Chapter 69: Update from Storymask and a Sneak Peek of Book 2 of Wylla

Hello Fellow Avid Readers,

I hope everyone is doing well and are in good health. Well, as for me, it’s been quite some time since I’ve last posted anything (about 3 weeks or so now) and as such, I wanted to send out a quick message for those of you interested in where I’m at in my reading and writing. As well as share a sneak peek of what will be a very early chapter of Book 2 of Wylla (For those that hate spoilers please skip it since it will be posted at the bottom of this message and clearly titled :) So with that out of the way, here goes...

1. I’ve been binge-reading a ton of web novels and Kindle books. Greatly enjoying them as I look and jot down notes on the parts that I enjoy and words that catch my attention.

   A few of my current web novels are Fields of Gold (a foodie tale), Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (a light-hearted isekai game story that’s been picked up for publishing), Nine Star Burden (an action slice of life post-apocalyptic story), and The Otherworldly Adventures of a Super Naive Girl (a really fun Wuxia story with a strong female lead but the chapter releases have slowed down greatly at the moment…)

   As for Kindle novels I’m on Book 2 of Rebirth Apocalypse (a post-apocalyptic lit RPG wuxia novel), Adapt (the second book in the series), Born of Water (mermaids… a little slow but I’m halfway done so I’ll finish it.), Tales of a Northblood (a lit RPG story which I like more than dislike), and Hush Money (a tale of superhero powers).

2. As for my writings… I’ll start with Book 1.5 Amaranthe Hearts Guild Side Stories. Rori’s Side Tale is halfway done and I have the ending thought out so that should be the first tale to arrive by this weekend… I think. Koko’s Side Tale is about 35% done and almost fully thought out. So her story may be second… but not sure yet since inspiration may strike and lead me to finish one of the other girl’s loosely outlined stories first.

   Book 2 of Wylla: As I’ve been thinking about and writing Book 1.5 lots of thoughts and ideas have come up for Wylla Book 2. So much so that I have already written over 83 pages of notes, scenes, and dialogs. As well as having the plot set and the sequence of major events figured out. I’m really liking the direction of book 2… it’s going to be such fluffy light-hearted fun with more action and character interactions than the first.

   Book 1 of I Thought It Was a Game is now at the 39-page mark and more importantly, the plot of what happens in book 1 has been fully written out. I still have some more world-building elements to solve before writing the story in earnest… but I’m really enjoying writing this darker, more… mature tale.

So there it is… what I’ve been up too while in lockdown? As for my fantastic Illustrator, my niece Kaylin Marroquin, she just sent me an email letting me know that she’s down the home stretch of college with finals and such so she’ll soon be able to work on her illustrations of Tundri, Ceri, Yabi, and Wylla’s third and final familiar… to be revealed in Book 2! Yay!

Well, that about does it for now, until next update… happy tales and I hope you enjoy the sneak peek below.

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