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Vainglory 15 - A Parting of Ways

Good morning everyone! It's Sunday, and my week away from Cyber Dreams and Victor of Tucson has almost come to an end. Starting on Tuesday, I'll begin posting Victor Book 7, and on Wednesday, Cyber Dreams Book 5 will begin.

That said, I did get some more work done on my side project. I'll post a few chapters today :)

He...

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Cyber Dreams 4.55 - Epilogue Part Two

Okay, here we go, folks! The end of Book Four! I hope you enjoy it :)

Oops - forgot to mention: Now that the book is done, I'm taking a week to let my brain rest before I dive into book 5. Next chapter will be delivered on 12/6/23.

Cheers!

-Plum

Juliet winced as she pu...

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Victor 6.63 - The Free Marches

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UPDATE 11/27:

I took some feedback and changed some things. 

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Cyber Dreams 4.54 - Epilogue Part One

Happy Friday, everyone! Enjoy today's chapter. Epilogue Part Two will be delivered on Monday, then I'm taking a 1-week break from Cyber Dreams. :)

Love to hear your feedback! If you think I messed up the SOA card, let me know. 

-Plum

Juliet checked the proximity sensors to see that the Lady ...

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Victor 6.62 - Victorious

Thank you for all of your support, everyone! Here we are on chapter 6.62, and, no, we aren't done. See you on Sunday with another one! I'm looking forward to your feedback~

-Plum

Victor waited until all of the soldiers who’d been lined up at the stone had collected their prizes and moved away. He’d hoped to be able to interact ...

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Cyber Dreams 4.53 - Lady Hawk

Here's today's delivery. Okay, I've skipped ahead a little more, and you all are just seeing some aftermath. I'm curious if this feels way too unsatisfying or if you're okay with how things are wrapping up. I figure another couple of chapters and book 4 will be done. Feel free to mention any loose ends you're still wondering about after this chapter. I'll try to make sure I don't mi...

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Victor 6.61 - No Time for Blame

Well, I know I joked, but . . . will we wrap this up before 6.66?  I'm mostly joking - I think I need 1 or 2 more. 3, tops. LOL

Enjoy,

Plum


“You do?” Lam leaned forward, hope in her eyes. Victor wanted to comfort her, to give her good news, but he felt such an overwhelming sense o...

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Cyber Dreams 4.52 - Kindred Spirits

Sometimes, when you know what you want to happen in a story, it's not enough. Sometimes, it's hard to figure out how to portray the events that are living in your head. What's worth showing "on-screen," and what should happen behind a curtain? I struggled when it came to starting this chapter, and I hope it's satisfying enough. I hope it makes sense, at the very least....

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Victor 6.60 - Coming to Grips

Here we go! Another chapter or two to wrap this one up, I think.

-Plum


Riding on Guapo, it only took a few hours before Victor cleared the area covered in ash by the volcano’s eruption. Even so, the sky remained dark, the sun obscured by the ash in the air, so much so that it felt like he was riding under heavy cloud c...

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Vainglory 1.14 - Unexpected Reunion

Here's your second chapter for the weekend!

-Plum


14 – Unexpected Reunion

When they stepped through the copper door, they found themselves in a circular, stone-walled room with a slightly vaulted ceiling. The stones over their head by the door were about seven feet high, but at the center of the ...

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Vainglory 1.13 - First Loot

It's Saturday! How about a couple of Vainglory chapters?

If you like this story and are interested in my progress, here's an update:

  • I've written 29 chapters, but I still need to edit 15-29.
  • Today I'll post 13 and 14.
  • I'm working on getting 35 chapters done before I ...

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Cyber Dreams 4.51 - Homesick

Here's today's delivery :)

Lots of conversation. Some of you might hate that, but I think some good stuff gets covered.

Thanks for everything,

Plum

Juliet sat in her pilot’s seat, lazily watching the vid feeds from the various external cameras and trying to come up w...

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Victor 6.59 - Escape

We're getting near the end! 

Let me know what you think :)

-Plum

Rather than attack or try to charge past him, Hector stymied Victor’s desire to fight by hovering a good twenty yards away and shouting, “Fool! You’ve conjured ruin upon us all! Let me leave, and you can rule over this wasted...

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Cyber Dreams 4.50 - Pushing Feelings Down

Thanks for all the feedback and help. :)

I changed a tiny part of 4.49. I agreed that it was kind of crazy for Mary Moon to be smirking at Juliet as she stomped in wearing the Atlas suit. Here's the new wording:

The kneeling pirates shrank back. The two synths watched her placidly, and Mary Moon stood staring, ...

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Victor 6.58 - Caldera of Madness

Enjoy! Sorry if it feels like I'm dragging this out. I keep thinking I'm about to wrap things up, and I keep being surprised when I look down and see I'm well over 3k words already.

-Plum


Through the smoky, red fire of his fury, Victor could see figures on the long, arching span that crossed the raging waters. He didn’...

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Cyber Dreams 4.49 - The Heavy Hand of Justice

Love to hear your feedback! Thanks for being the best patrons on the internet :)

-Plum


Juliet made quick progress through the pirate vessel at first, steamrolling a couple more intersections where Mary’s crew, human and synth, tried to stop her, but then, quite a bit slower than Juliet would have expected, they locked ...

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Cyber Dreams Book 2, Full PDF

We're a month away from the official KU and Audible release! That means I had to yank these chapters off Royal Road to appease my publisher. That said, here's a copy of the manuscript from Royal Road in case anyone wants to read it before the release date of 12/12/23.

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Victor 6.57 - To Wake the Mountain

Enjoy :) 

-Plum

As Victor raced through the camp, building up momentum, planning to leap the fortification between himself and the distant, gigantic form of the skeletal dragon, he berated himself for being a fool. It was obvious the camp had been overrun at one point, obvious the soldiers had managed to rally, but not without...

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Cyber Dreams 4.48 - A Punch to the Gut

Enjoy this chapter! Have a great weekend!

-Plum


While Juliet busied herself, loading the ammunition magazines into the canisters on the Atlas suit’s arms, she asked, “Do you still have the code for Grave’s watchdog program?”

“I kept the interesting bits, yes. Why do you ask?” Angel highlighted the next ...

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Victor 6.56 - Volcanic Fury

Hope you enjoy the chapter! Thanks for reading and supporting my efforts to put these words into clumps that you can digest.

-Plum


Valla thrashed and struggled in the terrible grip of the skeletal dragon. Its talons were hard and unyielding, and her arms were pinned uncomfortably by its grasp. She could feel the rough te...

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Cyber Dreams 4.47 - Pirate Honor

Here we go with today's delivery! Hope you enjoy it :)

-Plum


“That’s not happening,” Molly Moon’s voice was terse and clipped, and Juliet grinned, listening to it. The pirate captain had seemed tense and irritated from the moment the stealth ship had connected Juliet to her. She wondered what sort of plan she mig...

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Victor 6.55 - Victories and Defeats

Dang! This battle is taking some chapters! Don't worry; it's not over yet. This book is going to be the fattest VoT book by a large margin. Oh well! As long as I finish before chapter 66 . . .

Love your feedback,

Plum

Kethelket followed the trail of bodies further into the camp. He could hear the ral...

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Cyber Dreams 4.46 - A Spectacular Hand

It must be Christmas on Ganymede! Enjoy the chapter :)

-Plum

As the suitcase-carrying mech clomped its way up through the spacious airlock with Juliet right behind, it spoke again, “I’m having the mechs restock the medical supplies, and there are a few items that may be of interest to you. As I’m decommissioning this site and...

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Victor 6.54 - Tests of Heart

I'm interested in your feedback :) Is this too tedious? Do you hate the POVs? Is it as exciting to read as it is to write?

-Plum


Lam felt the icy, numbing grip of Victoria’s misty tendril begin to pull the Energy from her Core, and she raged against it. She fought the pull with everything in her, desperately struggling...

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Cyber Dreams 4.45 - A Bumpy Ride

Here we go, folks!

I just posted the last chapter of book 4 for tier-three patrons. That means no more posts for Cyber Dreams for a week. Next delivery is on Wednesday next week 12/6/23.

Thanks for your support :)

-Plum

Juliet stood up and paced in front of the data te...

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Victor 6.53 - Hope and its Absence

Dear tier-two patrons,

I just finished the last chapter of Book 6 and posted it for tier three. That means I'm going to take a 1-week break from writing and posting Victor of Tucson chapters. On Tuesday, 12/7/23, I'll begin posting again, so that means your next chapter will open on that day, too. I have fun stuff planned for Victor in Book 7, and I h...

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Cyber Dreams 4.44 - An Exchange of Data

Note To Tier-2 Patrons: On Monday, I will be wrapping up book 4 of Cyber Dreams. At that time, I'm going to take a 1-week break from posting, so just wanted to give you a heads-up.


Hey all! Enjoy the chapter, and see my end comments, please. I don't want to spoil anything by voicing my thoughts up here :)

-Pl...

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Victor 6.52 - Despair

I think you can guess from the title that this isn't a cozy chapter. I know; we all love seeing our heroic MC kick ass, but sometimes things don't go his way. I feel like we've been a long time without a real setback . . . I'm not saying I want to torture Victor for being successful, but I do want readers to feel that our fictional world can be harsh, even if you're a badass titan-b...

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Cyber Dreams 4.43 - Deja Vu

Enjoy the chapter!

-Plum


A combination of Angel’s seriousness and the pressure on her leg finally helped Juliet to calm her hysterics and focus on her situation’s gravity. When she twisted in her seat to look under the console, she saw that the cockpit floor had deformed, bending upward and forcing the metal compartm...

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Victor 6.51 - Motivations

Well, I won't say much about this chapter because I don't want to influence your opinions. If you have feedback, I'd love to hear it :)

Thanks,

Plum

Victor sat beside Chandri on the stone wall Sarl’s engineers had built around the encampment. They were facing the mountain where, in the darkness, Vi...

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