Olivia sat in her trap, and she seethed. Had she really been so stupid, so naive? Thinking back to Carlu’s charming banter when they’d first met, she still couldn’t believe that he’d been helping to kill innocent students and Alyss this whole time. An angry sob surged up from her chest when she thought of Alyss and the idea of that evil little shit pretending to investigate her murder s...
2022-10-03 10:53:43 +0000 UTC View PostHey, everyone! I've had a little time this weekend and wanted to get some of the ideas in my head out onto a page. I figured I'd share this with you all to see what you think. I'm happy to hear questions, ideas, suggestions, and things you like or don't like.
I won't work on this too much for a while - probably November. I was thinking of really getti...
2022-10-02 15:37:11 +0000 UTC View PostHello, Patrons! Can you believe it's already October? Thanks for all of your support!
-Plum
When Victor jogged into the Shadeni camp, he was greeted by the hunters on watch with friendly waves and shouts of welcome. He truly had become like family to some of the hunters over the months, especially after he and Chandri had returned,...
2022-10-01 19:12:05 +0000 UTC View PostHello Patrons! Could I trouble you for some feedback? What's the main reason you're here?
2022-09-30 17:08:53 +0000 UTC View PostIssa gently lifted the globe of sparkling, gem-filled liquid and nestled it among the thousands of curled, fine, hair-like copper, gold, and silver wires in Tiladia’s new head. A shimmer of Energy passed through the nest of wires and then faded. Morgan watched, rapt with attention, as Issa carefully placed the top of the silvery skull over the dome, gently running a finger along the seem, sea...
2022-09-30 10:27:53 +0000 UTC View PostHere's today's delivery :)
Thank you for joining my Patreon, everyone. I'm very grateful for all of the support. I love to get feedback, so if there's something you love or hate, please let me know!
See you soon,
-Plum
Victor rolled over on his blanket and groaned. He ...
2022-09-29 15:48:49 +0000 UTC View PostThree days had passed since Morgan’s tower was locked down. Three days during which he’d scribed thousands of runes on more than a hundred rods and other internal parts for Tiladia’s new body. He’d seen Issa create some truly awesome marvels, from a pulsing, metallic heart, to a round, crystal orb filled with shimmering gemstones and a silvery liquid that Issa said would allow Tiladia t...
2022-09-29 10:24:06 +0000 UTC View PostBronwyn crouched low, keeping to the shadows of the big, twisting tunnel, stalking behind the lumbering swamp troll, easily masking the sound of her passage with its shambling gait. The troll was probably eight feet tall and covered with shaggy moss-like growths that seemed to weigh it down in such a way that it stooped, shuffled, and frequently stopped to groan and breathe heavily.
She...
2022-09-28 09:59:41 +0000 UTC View Post“No, for the tenth time, Carlu, I don’t have any idea what the poem means. I think the killer was trying to get under my skin or perhaps send pursuit off on a red herring. I mean, look at the time you’ve been wasting today. How thoroughly have you managed to go through the killer’s belongings that we found? Have you at all, or was your inspection interrupted by Alyss’s murder? I hope ...
2022-09-27 11:04:03 +0000 UTC View PostHello Dear Patrons!
Today marks the removal of FWFW Book 1 from Royal Road and Patreon. I had to do this in order to publish to Kindle. If you missed me mentioning it in the past, book one will be available simultaneously on Kindle, KU, Audible, and even in physical form printed on demand, starting on November 1st.
(Victor Book 1 is coming early in January.)
This is be...
2022-09-26 14:38:57 +0000 UTC View PostOlivia held a little mirror behind her back, looking at Barnt’s handiwork in his larger bathroom mirror. The big Vodkin had been surprisingly gentle and dextrous with his little Energy-driven needle. He’d sketched the tattoos on her flesh before applying the permanent ink to be sure she approved, and Olivia had been quite impressed by the exact, perfectly copied lines. The final tattoos wer...
2022-09-26 09:51:07 +0000 UTC View PostHmm, not sure you'll all love this one. I'm setting the stage for the next little arc, and I didn't want to throw in something "exciting" - it felt contrived. Let me know what you think.
-Plum
“Yes!” Chandri said with a wide grin, looking around the fire at her audience—Chala, Deyni, Thayla, and Victor. “That’s...
2022-09-25 13:41:35 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Friday :)
-Plum
“The town was firing on the ship?” Issa asked as she ran after Morgan toward the stairs.
“Yes, dammit. I need to get out there. Something’s very wrong!” Morgan snapped, his nerves frayed and his frustration mounting with each second. “I hope whatever they’ve done is only holding me!” He c...
2022-09-23 10:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostMorgan watched the little Yovashi sisters move together into the nest of blankets that Ykleedra had created for them. They hadn’t had to go far from where they’d been playing—their new “nest” was situated near the edge of the same meadow where they’d been playing all afternoon. As the atrium began to go dark, star-like flickering lights took over from the false sun that normally hun...
2022-09-22 10:27:34 +0000 UTC View PostHere we go :) Happy to hear your thoughts!
-Plum
“No,” Victor said flatly. “I’m serious, Chandri—I don’t want a tattoo of that monster on my face.”
“Well, what about just his claws or something? You know, to symbolize him?” Chandri asked, looking rather crestfallen. She held a needle in her hand a...
2022-09-21 19:53:36 +0000 UTC View PostHey all - still no power here, but our generator is hanging in there. Had a scare when it went down in the middle of the night, but it just wanted some more oil. My sister wasn't sure the last time it was serviced (doh!), so we gave it a good going over - new oil, filter, and replaced the battery. The propane guy topped us off, so we're good for another few days.
The morning after he’d spoken to Issa and given away two, apparently great, treasures to help Tiladia’s cause, Maria Rios paid a visit to Morgan’s tower. He met her in the little study with the map table, and the two of them sat in the chairs in front of the desk. He hadn’t spent much time in that room, and he had the thought that it would be nice to fix it up and have someone fix the m...
2022-09-20 11:01:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you going to attend the Skybreaker crew’s gala?” Boris asked when Morgan ran into him at the base of his tower’s stairway.
“Tomorrow?” Morgan knew exactly what Boris was referring to but asked anyway.
“Yeah, tomorrow night.”
“Nah, I don’t think I’ll go. I had enough of those people when Issa and I had dinner with that Captain Gella guy.” 2022-09-19 10:51:32 +0000 UTC View Post
I have 5G at the moment! Woohoo! Posting while I can :)
-Plum
Victor sat on a flat, stone block in the middle of the ruined courtyard, watching the dark clouds as they alternately obscured and revealed the enormous ringed moon and her little round sister. Outwardly, he looked relaxed and vulnerable, but he was quite aler...
2022-09-19 10:47:53 +0000 UTC View PostFiona is a cat one now. It's right over me at the moment! Power is out and even the cellular connectivity is very spotty. I tried to upload the new Victor chapter, but it keeps hanging. I have a spot of connection right now, so I'm giving you this update. I hope as the storm passes the cellular service will get better and then I can hotspot my laptop and keep posting. It looks like power is goi...
2022-09-18 20:09:43 +0000 UTC View PostAs some of you might remember, a couple of months ago, I went through a big move to live with some family in Puerto Rico. Well, the power infrastructure here leaves a bit to be desired (we have outages at least weekly, without much in the way of wind.) This weekend an official "tropical storm" is supposed to hit us dead-on. I might lose power for several days (I've heard horror stories of 6+ we...
2022-09-16 11:03:05 +0000 UTC View PostOlivia had a destination in mind as she walked into the cool, windy air outside the academy. One of the restaurants she and her friends had frequented during her first weeks at the school was managed by a Ghelli woman with bright, lifelike tattoos of flowers on her neck and arms. Olivia remembered asking Veena if they were magical or if they were just drawn by a particularly talented...
2022-09-16 10:58:33 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy! :)
-Plum
Chandri moved carefully through the scrub on the low hillside, searching for signs of Tellen’s hunting party. This was the fourth area she’d led Victor to, hoping to pick up a trace of the hunters’ roladii or evidence of them camping. She knew most of the general areas where the clan liked to hunt at that time...
2022-09-15 14:04:42 +0000 UTC View PostAfter they left the scene of Alyss’s murder, Oylla tried to get Olivia to come with her to her office, but, failing that, she urged her to return to her dorm. Olivia argued, saying she wanted to be alone, her voice ringing with the finality of the statement. This led to a rather long and tedious discussion about Olivia’s feelings, her fragility, and the fact that the killer was obviously ta...
2022-09-15 11:28:54 +0000 UTC View PostThe morning after Olivia’s hunt through the depths of the academy, she was the first to rise, having tossed and turned and slept very little. Her mind kept racing through the myriad troubling thoughts at its disposal. Why couldn’t she get to the killer before he fled? Was he truly running, or was he hiding? Would he strike again? Why were his targets closer and closer to Olivia? Hadn’t he...
2022-09-14 10:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostSome machinations of the Fae here. Does it seem too contrived? I know it looks obvious what I'm doing with regard to Bronwyn and Olivia, but I have a twist or two up my sleeve.
-Plum
Bronwyn pushed against the queen’s hips, trying to get out of her embrace, and though Aestasia’s arms were strong and resisted her at f...
2022-09-13 11:20:12 +0000 UTC View Post“Heart-song Artisan, hmm?” Morgan mused, taking another bite of Alec’s “famous” meatloaf. He’d managed to get Issa to come up for air and a bite to eat before deciding for sure what Class refinement to take. They sat in a rear booth at Green’s Tavern, eating the special of the day. It had been rather hard to resist Alec’s new hire—an infectiously jovial Cadwalli that had wande...
2022-09-12 11:08:23 +0000 UTC View PostI have a chapter kinda like this in my other story, and I wondered if this would be irritating to the people who've read both. What can I do, though? They're separate books, and I think it's fun to write about! :)
-Plum
When Oynalla said she’d “seen” him hunting Tellen from the back of a great, horned beast, the fi...
2022-09-11 17:57:40 +0000 UTC View PostHey, Patrons! I just wanted to let you all know that you're currently caught up with my Victor chapters, so on release days (Sunday and Thursday), you might not get your chapter as early in the day as RR. I still have every intention of getting your hot, fresh deliveries on the correct days, but just know that they might come a bit later. Like today, for instance - I usually have some time on S...
2022-09-11 11:14:03 +0000 UTC View PostMorgan watched as Issa lifted the box from the first niche in the inner vault and set it on the pedestal where the Vormendion bust used to rest. The box was made of dark, grainy wood, beautifully crafted, and nearly seamless where the boards joined. When she pressed down on the cover, it clicked and then lifted on tiny hydraulic, brass-colored arms and exposed a velour interior on which sat a h...
2022-09-09 11:06:47 +0000 UTC View Post