February 2022

 We made it to February, good.

A bit of personal news first. January saw me down for weeks after my trip with Covid. I struggled through the worst of it but have been feeling better the last few days. It did slow me up for a bit, brain fog is no joke to writing. Anyway, onto book news.

If you haven't heard yet Binding Words 7: Noble Solutions is out on audio. Andie had given us another great performance to tug on the heart and to make the blood boil.

https://www.audible.com/pd/Noble-Solutions-Audiobook/B09QX6BY4W

In other audio news Andie will be tackling AR4 for me next. I think she'll do it in February, but not positive on that as January for her was filled with The Wandering Inn. We'll find out soon. LV3 audio will go after that, and then she'll be going in rotation.

As for book news well, Luck's Voice 4: Dangerous Gamble just hit the shelves a few days ago. Doc's continued story in Deep Gulch with the foes he has arrayed before him. People seem to be enjoying it, so I hope you do too.

Dangerous Gamble (Luck's Voice Book 4) - Kindle edition by Schinhofen, Daniel. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

That leaves me with my current writing which has been hampered as I said previously. I'm working on Binding Words 8: Accorded Nobility. I've loved the story to this point, and I'm sure most if not all of you will as well.

Since BW8 is the next book to be published Patreon has been getting the advanced chapters already. The reactions have been right along as I thought they would be. I can't wait to see how people feel as the chapters keep coming. For those who wish to see at least chapter one, which is open to the public. Here is the link.

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Once I wrap up BW8, I'll be moving onto AR5. I'm really looking forward to it. So much to do there, then again there's always so much to do it my books since they follow the characters.

I think that wraps up the update. I won't be taking trips anywhere for a few months at least, call me gun shy if you wish, but this linger sickness is bullshit. Unless something happens though I will be going to DragonCon still, too much networking and meeting of fans to do there to miss it.

Here's to hoping the year starts to improve.

Be safe out there.

Daniel Schinhofen

January 2022

 Well, here we are, 2022...Can we have a good year, please?

Okay let's dig right in with what came before. Apocalypse Gates 8: One Nation, Under... was released. And we've set it aside for the foreseeable future. I hope you enjoyed it if you read it. I'm just going to drop the link here, just in case.

Amazon.com: One Nation, Under... (Apocalypse Gates Author's Cut Book 8)

December also saw Luck's Voice 2: Cashing In come out in audio format. Andie gave another mega performance with this one, but she always does. Audible screwed me by placing it erotica, and I'm still fighting with them over that. Maybe it'll be out of the erotica dungeon over there soon, or they'll deny my request He's the easy way to find the book currently:

https://www.audible.com/pd/Cashing-In-Audiobook/B09NQJJFFN

That is the old what about the new, well, let's keep it in audio for the moment. Andie finished recording Binding Words 7: Noble Solutions, just before her Christmas break. It's in the hands of her proofer now. When I get it, I'll give it a going over, and then it'll be on to ACX. Maybe, if we're really lucky, we'll have it out later this month.

What else is coming up? Luck's Voice 4: Dangerous Gamble, is being edited. We're looking at mid-February currently for its release. I do try to get them out a little earlier through, so maybe we can move it up to early-February.

I know you'll all asking about what the rotation looks like now that AG is done. So, the rotation going forward is Luck's Voice, Binding Words, Aether's Revival, Dungeon Walkers. Some ask about when x book of y series is coming out. My rough estimate is always 6-8 months from the last book of y series. Is it entirely accurate, no, but it'll give you a rough ballpark.

I should mention that audio for AG8 is with Podium. They are working with Tess for it to get recorded. I do not have a solid date for this yet. Once they tell me, I can tell you. It will be done, but likely is late 1st quarter or sometime 2nd quarter.

I should totally mention, if you are reading this on the 1st, that I'm holding a Q&A on Facebook. The questions will mostly be pulled from the post I put up in December, but we might take live questions too. So if you want to see me answer more questions, come on over.

The normal monthly live chat is going to be held on the 16th at 10 AM Pacific time. For those who would like to win one of the challenge coins. Still being held on Facebook at this time.

Some of you are wondering what I'm working on right now. That's easy, BW8. Yup I'm digging back into Sean's life and seeing what he is doing. Should be fun considering the end of book 7. Time will tell.

That pretty much wraps up all the who, what, where, why, and how. I will mention that I am taking a small vacation to go see some old gaming friends. My old WoW buddies who live in Texas. If you've read Last Horizons, it's some of them. It's only a few days, so it won't delay anything. Haven't seen them in years and can't wait to meet up with them. Might see some posts about board games or BattleTech during the month because of that.

See you next month.

Daniel Schinhofen

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December 2021

 Th end of the year...thank you for being here. Glad to have made it, now to hope 2022 is better.

Let's jump in, we'll hit previous news first:

Aether's Revival 3: Magi's Path is out on audio. It's a chunker over 20 hours long, so enjoy the audio goodness. Andie really brings the stories to life and she does her amazing work her for us. Also, the bloopers...heh...I loved them.
https://www.audible.com/pd/Magis-Path-Audiobook/B09LRBPRFV

Speaking of Andie and audio...She just finished recording Luck's Voice 2: Cashing In. That's with her editor, and should get to me early this month. Once I audio proof it, she'll hit the corrections and we'll flip it off to ACX. If there is a nice person working there, we might see it out before Christmas...I'm not holding my breath though, because ACX.

And to finish off Andie news for December. She'll probably get to Binding Words 7: Noble Solutions before the end of the year. She has other books to record before she gets to it, but she should finish recording it before the end of the year, which might mean January if everything goes right. Fingers crossed folks.

As for ebook related news, Apocalypse Gates 8: One Nation, Under... will be out this month. I still have it slated for December 28th, but I'm hoping to get it out before then. It is my second longest book, right behind AR3. It clocks in around 160,000 words. It's a chunky book. But it does get us a nice wrap up so I can set the series down. I hope to pick it back up in the distant future, but time will tell. If I never do this should still give you a satisfied ending.

At this moment I'm working on Luck's Voice 4: Title not yet determined. I'm hoping this wraps up the Deep Gluch arc, but time will tell. Doc still has a lot of trouble to deal with there; McIan the preacher, Grange the sheriff, and Suez the enigma. But so far, it's been chugging right along, and things are already looking like they might get...interesting. I don't want to give spoilers so I won't.

After LV4 is done, I'll move onto BW8, and then onto AR5. That will be my rotation for the near future; DW, LV, BW, AR. If I keep to my usual pattern, you should see a book every 6-8 weeks, or about 1 every 2 months. I am aiming for about 2 books per series per year, this way no one ever has to wait over long for a specific itch to be scratched. I know people ask when the next book of X is coming out, and the answer is 6-8 months after the last book of that series. This one got delayed a bit because I finished out AG. But now we'll be back on rotation.

I think that's about it. Live chat will be on the 15th at 3pm PDT. I'm also going to be doing a Q&A, moderated by Nick Khuns on the night of January 1st, check Facebook and Discord in December to find out more about this. But we will be giving out prizes for this as well as the live chat.

Here's to hoping 2022 is better than the last two years have been.
Daniel Schinhofen

November 2021

 Holy shit, it's November already. The year crawls by and yet vanishes when I turn my back. Okay let's get to the reason you're all here.

Things of note, first Dungeon Walkers 2, went out mid October. The continued journey of Stern, Cyra, Trish, and of course Pawly, as they run dungeons and try to find more crew mates. I enjoyed fleshing out the characters more, adding in a bit more world lore, and brining new friends into the mix. For those who haven't grabbed it yet, here is a link.
Dungeon Walkers 2 - Kindle edition by Schinhofen, Daniel. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

Funnily enough Travis had a spot open up in his schedule right as I handed the book off to Mountain Dale Press. Which let him jump on recording it. Between his speed and MDP's in with ACX/Audible, well it's already out in audio too.

https://www.audible.com/pd/Dungeon-Walkers-2-Audiobook/B09K81TND3

That covers what has come previously, let's jump into the now and future news.

Andie finished recording Aether's Revival 3: Magi's Path. I've finished proofing it, and given it back to her for corrections. Which means ACX/Audible will have it in a couple of days. If they don't faff about too much you might have it before the end of the month.

She has other books, for Will, and another author or two to still get through, but the next book of mine she gets to will be LV2. Mine in order for her will be LV2, BW7, AR4, LV3. I'm hoping she can crunch them all before Janurary, but we will see.

As for me, I'm hard at work on Apocalypse Gates 8: One Nation, Under... The cover art is done, and I'm well into the book already. Still slated for a December release, and Patreon is already getting preview chapters. This will be the soft end for AG, Alvin and his wives will get to a good place for the story to pause. It's the end of the America arc that I had in mind when I planned out the series. I hope you all love it.

When I finish with AG8, I'll be sliding into LV4. That will get me back to my 4 book rotation; LV, BW, AR, DW. And I am eager to give you more of each series. The stories for each are just waiting to get put down onto paper, as it were.

On an unrelated note, I have paid a couple of people to put work into the wiki for me. This should mean it'll start to become friendlier and more useful in the coming months. For those who've asked me for a place for character information, it's being worked on. I'll also remind those who use kindle, that I try to always use the X-ray feature in my books, well the last years books, so you can tap a name and get a small blurb about who they are. The wiki will be there for audio listeners, or anyone who has a 2nd device handy.

For the few of you who like to attend the live chats I'll be aiming for November 14th this month, at 2pm PST. I'll post the links as normal in Discord and Twitter on the day of. So if you want the chance at one of the Challenge coins, stop by, hang out, and ask me questions.

That about wraps it up for me. I hope you all have a safe and good month, see you in December.

Daniel Schinhofen.

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October 2021

 Sorry about the day late post, time ran away from me yesterday.

Let's get to the news shall we?

We'll start with the recently done. Aether's Revival 4: Aether's Apprentices came out at the start of September and you guys liked it. I'm happy to see you're all enjoying the story of Gregory. It's going to be a long road, and I hope you all stay with me as we slowly peel back his story.

It was also in September that I was finally able to make my research trip for Apocalypse Gates. I had it tacked on to the end of DragonCon, and managed to see all the places I needed to. I have started in on writing the book already clipping along with it. Funnily enough the start of the book didn't take me where I researched but off in a different direction, but now I'm pushing toward my researched locations. But that's not until December.

This month we'll be seeing Dungeon Walkers 2 come out. Stern, Trish, and Cyra will be starting their journey as a crew, and as a triad relationship. As with most things I do it's written in a slow style, but has action during travel and dungeons, with character development added between them. I really hope you all enjoy it. And yes Travis will be recording it.

Speaking of recording, Andie is about to record AR3. She's finishing off the book before it this week or next. So if you want to hear her recording AR3, pay attention to her discord, I'll of course make a announcement on my pages as well.

On the topic of audio, Andie is going to be pushing to clear out as much of her backlog as she can. Which means you'll likely get another book, perhaps two of mine recorded by her before the year ends. That's her goal and I fully endorse her in her attempt at it. But do not pester her, she is doing all she can.

Other big news...this is the anniversary of my publication date. FIVE YEARS published as of the 3rd of October. Wow...damn...five years since Last Horizon:Beta was sent out into the wilds of Amazon. It's six years from when I finished writing it, we had a long...editing...period. Me and my girlfriend trying to make it better, and well, we tried...

That anniversary though has contests that were running on Discord, Facebook, and Patreon. I really hoped you all had the chance to jump in because they ended on the morning of the 3rd. For the winners, congratulations, for everyone else, thank you for entering, and remember I do this every year on October 3rd.

For those wondering what will come next year, I'll give you the rundown on my writing cycle, and what you are likely to see in what order; LV4, BW8, AR5, DW3, LV5, BW9, AR6, and possibly DW4. That's the rotation, and I'll be trying my best to get all of those out in 2022, but might fall short by a book or two.

Anyway thanks for putting up with my tardiness, and with my rambling. See you all next month.

Daniel Schinhofen

September 2021

 It's September.

Let's start off with news. Aether's Revival 4: Aether's Apprentices is out. It was just published, so here is the link.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09F2LPN8T

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We pick back up with the growth of the clan. The novices; Daciana, Nessa, and Victoria, have just joined as have a couple of friendly apprentices; Clover and Ling. The winter solstice is fast approaching as well as the Empire's Gambit tournament.

I was typing up this post when BW6 hit the shelf, talk about good timing for once. They actually turned this book around in about a week. Thank yuo, for once, ACX and Audible. 
https://www.audible.com/pd/Lost-Bonds-Audiobook/B09DTGM9K1

As for current project well I'm still writing DW2. I'll have my laptop with me so I can sneak in some writing while at the con, and beyond. Beyond you ask? Yes beyond, the day the con ends I'll be taking my long delayed research trip for AG8. It's all booked and planned out so I'll be touring the places I want to hit for the book. If I'm really lucky I'll finish DW2 while doing that and can launch straight into AG8. But time will tell.

That's basically everything for this month. The live chat will be an odd one as I'll be traveling, not sure how I'm going to swing that yet, so stay tuned to the social media to hear more. 

For those wondering about Patron, when this is published on the 1st the chapters for AR4 will have been yanked already. But that means on the 2nd the preview chapters for DW2 will be starting up. So if it's that Pawly action you've been looking forward to, it'll be here shortly.

If you are at DragonCon, and want to meet up, the easiest way to do that is to use Twitter, Facebook messenger, or discord messenger to tag me. I'll do my best to meet up with people who want to meet. I'll be busy at times, but more than willing to try to arrange things.

Until next month, stay safe.

Daniel Schinhofen

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August 2021

 Hello you brave few who come here to read my monthly updates. We've made it to August, amazingly enough, now let's dig in because July was busy.

Let's start with book news first. Binding Words 7: Noble Solutions came out last month. It was mostly loved by those of you who have kept up with the series. The few complaints that I saw was that the harem is getting to big and unwieldy. I can see where this might be the case for those who read copiously. The harem does have a finite number, and i hope you'll be okay with where it is and goes. I do put XRAY on the book when I can which let's you tap a name to get a small description of who they are. I hope that helps some.

Now some of you will wonder since BW7 came out where that leaves me now. Well, I just put the finishing touches on Aether's Revival 4: Initiate's Gambit. It's off to the editors, and then will get some beta love, and then proofing and so on. It's still slated for September though so don't get too excited. Though for Patreon that does mean you get a good slice of the book for August, and into September.

All of that means that I have just started on Dungeon Walkers 2. Been looking forward to some more dungeon fun, I hope you are too. I've listened to Travis narrating, and read through DW1, so I can dive back in character for DW2. I hope you're all ready for some bigger, better dungeons, and more perks.

Okay now let's touch on audio, as I know you're all wondering what you have to look forward to. Well first let's talk about recent audio. Luck's Voice 1: Suited for Luck came out last month. Andie did her normal amazing job. Some of her voices are favorites of mine; Posy, Sigmund, and Rosa. Here's the audible link in case you missed it. https://www.audible.com/pd/Suited-for-Luck-Audiobook/B09976JMW8

Now more audio news, Bidning Words 6: Lost Bonds. Andie has finished recording it, which is amazing. I should be getting the audio files back in a bit to go over it to catch any errors. Then she'll get it back to fix, then we send it off to ACX. Then we have the unknown wait before they give it to you all. Possibly August, but more likely September before Audible gets it. But it's coming, soon™.

In future news, Andie will be working on Aether's Revival 3: Magi's Path for my next book. I had her switch things up, and we'll be going for a rotation going forward for my books; BW, AR, LV. Hopefully this stops us from getting too far behind on any one series. Of course she is booked for August, as she has another TWI to do, and those eat the hell out of her since they are big chonky books. Be nice and polite, she is getting to them as fast as she can, while still giving her amazing performances.

I think that about wraps it all up...oh, I guess I should reinterate after DW2, I'll be moving on to AG8. My research trip is slated for early September, and I'll be wrapping up DW2, and ready to dig straight into AG8 at that point. So for those who've endured the wait for the next Apocalypse Gates... the wait is coming to an end soon. September is filled with DragonCon in the first week, then research trip for the two weeks following that. Which might slow down my writing a little, but it will immensely help me when I write AG8.

That's all for this month. I'll have something ready for posting for September as I won't be here on the 1st to kick things over myself, I might have to publish it on the last day of August just to be sure. See you then.

Daniel Schinhofen

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