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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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A Beginner’s Guide to Drucraft #5: Houses
Drucraft Houses are essentially magical aristocracy, and like the regular aristocracy, their origins go back thousands of years. Drucraft requires sigls, and sigls require Wells. Drucrafters with reliable access to Wells have a significant advantage over those who do … Continue reading
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Inheritance Plans – Going Forward
An Inheritance of Magic is now out and gathering reviews. With the AMA and most of my interviews and publicity done, things are going to start winding down now, so here’s what you can expect for the rest of the … Continue reading
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Reddit AMA is done
And it’s about time to wrap this up. Thanks to everyone who took part, this year’s AMA was super busy with lots of really nice messages from you guys. See you next year!
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Reddit AMA is live!
My Ask Me Anything to celebrate the launch of An Inheritance of Magic is now live on r/fantasy! Link to the AMA thread is here. Drop by to ask about about Inheritance of Magic, Alex Verus, or my writing in … Continue reading
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Reddit AMA tomorrow!
My Reddit AMA on r/fantasy will start tomorrow, at noon GMT! (That’s about 24 hours from now.) Come by if you have any questions about Inheritance of Magic, Alex Verus, or my writing in general. I’ll put up a direct … Continue reading
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