We're at only 20 days to go before the 1/22 funding end date.  At 257 followers and only 63 of those who've ordered(for a total of 67 books ordered) the Quill goal of 250 is easily within reach, but only if those of you who haven't ordered go ahead and do so.  If you're reading this just take a moment to check and see if you've ordered, and if you haven't then place your order as soon as possible.  Take the advice given on episode 9 of the Writebrain podcast by J.F. Dubeau and Paul Inman.  My thanks go with you.

I was also inspired by that episode of the podcast to give a little bit of a pronunciation guide here.  The first thing to remember when trying to pronounce a name in my books is to do it however you want to, I'm not gonna complain.  For those of you who are curious about how I pronounce some of the names though, I'll post up 6 here.

Magus:  may'Gus(as in the oh so manly name)

Buscidia:  Boo'sid'eee'ah, or Boo'sid'ya when I'm feeling my southern roots more.  Also, this name was created as an alteration of Boudicae, the Celtic queen who gave the Romans a bit to fear for their crimes against her and her family.  To reflect Buscidia's Zaltruscan heritage though I made it a point to somewhat Roman-ify her name, though, since the Roman empire is one of my chief inspirations for the Zaltruscans.

Quelzhumi Taehls:  kwell'zoo'me tay-ells

D'naeshira:  duh'nie'sheer'ah or sometimes duh'na'uh'sheer'ah

Kitden Zutden:  kit'den zoot'den... probably didn't need to bother with that one, but I love my wild gnome prankster.

Laohna:  lay'oe'nah  (similarly Tesuna is tee'soo'nah, sneaky number 7 there)

It is a Saturday update, so that means mentioning the new content I'm posting up.  This week we get to leave book 2(Exile, Hunted) and return to Exile, Magus.  This time I'll be posting up section 1 of Chapter 6, so a bit of the cliffhanger ending of Chapter 5 gets alleviated.  This is one of my "nonstop action" chapters though, giving insight into the characters through the pressure cooker that is their 3-pronged raid on a Zaltruscan slaver camp.  As such its really trading one cliffhanger for another as the raid plays out over the first 4 sections of this Chapter.  Anyway, enough of my rambling on it.  Enjoy getting to watch some Wilder Elves, Buscidia, as well as Pentaz and his fellow students from Laohna's magic Academy get a real test of their skills.

That's all I've got for this update.  If you haven't ordered, go ahead and do so because I really want this book in all of your hands, whether its in paperback or on e-reader.  Thanks for your time and support, and enjoy the rest of your first weekend of the year.

We're at only 20 days to go before the 1/22 funding end date.  At 257 followers and only 63 of those who've ordered(for a total of 67 books ordered) the Quill goal of 250 is easily within reach, but only if those of you who haven't ordered go ahead and do so.  If you're reading this just take a moment to check and see if you've ordered, and if you haven't then place your order as soon as possible.  Take the advice given on episode 9 of the Writebrain podcast by J.F. Dubeau and Paul Inman.  My thanks go with you.

I was also inspired by that episode of the podcast to give a little bit of a pronunciation guide here.  The first thing to remember when trying to pronounce a name in my books is to do it however you want to, I'm not gonna complain.  For those of you who are curious about how I pronounce some of the names though, I'll post up 6 here.

Magus:  may'Gus(as in the oh so manly name)

Buscidia:  Boo'sid'eee'ah, or Boo'sid'ya when I'm feeling my southern roots more.  Also, this name was created as an alteration of Boudicae, the Celtic queen who gave the Romans a bit to fear for their crimes against her and her family.  To reflect Buscidia's Zaltruscan heritage though I made it a point to somewhat Roman-ify her name, though, since the Roman empire is one of my chief inspirations for the Zaltruscans.

Quelzhumi Taehls:  kwell'zoo'me tay-ells

D'naeshira:  duh'nie'sheer'ah or sometimes duh'na'uh'sheer'ah

Kitden Zutden:  kit'den zoot'den... probably didn't need to bother with that one, but I love my wild gnome prankster.

Laohna:  lay'oe'nah  (similarly Tesuna is tee'soo'nah, sneaky number 7 there)

It is a Saturday update, so that means mentioning the new content I'm posting up.  This week we get to leave book 2(Exile, Hunted) and return to Exile, Magus.  This time I'll be posting up section 1 of Chapter 6, so a bit of the cliffhanger ending of Chapter 5 gets alleviated.  This is one of my "nonstop action" chapters though, giving insight into the characters through the pressure cooker that is their 3-pronged raid on a Zaltruscan slaver camp.  As such its really trading one cliffhanger for another as the raid plays out over the first 4 sections of this Chapter.  Anyway, enough of my rambling on it.  Enjoy getting to watch some Wilder Elves, Buscidia, as well as Pentaz and his fellow students from Laohna's magic Academy get a real test of their skills.

That's all I've got for this update.  If you haven't ordered, go ahead and do so because I really want this book in all of your hands, whether its in paperback or on e-reader.  Thanks for your time and support, and enjoy the rest of your first weekend of the year.

Another three chapters uploaded.  I think February will be my last month of updates.  I don't want to put the whole book on here.  I hope everyone has enjoyed this so far.  Have a great new year.

Happy New Year everyone! Thank you again for all your support, from me, my better half, and my cover model - George.  

Bonjour Vanishians,

I hope that you all are having a great last day of the year 2015! Things have been going awesome with 'Vanish'. I'm adding in lots of new events and drinking lots of tea and coffee. I'm thinking about making a website to for my Vanishian supporters that will have updates, bonus chapters, and exciting things to show whilst I write away in my secluded corner.

 I have been inspired by Star Wars's siths and Harry Potter's Dementors to make my evil Shadow demons, (name is a work in progress), and their evil leader Lord Astaroth even more dark and twisted.

I'm adding lots of new background information and drama to my book, and I can't wait till I can share it with all of you!

My new year resolutions are to complete and publish Vanish, and then start on the second book of the series. What's yours?

Happy New year,

- Chloe :)

Happy New Year Machiners! 

Based on my map of where pre-orders come from, some of my wonderful supporters are definitely celebrating already. To those all over, have fun tonight, and be safe.

A couple of real quick hits on this 2016 New Year's Eve:

The support the last few days has been tremendous. I cannot thank all of the new followers enough for getting onboard. Monday we hit 100 readers and tonight we may hit 140. That's incredible! 

I had a funny thought after thinking about this today. I hope you all know this book basically has only one character! Well, our protagonist talks about one other important character. For those who haven't read, I won't give it away...

There was a new Inkshares blog post today. Some of the folks in the Sword & Laser contest provided their "best reads" of 2015. Definitely cool to see what everyone is reading. The novels I touched on weren't actually written this year, but to me, they are books worth visiting time and again.

I know I'm behind on the raffle game. At some point in the New Year, I will remedy that. Guaranteed.

Lastly, there is a fun new page on Facebook for The Last Machine. Check it out and Like when you have a moment: https://www.facebook.com/3BillionYears/

And I'll leave you with this brand new, hot off the presses, super rad artwork from Jack Katz of The Last Machine and that "other character." Enjoy, Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

*Artwork courtesy of Ryan Yee, based on a pivotal scene in The Slave Prince.

Dear Readers! May your path to post-NewYears recovery be short, and may your 2016 be fruitful and delicious! ...what am I saying...? Good morning and Happy New Year!

Just wrapped up our third "The Animal in Man" Reader Raffle video. Things didn't go quite as planned, plenty of plot twists in this one. CLICK HERE and have a look to see if you've won.

Thank you all so much if you've already pre-ordered your copy of The Animal in Man. You've shown me that you expect great things from me, and I promise I will not let you down. 2016 is the year I get this 10+years project done. I couldn't do it without you.

Happy New Years everyone! 2016 has begun. Next week I have my Inkshares kick off meeting to begin production on the Seventh Age Dawn. So, there is that. I'm going to be at Midwinter Gaming Convention up in Milwaukee on the weekend of Jan 16th. Peddling my wares and trying to get some gaming in. If anyone wants to meet up, drop me a line on twitter if you are in the area. 

Lastly: Today I begin trying to define the sequel. The Seventh Age: Rise of Dystopia into to 15 words so I can start building my outlines. If you curious how I start a book, it works something like this: I start off with 15 words regarding what the story is about. (This is actually really damn hard). I then make those 15 words into 5 sentences, followed by taking each of those 5 sentences into a paragraph. Finally each paragraph ends up as it's own page. That's how I start off building my outline. Today... I need to do this. 

So here is where I ask for help: I LOVE music, and it's my largest inspiration for writing. Tweet me @crankybolt for any music that reminds you of the cyberpunk or techno-thriller music. I'll be assembling a playlist all month as I dabble with the outline. 

I'm really curious to see what some of you other authors and Seventh Age Followers come up with in regards to music. Toss your best at me :)