Kent Wayne

Just published my sixth novel, a YA fantasy!

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Just completed a YA fantasy, and it is now up for sale! Here’s the link: The Unbound Realm, Volume 1: A Door into Evermoor

I knew there was a reason I played D&D when I was younger! (To be honest, me and my buddies rarely got past the character building phase; I only remember playing one quest).

The hero of my story, Jon, is facing a fate that I once dreaded: a few years of college, then decades of slogging through the 9-5. Things take a surprise turn when he stumbles into a fantasy realm, filled with Wolven and witches, goblins and gargoyles. Along the way, he meets a thief and a Wayfarer, a High Taire Duelist and a half-elf princess. Follow him on his adventures as he lives out a fantasy-geek’s dream!

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110 responses to “Just published my sixth novel, a YA fantasy!”

  1. Tom Darby Avatar
    Tom Darby

    Sounds like it’s gonna be a great read!

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thanks!

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  2. ejstoo Avatar
    ejstoo

    Congratulations!

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thank you!

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      1. agreekmatinee Avatar
        agreekmatinee

        Oh! Hearty Congratulations dirtyscifibuddha! Well done. Sounds it’ll be some adventure. I hope heaps of people buy your book. Best Wishes!

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      2. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
        DirtySciFiBuddha

        Thank you! I hope so as well, and best wishes to you too!

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  3. Dawn Renee Miller Avatar
    Dawn Renee Miller

    Congratulations! I’m looking forward to reading it.

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thanks!

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  4. Catherine Avatar
    Catherine

    Congratulations. Best of luck with it.

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thank you!

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  5. Karen Carnahan Avatar
    Karen Carnahan

    Congratulations!

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thanks!

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  6. Andrew McDowell Avatar
    Andrew McDowell

    Congratulations, Kent!

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thank you!

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      1. Andrew McDowell Avatar
        Andrew McDowell

        You’re welcome.

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  7. BabyFunbo Avatar
    BabyFunbo

    Congratulations! 🎉🎉

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thanks!

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  8. deteremineddespitewp Avatar
    deteremineddespitewp

    Good going. Another book is another victory. Best wishes for its future
    You keep on keeping on there man.

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thank you!

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      1. deteremineddespitewp Avatar
        deteremineddespitewp

        👍

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  9. V.M.Sang Avatar
    V.M.Sang

    Yay! I’m looking forward to reading this. Yes, D&D is great for inspiration. My Wolves of Vimar series was based on a scenario I wrote for my players. 3of the books published and the fourth being completed (I hope) during nano.

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Nice! I always get a kick out of finding out about fellow D&Ders who happen to be celebrities. I mean, who knew?

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      1. V.M.Sang Avatar
        V.M.Sang

        Haha. Never been called a celebrity before!

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      2. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
        DirtySciFiBuddha

        You’re in good company! Vin Diesel, Joe Mangianello, Stephen Colbert…the list goes on! 🙂

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  10. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
    DirtySciFiBuddha

    Congratulations on getting past the character creation part! (which is where me and my friends always got stuck and then ended up playing Magic). I hope you enjoy, and thanks for also reading Echo (where my writer-noobiness is far more evident, lol!)

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Echo is definitely full of violence and angst, lol! Hope the Unbound Realm delivers the comfort! 🙂

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    2. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      I appreciate the compliment! You and I are cut from similar cloth—I also frequented the library, got yelled at for reading under the covers with a flashlight, and spent many a Friday as an adult at Borders Books, reading and chilling. I have even read while driving before, though I stopped that stupidity after a close call, lol! As far as the beginning, I just wanted to flesh out what I felt when I was staring down the barrel of adulthood, as well as what I thought everyone else secretly felt to some degree. Unlike Atriya, Jon just wants to enjoy his life, go on fun adventures, and chill with a cool girl.

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    3. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      I have yet to do audio books, but I feel like I would have to pick ones with the right voice actors, or else it would crimp my imagination. Adulthood is indeed a treacherous path, regardless of how stable it initially might seem. Although I wouldn’t have said this when I was younger and much more logic and willpower driven, I have come to believe that our intuition can guide us into those happy accidents, allowing life to unfold in unexpectedly welcome ways. It doesn’t always have to be something dramatic (usually isn’t, in my experience), but I like to stay open to the small urges to break from routine or do something on a whim. Maybe it’s hokey, but I do think we have some kind of internal guidance helping us out, and being open enough to follow it lines things up for us. 🙂

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    4. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Eckhart Tolle…I once tried to watch a YouTube video of him but I fell asleep, lol! I joined a meditation cult myself in my younger days, haha! We only met one weekend a month and they didn’t do anything besides take a bunch of peoples’ money but it’s funny where our paths coincide.

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    5. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Happy to interact! Sounds like you are on the right track with letting this pass…I try to focus on what I want to let in, rather than letting things go, because when I focus on letting things go, I’m focusing on what I want to let go of, if that makes sense.

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    6. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Whatever rings true with your intuition will be revealed as the best path forward, is my opinion. Sometimes it’s a winding path, but that’s how it works for me…seems like you’re doing what works, and that’s what matters!

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  11. martiwrites Avatar
    martiwrites

    “…me and my buddies rarely got past the character building phase” – now that’s an indication of a future sci fi writier, if I ever saw one!

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      I know, right??

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  12. Terveen Gill Avatar
    Terveen Gill

    Congratulations to you. 🙂

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thanks! 🙂

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  13. jessicasblog45 Avatar
    jessicasblog45

    Not sure if I can buy this right now. I am reading the Narnia books right now. I’m on The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. And then I want to listen to a book by Steve Berry. And I will read two books by a Christian author. Then read two dragon books.

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      No worries. 🙂

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  14. eviewandering Avatar
    eviewandering

    Congrats – the cover looks fabulous.

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thank you! Got it from emilianohc on fiverr. 🙂

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  15. Elisa Robyn Avatar
    Elisa Robyn

    congratulations! I am excited to read this

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thanks! Looking forward to your thoughts on it! 🙂

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      1. aparna12 Avatar
        aparna12

        Brilliant. As soon as I finish reading The Echo series, I would love to read this series as well. Great work and congratulations.

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      2. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
        DirtySciFiBuddha

        Thank you! Echo was my first series of books while A Door into Evermoor is my latest. You’ll probably be able to see the evolution of my writing as you continue through the series and then onto A Door into Evermoor.

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  16. elvagreen123 Avatar
    elvagreen123

    Wow!!! Well, I’ve just finished my second book on: The Jeffersons TV sitcom. Am working on a third – the Maude TV sitcom. So I’m “write” behind you! Congratulations!! I love seeing your progress!

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thank you! And congratulations on your two books! I know that last stretch of editing before you publish can be pretty hectic. 🙂

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  17. akolzol Avatar
    akolzol

    Sound great

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      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thanks!

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  18. Anna May Avatar
    Anna May

    congrats!

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thank you!

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  19. MsConcerned Avatar
    MsConcerned

    Congrats

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thanks!

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  20. T. W. Dittmer Avatar
    T. W. Dittmer

    Congratulations! Well done!

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thanks!

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  21. Toxic Sphere Avatar
    Toxic Sphere

    SIX books! That’s awesome 🙂

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thank you! As long as I got ideas, I’m gonna keep chugging along.

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  22. Lin Noel Avatar
    Lin Noel

    So this is somewhat an isekai?

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      My take on it, yep. Interesting term—I’ve always referred to it as a “portal story.”

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  23. Kre8iv Avatar
    Kre8iv

    A great example of my favorite genre

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thank you!

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  24. aiweiwrites Avatar
    aiweiwrites

    This is so interesting! Congratulations!! 😀

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thanks!

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  25. livhoward Avatar
    livhoward

    Congratulations! What an amazing accomplishment!

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thank you! 🙂

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  26. Kate Rauner Avatar
    Kate Rauner

    Oh… a portal. Congrats 🙂

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      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thanks!

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  27. BABYBOOMER johanna van zanten Avatar
    BABYBOOMER johanna van zanten

    Thanks for the like on my blog. Good luck with your sixth novel.

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thank you!

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  28. spidergm Avatar
    spidergm

    Well done. If only my mad short story skillz were half as good as my mad Spider Solitaire skillz

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  29. The Botendaddy Avatar
    The Botendaddy

    Buddha – Permit me to Shroake congratulations upon the publication of your novel. I’m taking time off to work on the 2024 election campaign of Hector Eliozondo Mountain Dew Camacho because Brawndo’s got electrolytes. Your ‘Like’ pushed The Botendaddy to it’s highest level ever. May you endeavor to persevere. Iced Mocha with Crème?

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thank you! I’ll gladly take a mocha!

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  30. grimspound Avatar
    grimspound

    Congratulations!

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thank you!

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  31. Tanish Shrivastava Avatar
    Tanish Shrivastava

    Will it be fine if I reviewed your book in the future?

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      I would be honored! Thank you.

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  32. Anand Bose Avatar
    Anand Bose

    Interesting Narrative.

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  33. April Garcia Avatar
    April Garcia

    Congratulations! I’ll add it to my “to read” list. 🙂

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thank you! 🙂

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  34. Jackie Avatar
    Jackie

    Congrats!

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      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thank you!

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  35. Pameladlockwood Avatar
    Pameladlockwood

    Congratulations!
    I actually love to take a break from the books I generally read and grab one of this genre. I will be clicking the link.
    Pam

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thank you! In a matching twist, I wanted to take a break from all the violence and swearing I’ve put in my previous books, and write this one as something that evoked a purer kind of joy for me. I also wanted to mess with fantasy-style dialogue that had a modern cadence but archaic feel, because I loved the way Roland spoke in the Dark Tower series.

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      1. Pameladlockwood Avatar
        Pameladlockwood

        I am a collector of Stephen Kings work. I have read The Dark Tower series. Great job!

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      2. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
        DirtySciFiBuddha

        Thank you! Out of everything I’ve read, they’ve influenced me the most in my writing, specifically the Drawing of Three. I LOVE the scene where Roland drinks soda for the first time!

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      3. Pameladlockwood Avatar
        Pameladlockwood

        If you haven’t read Cell, you absolutely have to. It is a book you can’t put down.

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        DirtySciFiBuddha

        I’ll put it on the list! 🙂

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      5. agreekmatinee Avatar
        agreekmatinee

        Oh! Hearty Congratulations dirtyscifibuddha! Well done. Sounds it’ll be some adventure. I hope heaps of people buy your book A Door into Evermoor. I need to take a break too from my efforts and heavy readings. A Door into Evermoor sounds this may be the book to dive into. Best Wishes!

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      6. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
        DirtySciFiBuddha

        Awesome! I tried to make it light and fun compared to my other books, which got heavy in many places. Thanks for giving it a try!

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  36. Gemma Brook Avatar
    Gemma Brook

    Congratulations! The book sounds fun. And let me say, that is an awesome cover. Really makes me want to step inside.
    And thank you for visiting my blog so often. 🙂

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      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thank you! I had a lot of fun writing it. Good luck with your submissions! 🙂

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  37. Jorge Medico Avatar
    Jorge Medico

    Congratulations!

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      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thank you!

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  38. agreekmatinee Avatar
    agreekmatinee

    Ooh, just above I put in a comment but it popped in the wrong place 😅 Hope you find it. Anyway, reinforcing hearty congrats.

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      No worries, I think I did! 🙂

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  39. Christine Keleny Avatar
    Christine Keleny

    Love the cover!
    Best of luck with the book!

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      I’m pretty happy with it myself. Thanks for the positivity! I wish you success on your blogging adventures!!

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  40. Dianne Lehmann Avatar
    Dianne Lehmann

    Guess I’m a bit out of touch as this came out a while ago … but you are certainly a prolific writer with lots of great ideas for plots and characters. I too love the cover. I have to ask, do you do the covers yourself? Anyway, I played D&D and went on several quests. Those were some fun times. 🙂

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thank you for the compliment! The covers are done by fiverr artists, but I tip them extra, like 50%, because I henpeck them to death on every detail. Basically I write an overview of what I want, then attach pics for each element that approximate the composition and vibe of what I’m looking for. And then there’s a bunch of revisions, so…yep, they deserve extra.

      I tried to play D&D as a kid, but out of thousands of hours getting together with my friends, we only went on one quest. The rest of the time, we just made the most badass character we could, then played a bunch of Magic, lol! I never realized the goal wasn’t to kill everything in sight and level up, but to enjoy improv-ing and exercising my imagination. As an adult, I would definitely approach it that way, because I could just play a video game if I wanted the other stuff.

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  41. rivan142 Avatar
    rivan142

    I really want to read the book. I can’t wait to read it! will you post it in your blog parts by parts?

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thank you for the interest! It’s actually up on Kindle right now! https://amzn.to/2H40u6C

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  42. rivan142 Avatar
    rivan142

    wow! but i don’t have a kindle. so that’s why i asked.

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      No worries, there’s kindle apps for download on your phone, tablet, or you can use the kindle cloud reader on your computer without any download (the book pops up on your browser). Let me know if you need help!

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  43. Carolyn Kaiser Harmon Avatar
    Carolyn Kaiser Harmon

    Way to go!

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      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thanks!

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  44. teawiththulasi6638 Avatar
    teawiththulasi6638

    Congratulations!.

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      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thank you!

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  45. rallmekin Avatar
    rallmekin

    Glad to see it out. I plan to check out some of your stuff. Thank you for so often frequenting my blog. I’ll try to frequent yours more often as I shift out of full time work/writing mode.

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      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thanks! I’m happy to support, and I hope my stuff entertains!

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  46. Rich Allan Avatar
    Rich Allan

    I, too, am an author, but my genre is mystery/thriller. I love writing but doing a novel is a two-year process for me, so I enjoy posting on my blog and writing short stories.

    If anyone wants to check out my writing, I’m on kindle: Rich Allan–Drafted and Identity Check, plus several short story compilations.

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  47. Bobbie Avatar
    Bobbie

    Love this cover. I saw it on Twitter and thought it was gorgeous.

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thank you! I’ve always loved portal stuff and I did my best to convey that in the cover. 😊

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