Hey Everyone,
Sorry for the delay on these today. I warned people on Discord and in a comment here, but I knew I was going to be late with the upload. I only had 2 chapters ready to go yesterday, and tried to knuckle down to get more today. We've got 4 in total for the upload, but I'm happy with them.
I experimented with time skipping, so let me know how it lands, and if it does...
Happy Monday Everyone,
So, LitRPG Con was an absolute blast. I moderated my first ever live panel, for Travis Baldree, Jeff Hays, Matt Dinniman, Aleron Kong and Jez Cajiao. It was the opening ceremonies to hundreds of people in a packed room, and it was pretty insane. The whole experience was amazing, between games sessions, panels, workshops and drinks at the bar. It was by far the bes...
Hey Everyone,
There won't be Chapters this week as the convention has drained me far more than I anticipated. I'll be giving a proper update about everything, but it was the best convention I've ever been to. :)
Expect another post before next Monday, and sorry again for no chapters this time around.
Brian
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[Edited: Ability Name in Appraisal and Text]
As you know, I'm currently working through edits on Book 5 which is why there's reduced Chapters this week. I'm also going to be heading off to LitRPG Con on Wednesday/Thursday of this week and will be back next Monday. If I can squeeze in a few chapters in the next few days, between edits, I'll be posting them next Monda...
Hey Everyone,
I just wanted to start this off with an apology, because Chapter 10 has one hell of a cliffhanger. Don't say you haven't been warned. I will highlight that I thought it would be cruel to leave you without an Appraisal, but... I haven't slept yet, and it's Monday, so it'll have to be in the next batch.
I've received Book 5 back from the editors that I'll be going th...
Hey Everyone,
It's a delayed chapter release today because I was suffering from a splitting headache most of the weekend. I don't get migraines, so this kinda hit me out of the blue. I'm still not 100%, but didn't want to have a delay, so I pushed through. It's 11pm in Ireland, so I still kept my Monday promise. I wanted 4 or 5 chapters for this week, but it just wasn't possible. :(
Hey Everyone,
So, first of all, I'd like to thank you all for your patience with me. I had a wonderful break in Santorini for Sakura's wedding, it was magical. I played 120 hours of Dune Awakening and have zero regrets.
I also wrote three chapters and realised yesterday that I hated them. They were pulling the new book in a direction that felt contrived and crap, so I went with ...
Hey Everyone,
As promised, I've come with an update to answer a few questions.
Quest Academy: Legacies releases today on eBook and physical versions. The audiobook has been confirmed for the 30th of September this year. Podium handles the scheduling, and Daniel and Rebecca have existing commitments. My hope is that as we get...
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Hey Everyone, Here are the last two chapters of Quest Academy. I hope you enjoy them, Book 5 comes in at just over 228,000 words, making i
Hey Everyone,
Here are the last two chapters of Quest Academy. I hope you enjoy them, Book 5 comes in at just over 228,000 words, making it the second longest after Book 4.
This is not the end of the series. Saw a few comments...
Patreon Tiers changing this week
Book 4 being removed this week
Next 8 Chapters of Book 5
Hey Everyone,
First of all, the engagement on the last batch of chapters was actually insane. There were so many likes and comments, and it was lovely seeing it. Really glad they landed with so many of you. There are changes and corrections that'll need to be done on them. Downside of r...
8 New Chapters of Quest Academy: Legions
Hey Everyone,
Eight chapters. How is this possible, Brian? Should I expect this every week? No.
This tends to happen towards the end of a book where I'm in a flow-state. It's the beauty of an impending deadline and a lot of content to still write. It always helps when the characters in the chapters are fun ones to write!
So, ...
2025-05-12 01:53:21 +0000 UTC View PostNext 4 Chapters
Hey Everyone,
I'm going to be working on Chapter 72 a little more later this evening, but I still have a few things to figure out with it. Didn't want you all waiting around for me, so I said I'd upload them and get your thoughts. How it leads into Chapter 73 was a problem and I feel like there's something missing, but I just need to think on it a bit more.
Chapters 66, 67, 68
Hey Everyone,
First of all, I'd like to apologise for not managing expectations better. I said it would be yesterday by the latest but jetlag hit me like a truck. I was out of it for days and only back to form now. I know I could have just cancelled chapters until Monday, but I didn't want to leave you guys hanging for 2 weeks.
Here are three chapters,...
Hey everyone,
I arrive back tomorrow and don't have my setup to upload chapters. I only have one I'm happy with so far, so I'm going to move the upload to later this week. It'll likely be Wednesday or Thursday. I'm really sorry about this.
It won't impact Monday chapters going forward.
Brian
Next 5 Chapters
JordanCon in Atlanta this week.
Hey Everyone,
Sorry for the late post today. Was reading over the last few chapters and making a few little changes. Hope you enjoy these, and that they answer a few little questions. We get to meet a character that has been teased far too long. :)
I'll be heading to Atlanta this week for JordanCon so there will likely be...
Next 5 Chapters
JordanCon Update
Hey Everyone,
Hope you had a great weekend. Here is the next batch of five chapters. :)
Just to give a heads-up, I'll be heading to JordanCon in Atlanta from the 24th - 28th of April. There's a chance that it will impact the amount of chapters I get out, so just warning in advance. Next week won't be impacted, though.
Thanks for...
Monday Chapters
51, 52, 53, 54 and 55
(Edited: Accidentally called this Legacies instead of Legions.)
Good morning!
It's Monday, so it's time for Chapters. I was working on these for the last few days, and hope you enjoy them. Love seeing the messages and discussion over on Discord, and all the great comments.
Someone asked about the eventual tiers and what they'...
Quest Academy Legions, 47-50
Hey Everyone,
Sorry for the later than usual post today. I was severely hungover this weekend. Went out with Daniel Wisniewski and his lovely wife. Had a little too much to drink, and woke up in a castle hotel. Was very fun altogether, but I'm still suffering two days later. :)
Let me know what you think of the chapters. The next batch will be...
6 New Chapters
Yes, the Appraisal for the Elixir Machine is in this one.
Hey Everyone,
Saw a comment saying they'd joined recently and hadn't seen a batch of more than 3 or 4 chapters. Here's 6 to level things out. :)
Usually when I'm on the home stretch and I've got good writing sessions during the week, the count goes up higher. I don't have a backlog of chapters, s...
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Chapters 37, 38, 39 and 40
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
I was spending time with my family, so the upload is a little later than usual today. Sorry about that, but hopefully you'll enjoy them.
I've seen a few concerns surrounding the pacing of the story. I totally understand that it's difficult reading the story piecemeal like this, and my hope is that...
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Chapters 34, 35, 36
Pre-order is Live
Cover Art Reveal
Hey Everyone,
Sorry for the reduced chapters this week. Got the continuity edits back which is taking extra time to go through. Then the final stuff will be done with Book 4 and it'll be sent to Podium for Audio production.
Highlight of the week was seeing that Quest Academy: Legacies went up for pre-order over ...
Chapters 29-33, Quest Academy Legions
Brian is going insane trying to write a blurb.
Hope you're all having a great week.
Hey Everyone,
Hope you all had a good weekend. I've been bludgeoning my head against a wall trying to write the blurb for Book 4. I need to get it over to the publisher and it is one of my least favourite things to do, making it sound all salesy and tryi...
First Edits done on Book 4. Next 4 Chapters of Book 5.
Hey Everyone,
This week has been tough with the edits on Book 4, but I'm finally finished the first pass with all the main corrections from my editors. Now I'm going to be reading it throughout the week and making a few tweaks before submitting it to the Publishers. As a result, I've not been able to get the usual five chapte...
Next 5 Chapters. Trilogy Title Revealed.
Hey Everyone,
So, this week was rough for me. Jetlag really kicked my ass all week and I'm only back to feeling human now. I've a lot of edits ahead of me with Book 4, and I've already submitted the cover art concept for Book 5, which I've been calling Legions in my own head for a bit.
Legacies, Legions and Loyalists will be the ti...
1 chapter. Severe jetlag. More chapters next week.
Hey Everyone,
Sorry for not making yesterday's deadline. I got hit with jetlag pretty badly and wasn't able to get many chapters done in the last week. I had tried to get some stuff done yesterday, but nothing was clicking.
Here's a single chapter, and I promise I'll have more for you next week. I'm home now, and looking ...
Next 4 Chapters of Book 5
Hey Everyone,
Here's the next batch of chapters. The chair was a success, and I was able to get into the zone for these ones. I really hope you enjoy them.
Massive thank you to everyone with the continued support here with comments and over on the Discord. The release of Quest Academy: Saviours on Audiobook went really well, and it peaked at like ...
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New Chapters. New Chair. Audio releases tomorrow!
Hey Everyone,
Remember when I was complaining about not having a writing chair? I accidentally complained in a group of three problem solvers that not only drove me to Staples to get me a chair, they even assembled it. I must be incredibly annoying when I complain. But, this means that I'm hopeful of 4-5 chapters next week, so fin...
4 New Chapters! Life update is that I'm being forced to go to the gym by Chatfield, albeit kicking and screaming... four times
Hey Everyone,
Happy Monday! Life update is that I'm being forced to go to the gym by Chatfield, albeit kicking and screaming... four times a week. Apparently he wants me to live forever so I can write all of Quest Academy.
I've a few events coming ...
Book 5, Chapters 5, 6 and 7.
Hey Everyone,
Here's the next batch of 3 chapters. I've arrived in Daytona yesterday, and suffering from a hangover today. Robert Locke and Chatfield are excellent drinking partners, if anyone was curious.
Let me know what you think of the chapters. :) I'll see you all next week for the next batch. And don't worry, you will eventually see Upgr...
Quest Academy: Book 5 - Chapters 3 & 4 (Slight Update)
Hey Everyone,
So, apologies for the later upload today. I had a bit of a nightmare when trying to format the chapters, and I don't know if it's from Evernote updating, or something else... but it literally removed all of my paragraph spacing in the chapters. You'll know that I have lots of dialogue, so it was just a nightma...