Hi all!

  I like to use chapters-as-notes very sparingly, but I have a bit more than I want to fit in a pre-chapter note today.

  First and foremost, book 3 is finally getting its audiobook release tomorrow (3/25/25)! If you'd like to snag a copy, you can find it . I know the audiobook release is a good bit after the actual book's release (as evidenced by the fact that we're on book 5 now), but in fairness to the audio folks, this one's pretty hefty at over 27 hours of content!

  Other than that, I've started the long process of doing final edits on book 4. Happy to say it didn't require too many major rewrites compared to book 3, although I did occasionally go in and delete sections when the pace was dragging (big offender was the ending of the Wandering Woods arc).

  Most annoying issue to fix was after I went in and plotted out a detailed timeline after looking at every spot I'd said "days/weeks/months passed," at which point I discovered the book took place over at least 65 weeks, which absolutely did not make sense for where I put in character birthdays. Went back and made things a bit faster.

  Only two interesting minor retcons to speak of.

  1: I realized that I started writing descriptions for a number of bosses and dungeon creatures when Tess identifies them. I like those! I want those. But it hasn't really been an established power for Tess. To fix that, I've added the excerpt below:

  You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version.

  For accumulating over collective 100 points in Intelligence, Wisdom, and Perception, you have unlocked a new aspect of God’s Mind.

  Gained Ability: Loremaster

  Identification skills may return additional background on their targets. The chance of this ability triggering scales with the user’s Luck and Perception, as well as how much lore the target possesses. The breadth of the offered lore scales with the user’s Intelligence and Wisdom.

  2: I felt like the dungeon needed a name and some more clarity. Early on in the book, there's now a notification.

  Welcome, challengers, to the Patchwork Dungeon!

  Fueled by a wide assortment of different types of mana drained from its host, the Patchwork Dungeon comprises an equally vast number of separate biomes. As you have begun your delve in the central safe zone, you are currently surrounded by four of them: a forest, an ocean, the mountains, and a desert.

  Should you succeed in conquering — or bypassing — any of these regions, you will slowly discover more biomes to tackle. But beware! Each of these areas contains its own deadly trials and its own fearsome boss.

  While there is no overarching quest to clear the entirety of the dungeon, you may use the system to keep track of your progress.

  Current regions cleared: 0/63

  You may notice going forward that whenever a boss is defeated, there will be a "Current regions cleared: x/63" line that updates, but otherwise no real change here.

  That's all I got! Really hoping to finish up edits before the rest of my backlog vanishes, but I seem to be on target. Having some trouble finding a new cover artist now that my old one stopped doing freelance, but if I can find one fast enough, hopefully book 4 will be out in April, or possibly early May. As per usual, next chapter on Thursday.

  Thanks all, and as a reminder, book 3 audiobook !