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A little something for everyone to get excited about. More information to come in the future.

What Will Be | Book 2 | Chapter 39

Author's Note: Thank you for the continued support. It means the world to me.

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“Oh my gosh, this is actually happening,” I heard Alicia mutter excitedly under her breath. In the months leading up to our enrolment I occasionally caught her reading what I’d later learn was a series of romance novels set in The Crown Academy– a popular genre in Sentr...

What Will Be | Book 2 | Chapter 38

Author's Note: We are officially back. There will be many posts over November. I was meant to be back sooner but needed to travel again. Dad has growths in the lung and grandma is waiting on the healthcare system for a specific diagnosis on her flavour of memory deterioration. There is not much else we can do right now, though. Just need to ride it out. So I'm home, I'm writing...

What Will Be | Book 2 | Chapter 37

Author's Note: Thanks for your continued support. It means the world to me.

Author's Note: Thanks for your continued support. It means the world to me. An update: mum seems to be doing rather well! There are still some tests dependent on longer term data (heart monitors, etc.) that we are waiting for but there doesn't seem to be any immediate risk of a more severe episode...

Book 2 | Chapter 36

Author's Note: Thank you for the continued support, it means the world to me. Mum remains in high spirits as she settles into the new drug regime and continued testing; heart monitors and whatnot. It is an odd feeling. In some ways, it feels like the worst of it is over since the immediate threat is behind us. In others, it feels like a reminder that the worst is yet to come. <...

What Will Be | Book 2 | Chapter 35

Author's Note: Thank you all for your continued support, it means the world to me. I am back home and relieved that things seem to be on their way to a semblance of stability with my mother. She has a new regime of medications and the scans seemed promising but there is this thing looming over the family now that wasn't there before. I do not like it, but unfortunately...

What Will Be | Book 2 | Chapter 34

Author's Note: An update for folks. It was a transient ischemic attack, more commonly known as a 'mini stroke'. There's been testing, meetings with doctors, all that sucky stuff. Fortunately there are steps that she can take to reduce future risk, but quite frequently mini strokes are omens of bigger ones down the track. I will reiterate my advice from last week. Call a loved o...

What a Week

Good morning everyone. I say morning, because technically 4:00am is the morning, but I have not slept.

It is not often I regret taking some time for myself, as I did last Friday for a spontaneous date night, but the subsequent shitstorm has left me regretting not putting in the editing work I put off. Our housemate brought back this year's flu, so I spent most of the weekend running a lo...

What Will Be | Book 2 | Chapter 33

Author's Note: Thank you for your continued support. It means the world to me. I have started the process of getting a proper cover done up for Book 1 in preparation for its eventual Ebook/Audio release. I'll definitely share some teasers and whatnot here as I get them!

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Pain did not accompany my transition into the deep, meditative state that accompanie...

What Will Be | Book 2 | Chapter 32

Author's Note: Thank you all for the continued support. It means the world to me.

Author's Note: Thank you all for the continued support. It means the world to me. When there are two System windows here on Patreon one after the other, I will separate them with a -- in place of the blue box visible on other formats. Enjoy!

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Pain was not a stranger t...

Book 2 | Chapter 31

Author's Note: This chapter went through a last minute re-write so I apologise if an extra typo or two snuck through. Thank you all for your

Author's Note: This chapter went through a last minute re-write so I apologise if an extra typo or two snuck through. Thank you all for your continued support. It means the world to me.

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“Remind me again...

What Will Be | Book 2 | Chapter 30

Author's Note: Once again, thank you all for your continued support. It means the world to me. This chapters puts us at ~75k words for Book 2. Book 1 clocked in at about 150k and I would say we are tentatively at the half-way point of Book 2 but I expect it to be a bit longer given my plans for the final stuff.

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Eulogies were painfully inadequat...

What Will Be | Book 2 | Interlude: Dorbe

Author's Note: Hey folks, as a quick aside, I think I might be cursed. There will be a bonus chapter at some point to make up for last Friday. I got sick. Again. How, you ask? By getting out the house. I went to visit the Sydney botanical gardens - would recommend, by the way - and probably caught something on the train. Smash cut to a few days of me being all kinds of out of i...

What Will Be | Book 2 | Chapter 29

Author's Note: Thank you all for your continued support. It means the world to me. I had another idea for a book this week. My ADHD is loving it, I can bounce between other series, doing a bit here and there as whim and muse strike, while still focusing on What Will Be. I will share a quick pitch for the most recent pair so you have an idea of the various coals I have in the fi...

What Will Be | Book 2 | Chapter 28

Author's Note: Thank you all for your support. It means the world to me. Chapter is a little late today. I lost track off time fiddling with an idea I had last night - yet another future story to add to my pile of W.I.Ps until I finally decide which one I want to make my primary focus after WWB.

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Cruz guided me to the gates. We were leaving the grounds. P...

What Will Be | Book 2 | Chapter 27

Author's Note: Thank you all for your continued support. it means the world to me. For those of you not in my Discord, I shall offer an update as to the delays. 

As mentioned earlier, I visited family interstate. All part of the plan. What was not part of the plan was getting sick on the flight back. Thought I'd knock it out in a day or two. It got worse. I got so ca...

What Will Be | Book 2 | Chapter 26

Author's Note: Thank you all for your continued support. It means the world to me.

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Blanca - or Maestra Blanca, as I was to refer to her as - took slow, careful steps as she circled my desk, hands clasped firmly behind her back. 
“At its core, the Third Seat represents three ideals. Law. Order. Justice.” Blanca did not stop moving as she spoke. Since ...

What Will Be | Book 2 | Interlude: Rosita

Author's Note: Thank you all for your continued support! It means the world to me. My brothers and sisters are visiting my parents for Easter and I have decided to join them since it is increasingly rare we are all there together. Good odds we skip the April 18th chapter next week. Gonna drop today's chapter a little early as thanks for understanding.

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Cu...

What Will Be | Book 2 | Chapter 25

Author's Note: Thank you all for your continued support. It means the world to me. Any guesses as to some ways Will might start trying to apply Perseverance in the future?

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Thoughts of Temenun lingered at the front of my mind over the coming days. Even if the entity, hivemind, or whatever it was didn’t have any insight regarding ...

What Will Be | Book 2 | Chapter 24

Author's Note: Thank you all for your continued support! It means the world to me. I sat down to edit Ch. 24 this afternoon before scheduling the post and it felt wrong to me, so I smashed out new version of it. In general, I am happier with this version, but it is probably still a little rough around the edges. I need to come back to it in a week or so and tidy i...

What Will Be | Book 2 | Chapter 23

Author's Note: It happened the other week, but I only noticed today that What Will Be has crossed the 200k words threshold. I want to once again thank all of you for your continued support, it means the world to me. Here's to 200k more.

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“Turn around, kid.” A group of guardsmen were watching the gate leading outside the city. They were quick to clock my app...

What Will Be | Book 2 | Chapter 22

Author's Note: Thank you for your support! It means the world to me!

There were not enough hours in the day. It used to be that such a sentiment was reserved for particularly robust gaming sessions, but I had since come to learn that time tended to vanish beneath the weight of passion, obsession, or both. With every tweak, adjustment, and addition to my routine, ...

What Will Be | Book 2 | Chapter 21

Author's Note: Thank you all for your continued support. It means the world to me. For those not in my Discord, thank you for your patience regarding my unexpected week off. While I will not repeat the detail here, suffice to say circumstances dictated I focus on a different facet of my life. As part of the aftermath, there is going to be an adjustment to the release schedule. ...

What Will Be | Book 2 | Chapter 20

Author's Note: I made a fair few big changes to this chapter today so it probably still has a bit of extra fat that I will trim off when I revisit it in a few days with fresher eyes. Thank you so much for your continued support. It means the world to me. Enjoy!

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Lionel, 

I hope you are well. Rather, I know you are, more than l...