I try to stay away from announcement chapters. But there are several things that are coming up and I wanted to give a heads up to readers who might not have caught up yet when they check their feed. The Systemic Lands will be going to Amazon on June 1st and will be turning into a stub on 5/13, which is 2 weeks from now. The plan is to release a volume a month on Amazon after that if the editing and cover stuff are managed. There will be an audio book on June 1st as well for Volume 1, later audio books will be behind a bit, due to the time it takes to produce them. There is pre-order up for e-book, but it is coming out on KU, paperback, hardcover, and audio on the first. I just can't set up pre-orders for the other versions Systemic Lands is coming out in. But I am including this link here so people can reference back. Amazon.com: The Systemic Lands Volume 1: A Harsh Welcome. Also, reviews are locked until the release date as well. Any support you can give will be greatly appreciated.

If you haven't noticed by now, I have a second story, Tom Cat and Murder Mittens and now a third story Calculating Cultivation. Clicking buttons and stars for those stories helps me quite a bit. Leaving some words, helps even more. As long as either is on Rising Stars of RR, the double chapters will continue for Systemic Lands. That could be a week, or a month. I am hoping for a month or more and I am sure all of you would like that as well. So, spending a couple of minutes will get you a lot of extra chapters for Systemic Lands, even if you don't read my other stories. For those of you who have already clicked buttons, thank you. You are amazing and awesome people.

If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.

I would also remind people about Patreon as well. Systemic Lands is 136 chapters ahead. Tom Cat and Murder Mittens is 20 chapters ahead. Calculating Cultivation is 5 chapters ahead, but they are 5k chapters, so beefy ones. Just in content alone, there is a lot of value for just 10 USD. There will also be Patreon only content for various stories going forward. For Systemic Lands, I will be writing The Power Guide and putting it up as Patreon only content mid-May. The in story religious text. Things that are fun to read but not critical for the story itself. I know not everyone can afford Patreon, which is why the free release will keep going. But on the flip side, there are bills to be paid. Also my Patreon is by day, so you can sign at any time of the month and get a full month and not be cut off at the end of the month.

On a personal level, I am not burning out any time soon. I had a bit of a rough patch in March, getting super sick, losing electrical power, and having to go back and redo several chapters. But I still kept going with only minor interruptions, not weeks off like other authors might take. April has had 100% uptime as well in terms of chapter postings. I feel it says a lot with how big and important to me, my posting consistency is even when life impacts me I still keep going. I also know there are grammar/homonym issues, but with my output rate, I hope they can be overlooked. I do look at the corrections and try to internalize them, but editing is a huge time vortex. I can write 3 chapters in the time it takes me to go back and fiddle through one. Even with the haters, many of you stuck around. I would rather have a small group of loyal fans than a large group of trolls.

Thank you for all your understanding and support.

EDIT: Stub just means the first chapters are coming down, there will still be chapters coming out.