Enjoy the writing journey!
I’ll be doing a Q&A on Shadow & Flame, the first Joan novel, on a Discord server at 11am Pacific/2pm Eastern today. If you miss it, it’ll all be in the channel for anyone to read.
The complete Q&A can be found here. We talked about everything from inspirations to the unique challenges of writing around game mechanics.
That was a super cool Q&A. Your professionalism absolutely showed. And thanks for the shout-out; I’d love to get into one of those myself one day!
I apologize for not remembering your full name!
Dan Davenport is great and always happy to book new guests. Just send him a DM on discord or FB and he will get you set up.
Wonderful romp, thank you for Shadow & Flame!
Having just finished, I remember tripping over three typos (mount/mound being the only one I remember specifically). Should I reread the book and post them here, once I find them again?
Send me a DM here or on discord or something and I’ll gladly fix those errors. I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Is it still possible to read this? The Google Drive link says the file is in your bin.
I have been advised to take it down and seek an agent. But I’ll DM you a link!
I would also like a direct link
Good luck finding one!
Can you tell us what happened? I think there are many fans here who are hoping for a continuation.
I’ve updated the link to a folder rather than the file itself. This allows me to update the file with the latest revisions and edits on the novel.
You can download Shadow & Flame here: The Joan Vault - Google Drive
I downloaded the version from this link. I notice that it is 40kb smaller than the one I downloaded on May 4. What are the changes?
Thanks,
Don
All changes since I first uploaded the novel have been minor typo corrections or formatting. No major content changes of any kind.
I’m very happy to note Joan has art. This isn’t a cover, just a character design for the cover. Nevertheless, I love it so I’m sharing it. This is by Jon Gibbons, a UK artist and old friend who has done a lot of rpg work over the years
Absolutely love that. She looks badass as hell.
I wonder if you might put the novel up on DriveThru as a PWYW? It would be a great addition to the ever growing Ars Magica category...
Under my current employment contract, I’d have to file an “outside endeavors” form and get permission from Wizards legal. That’s not impossible. I’ll see what happens.
Understood. Does it make a difference if you put it there simply as a free download? Getting you some love you $ form would be great, but also it seems like a good way for more people to discover it.