Don Richardson
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Read the Verdant Eye for free:
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/139486/the-verdant-eye
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⚡ Cover reveal ⚡ THE VERDANT EYE
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6 days ago
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One of the core questions in this story is what happens when a world has forgotten what rain is for. Not just the water — the meaning. 3 More Days
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about 11 hours ago
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Wrapping up launch prep this weekend. It’s strange how quiet the moments feel before you hit publish.
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1 day ago
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One thing drafting this book taught me: action scenes are easy. aftermath scenes are where the story actually lands.
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3 days ago
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2 Months on Royal Road. 1350 views on over 20 chapters posted. Wild how far a story goes once it leaves your hard drive.
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4 days ago
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Quick reader question: Do you prefer jumping into a new SFF series before it’s finished… or wait to see if all the planned books drop?
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4 days ago
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⚡ Cover reveal ⚡ THE VERDANT EYE
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6 days ago
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Last chance! Catch up on Royal Road. My Illustrated cover is almost done. After that the book will be published. (Ebook and print)
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www.royalroad.com/fiction/1394...
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The Verdant Eye
Nineteen-year-old Jasen is torn from 1994 Earth and dropped onto Kael’Sha — a harsh world of rolling grasslands, dying storms, and a people hardened by survival and tradition.The T’kaari don’t know wh...
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/139486/the-verdant-eye
6 days ago
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Covers, chapters, and a lot of waiting in between. Still moving forward.
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#SFF
7 days ago
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Writing is creative hard. Launch prep is logistical hard.
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#IndieAuthor
11 days ago
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Sunday evening writing is less about momentum and more about lining things up for tomorrow.
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#SFF
13 days ago
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Switching from “finishing a book” to “living in the next one” is a weird, good feeling.
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#SFF
14 days ago
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Post-holiday check-in: what books did you end up with this year? (gifted, bought, or immediately added to the TBR đź‘€)
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16 days ago
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Looking for something to read over Christmas break? Follow Jasen on his adventures on Kael'sha. 12 full chapters up on Royal Road now.
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www.royalroad.com/fiction/1394...
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The Verdant Eye
Nineteen-year-old Jasen is torn from 1994 Earth and dropped onto Kael’Sha — a harsh world of rolling grasslands, dying storms, and a people hardened by survival and tradition.The T’kaari don’t know wh...
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/139486/the-verdant-eye
18 days ago
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Writing happens in inches, not leaps. Show up anyway.
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#SFF
19 days ago
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Holiday reminder for writers: resting is part of the process.
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#SFF
21 days ago
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Posting chapters on Royal Road is strange because you never see the readers— until the stats quietly say “someone stayed.”
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#SFF
23 days ago
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Writers: Do you outline everything or figure it out halfway through? I somehow do both.
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#SFF
24 days ago
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That moment when you realize the chapter works but it absolutely refuses to be short.
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#SFF
25 days ago
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Treated myself today — a physical copy of my own book. First time holding it in my hands. Worth every late night.
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26 days ago
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10 full chapters up on Royal Road now, take a break and have a read.
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www.royalroad.com/fiction/1394...
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The Verdant Eye
Nineteen-year-old Jasen is torn from 1994 Earth and dropped onto Kael’Sha — a harsh world of rolling grasslands, dying storms, and a people hardened by survival and tradition.The T’kaari don’t know wh...
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/139486/the-verdant-eye
27 days ago
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Writers: how do you deal with the moment when the story is crystal clear in your head… but refuses to come out on the page? Asking for a friend. (It’s me. I’m the friend.)
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#SFF
29 days ago
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Back to writing Book 2 of The Verdant Eye today. New chapters starting to take shape. Always wild seeing how the story surprises me while I’m drafting.
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#booktok
#artistseek
about 1 month ago
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Better colors on my cover concept.
about 1 month ago
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Looking for an early-career artist for a small paid book-cover project. Sci-fi/fantasy vibe. Not AI. If you're building a portfolio, let’s chat. Tags:
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about 1 month ago
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The Verdant Eye A Sword and Planet adventure. 7 full chapters now up for preview. Help me reach 500 reads!
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www.royalroad.com/fiction/1394...
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The Verdant Eye
Nineteen-year-old Jasen is torn from 1994 Earth and dropped onto Kael’Sha — a harsh world of rolling grasslands, dying storms, and a people hardened by survival and tradition.The T’kaari don’t know wh...
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/139486/the-verdant-eye
about 1 month ago
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Today’s writing task: begin the perilous journey of finding an affordable cover artist. If I don’t return, tell my book I loved it.
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about 1 month ago
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Happy Thanksgiving! Your turkey is acting the last chapter you wrote. Should we be worried… or should we run?
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about 1 month ago
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It’s Thanksgiving Eve, and I’m grateful for anyone who’s read even a sentence I’ve put out into the world. Back at it after the food coma. Hope everyone gets a quiet moment tonight.
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about 2 months ago
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Just finished the first half-page of Book 2. Feels like the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Funny how writing 200 words can feel tougher than writing 200 pages.
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about 2 months ago
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Hey folks — looking for some indie or small-press hard sci-fi books in printed edition as a gift for my wife. She’s not into romance, loves big ideas and realistic tech. Any favorites I should grab her?
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about 2 months ago
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“Weekend numbers were slow, but that’s all part of the ride. Mondays are a writer’s reset button — new chapter, new ideas, new energy. If you’re creating something today, I’m right there with you.” Tags:
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about 2 months ago
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reposted by
Don Richardson
Opinion time. I'm formatting my book and the "proper way" looks bad to me. With my pulp style punchy writing huge sections are indented in the book. Is this right or should I use the modern, no indent with line breaks?
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about 2 months ago
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Opinion time. I'm formatting my book and the "proper way" looks bad to me. With my pulp style punchy writing huge sections are indented in the book. Is this right or should I use the modern, no indent with line breaks?
#writerslife
#amwriting
#indieauthor
about 2 months ago
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Dropping the next big chapter today Jasen finally tackles the T’kaari language and meets a couple of key characters. Being a storyteller is easy, writing it all down is the real boss fight.
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#swordandplanet
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The Verdant Eye
When nineteen-year-old Jasen is torn from Earth into a dying alien valley, he awakens a power he doesn’t understand — and a war he never asked for. A sword-and-planet saga about survival, courage, and...
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/139486/the-verdant-eye
about 2 months ago
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Telling stories? Easy. Writing them down in actual sentences? Nearly impossible. My brain is a movie… my hands are dial-up internet.
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#amwriting
#indieauthor
about 2 months ago
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Writers: what’s your strangest creative ritual? I’m talking the weird little things you do that somehow make the words cooperate.
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#fantasyfiction
about 2 months ago
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Anyone else have a whole series mapped out in your head… but writing it down takes the patience of a monk? If ideas wrote themselves, I’d already be drafting Book Five.
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#writerstruggle
#scifi
about 2 months ago
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Starting a new side project on Royal Road — a new fantasy series that mixes Saturday cartoons with big adventure. A lighter, colorful world to play in. More writing, more worlds, more fun.
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about 2 months ago
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Sci-fi book fact- 🚀 Did you know Arthur C. Clarke’s 2001: A Space Odyssey predicted satellite communication before it became reality? Sci-fi often inspires real-world tech breakthroughs—fiction shaping the future!
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#booksky
about 2 months ago
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It Wednesday night you know what that means!
#AEW
#wrestling
about 2 months ago
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Everyone knows Burroughs and Brackett… but I’m hunting for the weird sword-and-planet books. Stuff like Robert E. Howard’s Almuric, Gardner Fox’s hard-to-find adventures. What planetary romances do you recommend?
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#classicSF
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#retroSF
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#writerscommunity
about 2 months ago
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Time for a sci-fi Fact! 🚀 The sound of TIE Fighters in Star Wars was created by blending an elephant’s scream with a car driving on wet pavement. Movie magic at its finest!
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about 2 months ago
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“What’s your favorite first contact moment in sci-fi — book, movie, or show? Always looking for new inspiration.”
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#amwriting
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#indieauthor
#planetaryromance
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#firstcontact
about 2 months ago
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reposted by
Don Richardson
“Looking for some good indie dinosaur fiction — anything from paleo-adventure to full-on dino sci-fi. If you’ve got recs, drop them. I’m always up for new indie voices.” Tags:
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about 2 months ago
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First part of Chapter 4 of my book is posted for review. This is my first written action scene.
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Chapter 4 - The Closer - part 1 - The Verdant Eye
Chapter 4 The Closer I slip away from the others while it's still dark, trying not to make noise. My makeshift wrapped shoes barely muffle the sound of each step, but it's enough. I flex my fingers....
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/139486/the-verdant-eye/chapter/2769307/chapter-4-the-closer-part-1
about 2 months ago
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“Looking for some good indie dinosaur fiction — anything from paleo-adventure to full-on dino sci-fi. If you’ve got recs, drop them. I’m always up for new indie voices.” Tags:
#dinosaurs
#scifi
#indiebooks
#amreading
#writerscommunity
about 2 months ago
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My post a book from the 80's
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#amwriter
about 2 months ago
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Writing my MC as a 19-year-old from 1994 has been surprisingly fun — that mix of baseball, bad hair, zero internet, and weird dreams you don’t talk about. Dropping a guy of my prime onto an alien world has been wild to explore.
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#planetaryromance
about 2 months ago
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Someone want to take my editing notes and adjust my last chapter? unmotivated.
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#amwriter
about 2 months ago
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