I spent the bare minimum amount of time needed to be polite before bailing. And by that, I meant I stayed until Auri had finished gorging herself, and I’d looted all the mangos.
“Dawn! When can we expect the next rewind?” Augustus asked as he clapped me on the shoulder.
“Still unsure on the cooldown. However, with this, I hop...
2022-03-28 12:14:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Not much to say besides Elaine art really. I've got some nice artwork for upcoming story points
2022-03-27 01:35:06 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
Nothing is changing for current readers, either on Patreon or Royal Road.
Here to update everyone on what I’ve decided regarding taking Beneath the Dragoneye Moons to Kindle Unlimited.
The short version: Beneath the Dragoneye Moons will be going to Kindle Unlimited when book 7 releases on Amazon, whi...
2022-03-27 01:33:54 +0000 UTC View PostAN: This is my regularly-scheduled break week! I'm taking the 23rd and 25th off. In theory I should be resting... but I always end up doing a ton of back-end work that I've put off >_<
Either way, it's good for me!
Next month I'm taking the week of the 17th off, AKA April 18th and 20th, to celebrate Ea...
2022-03-21 12:59:51 +0000 UTC View PostEmperor Augustus and I shook hands, cementing the deal.
“Do you have time for hammering out some details?” He asked as an advisor stifled a yawn. They had to work extremely hard with the whole ‘single-handedly running an empire’ thing, and I’d just demolished their entire night’s sleep.
And I’d bet so much money that Au...
2022-03-18 11:08:00 +0000 UTC View PostI recently got some numbers about how much I could make on Kindle Unlimited, and WOW.
I'm seeing dollar signs.
It also has the advantage of tapping into an entirely new audience, and funneling even more people to BTDEM.
All of this is extremely tempting from where I'm sitting, but BTDEM isn't just about ...
I strode in, seeing that Emperor Augustus was still in his low chair in the middle of the Senate, a dozen advisors surrounding him, with a few runners hanging on a respectful distance away.
They’d clearly figured out that this was the place to be for high priority - read, expensive - messages.
Augustus himself was in the m...
2022-03-16 12:23:25 +0000 UTC View PostI flew off towards the senate building, anger clouding my thoughts. Pushing me towards making a suboptimal decision.
What I should do is sit down with Ocean, Night, Neptune, Artemis, and a dozen other people whose advice and counsel I trusted. Hammer out a plan, figure out the best levers to push and pull with. Get the optimal pla...
2022-03-14 14:06:35 +0000 UTC View PostTwo days later, and I was still reeling from Emperor Augustus’s offer as I made my way to the daily meeting. The entire thing had kept me up at night, tossing and turning as I wrestled with the question, and the implications.
Fortunately, Auri was with Plato. She was so excited to learn! It was adorable. Hopefully personal tutoring would...
2022-03-09 15:24:27 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
Iona tier+ incentive for the month. Link! Use discretion!
And onto the poll question - do you all prefer two of the prior quality artwork? Or do you like the one higher quality piece?
(...
2022-03-07 15:32:11 +0000 UTC View Post
For the most recent chapter
2022-03-07 11:20:02 +0000 UTC View PostCommander Ajax and I stepped into the great Senate debate room. A wide open central floor had low marble seating arranged around it, and the tall ceiling being held up by stone pillars gave enough air and light for the room to be bright and sunny.
The Senate wasn’t currently in session, but a few men in poofy, impractical togas were quie...
2022-03-07 11:18:13 +0000 UTC View PostRanger Academy was once again on my to-do list the next day.
“Senti-Null! Got time for that practice bout?” I asked him after the morning meeting was over.
“Dawn! Of course! By the way, I have my own questions about your adventure…” He said, asking away as we walked to the Ranger Academy island.
We both wanted the pra...
2022-03-04 11:47:51 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Sorry for the delay. IRL tackled me, and this chapter needed a bunch of editing.
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Neptune leaned over and tapped both of our shoulders. Autumn jumped, although I’d seen him coming.
“What’s Rule 3, and Rule 32?” He asked.
“DAD!” Autumn protested. “My negotia...
2022-03-02 17:27:16 +0000 UTC View PostTeaching was a two-way street. Most of the knowledge went from the teacher to the student, but most teachers learned from their students as well. If nothing else, teaching material to a student allowed the teacher to understand it better.
With all that said, I wasn’t perfect. I was half making stuff up as I went along with raising Auri, ...
2022-02-28 14:23:39 +0000 UTC View PostNight’s offer crashed over me, and I blinked, trying to process it.
“Do not make a decision now, or lightly. It is one you shall have to live with for eternity. Think on it. Meditate. Discuss it with your friends and family. Take a decade to decide. After all, that is simply a drop in the vast ocean of time that you now have before you...
2022-02-25 12:44:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Not much to say! Bulwark!
Again - sorry the art was kind of weak this month.
2022-02-25 04:19:51 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
YOUR BENEFITS ARE ALL PRESERVED.
Let me say that again.
PRACTICALLY SPEAKING NOTHING IS CHANGING.
Ok!
Why Change?
Honestly, the names of the tiers and the artwork used were bad. So I renamed things, and got good artwork. I feel lik...
2022-02-25 04:18:41 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
I'm trying something a bit different with this bonus content. I asked a model to model Elaine, and she said yes!
Now, when I was testing the waters a bit, some people didn't like the idea. Some people did. So I'm doing this a little differently - if you want a rough IRL model of Elaine, click on the link! If you...
Bonus content 1/4 for this week!
A reminder that Monday and Wednesday are my days off this month! Chapters resume Friday!
March - the 23rd and 25th are the days I'm taking off.
2022-02-21 05:08:11 +0000 UTC View Post“Dawn!” Ocean hurried out of the room behind me.
“Ocean. What’s up?” I asked him as I paused.
“Let’s walk. Probably best if the Commanders don’t hear me.” He gave me a roguish wink.
Ahh. One of those conversations.
“I’m heading off to the Indomitable Wall.” I restarted my walk in that direction. 2022-02-18 13:35:12 +0000 UTC View Post
AN: Iona's story has been entirely re-edited and re-packaged into its own side story on Royal Road - Valkyrie's Dawn! You can read it here: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/51389/valkyries-dawn
[*ding!* Congratulations! [The Dawn Sentinel] has leveled up to level 511->512 +3 Dexterity, +24 Speed, +24 Vitality, +170 Mana, +170 Mana Regen, +48 Magic power, +48 Magic Control from your Class per level! +1 Free Stat for being Human per level! +1 Mana, +1 Mana Regen from your Element per ...
2022-02-14 15:18:33 +0000 UTC View PostAN: I WON THE STABBY AWARD!!! Thank you everyone for voting for me!! Bonus chapter as promised, and I've gotten another piece in with Ms. Tsuu to say thank you a second time!
Onto the story!
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Nearly all of the Sentinels were arguing and y...
2022-02-11 21:48:40 +0000 UTC View PostMy knees grew weak, and I grabbed Night’s shoulder to stay upright.
“She knew.” I repeated, panic overwhelming me. My entire body was trembling, and everything was falling away.
“Brrpt?”
Everything except the lethal truth that was percolating through my mind, devouring every other thought I had.
I stagg...
2022-02-11 14:21:17 +0000 UTC View PostLunch crept into dinner with the family as I regaled them with stories of my adventures, my mission Beyond The Wall to lands strange and fantastical.
They got a heavily, heavily redacted version. I would’ve skipped the decapitation, if it hadn’t already slipped. No almost-starving in the Below Levels.
No dragon.
No...
2022-02-09 14:35:43 +0000 UTC View Post“Oh thank goodness.” I collapsed back in my chair. Julius was only missing, not dead.
“Brrrpt!” Auri agreed, hopping onto the table. I quickly repositioned a plate to catch her.
Ooof. There went the rest of my food, but at least Auri was happy and distracted for the moment.
“Thank goodness?!” Artemis stood ...
2022-02-07 13:18:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Continuing to break open the art vault! More Elaine! She was supposed to have a glass rose from Serondes, but eh. The artist... wasn't great.
Shameless plug for the STABBIES! Less than 24 hours remain in voting!! Vote BTDEM for best web serial! (Along with whatever else you think)
Artemis kept her stone armor on as we too-casually walked across the arena. We were both keeping a wary eye on the various [Gladiators], wordlessly splitting up who was keeping an eye on which one.
The crowd was chanting, and the announcer was shouting with wild exuberance.
Artemis had trained me. I knew she was tuni...
2022-02-04 15:05:33 +0000 UTC View Post