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Perilous Choice- Part 1

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Sentence Structure for FICTION

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Tokis- part 1

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Lumaris

Jan 17, 2026

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I thought I posted last month, but either I forgot to click "submit" or I just hallucinated it lol whoops Anyway - here's a quick catch up! 1) Kickstarter OVER funded by a LOT - the goal iwas $550 to offset editing costs, but backers came in droves and blew it out of the water, with a final post-campaign funding of just over $6,000!!! Suffice to say, funding was 100% covered!! Huge THANK YOU!! 2) For anyone who wanted to back Law of the Dragons, book 1 of Echoes of the Past, the preorder is live here (and for anyone new wanting to know more, the synopsis can be found on my website here) 3 ) I want to continue having the first 4 chapters for free for folk to read even once it's live, because I think having a lengthy preview is a good way of deciding if you're really interested or not. So I'm thinking of putting them on Patreon (post-edits) for free, and categorize them so they're easy to find. 4) Once Law of the Dragons is live, I'm considering posting it chapter by chapter as

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Lumaris

Nov 2, 2025

Kickstarter live - Law of the Dragons

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Already reaching over 300% of its funding goal, Law of the Dragons, a gay fantasy romance (slow burn, one intimate scene, plus mild gore, so 18+ readers) - has 28 days left. I'll be offering stretch goals; already since reaching $1,000 in funding, I'm offering all backers a high res digital copy of this for printing and wallpaper use (big enough for an 8x12 print without losing quality) I'm cooking up some more stretch rewards for $2,000, $3,000, and $5000 respectively. Here is the link, and below the blurb is a link to read the first 4 chapters for free to decide if it's up your alley or not. :> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1231924535/law-of-the-dragons-dragon-shifters-mercenaries-romance Thank you everyone who's followed and supported my art and ideas for this lol it's been almost 4 years since the start, hard to believe it's finally coming together. :'> Lumaris

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Lumaris

Sep 7, 2025

Law of the Dragons Kickstarter

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I meant to post yesterday but the day got away from me lol My book Law of the Dragons Prelaunch campaign is LIVE! If you want to be sure not to miss it when it goes live, please follow :> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1231924535/law-of-the-dragons-dragon-shifters-mercenaries-romance I'll still update folk when it's officially live, but following prelaunch helps the KS algo and gives a higher chance of successful funding (which helps me offset the cost of line edits!) So if you'd like the first print run of Law of the Dragons before it goes live on Amazon and other retailers, along with other goodies (a digital artbook featuring all the art for book 1 in one place!), a bookmark, art print, and the ebook version too, consider following it! For newfolk, Law of the Dragons is a fantasy romance with an epic plot. It's in third person, with dragons, world building, kings, and so much more. the blurb: Prince Rowyn was considered weak as a dragon, a secret that couldn’t leave