Hi guys!

  Yesterday I was alerted that this story had been featured in the Rising Stars section on Royal Road. I couldn't believe it, so I went to the page and scrolled until I was at the bottom. And lo and behold, this story was there! It was at the the seventh to last spot, but FROST's FROZEN BALLS, it was there!

  I am grateful.

  This is not me throwing banal platitudes at you. Because truly I am grateful. A takeaway from writing unpublished stories that totaled over 1 million words was that I never felt substantially changed. Because, when writing in a vacuum, my accountability was to my own internal meter, which could be really lenient when it knew that there was no one else watching. And, thankfully, this cycle ended with The Invincible Bastard.

  What makes putting my story out there so unique and scary and rewarding is accountability. Accountability to you, to myself, and to Eirik and Leif and Olaf and Isolde and Fisk and Yorick and others. As a writer, it is my duty to do right by these three groups. My sincere apologies for where the story and I have let you down and sincere thanks for you being here and supporting me.

  A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation.

  Updated Schedule:

  As of next Monday (Aug. 25), my vacation ends and I return to the real world. This means I can no longer do daily updates. But I will squeeze time from lunch breaks for a two chapters per week release schedule. I don't think Eirik would let me off easily before he ruled the entire universe. I still have this week to work hard and give you content, though daily updates aren't guaranteed as my boss is already giving me jobs while I'm home.

  I'm also working on a side project with a different style—more levity, less genre familiarity, touching on something I think many could relate to: money. It has 10 rough draft chapters and my goal is 30 before it sees daylight. This might take a while given my job and the weekly Invincible Bastard schedule.

  Shout outs:

  To my readers: Demion, Sourabh, toolazytobreathe, Lucarious Del Lazarus, mouad, felixrr6299, JcW Swe, just dont and many more who stayed from the beginning—many thanks.

  A HUGE shout out to my patrons: Blackjack, Curthbert, Danielle, Fiona, Illue, John, zxcvjulzs and Andrew. I couldn't describe how much of a vote of confidence I get when I see you care enough to make a commitment. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your support planted a seed that I can fulfill my dream of writing full time eventually with enough practice, reflection, and determination.

  20 advance chapters on Patreon for anyone interested.

  Another chapter is coming today. Hope you enjoy.