One Day My Brain Will Finally Be Empty
I'm very pleased to announce that soon I will be releasing my next book on this blog for free! It is quite a lot longer than the previous book, and I have to warn you that the chapters are quite long as well. But that's not a bad thing, as I like the extra immersion … Continue reading The Monks of Meres Will Release Soon!
I wrote this book and want to release it online for as many people as possible. I hope you enjoy! Prelude I had ridden for days, but at last my work had been rewarded, this was it, Withwood village. I never thought it would or could exist, to most people it was simply a myth, … Continue reading The Broken Tournament – Full Book/PDF
The story so far: Maron, Kil, and Rob tried to stop the tournament from being run by killing all the lords running the tournament and burning down their offices. But on the way Kil died, Rob escaped, and Maron was taken prisoner. I woke up in a large wooden room with slight slits of light … Continue reading Sacrifice – The Broken Tournament -Chapter 31
Our story so far: Rick has been executed, with nobody being able to win the tournament anymore, they must do everything they can to prevent the tournament from continuing, as the alternative is the destruction of the kingdom. Rob had never told us what his plan was, however, collectively I could guess that we had … Continue reading The Smell of Burning – The Broken Tournament – Chapter 30
Our story so far: As they tried to negotiate Rick was taken as prisoner, now the characters proceed with the hope that he will be released, and so need to take a tournament book to find where he will next be placed in the competition. Maron had insisted and insisted and insisted that Rick would … Continue reading Wink – The Broken Tournament – Chapter 29
The story so far: The group has been prevented from continuing in the tournament from a group of criminals who attacked them. They now go to the tournament organisers to attempt to place them back in the tournament, as missing their matches weren't their fault. This would be the first time we encountered the corrupt … Continue reading Negotiation – The Broken Tournament – Chapter 28
The story so far: After Ricks fight, the group returned to find that their tent, and all of their belongings had been stolen and taken. Deeming that it wasn't safe, they found a house outside of the city. But now they have to deal with getting back to the tournament grounds. Kil and Maron are … Continue reading Getting Back to the Tournament Grounds – The Broken Tournament – Chapter 27
After two months the next release is back again! Considering I would have written this about two years ago it's long past time since I got this book out! I have been busy lately so I'm sorry. Let's recap the story so far: Kil and Rob brewed potions to make the contestants fall into a … Continue reading Rick Fights Again – The Broken Tournament – Chapter 26
Arguably one of the most important things not to mess up is the ending, because it can make up for a messy middle or a shaky start! So what do I look for in endings? The only real important thing for an ending, is to be remembered. If it's forgotten, you've likely done something wrong. … Continue reading What An Ending Must Do
First of all, thank god this chapter is out of the way. If you want a primary explanation for why this book has taken so long to release, this chapter is it. You'll see what I mean later, and I'm still quite conflicted about it. Our story so far is that the group has decided … Continue reading Goodnight Future Kings and Queens of Sevren – The Broken Tournament – Chapter 25
Oh no, the last one of these was posted in January! So sorry for being negligent towards this. Since the first draft is complete it feels already like a completed project - which is far from the case. We're quite a way into this book now, so I hope to get it out as quickly … Continue reading The Final Solution – The Broken Tournament – Chapter 24
The old Koka was dead, and all knew the name "Ivette" yet the music stayed the same. I don't remember how it happened, or when it happened, but slowly over time. The music of Ivette was replaced, gradually and slowly, until all that was left was the remains of the old Koka, and nobody had … Continue reading The Wildhunt – Chapter 2
The lute is all that matters. Not the sickle, the rake, or the hammer. People live their lives, hoping to one day follow their dream. To me, there is no dream. Just life. My life is the dream. And if my dream dies, so does my life. I sat at the very back of the … Continue reading The Wildhunt – Chapter 1 – The Old Koka
Every bard is loved and sought after in their home town, but not me. And it's all my fault. Despite the rules, teachings, and social classes I couldn't fight the truth in my heart, that I loved her. And neither could she. She was the daughter of the Lord of Fainley. And I was the … Continue reading The Wildhunt – Prologue
First of all I want to give a massive thank you to Moyatori who edited this chapter and made it possible for you to read today. I recommend checking her blog out for a variety of different anime content! Releasing this story has been taking an insanely long time so I'm very thankful for the massive … Continue reading The Book of Contestants – The Broken Tournament – Chapter 23
I threw it with my eyes closed and then the two of them were gone. Both James and Darlon were away from the window and all I could do was hope beyond hope that the stone I threw was the correct one. “James!” I shouted. “Brian!” I heard in response. It was James’ voice “Was … Continue reading I Was Always There To Catch You – The Stone of The Conqueror – Epilogue
This was a real dilemma. If I had the stone I would be able to win against the magician easily proving that he didn’t swap it. However if it was lost Darlon would be able to overpower me easily, and it was a losing battle. “I am not going back in there.” Brian said to … Continue reading The Stone of the Conqueror – The Stone of the Conqueror – Chapter 10
After everything that had took place all we could do was wait to see if he had taken the bait. We had found his mansion to be extremely close to the boarder of the Renal and Edgeland which meant we were in sparsely populated Plaines and had to travel a long way to be out … Continue reading Watchers – The Stone of The Conqueror – Chapter 9
We were led to a room unreasonably close to the magician’s room, there were only five doors in-between us and it was terrifying. Our room had a low ceiling and two dusty beds against the wall with a small gap between them. We had a tiny window on the left side overlooking the edgeland and … Continue reading Tomorrow – The Stone of The Conqueror – Chapter 8
The sight of the magician’s home was magnificent. It was huge as told on the wanted poster. It was both awe inspiring and terrifying, since we would have to trick the tyrant living there. The mansion was made of new stone bricks, with large dusty windows on every level at small intervals. It was decorated … Continue reading The Mansion in Edgeland – The Stone of The Conqueror – Chapter 7
The plains of Renal were a lovely rich green and the air was pleasant if not a little humid. The sun shone bright yet the thick clouds blocked it making it feel hot but not unbearable. This was made clear in the rare times where the sun shone through an empty gap in the sky. … Continue reading Greenpath – The Stone of The Conqueror – Chapter 6
To cut a long story short Brian and I had decided to visit the magician’s house with an elaborate plan to get him to reveal that he had faked the stone. We had forged a fake letter from the king, dressed up as couriers and rented horses. This would hopefully cause the magician to go … Continue reading The New Plan – The Stone Of The Conqueror – Chapter 5
The first stage of my plan was to get Brian on my side. I had no idea as to the reach of the wizard’s spell. Was it for all of Ipalés or just the castle? I thought for a long time that it was for everyone but it might not be the case. Brian was … Continue reading A Difficult Freedom – The Stone of The Conqueror – Chapter 4
The stocks were painful yet bearable. The pain had peaked on the first day until I got more used to the soreness. Now it was just boring if I ignored the hunger and dehydration. At the very least I hoped that I would see excitement in the city again, enthusiasm on people’s faces would be … Continue reading Insights From A Fruit Seller – The Stone of The Conqueror – Chapter 3
The trip to Ipalés was unexpectedly short and somewhat unnerving. The usual golden sun became shrouded in clouds, creating rather pleasant hiking conditions. However the clouds had made the evenings darker sooner, not just because they appeared earlier in the day, the clouds were distinctly darker as well. The routes up the mountain to Ipalés … Continue reading The Treachery in Ipalés – The Stone of The Conqueror – Chapter 2
The famous trinket of Evren’s rich, entitled prince was lost, and all of royalty was hell bent on retrieving it. Bards sang of the economic prosperity it brought as well as the victories it would bring to those who possessed it on the battle field. The importance of the artifact could not be understated, and … Continue reading The Stone In The River – The Stone of The Conqueror – Chapter 1
If you're new to this story you can catch up with the prelude here. Sorry for taking so long to update this, once you see how cringey this chapter is you might see why! Anyway the story so far (because you probably need it): Our adventurers have got back from following some illegal cheaters at … Continue reading Burning the Tents – The Broken Tournament – Chapter 22
In the 2 years of anime blogging post I wrote yesterday I had some pretty vague targets in "Release all of "The Broken Tournament" and self-publish it, Release "The Stone of the Conqueror", Finish writing "The Monks of Meres"" as targets for next year. These are the books I've working on lately and they all … Continue reading What are These Books I’ve Been Writing?
If you’re new to this story then you can catch up here with the prelude. Our story so far: After learning about the rigged tournament our adventures Maron, Rick and Kil, are following the contestants to sabotage them outside the context of the tournament. We continue the story with Maron as see has been confronted by … Continue reading Followers 3 – The Broken Tournament – Chapter 21
If you’re new to this story then you can catch up here with the prelude. Our story so far: Now persuaded that something needs to be done about this rigged tournament our group of characters Maron, Rick, Kil and Rob are planning their next move so that they can win the entire tournament! “I say we … Continue reading Followers – The Broken Tournament – Chapter 19
If you’re new to this story then you can catch up here with the prelude. Our Story so far: A stranger called Rob has approached the group trying to convince them that the tournament it rigged. Maron and Kil have spent the day trying to work out if he's correct, unsure Kil prepared for his next … Continue reading Kil’s winning strategy – The Broken Tournament – Chapter 15
If you’re new to this story then you can catch up here with the prelude. Our story so far: While Rick is lying in his tent injured Maron and Kil are about to encounter a violent man that attacked them as they were entering the tournament. How will this be resolved? His mocking face looked … Continue reading A Fixed Tournament – The Broken Tournament – Chapter 14
If you’re new to this story then you can catch up here with the prelude. Our story so far: Rick has returned from a brutal fist fight, victorious but in dire need of medical help. Kil is out finding medical supplies and everyone is worried how they can make it to the end of the competition … Continue reading Creating A Plan – The Broken Tournament – Chapter 13
If you're new to this story then you can catch up here with the prelude. Our story so far: Rick, Maron and Kil have arrived at the kings tournament where the winner is decided by how well they can fist fight. Rick is preparing for his first fight. It was time to fight, and … Continue reading The Brutal First Fist Fight – The Broken Tournament – Chapter 12
If you're new to this story then you can catch up here with the prelude. This is another short one, I've been cutting these down a lot! Our Story So Far: Rick, Kil and Maron have arrived at the kings Tournament. They have wondered, argued and witnessed vile crimes or tragic accidents. Now they make … Continue reading The Matchups – The Broken Tournament – Chapter 11
If you're new to this story then you can catch up here with the prelude. Sorry for the short chapter, they say that in editing you're supposed to cut a story down to make it shorter instead of adding detail to make it bigger. In fact this is the first time I reduced the words … Continue reading The Tournament Grounds – The Broken Tournament – Chapter 10
If you're new to this story then you can catch up here with the prelude. Sorry for not releasing these for ages, I'll aim to release one of these a day until I get them released because I don't want this huge project lingering over my head! This also means hopefully following the story will … Continue reading Taltree – The Broken Tournament – Chapter 9
It's been 6 weeks since the last chapter so I would not expect anyone to remember anything here, so to catch up here's the prelude! If you want a short summary and for some strange reason want to read this story starting from chapter 7 then here is the story so far. Two escaped slaves … Continue reading An Encounter With Some Pleasant Men – The Broken Tournament – Chapter 7
I recently got The Elder Scrolls 5 Skyrim, and even though I have 200+ hours on it already through other consoles I still find/ revisit quests that are so interesting to me that I just have to write about them, because I want to tell people. Also don't worry, the ADB will still continue, this … Continue reading Adventures of the Khajiit – The Forsworn Conspiracy
This is the sixth chapter of my book The Broken Tournament, to catch up with the story so far you can read the first installment, the prelude here. What a load of fools these travellers were. Even for a man of the forest who could blend in well with their environment you’d normally expect them to … Continue reading The Forest Bandit – The Broken Tournament – Chapter 6
This is the fifth chapter of my book The Broken Tournament, to catch up with the story so far you can read the first installment, the prelude here. Part 2 - Road to Taltree I woke up early and saw Rick asleep, I had listened to him talk about the tracking dogs and it really didn’t … Continue reading An Exhausting Day – The Broken Tournament – Chapter 5
This is the fourth chapter of my book The Broken Tournament, to catch up with the story so far you can read the first installment, the prelude here. “KIL RUN” I shouted as he got pushed into the dungeon, I was too late. My friend was trapped. That’s what these monsters do, they lie to you … Continue reading Rick – The Broken Tournament – Chapter 4
This is chapter 3 of a much larger story, to catch up you can find the prelude here! This chapter can be read in any random order for the first part of the story so not knowing all of the events shouldn't matter much here. Also this is the first part of the story where more … Continue reading Maron – The Broken Tournament – Chapter 3
This is the first chapter of my book The Broken Tournament, to catch up with the story so far you can read the first installment, the prelude here. I was whisked in a dark carriage before I knew it. Some strange squishy object was touching me, then I realised that food was scattered all around … Continue reading Trial – The Broken Tournament – Chapter 2
This is the first chapter of my book The Broken Tournament, to catch up with the story so far you can read the first installment, the prelude here. I continued jogging through the broken paths Withwood village trying to ignore a huge stitch I had in my stomach. Hopefully I’d be able to get … Continue reading Kil – The Broken Tournament – Chapter 1
I had ridden for days, but at last my work had been rewarded, this was it, Withwood village. I never thought it would or could exist, to most people it was simply a myth, and for good reason. The once prosperous and heaven like image of Withwood had vanished. Now it was a small shell … Continue reading Prelude – The Broken Tournament
The shows don’t tell rule is a standard for good writing, especially in media like films. Since I’ve been on a bit of a film binge recently I’ve noticed a few things that have made the show don’t tell rule a little more complex in my mind to the point that I consider it highly … Continue reading The Show Don’t Tell Rule is not Perfect
