ju...
2023-08-04 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostSo we hit over 300 patrons for the first time (and managed to stay there after money was processed!). Which means, even though Patreon took away that goal thingie, that I owe all of you a celebration.
I've got a few ideas, please vote!
Now, Option 1 and 2 will be PURELY patron supporters. I might record it and post the session up later, but no one else gets to see it or participate ...
2023-08-03 15:12:17 +0000 UTC View PostComing to the end of the month, and I figured I'd talk about the different kinds of revenue an author can receive and what that means.
In this case, I'm going to break it down into three areas.
1) Currency
2) Type of Revenue and Profit Margins
3) Date of Receipt
All of these actually matter, to some extent, when you're looking at how the revenue arrives and what yo...
2023-08-02 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBottom of the mountain, at the crack of dawn. That meant, for most of the cultivators, getting up even earlier while the sun was set to wash, prepare and descend the mountain in time. A few – a wise few that Wu Ying took note of – requested time off the evening before and descended the mountain in the evening to rest in inns throughout the town.
Wu Ying himself had chosen a similar pa...
2023-08-01 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostHe was not there to watch the notice go up in-person. He did not need to be. The wind spoke to him, telling Wu Ying of what occurred far beneath him, as he took breakfast with Tou He. His friend was silent, though he looked better than he had before, having had time to rest and recuperate. He still fumbled at times, moving to grab cups and plates with his left hand and forgetting he was missing...
2023-07-28 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAlright, still somewhat on holiday running around (lots of pictures to come in the future general update post); but figured this would be a decent substitute for the next little bit.
Got a question about the business side? Ask it. I'll do my best to answer them as I come back.
I'll probably write more about stuff in the future, but right now, this is what I have time for. :) 2023-07-27 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
“Three times. I’ve fought him three times and he won’t stop challenging me,” Yang Mu complained, later that night. She waved her hand around, fan snapping open and close with each gesture. “And he’s not the only one. I’ve had fought four other duels in the last two weeks.”
“I’m sorry. They are challenging you to get to me,” Wu Ying said, softly.
“Don’t be s...
2023-07-25 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“I never found my dao. Not the true one I needed,” Liu Tsong said, days later.
The pair were seated in her residence, consuming an early breakfast. Or late dinner in Liu Tsong’s case from the bags under her eyes. The woman hid a slight yawn beneath a hand, waving the inner sect cultivator that served them away before they could refill her teacup and doing so herself for her own cup ...
2023-07-21 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAn Ill Wind Blows from the South
As corruption seeps from the southern kingdom of Nanyue, Wu Ying sets out on a dangerous journey to uncover its source. Spirit stones have become corrupted, with twisted daos embedded within. If left unchecked, this corruption threatens to spread across the world.
With the guidance of the wind of heaven, Wu Ying travels across the ex...
2023-07-18 15:00:28 +0000 UTC View PostNo Hall of Assignments for Wu Ying. In another time, he would have gone to the Hall to speak with the administrators to acquire a room. There were always a few that were set aside for cultivators to make use of, for study sessions with others, for research, for even quiet cultivation. In all such cases, the cost was a simple matter of the transfer of contribution points.
Wu Ying wished th...
2023-07-18 13:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostSo I'm technically on holiday but the KENP page read for June dropped which meant my numbers and earnings validated (mostly) so I can actually provide an estimate of what I earned for the Nameless Restaurant and discuss a bunch of things.
Firstly, some basic facts about the Nameless Restaurant for those who might not know. 2023-07-15 01:52:44 +0000 UTC View Post
“Elder Kim,” Wu Ying bowed to the other man, glancing around the man’s residence. He took his time, curiosity driving him to review it in detail. It had changed a lot, ever since Elder Li’s death. Unlike the former Gathering Elder’s own predilections to bring her work home, cluttering the residence with pots and plots of spirit herbs, Elder Kim had a more organised living space. It wa...
2023-07-14 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post"When the Towers arrived, chaos ensued...
But for Arthur Chua, climbing a Tower is his only form of escape. If the Tower's tests and monsters don't kill him first.
My new LitRPG Cultivation novel, Climbing the Ranks, is now LIVE on Kickstarter...
2023-07-12 15:13:05 +0000 UTC View Post
There's a myth, that publishers and the literary circles and the general public likes to push. It's the myth that artists have to suffer, that they should starve and suffer or else, obviously, their work isn't 'good'. That any attempt at learning the busines side of thing is wrong and disgusting and be...
2023-07-12 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Thank you for agreeing to meet me, Elder Ko. Your advice on these matters is something I value greatly.” Wu Ying punctuated his words with a low bow to the bearded Elder.
It was strange, to meet with the Elder and realise that for all his greater age, Elder Ko was not much more advanced in his Core layering than Wu Ying. Perhaps eight or so layers in, close to being sufficient to adv...
2023-07-11 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post