“Hurry, Olivia!” Bronwyn yelled, pausing to look back. Olivia was quite a ways behind Morgan, who was a good two dozen steps behind Bronwyn. Olivia paused and waved for Bronwyn to keep running, then her robe became translucent, her skin and hair became cloudy and animated, and she streaked forward, seemingly blowing on a breeze. Morgan caught up to Bronwyn and kept running, and Bronwyn glan...
2022-06-16 14:04:43 +0000 UTC View PostOlivia studied the pages of drawings Morgan had created the night before, simply amazed at their precision and complexity. “All seven pages are the same spell?”
“Yeah, I couldn’t write small enough to put all the details on one page. I’m sorry.”
“Don’t be; do you think I’d want to strain to read microscopic print?” She laughed. Olivia and Morgan were resting for ...
2022-06-15 13:44:33 +0000 UTC View PostI appreciate your support and feedback :)
-Plum Parrot
Victor paced back and forth in front of the massive bronze doors. He knew he had to go in there. He knew he had to kill the boss, "lord,” or whatever, but something kept him from lifting off that bar and pulling the doors open. He looked back down the passageway, t...
2022-06-15 03:27:37 +0000 UTC View Post“I have a book I got as a reward from the Proving Grounds. I think it’s got something to do with teleportation magic. It’s called Tuzrenstil’s Basic Primer for the Efficient Use of Energy to Manipulate Spatial Connections. I’m going to study it as we travel; you never know—maybe I can find a way to teleport us home,” Olivia said between bites of trail mix that Morgan had ...
2022-06-14 13:58:18 +0000 UTC View PostHello all! For vol. 3 of FWFW, I won't be separating chapters by POV. Many of the chapters will include multiple protagonists, and I'm just going to write it chapter by chapter.
Thanks,
Plum
Olivia stood at the mouth of the tunnel, looking out over the strange, frozen landscape. After seeing the chan...
2022-06-13 13:55:21 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy! Let me know what you think :)
-Plum
The narrow, cramped stairwell wound upward, each step annoyingly a different height than the ones around it. When Victor finally pulled himself out of the confines of its stone walls into a small square room, barely large enough to stand in, the effects of the cramped spaces were starting ...
2022-06-12 17:57:10 +0000 UTC View PostThanks for reading and supporting! Happy Saturday :)
Let me know if you hate/like something about this draft.
-Plum
“Gorz, did the dungeon put this chest here after I killed that big guy?” Victor looked at the chest, leery of touching it after all the tricks and traps he’d found in the dungeon ...
2022-06-11 20:22:53 +0000 UTC View PostThis wraps up Volume 2 of FWFW. Volume 3 starts Monday :)
Let me know if you hate something about this. Is it too abrupt? If you were reading this as a book, would you throw it at the wall in disgust if you had to wait a few months for book 3?
-Plum
Morgan was exhausted, and the strain of ...
2022-06-10 14:02:20 +0000 UTC View PostOpening the portal had taken more than two thousand Energy, which was probably a significant amount. Still, Olivia could have done it almost three times in a row with her Energy stores. Squeezing tightly to Bronwyn’s hand, she stepped into the portal and felt her friend coming in after her. Though darkness enveloped her, and there was no feeling of air or movement, she felt like she was being...
2022-06-09 13:31:00 +0000 UTC View PostAnother draft for you all! Please let me know what you think :)
-Plum
Victor wound his way down the square shaft that descended into the depths of the limestone pit. He’d made short work of the broken, weaponless skeletons up above, and though it had been an excellent outlet for his frustration, he hadn’t gotten much Energy for...
2022-06-08 19:58:33 +0000 UTC View PostBronwyn loped easily through the trees and across the meadow leading to the eastern gate of First Landing. Quite a lot of activity buzzed around the entrance; people were going in with loads of timber and other bulging sacks and loads. A flock of weird little sheep-like creatures was being driven out into the meadow, and a regular crowd was waiting for the guards to allow them through into the ...
2022-06-08 14:22:51 +0000 UTC View PostAs the huge, sweltering orange orb of the planet’s sun slipped beyond the western horizon, Morgan began his descent into the gargoyle settlement. The night was very dark, with no moon in the sky, but Morgan’s Void Vision made traversing the terrain easy, and when he got down near the captive enclosures, he moved stealthily in the even deeper shadows of the high, mud-brick walls. When he fol...
2022-06-07 13:52:30 +0000 UTC View PostGood news! This catches Bronwyn's arc up with Morgan and Olivia, and we can move into the final act of book 2 :)
-Plum
On the fourth night after Bronwyn killed Thun, she was camping along the mountain road staring into the brilliant expanse of stars, letting the embers of her fire warm her, when a twig snapped from the d...
2022-06-06 13:29:33 +0000 UTC View PostHello Patrons! Wow! Thanks to all of my new supporters this month! I appreciate you all. Here's another installment of Victor of Tucson. Please let me know what you think of this draft :)
**Important note: When I designed the skill "Sovereign Will," I initially thought it made sense to limit it to just physical attribute boosts (vitality, dexterity, a...
2022-06-05 18:07:16 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Saturday, Patrons! Here's another installment of Victor's story as I continue to work on building a backlog :)
As always, please let me know what you think,
-Plum
Victor stood over the hewn corpses of the hags, panting and dripping blood. When he felt the encroaching darkness at the ...
2022-06-04 19:08:40 +0000 UTC View PostBronwyn rolled away from the rippling ground as Thun performed another one of his stomp attacks. When she came to her feet, she felt a shivering sense of danger to her left, and she dove again to her right, narrowly dodging a spray of razor-sharp ice shards. Thun laughed as he stamped his foot, sending another ripple her way. Bronwyn, already in a dive, was caught by the rippling wave of grassy...
2022-06-03 13:34:02 +0000 UTC View PostAnother rough draft for you! Please let me know what you think. Thank you, dear Patrons :)
-Plum
Victor screamed and kicked at the walls, his mind lost to the frenzied rage that had overcome him. Perhaps it was the combination of the vomit-inducing pain when he’d straightened his arm and the effects of the Berserk spel...
2022-06-02 19:20:17 +0000 UTC View PostBronwyn trudged through the light dusting of snow, climbing yet another ancient rockslide that had buried a portion of the old road. Whatever civilization that had built the road had long ago stopped using or maintaining it, and as she moved ever northward and into higher and higher elevations, the going had gradually become rougher. Over the last week or so, she felt like she’d covered a few...
2022-06-02 13:28:24 +0000 UTC View PostHey all! Thanks so much for sticking with me into June. I've got a lot of fun adventures in mind for you all to read! A lot is going on in this chapter. Please let me know what you think, and if something doesn't make sense.
Thanks, as always,
-Plum
“Not like that, Victor! You have to build the...
2022-06-01 21:28:32 +0000 UTC View PostBronwyn circled the glade for the third time, moving out just a bit further, trying to find Thun’s tracks. She’d picked up feyris tracks, a dozen pultii tracks, but not the ones she wanted. The night air was much chillier here than back in First Landing, and she wondered how far north the Queen had sent her. She could feel that the air was thinner and had to assume that the reason for the c...
2022-06-01 13:42:39 +0000 UTC View PostBronwyn stepped into the throne room and found herself facing the far end where the two massive doors stood closed. She turned around to see the Queen standing before her throne, smiling at her. “Come, child, let me embrace you; I couldn’t be more proud!” The Queen stepped forward to wrap her arms around her, and Bronwyn might have resisted if she wanted to, but she didn’t want to. Warm...
2022-05-31 13:38:43 +0000 UTC View PostLet me know what you all think!
-Plum
Victor felt like he was being sucked down a cold whirlpool as the portal drew him in. The sensation was panic-inducing, but just as his mind began to run away from him, it was over. The foot he’d stepped into the portal with was suddenly making contact with a hard surface, and then...
2022-05-30 23:29:04 +0000 UTC View PostBronwyn wriggled her toes, making sure they all still worked. They were scorched and sore but otherwise whole; her boot was another matter. She took out another pair she’d picked up from the Colony Stone and stowed away her ruined pair. She scooted back against the tunnel wall, the stormy opening on her right and the descending tunnel on her left, and then she fished around in her pouch for s...
2022-05-30 14:01:45 +0000 UTC View PostThis will wrap up part 2. On to part 3! Feedback welcome :)
-Plum
Another red flash bled through the gaps in the door, and the claws ripped away another considerable chunk of the ancient wood. The opening was large enough now that Victor could see the scaled, horn-bedecked head that housed the livid, bulging orange eyes....
2022-05-29 16:19:03 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Saturday! I'm still working on building my backlog of Victor chapters. Please let me know what you think, particularly of a certain part where Victor displays his young male propensities. I know it annoys some of my readers when he "observes" women, but I want to be realistic; he's an 18-year-old, very healthy man with no shortage in testosterone. Anyway, he's becoming more se...
2022-05-28 16:38:54 +0000 UTC View PostBronwyn stood and gingerly began to stretch out her cramped and aching muscles and joints. She may have recovered and gained the boon, but she was still feeling the effects of the toxins that had immobilized her. Her knuckles were swollen and red, and when she tried to make a fist, it felt like her hands were wearing overstuffed mittens. The rest of her joints felt similarly sore, and when she ...
2022-05-27 13:45:07 +0000 UTC View PostHappy to hear your feedback!
-Plum
“I don’t know,” Victor took a slow, steadying breath, scanning the wide, low-ceilinged cavern again. “I don’t see anything.”
“I heard something, though; I’m sure of it,” Thayla hissed. Once again, Victor scanned the cavern, running his eyes over the substantial f...
2022-05-26 18:58:04 +0000 UTC View Post“I will not let her manipulate me!” Bronwyn hissed to herself as she followed the little fairy guiding her back to the throne room. “I will not be emotional!” She felt very clear-headed today, and when she thought about the events that had transpired yesterday following her touching Hops’s little crystal coin, it all seemed like a blurry dream. She could remember what the Queen had sa...
2022-05-26 14:04:06 +0000 UTC View PostI'd love to hear your thoughts regarding Victor's refinement options and his decision. As always, this is just a first draft! :)
-Plum
Thayla held a finger to her lips as she peered around the corner. They were almost to the chamber where Victor had first gone with Lam on her little exploration and where he’d found Gorz. Thayla, ...
2022-05-25 16:00:54 +0000 UTC View PostI'm curious what readers are taking away from Bronwyn's encounters with the Fae Queen. Let me know your impressions, if you feel like it. I can already see that some people are instantly mistrustful (makes sense!) but let me know if you think Bronwyn's reactions to her in the next few chapters are too unbelievable. Thanks!
-Plum