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Health Update + Launch of I Am Become Death Date + Webcomic Update
🕑 Added 2025-02-05 20:55:09 +0000 UTCHello everybody!
Been a bit, hasn't it? I've been focused on recovery and writing when I can as my condition clears up.
Now, I know a lot of you have been worried about my health, so I'll update you on that first. Had an MRI. Actually had to drive to the States for it (the waiting list in Canada is about 2 years long in many places) and got it.
Turned out that my brain's normal and healthy! No degenerative diseases. My doc thinks it's a mix of restless legs and an ear/sinus infection that messed up a bunch of nerves. Says it'll most likely go away by itself but it's going to take time.
Thankfully it's much better than when I made my last announcement on my health.
Well enough that I've been writing REGULARLY again! As such I'd like to announce that I will be launching I Am Become Death on Patreon on Friday February 28th!
I have enough chapters to do a bad launch right now, but not enough for you all to get a satisfying binge out of it when it starts up. So, end of the month you'll get the full patreon experience expect Marks of the Champion to be at 5-6 chapters ahead of RR, Marks of the Sage to be at 10-12 chapters ahead and Marks of the Chosen to be at 20-24 chapters ahead.
Ahead of Royal Road of course. Also I will be changing the tier names when the new book comes up. I'll leave what they are as a surprise.
Now as for the webcomic, I can't get into details but there was a HUGE delay last year. Things are on track again, and I am very happy with what came about, but things were tricky for awhile.
I will say that the art studio needed to be switched, and I am now working with...well, I'll announce that later but they are well known in the space. My new scripter is also incredible and has worked on a number of big projects that are coming out.
Finally, I will sign off on this.
I am ready to reveal the synopsis for I Am Become Death.
You'll see the story itself at the end of the month!
Here it is:
Nothing will ever change. Unless he changes it.
Matthias Stonebreaker is tormented every day.
He has no talent for The Gift of magic or the Enforcement of life energy, and will one day be forced over the frontier, where ferocious monsters destroy all those who can't defend themselves.
And he certainly can't, until a near-death experience awakens a new path to power. The path of Divine Breath.
Now he must learn how to cultivate the very energy of the gods to steal their divine strength.
Supported by his cursed brother and younger sister, he will walk the path of shadow and death itself.
But he must be careful, for in this world...
...even death could die.
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Can't wait to show you the rest! And thank you for sticking with me while I recover. You are all wonderful and I can't wait to be back! :)
Comments
J.M. Clarke
TBH? I have no idea. I intend it to be a bit shorter...like, I'm shooting for 5-7 books but I also intended Fool to be 4 books...then 8...then 9...until it ended up being 10. Sooooo *shrruuuuuugs*
Paul Petrov
How long will the new series be? On par with fool or a lot shorter?
Brandon
Well this should be an amazing story I will be locked into yet again.
Zuzana Toulcová
Ooooou.... ooou.. Well, shit. As Thundar would say 🫨 And thanks ever so much for the answer, it is greatly appreciated 🥰
J.M. Clarke
It has double meaning! Matthias draws on the power of death. It is also a reference to the quote by Oppenheimer, when he invented the atomic bomb.
Zuzana Toulcová
😄 Glad to hear that your brain is HEALTHY!!And looking forward to "I Am Become Death". Actualy.. could you tell me the reason behind the title? Perhaps it's because I'm not native English speaker, but ... eeeh... I don't get it and I'd really like too 😃
