Annd we are #LIVE on #Twitch. Starting a new "Stories with a Storyteller" today and checking out the FANTASTIC #HalfLife Series. Find me here: www.twitch.tv/authormclean

Let's get Act 3 closer to the end, shall we? #Valenfaar: Chorus of the Sands. #epicfantasyseries #booksbooksbooks

January #Newsletter 1 is now live on my #blog. It covers all the plans for this year. Find that bad boi here: authorjmclean.wixsite.com/my-site/post... Wondering what's happened since then? I'll be sending the next one out to my #subscribers shortly. You should sign up for it.

Forgot to post at the beginning of the writing session, but I've been adding more into #Valenfaar: Chorus of the Sands! We're about halfway through Act 3 now. Can't wait to get this done! #booksbooksbooks #Fantasy

Another day, and it's time to add even more words to this manuscript. #Valenfaar: Chorus of the Sands continues to grow. I have a lot to look at on the 2nd draft, but that's a future James problem. Right now? Let's get those words out #BooksWorthReading #FantasyBook #Epic

And we are #LIVE on #Twitch. Today, taking a break from story stuff, as I do every Friday, and enjoying the sandbox that is #MountandBlade: Bannerlord. Come say hi! www.twitch.tv/authormclean

Oh, it's Friday. Guess that means it's time for more writing. Neat! Let's pump that word count UP. #Valenfaar #EpicFantasy #BooksWorthReading

We are #LIVE and checking out more #Control. So, what's my shtick? I'm an author, and I like to give my authory views on story games! (Dialogue, story, characters, etc). Not saying I'm right or perfect, but it's fun to offer my thoughts. Find me here: www.twitch.tv/authormclean

Time to get the first batch of words into #Valenfaar: Chorus of the Sands for 2026. Can't wait to get this story finished for you all. #fantasy #books #epic

Previous #newsletter is LIVE: authorjmclean.wixsite.com/my-site/post... The next one is going out soon. We will be covering what happened in 2025 and what I have planned for 2026! You can sign up on my website if you're interested!

I uh ... may or may not have just killed off a major character in #Valenfaar: Chorus of the Sands. Oops. #WritingCommunity #readingcommunity #fantasy

Let's get some writing time in today, shall we?! I can't wait to get #Valenfaar: Chorus of the Sands into your hands in the near future. This book is gonna be a good one. #amwriting #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #fantasy

My previous #newsletter is LIVE and you can find it here: authorjmclean.wixsite.com/my-site/post... The next one is going out soon. Not signed up yet? Go do it on my blog. That link should get ya there, no problem too.

Got a #reader who likes #fantasy or #scifi in your life? I can probably guarantee they've never read #Valenfaar or #TheVoidInBetween. They're jam-packed with excellent stories. Do yourself a favour and get that person a good book this holiday season. authorjmclean.wixsite.com/my-site

It's always important to take time for oneself. Nowadays, with how fast everything happens, it's so so easy to forget. Zy, when you come back buddy, I'll be there in chat cheering you on.

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Thursday ... mmm, I think it's time to write. #Valenfaar ain't going to move unless I make it. OH, and I'll be live at 11:30am today on #Twitch where I talk about storytelling while we play #BioshockInfinite www.twitch.tv/authormclean #writing #reading #fantasy #books #storygames

Oh, hey, it's Wednesday. That's a writing day, isn't it? You bet your butt it is. More #Valenfaar: Chorus of the Sands. Word by word, I'll see this book done. THEN, it'll be time for a nice break from Valenfaar. #Writing #Reading #Fantasy #Booksbooksbooks

Another day, another batch of words to add to #Valenfaar: Chorus of the Sands. Let's keep this train rolling. #Writing #Reading #Fantasy #Book

Got another chapter done yesterday in Chorus of the Sands while at the mechanic's. Today? Let's get another one going and see if we can't get that done too. #Writing #Valenfaar #Readers #amwriting #amreading

That time of day again, #writing time! #Valenfaar: Chorus of the Sands is looking to be the biggest Valenfaar #book yet, and ya know what? I think that's fitting. Let's get in there, folks #EpicFantasy #Readers #Writers

More #writing? More writing. #Valenfaar: Chorus of the Sands ain't gonna finish itself (be a lot easier if it would)

Hey, #readers. I write #Fantasy books. You should buy 'em. They're purdy good.

Time for a little bit of #writing this morning. Good music, good book, good workflow. Let's get er moving.

Well, we got that chapter finished earlier. Act 2 keeps growing beyond my expectations, but hey, each chapter has been good, so can I really complain?

Let's squeeze in a little bit of #writing, shall we? Got a high-octane chapter to finish. Let's do it! #amwriting #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Fantasy

Alrigjhty folks, is that time of month again, #newsletter time. Due to technical issues, I can't put the previous on the blog just yet. I'll try again next weekend. But you know who doesn't have to worry about that? My #subscribers. Sign up here: forms.wix.com/r/7169080521...

Alright, let's get this chapter moving. Tea? ✅ Music? ✅ Manuscript? ✅ Lost and confused? ✅ Silly question poking fun at myself, but it's not serious at all? ✅ Let's get rid of some characters, shall we? #amwriting #WritingCommunity #readers #readerscommunity #fantasy

The previous newsletter is now LIVE: authorjmclean.wixsite.com/my-site/post... And the next one is going out soon!

Well, time for another stint of #writing. Enjoy these little update/"here I go again" posts while they last. Once this book is done, you're gonna be seeing more and more of the dreaded #marketing posts that I've been prepping behind the scenes. Yay 🙃

And the previous #newsletter is LIVE. Find that bad boy here: authorjmclean.wixsite.com/my-site/post... Next one will be going out shortly. #readers #writers

It's the 1st Saturday of the month. You know what that means? #newsletter time. Not signed up yet? Go here: forms.wix.com/r/7169080521... You get to see everything 2 or 3 weeks before the newsletters go public, and you get advanced snippets that don't go public! #readers #writers

Time for a longer session today. The goal? Complete my previous chapter, which should be no biggie, and start and finish another. Gotta get this book DONE! #Valenfaar #amwriting #readers #writers

It's that time of day again. #Writing time. Let's get in there. We got a new chapter to start, and hopefully finish. #amwriting #EpicFantasy #Valenfaar

Another day another section of time carved out for writing. You know what? I'm excited to get back into this. Onwards and upwards. #amwriting #EpicFantasy #Valenfaar

Whilst my dough rises, I reckon it's time to do some writing. Onto the next chapter we go. #amwriting #EpicFantasy #Valenfaar

Another day, time to finish another chapter. Let's do this. #Valenfaar #EpicFantasy #amwriting

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Alright, it's time to increase the length of my writing sessions. Let's get back into Chorus of the Sands and get 👏this 👏 book 👏moving. #amwriting #EpicFantasy #Valenfaar

Let's squeeze in an hour of writing before I head out to my extra hours for work. Let's get this next chapter going. #amwriting #Valenfaar #EpicFantasy

That's that session done. In an hour, we added 1492 words to that chapter and wrapped it up. It's a tad shorter, but that's okay; the next chapter is gonna be a doozy. Total word count for the Chorus of the Sands, so far, is 83,130. Onwards and upwards. #amwriting

Day 2 of getting back into the swing of writing this darn book (My writing week is Wed - Fri, with Sat as social media planning and admin day) Starting this chapter at 513 words. Let's see where we end up. #amwriting #Epicfantasy #Valenfaar

Well, in 1 hour we finished off the previous chapter and started the next one. That's 1350 words added with only a couple of distractions cropping up. This current chapter? Gonna be a damn blood bath. Don't get too attached to some characters! #epicfantasy #Valenfaar

After a month of mostly silence, my move is finally finished, my new desk has arrived and is built, and it's time to get back into the routine of #amwriting. Gonna ease my way back in to prevent burnout and hit equilibrium. Let's get this book done.

My previous #newsletter is LIVE! Next one going out shortly. Not a very long one, since I had to move, but it's still going out with some updates! You can find the old newsletter here: authorjmclean.wixsite.com/my-site/post...

My previous newsletter is now live and the next one will be going out shortly! You can find August #Newsletter Number 1, right here: authorjmclean.wixsite.com/my-site/post... Not signed up for my newsletter yet? There's a place to sign up on my website. See you there #writing #reading

Another day in the laundromat and another day spending that time with some writing. Let's see if we can't wrap up a chapter whilst I'm in here #Amwriting #Readers #Writers #Valenfaar

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Back for another round of #amwriting. It'll be a slightly shorter session than I planned, but that's okay. Something is better than nothing. We'll see this series finished by the end of the year #Valenfaar #writerscommunity #readerscommunity #fantasy

Friday. Café. Writing. The usual. Frickin' #Valenfaar. Are ya'll ready for the finalé for Fall of Valenfaar? I know I am! Let's get er goin. #amwriting #fantasy #readers #writers