Will Wight
A Blog of Dubious Intent
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The Pilot - Early Reviews!
Since I’ve been working on The Pilot, we’ve had most of our beta reader team read at least one draft, so I thought you might be interested in hearing what they thought!
Anonymously, of course. I wouldn’t want to embarrass them.
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“It was a bold choice writing this entire book without Varic and making the whole thing a flashback to Omega’s past instead, but it paid off.”
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”My favorite scene was probably the six-page instructions on how to craft and polish your own cabinets. Really made me feel immersed in the space fantasy universe.”
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”Too much Lemon.”
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”It’s about time! You’ve finally taken my advice and replaced the Bloopers with a PSA for a rare medical condition. Engorged Face Syndrome doesn’t get the attention it deserves.”
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”You broke the rules, Will. You failed to repost my review to all your social media accounts, so you will suffer my curse. Now you are doomed to wander The Halls until you defeat Gathmat, Duke of Rotting Things.”
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”This book tastes disgusting.”
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”This science fantasy action-adventure novel is okay, but you’re really missing your calling as a writer of Victorian era teen romance vampire murder mysteries.”
Anonymously, of course. I wouldn’t want to embarrass them.
~~~
“It was a bold choice writing this entire book without Varic and making the whole thing a flashback to Omega’s past instead, but it paid off.”
~~~
”My favorite scene was probably the six-page instructions on how to craft and polish your own cabinets. Really made me feel immersed in the space fantasy universe.”
~~~
”Too much Lemon.”
~~~
”It’s about time! You’ve finally taken my advice and replaced the Bloopers with a PSA for a rare medical condition. Engorged Face Syndrome doesn’t get the attention it deserves.”
~~~
”You broke the rules, Will. You failed to repost my review to all your social media accounts, so you will suffer my curse. Now you are doomed to wander The Halls until you defeat Gathmat, Duke of Rotting Things.”
~~~
”This book tastes disgusting.”
~~~
”This science fantasy action-adventure novel is okay, but you’re really missing your calling as a writer of Victorian era teen romance vampire murder mysteries.”
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Oh Crap It's March
Actually, this month has gone by pretty slowly.
In addition to being beaten with sticks, I've spent a long time working on The Pilot this month. We had a full Hidden Gnome meeting, where we hid a bunch of gnomes in a room and challenged visitors to spot as many as they could. And I've been playing League of Legends again, after a long hiatus.
Playing League was the hardest part.
Anyway, we'll be releasing news about The Pilot very soon! Then I get to work on a [SECRET PROJECT] that will remain [TOP SECRET] for the time being, but I'm looking forward to it.
And for now, since I finished a draft about fifteen minutes ago, I get to go collapse into my couch and eat popcorn! That's my favorite activity!
More soon! Thanks for reading!
-Will
In addition to being beaten with sticks, I've spent a long time working on The Pilot this month. We had a full Hidden Gnome meeting, where we hid a bunch of gnomes in a room and challenged visitors to spot as many as they could. And I've been playing League of Legends again, after a long hiatus.
Playing League was the hardest part.
Anyway, we'll be releasing news about The Pilot very soon! Then I get to work on a [SECRET PROJECT] that will remain [TOP SECRET] for the time being, but I'm looking forward to it.
And for now, since I finished a draft about fifteen minutes ago, I get to go collapse into my couch and eat popcorn! That's my favorite activity!
More soon! Thanks for reading!
-Will
Categories: Authors
Oh Crap It's February
I've been hard at work on The Pilot for quite a while now, but "real life" has been beating me with sticks all year. The calendar keeps trying to insist that it's only the second month of the year, but I don't trust it. I've been beaten with too many sticks to fit in just two months. At least four months' worth of sticks.
Here's an example of a stick that's been beating our entire family:
My 24-year-old cousin was diagnosed a few weeks ago with what ended up being Stage 4 ovarian cancer. She's struggling to survive as we speak. I know that's a very serious shift in tone for this blog, but it is true, and things are still very difficult for her and her immediate family right now.
That alone is enough to make it a long year already.
But on a lighter note, I am making progress on writing! Book 4 of The Last Horizon proceeds on schedule, and an early draft has even gone out to some of the beta readers.
I also almost forgot to blog this month because time passes so quickly. And because I forgot this month only has 28 days. As the rhyme goes, "30 days hath September, plus the ones I don't remember. All the rest have 31, but when you know the month is done, February steals the sun. March and April steal it back, then May stabs April in the back. For August, that ungrateful hack."
-Will
Here's an example of a stick that's been beating our entire family:
My 24-year-old cousin was diagnosed a few weeks ago with what ended up being Stage 4 ovarian cancer. She's struggling to survive as we speak. I know that's a very serious shift in tone for this blog, but it is true, and things are still very difficult for her and her immediate family right now.
That alone is enough to make it a long year already.
But on a lighter note, I am making progress on writing! Book 4 of The Last Horizon proceeds on schedule, and an early draft has even gone out to some of the beta readers.
I also almost forgot to blog this month because time passes so quickly. And because I forgot this month only has 28 days. As the rhyme goes, "30 days hath September, plus the ones I don't remember. All the rest have 31, but when you know the month is done, February steals the sun. March and April steal it back, then May stabs April in the back. For August, that ungrateful hack."
-Will
Categories: Authors
Threshold Now Available for Everyone!
What is “Threshold,” you ask? It’s the entrance to a house or building, but that’s not important right now. It’s also the collection of short stories set before, during, and after (but mostly after) the events of the Cradle series!
You may have already read it, if you bought it during our Kickstarter promo last year or if you’re from the future, but if you don’t fall into either of those categories…now’s your chance!
This collection is available in ebook, audio, and paperback (but if you’re buying the paperback, read the SPECIAL PAPERBACK NOTE at the bottom of this post first).*
So go, be free! Read about all the extracurricular adventures the cast is getting up to outside of the plot!
Also, for those of you who read the first version, I’ve fixed a few of the errors you were kind enough to point out. So thanks for doing that! Now small children will stop throwing stones at me in the streets to punish me for my failures.
Links for you and your most special friends:
Audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/Threshold-Audiobook/B0DN34J845
Ebook and 6x9 Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNKD1JGN
And thanks for reading!
-Will
*SPECIAL PAPERBACK NOTE FOR SPECIAL PAPERBACK PEOPLE: the paperback edition we have right now measures 6 inches by 9 inches, which is relatively big.
If you bought your books before March 2023 (just before Waybound), you probably have the smaller size, which is 5 inches by 8 inches. Later this month, we’ll release a 5”x8” version so you can have a copy that matches your set and doesn’t stick out like a sore thumb.
Sorry for the inconvenience! We didn’t want to swap sizes mid-series either.
You may have already read it, if you bought it during our Kickstarter promo last year or if you’re from the future, but if you don’t fall into either of those categories…now’s your chance!
This collection is available in ebook, audio, and paperback (but if you’re buying the paperback, read the SPECIAL PAPERBACK NOTE at the bottom of this post first).*
So go, be free! Read about all the extracurricular adventures the cast is getting up to outside of the plot!
Also, for those of you who read the first version, I’ve fixed a few of the errors you were kind enough to point out. So thanks for doing that! Now small children will stop throwing stones at me in the streets to punish me for my failures.
Links for you and your most special friends:
Audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/Threshold-Audiobook/B0DN34J845
Ebook and 6x9 Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNKD1JGN
And thanks for reading!
-Will
*SPECIAL PAPERBACK NOTE FOR SPECIAL PAPERBACK PEOPLE: the paperback edition we have right now measures 6 inches by 9 inches, which is relatively big.
If you bought your books before March 2023 (just before Waybound), you probably have the smaller size, which is 5 inches by 8 inches. Later this month, we’ll release a 5”x8” version so you can have a copy that matches your set and doesn’t stick out like a sore thumb.
Sorry for the inconvenience! We didn’t want to swap sizes mid-series either.
Categories: Authors
The True Meaning of Christmas
I don't visit every house for Christmas. That would be ridiculous. Santa does that, and he's very litigious. I don't want his army of lawyer-elves on me all year.
Instead, I pick seven lucky families to receive a Wight Christmas.
I can't fit down a chimney and most people don't have chimneys anyway, so I slide into their WiFi connection on Christmas Eve, digitizing myself to infiltrate their home. Nobody leaves out milk and cookies for me, and I don't want to steal from Santa, so once I return to my physical form I usually crack open the family's fridge and drink milk straight from the jug.
I have a list of what everybody did all year, but I don't check it because I don't really care who's naughty or nice. I leave the same gifts at every house: tiny pixies, ready to do favors for the homeowner for a year and a day. They're great at fixing shoes, assembling furniture, and Call of Duty.
Don't worry about taking advantage of their labor, either, because they take their payment in the form of fallen crumbs and loose dog hair. Those are very valuable in their world.
But receiving the service of fey craftsmen isn't the end of a Wight Christmas. I also make sure that, before the end of Christmas Day, the families I select are visited by three ghosts.
The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come are usually occupied, so it's whatever ghosts I have on hand. I think this year I have the Ghosts of Christmas Lost, Fantasy, and Working Retail. They do their best to teach a lesson, but not every performance is Scrooge-worthy.
After I unleash the pixies and point the ghosts in the right direction, I have plenty of time to return to my subterranean workshop in the South Pole and join my dark elves for a glass of webnog, which is just eggnog but made with the eggs of giant spiders.
I fall asleep to the rhythmic sound of Santa pranking me by dropping bombs onto the roof of my bunker and calling out: "Merry Christmas to all! Except for you, Will Wight."
-Will
Instead, I pick seven lucky families to receive a Wight Christmas.
I can't fit down a chimney and most people don't have chimneys anyway, so I slide into their WiFi connection on Christmas Eve, digitizing myself to infiltrate their home. Nobody leaves out milk and cookies for me, and I don't want to steal from Santa, so once I return to my physical form I usually crack open the family's fridge and drink milk straight from the jug.
I have a list of what everybody did all year, but I don't check it because I don't really care who's naughty or nice. I leave the same gifts at every house: tiny pixies, ready to do favors for the homeowner for a year and a day. They're great at fixing shoes, assembling furniture, and Call of Duty.
Don't worry about taking advantage of their labor, either, because they take their payment in the form of fallen crumbs and loose dog hair. Those are very valuable in their world.
But receiving the service of fey craftsmen isn't the end of a Wight Christmas. I also make sure that, before the end of Christmas Day, the families I select are visited by three ghosts.
The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come are usually occupied, so it's whatever ghosts I have on hand. I think this year I have the Ghosts of Christmas Lost, Fantasy, and Working Retail. They do their best to teach a lesson, but not every performance is Scrooge-worthy.
After I unleash the pixies and point the ghosts in the right direction, I have plenty of time to return to my subterranean workshop in the South Pole and join my dark elves for a glass of webnog, which is just eggnog but made with the eggs of giant spiders.
I fall asleep to the rhythmic sound of Santa pranking me by dropping bombs onto the roof of my bunker and calling out: "Merry Christmas to all! Except for you, Will Wight."
-Will
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