With only 3 days left to go, Light Unto Another World is fully funded on Kickstarter! First off, thanks to everyone who’s backed this campaign for Volumes 6-10 so far. But, we’re not done yet. There are still awesome stretch goals to hit! If we hit $4700, it’ll guarantee an additional internal illustration per volumeContinue reading “3 Days Left to Back Light Unto Another World!”
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The Disappointment of the Shield Hero
I’m sure I’m not alone in remembering when the Rising of the Shield Hero anime took the world by storm a couple years ago. That was shortly after I got back into anime, and shows in the fantasy genre (isekai or otherwise) made up the bulk of what I was watching at the time. SoContinue reading “The Disappointment of the Shield Hero”
Light Unto Another World Volumes 6-10 Kickstarter Update, and Travel to Another World Reward Spotlight
So, the Kickstarter for Light Unto Another World Volumes 6-10 got off to a pretty good start! At around 5 days in, we’re on the edge of being 50% funded! (For reference, the previous Light Unto Another World campaign fully funded on Day 12.) However, there’s still a ways left to go. Hitting the mainContinue reading “Light Unto Another World Volumes 6-10 Kickstarter Update, and Travel to Another World Reward Spotlight”
Light Unto Another World Volumes 6-10: Live Now on Kickstarter!
It’s finally time! I’m excited to finally announce the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for Light Unto Another World Volumes 6-10! While his army training prepared him for many things, Uriel Makkis had not been expecting to be suddenly pulled through a portal and stranded on another world. However, he was always adaptable, and quicklyContinue reading “Light Unto Another World Volumes 6-10: Live Now on Kickstarter!”
Coming to Kickstarter: Light Unto Another World Volumes 6-10
Well, it took a little longer than I’d anticipated (turns out animation, especially animation as good as Philip made for this project, can take some time to get done), but it’s finally time! The Light Unto Another World Volumes 6-10 Kickstarter campaign is launching on Tuesday July 12, at around 12pm Eastern time! The adventureContinue reading “Coming to Kickstarter: Light Unto Another World Volumes 6-10”
Virtue Signaling at its Worst: Punishing People for Things out of Their Control
So amid everything else going on in the world right now, there was one story I was completely unaware of until yesterday, when Rev says desu on Youtube, who covers internet news/drama, especially when it’s relevant to anime & similar things, made a video about it. Watch it below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHr7qyLaKg0 Apparently, there either are orContinue reading “Virtue Signaling at its Worst: Punishing People for Things out of Their Control”
My First Convention as a Seller: A Retrospective
So as some of you might have seen, I did something new a couple weeks ago. I went to a convention (Harucon in Jerusalem) as a book seller, selling my own books of course. It was a great experience, and I look forward to doing so again. (As of writing this, I’m signed up forContinue reading “My First Convention as a Seller: A Retrospective”
A Tale of Plagiarism on Amazon
So a couple weeks ago, I did something I do every couple months over on Amazon, and searched “Miklos Horthy” in books. The reason I do this is partially for ego reasons (as some of you may know, I’ve published my Master’s thesis on Miklos Horthy, and, as one of the only in-print English booksContinue reading “A Tale of Plagiarism on Amazon”
Big Patreon Update and Contest Announcement!
So amid everything else going on at the start of this year, including Covid finally getting to me (I’m already on the mend, expect to be fine to return to work after the weekend), I’ve made some significant updates to my Patreon! New rewards, new tiers! Discord: I now have a Discord server that allContinue reading “Big Patreon Update and Contest Announcement!”
A Look Back at 2021, and at What’s to Come in 2022
So I planned to write a 2021 retrospective, but suddenly it’s already almost the end of January, so going to combine that with my plans for this year. 2021 was my best writing year to date in many respects. There’s still a long way to go to get things exactly where I want, and 2022Continue reading “A Look Back at 2021, and at What’s to Come in 2022”
Writing, Ascendant 