Author Archives: Benedict

New Year, New Books

In to 2024!  Here’s what to expect for the next few months. Right at the moment I’m once again busy with edits on An Instruction In Shadow;  specifically, first-round edits from my UK editor.  Usually I do my US and … Continue reading

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The End Of 2023

So we’re finally coming to the end of the year! This year has been a very mixed one for me.  Professionally, everything has been great – An Inheritance of Magic was released to good early sales, and I wrote and … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas!

And it’s that time once again.  Merry Christmas to everyone as 2023 comes to an end.  Next week’s post will be a wrap-up/look-back on the year, so see you then!

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Inheritance of Magic – French Edition!

Some good news for this week – An Inheritance of Magic is getting a French translation!  The publisher is Bayard Editions, and they’re hoping to publish in October 2025.  The German translation has been in production for a long time, … Continue reading

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A Beginner’s Guide to Drucraft #8: Channelling

In the eyes of most, channelling is the point at which one becomes a ‘real’ drucrafter. Someone who can only sense is technically a drucrafter, but they’ll never get much respect until they learn to channel as well. At its … Continue reading

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Inheritance of Magic 2, Inheritance of Magic 3

First-round edits on Inheritance of Magic 2 (a.k.a An Instruction in Shadow) are done!  Manuscript was emailed off to my editors as of yesterday. Finishing the first-round edits is the point at which a book really becomes ‘settled’ in my … Continue reading

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A Beginner’s Guide to Drucraft #7: Sensing

Sensing is the ability to feel essentia, and it is the first and most basic discipline of drucraft.  At its most primitive level, sensing gives a drucrafter awareness of their own personal essentia (the essentia that is attuned to a … Continue reading

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Inheritance of Magic – Series Health

I’ve got a few more Beginner’s Guide to Drucraft articles planned, but in the meantime, An Inheritance of Magic has been out for a month or so, so here’s some news on how it’s doing. Short version:  it’s doing pretty … Continue reading

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Inheritance of Magic 2 – An Instruction in Shadow

The sequel to An Inheritance of Magic (current working title:  An Instruction in Shadow) is coming along well.  I’m currently midway through the first-round edits, working through them at a rate of about chapter a day. One chapter per day … Continue reading

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A Beginner’s Guide to Drucraft #6: Corporations

Drucraft corporations are much less ancient than Drucraft Houses . . . which is to be expected, as they originated from them. Houses dominated the drucraft world for thousands of years.  While outsiders could and did learn drucraft themselves, the … Continue reading

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