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Comment on Editing by Benedict
In reply to Tharaniya.
The cover will probably be a bit delayed this time due to the slowness of the edits. Title should be relatively soon.
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Comment on Editing by Benedict
In reply to Selma.
First I’ve heard of that! According to my publishers they’re still aiming for November 2026.
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Comment on Editing by Selma
In reply to Benedict.
That’s wonderful news! A retailer’s website listed march 27th as the publishing date for book 4 so that had me a little worried for a moment.
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Comment on Editing by Bill
In reply to Benedict.
That is great news – looking forward to Book#4!
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Comment on Editing by Inna
In reply to Bill.
Love the books, but I have to absolutely agree with you on the last point, especially.
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Comment on A Beginner’s Guide to Drucraft #46: Sigl Fashion (Body/Torso) by Johannes
In reply to Bill.
I think he also has one that he wears around his neck as a necklace.
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Comment on Editing by Benedict
In reply to Hubert.
It shouldn’t delay things. Book 4 is still on track to release this November, and Book 5 is currently on track to release a year after that.
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Comment on Editing by Hubert
Given the timing of the book 4 edits, curious what you think this will do to the release dates of the rest of the books (particularly for books 4 and 5), if that’s something you can share?
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Comment on Editing by Bill
Thank you very much for the update on Book#4. I’m assuming that there will be further world-building, perhaps when the edits are complete, these expand our knowledge of Stephen’s world and add to our enjoyment of the whole IoM series. However, I can see why they wouldn’t fit within the Novels themselves but are an amazing bonus for fans to peruse while waiting for the next book in the series. They are also, so far, factual (I think?) so missing out on speculation on the ‘grey areas’ of the world such as the mysterious powerful groups in the background, influencing a lot of the world’s major events.
I can understand that you don’t want to include spoilers with the world-builders, but think (perhaps?) that your readers would be justified in knowing as much as Stephen does at this stage in the series? I’m thinking Primal and Dimensional Drucraft and how these can be used. We haven’t heard in the books that he has tried these but even if he hasn’t found wells and tried/failed to fashion Sigls he must has seen some indications on what range of sigls be structured from the what’s offered in the Exchange Catalogue?
Stephen has also met “the most beautiful girl he’s ever seen” and has been thrown into close proximity to her with his Personal Security work. While I am not expecting the series to morph into a Romance Novel, although I would guess that his post-teenage hormones mush be firing at each encounter? I was hoping that interactions between the two of them would figure in his narrative of events, rather than they suddenly emerge as a couple (as Alex and Ann did in the previous series).
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Comment on A Beginner’s Guide to Drucraft #46: Sigl Fashion (Body/Torso) by Bill
Wait.. Doesn’t Stephen wear most of his sigls as rings?
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Comment on A Beginner’s Guide to Drucraft #46: Sigl Fashion (Body/Torso) by Selwyn
Thanks for the article! It made the image of Stephen becoming a Sigl manufactor, similar to a jewelry designer, pop up in my head. It would be interesting to see Stephen develop more in that area, especially now that he hopefully will get more access to information, what with his position as a liaison.
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Comment on Edits At Last by Kevin
In reply to Benedict.
Don’t know if you saw my last response because I don’t think it was in the reply form, but regardless in my defense I am very computer illiterate hence my confusing responses apologies for the inconvenience.
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Comment on Edits At Last by Steve VC
Given how much ‘world building’ you’ve done and are continuing to do, would you ever consider allowing other authors to use these constructs to build their own stories? I can imagine it would be difficult but there are other series out there where the author has created a ‘world’ and other authors use that as a platform for their books.
By way of example – Eric Flint’s 1632 book started a huge spin off, so too has John Ringo’s Black Tide Rising zombie stories.
It could potentially allow you to help collaborate with other authors, expand the ‘universe’ and derive a potential additional revenue stream.
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Comment on Edits At Last by Kevin
….. ah. After rereading the question I should have been more clearer, I meant to ask what is next after the Sigl Fashion articles. I apologize for the confusion what I wrote wasn’t what I meant to say!
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Comment on A Beginner’s Guide to Drucraft #45: Life Sigls (II) by Rebecca Newsome
In reply to Valentin.
I would think mending helps with bruising as that is a result of damaged blood vessels. May not remove the leaked blood that causes the discoloring but would mend the blood vessels?
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Comment on Edits At Last by Benedict
In reply to Kevin.
Kevin, the answer to your question is literally spelled out in the exact post you’re replying to.
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Comment on Edits At Last by Benedict
In reply to Edmund Wong.
The edits I make are going to be limited by what I’ve already written in book 5 – which sometimes means I won’t make changes which I might have done had I had the suggestions earlier. That’s just how it goes; time’s a limited resource, and I have to pick and choose how I spend it.
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Comment on Edits At Last by Edmund Wong
In reply to Celia.
It better not otherwise his forced to write a second draft
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Comment on Edits At Last by Kevin
Great news! It’s great when you are on schedule with the tasks you need to do!
Out of curiosity what do you intend for the next topic in the Beginners Guide to Drucraft? I myself am interested in Primal and Dimension since we haven’t seen them a lot and I love the associations, and planets they are associated with it’s been a real treat!
But regardless any worldbuilding article is very informative, hopefully one day you can do one on the Cults major and minor, it would be interesting to see what eras where the Order of the Dragon and Warband were on top.
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