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I just hit submit on both the print and ebook manuscripts! If you preordered, your order should be processed once the clock strikes midnight. I anticipate it taking 3-4 hours for that all to happen, so sit tight; it’s on its way!

God, it’s been such a long time coming on this one and words can’t even express how excited I am to finally share the product of Ambi Sun and mine’s hard work at long last.

Apricity is… It’s something special. Really special, guys, for so many reasons.

As some of you may know, Aisling is Sun’s favorite character. From the moment I made her, Sun has been ride or die about her, and though I put both of them through the wringer with Aisling’s fate in Deluge, I knew from the start that there was more to Aisling than what we’ve seen thus far of her. I’m so happy to finally have given her a chance to tell her side of the story, of how she did her best during a time that didn’t favor optimists, and of how she and Avenir–one of our most illustrious antagonists–came to love one another so dearly.

At it’s heart, Apricity is a love letter disguised as a tragedy. A love letter to lovers forged through the fires of war, and a love letter to Sun, my artist, my partner in crime and the inspiration that never falters no matter how often I question myself or the road ahead. Thank you, Sun. For everything. We’ve one more jaunt left on this journey and I know we’ll land on our feet.

To everyone who has helped along the way. To everyone who has lent aid through praise, well wishes, enthusiasm, and well wishes… Thank you. I hope you enjoy this story and the one after that, and the many more after that.

Happy reading, everyone. Leave reviews, think deeply, and as always, until next time.

Hey guys! I got a lot of new followers over the weekend and I’d like to take the time to say welcome to each and every one of you. I hope you all are enjoying your books and that the post-con haze hasn’t hit you quite as hard as it hit me. But, con-crashed or not, the show must go on. Here are some updates for this month!

- I’ve finished the chapter notes for my next book project, a witch/chaos god dark romance that I hope to have completed sometime in August. It’s looking like a fun time from the planning stage, so let’s hope that translates well to the writing phase.

- Revisions are underway for Apricity, the prequel to The Tempest Series. In all the rush to prepare for the convention, I’ve been slacking a bit in leading the charge on this project. I’ll be taking this week to assess progress on the revisions and cover and hopefully I’ll have an estimated date of publication for you all very soon.

- Redamancy, the final book in The Duskriven Chronicles, is completed and awaiting revisions as well. Hard edits on this will take place once Apricity’s revisions are squared away, but with any luck this book will be up for publication before the end of the year.

- Colossalcon is through, and that leaves me with one last convention for the year: Youmacon in Detroit, Michigan! I am for-sure attending this con, but the jury is still out yet on whether or not I will be tabling. I’ll have an answer for that later this month, but if all goes well I will be in Artist Alley with copies of my entire collection (including Apricity once it goes live) for sale.

(Side Note: If you have my books but want my signature too, conventions are a great place to get that! Even if I’m not tabling I am still wandering the con hall with my pen in my bag, so bring your books if you attend and hunt me down.)

As of right now, that’s all I’ve got on the table update-wise. June is the start of my second-phase projects for 2018. My current plans include revising two books and then writing two more to prepare for next year’s publication schedule. I’ll be sure to let you all know what’s coming and when once the dates have been hammered out. I had a great time at Colossalcon, but I think it’s time to get back to work. Happy reading, everyone, and as always…

Until next time!

Good morning! It's the night after Aquiver's book release, and let me tell you something: I am TIRED. Don't listen to people when they say self-publishing is easy. It most certainly is not.

Anyway, before I have to run, I figured I'd give everyone a quick update! As I said before, Aquiver, the next book in The Duskriven Chronicles, went live last night. It's available on Amazon and Kindle right now, so go get yourself a copy when you can. It was a long time coming but I'm so glad to finally have it out.

- Y. Dan and I can't wait to finish the series strong with Redamancy. It's less than two chapters away from being completed and I will definitely have the first draft completed before the end of this month. It's going to easily be the longest work I've written thus far, and it's been so much fun putting an end to Khouri, Navidae, and Sorin's story. I can't wait to share it!

- Once Redamancy is done, hardcore revisions will start on Apricity, the prequel to The Tempest Series. Ambi Sun has already begun drawing up preliminary designs for the cover, and with any luck we will be able to publish either late summer or early fall.

- I've started working on notes for my next venture, my chaos god/witch book, and it's going pretty well so far. I'll be putting pen to paper (or finger to keyboard, as I have terrible handwriting and avoid it at all cost) come the end of this month-beginning of June.

- I'll be attending Colossalcon this year! I should be selling Thursday at the Craft Fair, so if you attend that convention consider stopping by and getting an autographed copy of your favorite book or even one of my free bookmarks available nowhere else! I'm always so eager to talk with my readers, so don't be shy.

That's it for now! I hope you all have a great month and enjoy Aquiver, my newest offering. Please get yourself a copy and tell your friends, and get ready for what comes next!

Until next time!

I don’t know about you guys, but last month was insanely busy for me! So busy in fact that I skipped an update blog (oops). I attended my first convention as a table vendor and sold a lot of books to some really awesome people. For all of my new followers out there, welcome! I had a great time talking to each and every one of you and I really hope you’ve enjoyed my work. Don’t forget to leave reviews on Amazon and Goodreads once you finish them. It really helps increase my exposure <3

Now, what’s next?

- As you all know, Aquiver, the next book in The Duskriven Chronicles, is completed and awaiting a cover! My wonderful artist Y. Dan has begun work on it (after a grueling few months of finishing their own prints for our convention) and we are looking at a publication date for it sometime in early May should everything go as planned. I’ll have a for-sure date for you all within a week or two as well as information on signed pre-order copies!

- I’m well underway with my rewrite of Apricity, the prequel to The Tempest Series. My Tempest artist, @ambiguousun, will begin work on the cover very soon! We are anticipating a June release date on this book, perhaps late June depending on how quick we can get revisions wrapped up and the cover completed. Expect more info on this in the coming weeks.

- I’m currently half finished with Redamancy, the final book in The Duskriven Chronicles. I’m putting it on hold while I finish my Apricity rewrite, but I should have the first draft completed before June. Not sure when to expect this book, but I’d guess around September(?) so long as nothing unforeseen comes up.

- I’ll be attending and selling my work Thursday at Colossalcon again this year, so if you plan on attending that convention, definitely hit me up! I’ll have free bookmarks and copies of my entire collection for sale, and if you’d like me to sign your book, bring it along! I’ll be sure to post location info on where to find me once I’m there.

That’s it for now, I think. I’ll have a lot more updates once June hits since I’ll be beginning my second wave of projects for this year, including two new witch books and the publication of Redamancy. Definitely keep an eye out for information regarding the upcoming release dates both here and on facebook (@tdcloud94), and as always, until next time!

Happy February, everyone! With Valentine's Day just around the corner, there's no better time to usher in some love than to announce some awesome romance novel news!

I've finally finished the first draft of Apricity, the prequel to The Tempest Series!

-insert incoherent screaming here-

Yes!! It's finally happened and I couldn't be happier to finally have the first major hurdle behind me. It's sitting at almost exactly 80k right now, and I'm anticipating adding on another 5k throughout the revisions process. March will be the month Sun and I focus on getting all the art and revisions in line, so expect a publication date announcement sometime then. Hopefully it won't take us too long to get it all together! I'm really excited to share it with you all!

Aside from the Apricity news, I'm a quarter done with the last book in The Duskriven Chronicles. I'm hoping to have it done by late March or early April. I'm so excited to work more on it once I finish up a big bang work I'm doing right now!

So long as I keep to my deadlines, I should be able to move on to entirely new projects by June. Be sure to follow me on facebook (tdcloud94) and tumblr (tdcloud) to keep up to date on all of my progress as it comes! And hey, if you're going to be around Evansville, IN in late March, consider attending Evillecon! I'll be selling books and merch alongside my Duskriven Chronicles artist Y. Dan. Come by if you can!

That's it for now, I think. As always, until next time!

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all had a great time ringing it in right with friends, family, and tons of good books. I celebrated with my own group of friends, and let me tell you, I couldn't ask for a better send off for 2017 than partying it up with my peeps. But! Now that the holidays are behind us, it's time to get back into the swing of things and let you guys know what's on the docket for the year!

- Apricity is rapidly approaching completion! If i keep up my current pace I'll have it ready to begin revisions by the end of January-first week of February. Sun is already beginning her preliminary planning on chapter art and cover design, so with any luck I'll have teasers to show off in the coming month. Publication is still tenuous at the moment, but I'm hoping to be able to go live before April. Definitely keep an eye on my other social media accounts for updates on that as they become available.

- Aquiver revisions will be completed by the end of this month! I'm incredibly excited about this book-- It's the longest thing I've ever written and I definitely put a lot of love into its creation. My Duskriven artist is currently wrapped up in preparing for our convention table come March, so publication on this book will be sometime after March (but hopefully before mid-April!)

But! If you are really starved of Duskriven content, never fear. I have tons of patreon-exclusive content available at patreon.com/terminallydepraved that can soothe your need for more. This includes short scenes, character profiles, chapter notes, and short stories all set in the Duskriven world. Consider pledging! It's a great way to support me as I write!

- I have already begun work on the final book in the Duskriven series also as I finish up Apricity. I don't have a title in mind for it yet, but I'm currently 15 pages in and loving it already.

Once I have these three projects completely wrapped up and on the publishing block, I have preliminary notes written up for two more books I hope to write this year; one is a dark romance involving a witch with a dead familiar, a pied piper-esque chaos god, and a horrible spell gone wrong, and the other is a historical fantasy exploration of Old Norse culture involving völva, a jarl, and a little lamb named Moop. I've been on the edge of my seat waiting for these books to come within reach, and I'm so eager to get started on them!

The next few months promise to be busy, busy, busy, but I'm excited to churn out content and begin my first foray into convention tabling! Keep an eye on my facebook (tdcloud94), tumblr (tdcloud), and my goodreads for updates on publication dates and projects as they come, and as always...

Until next time!

We are rapidly approaching Christmas and I don't know about you all, but I am most certainly not ready. I've got a few more gifts I still need to buy, but in an effort to be proactive about one thing in my life right now, I've endeavored to make another update blog to keep you all up to date on what's going on!

- Revisions for Aquiver, the next book in The Duskriven Chronicles, has just about finished up! It's been a long and often arduous process, but I'm just about ready to call it done. We still aren't sure on the publication date just yet, but you should be able to expect it in spring of 2018, most likely after March. Hopefully I'll be able to give a specific date once my artist has a better idea of their schedule!

- Apricity is rapidly approaching the 100-page mark! Life has been hectic in preparation for the holidays, but I'm hopeful that I'll get a good deal of progress done on this book once we're kissing 2017 goodbye.

- Interested in behind-the-scenes content? Check me out at patreon.com/terminallydepraved. There you'll find tons of deleted chapters, book outlines, character profiles, short stories, scene studies, and even annotated chapters all meant to enhance your consumption of my work while you help support my writing. All pledge tiers come with access to various stages of my writing process, and all proceeds go towards allowing me to split my time between writing and working!

- Yougei and I were approved for our vendor table at Evillecon 2018, and we are eagerly preparing for our first foray into convention tabling. If you live in the southern Indiana area and like books, amazing art, and meet-and-greets, definitely mark it down on your calendar! If you tell me you're from goodreads, I might have something special for you <3

That's all for now, I'm afraid. It's a very hectic time of the year, but I've high hopes for the next as I finish up my current series, begin new ones, and put out even more for you to read. Check out Epithymy if you haven't yet, and don't forget to share the joy with your friends and family; The Tempest Series makes for great gifts and holiday reading! As always,

Until next time!

Hello! I hope everyone is gearing up to have a great Thanksgiving tomorrow. I know I'm ready to O.D. on turkey and mashed potatoes, but before I succumb to sweet, succulent oblivion, I've got some updates for you all!

- As of about ten minutes ago, I've just finished Aquiver, the next book in The Duskriven Chronicles!! It's sitting currrently at over 100k words, making it the longest work I've ever written. I'm really excited about this title and I can't wait to share it with you all. I'll be sure to keep up with the updates during the revision process to let you all know the prospective release dates once they're decided.

- Now that I'm finished with Aquiver, I'll be getting back to work on Apricity, the prequel to The Tempest Series. It's currently a third of the way done, and with any luck I'll have it finished by the end of the year, or at least by the end of January, my motivation and holiday plans permitting. Definitely keep an eye on my blogs and facebook for updates on that. I'm thrilled to be going back to it, and I know I'll be sharing lots of tidbits throughout the writing process.

- Going to Evillecon in Evansville, IN? So am I! I'll hopefully be set up in the artist's alley this March to sell and promote my works alongside my paramour and Duskriven Chronicles artist, Y. Dan. We'll be offering signed books, bookmarks, promotional material, and also amazing official Tempest and Duskriven merch! I'll be sure to keep you all up to date on information regarding that as it comes. I'm super excited to meet my readers, both old and new alike!

- On Instagram? I am too now! If you'd like to follow me on there, check me out at @terminallydepraved. I post pictures of my museum work, my daily goings on, con adventures, and book things as they come.

That's it for updates this time around! Definitely check me out on facebook (@tdcloud94), tumblr (@tdcloud), and instagram for more in-depth looks at current book projects and tidbits. Enjoy your holiday season, eat lots of food, and curl up with one of my books while you relax! As always,

Until next time!

Happy Halloween everyone!

Today is a very important day for more than one reason. I'm excited to celebrate my favorite holiday alongside my latest book, Epithymy, which went live just last night! If you haven't already, definitely check it out on amazon and kindle today and get yourself a copy. Those who love fantasy, smut, and engaging character dynamics are sure to love it, and it's so exciting to finally share it with all of you.

Update time!

The Duskriven Chronicles is set to be a three book series following the adventures of Khouri Lucifin, a half-drow thief who tries to split his time between the surface and his new bounty hunting partner Sorin, and the Duskriven where his long-time lover Lord Navidae lives and operates. I'm well underway with the prequel (and next book) in this series, and will have it completed in a week or two. Publication dates haven't been decided yet on it, but suffice to say you can expect it within a few months.

After that, I'll be getting back to more Tempest Series spin-off works by finishing up my work on Apricity before the end of the year. Publication on that book can be expected in early spring, my artist's time permitting. Also, if you enjoy the art in the Tempest Series, please check out Ambiguousun on tumblr! She is hard at work with her Oriens Tarot Deck and the previews for it speak volumes of her talent and dedication.

At the start of next year, I'll be going back to work on the Duskriven Chronicles' final book, a direct sequel to Epithymy that promises to be very exciting. We'll get into Duskriven politics, surface shenanigans, and finally see the culmination of the poly side of things as well as get some answers on Navidae's sordid history with his family. I'm incredibly excited to work on it, so get pumped!

After that, who knows what'll be on the docket! I've half a dozen prompts to chose from for future books, and all of them promise to be a good time.

In other news, I leave for Youmacon in Detroit in two days! If you plan on attending and would like to meet me, have me sign a copy of a book, or would just like to wave at me if we pass in the hall, definitely add me on tumblr (tdcloud), twitter (@tdcloud_writes), or instagram (terminallydepraved) for updates on where I'll be, what I'm cosplaying, and photos on what I'm up to!

It's been a busy October, but it's great to see that all of that hard work has paid off. Please enjoy Epithymy, and as always, until next time!

Finally my favorite month!! My birthday is in a few days and I'm so glad the weather finally decided to behave so I won't spend it sweating. There are better reasons to sweat, and I've come to tell you all what they are!

- Another successful book launch has come and gone! Petrichor, the finale to The Tempest Series, has gone live and is available for purchase through Amazon and Kindle. If you haven't gotten your copy yet, definitely get on it! You won't want to miss this book, or what's yet to come~

- My first erotica title Epithymy is scheduled to go live on the 31st of this month! We will be revealing the much anticipated cover within a few days, as well as dates regarding pre-orders, excerpt promos, and info on the new cast of characters you'll be meeting soon. Definitely keep an eye on the tdcloud tumblr blog as well as the facebook page to keep up-to-date on info as it comes.

- I've started work on Epithymy's prequel, Aquiver as well, so hopefully we'll have more information on potential release dates on that soon.

- Apricity, the prequel to The Tempest Series, is well underway and is sitting about halfway done right now. It should be completed by the end of this year and be seeing a release date early next year.

Going to Youmacon in November? Me too! If you'd like to get a book signed or chat with me about my work, keep an eye on my tdcloud blog for information regarding meet ups at the convention! I will be attending all four days, and I'm very excited to meet some readers!

I'm very excited for this month and all the content reveals that are coming soon. As always, follow me on fb and tumblr for more information regarding all of my current and upcoming projects, and happy reading!