Just so I know when I need to start checking the Forum regulary.
(Almost missed the last one)

Edited by user 9 years ago  | Reason: TAG said

T-A-G seems to be going in short massive bursts, so date is random; however, v3 is moving fairly quickly; however, I think you won't see anything before late April. That would be the earliest. It may be later than that.

Starts camping out for sign up for beta reader list.

So this can be the un-official sign up list!

You don't need to be too disappointed.

Beta Demonhood is not for everyone. As I explained at the last one, and will again, Beta Demons are creatures that travel alternate timelines.

For example in various places, but in particular book 3. I talk about how it's easy to plane travel to different worlds, but swapping timelines, getting to alternate Astlan for example is very difficult. It's a minimal frequency shift sort of thing. Plane traveling spells don't work, however some time spells can force you to swap to other timelines.

Beta Demons live and breathe in alternate timeline space. They see and experience things that might have been, might never be.

I.e. they are privy to other versions of reality where things might turn out differently, some things never happened, people make different choices.

And this can be very disconcerting for some readers.

For example, Beta Demons from the Heavenly Host know what is happening with Captain Asmeth and the people who stole the book; no one else does. Yet.

They also saw a timeline where the Knights of Chaos did not attack at the same time as Lilith's troops. Where Jenn and Gastrope' snuggled on a roller coaster ride through the mountain. Something they don't even remember now.

So, for story purists, who don't like seeing how sausage is made, Beta Demonization can "spoil things"

On the other hand, Beta Demons are also like gods in that they can shape the destiny of characters and the story.

My point being is, it can be fun, but it's also sort of like seeing actors acting on a green screen set instead of the Death Star. Or seeing a different cut of a movie. (which is literally what it is)

There are down sides, like TAG said...

Now we Beta Demon's live with the knowledge that we will never again have '5 Fruit Pie', as 3 of the 5 ingredients no longer exist.

The pie wasn't a lie, it was one of the best confections in existence, but sadly it is no more than a Tizzy-cookie dream now...

Yes, I have that in my sights.

Not book 3, it's more of a side-story, but I've got that covered.

that truly sounds awesome, alternate timelines just mean more story 'What if's'

There are actually quite a few side stories.

I have another series I am working on called "The Chronicles of Astlan" that are shorter novels that cover the side stories that tie in to the main book, but require so much detail that it would be distracting in DoA.

The first CoA book, "Into the Wilds" will be coming out shortly after Book 3. I am working on it now as well as book 3, and hope to do a lot more writing on it during the beta and editing of book 3. I would expect it about 3 months after book 3 if all goes well.

Additional books in CoA may or may not continue previous books in CoA. I.e. they may be completely different side stories.

Tizzy's garden is contained in one of these side stories of CoA.

As an FYI, I have thoughts/plans for other related series, but those are not yet at a writing stage.

Seas of Astlan would basically be the Asmeth story along with the rogues that stole the book for Lenamare.

The Oak Orcs of the Antilles covers Trig Bioblast and crew as they seek to rid their universe of the influence of the Alvaran Empire and other nasty deep space baddies.

You could release the first chapter as an excerpt for non-betas. Also I'm camping the forum for betas.