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Free eBooks from 5-15 through 5-19!

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You can get all three of my eBooks for free for the next 5 whole days! Two are the beginning of my fantasy Shattered Soul series, and the other is a short story. You can get them here!

Shattered Soul Series: Elements of Lightning– The story of Ace Venx, the last Lightning Elementalist ever seen in possibly centuries. His home planet is endangered when his Element’s rivals appear to make sure they kill all who possess the Lightning Element.

Elements of Blood– The story of Xantae Gaspar, a man who has given up his past memories in hopes to live a better future, but little does he know that his past has caused him more trouble than he could have imagined. With the unique Element of Blood, Xantae wants to restore a proper power at the head of the steampunk world of Neasil.

Short Story: Sanctuary of London– A historic fictional tale of Jack the Rippers past.

Nimble Writer on Steam Review

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“I wrote my first two novels with Microsoft Word. Once I saw that there was a Word Processor on Steam, I was sold. I did my research, comparing other reviews and comments about other Word Processors. For the price, it isn’t bad at all. Already getting into my third novel using Nimble Writer and I love it.
Plus, achievements. As a gamer, I love achievements. I think it’s cool to have a goal set in mind, and achievements are there as a reminder of those goals. The words-per-day based achievements were a great idea. Stephen King has been said to write 10k+ words a day, while others I have actually met in person say about 5k+. The achievements show me how far I can get into writing, even if it’s just part time. I would love to see more achievements come out too! Perhaps like use Nimble Writer everyday for a week, or something.
Regardless, it’s much better than Microsoft Word, in my opinion.”

Add me on Steam here.

Writing in Steam!

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I have discovered apparently that Microsoft Word is the “worst” word processor to use for writing. Many articles state that fact. For the longest time I’ve been using word, for my first two novels, on my 4 year old laptop. My gaming computer didn’t have a decent Word so I figured my laptop could be my writing computer.

One day, on my gaming computer, I was looking through the Steam sales. I immediately saw the word “writer” and my eyes fixated on it. Nimble Writer. A Steam based word processor. I thought to myself, “Well, I’m in Steam most of the time anyways.”

Nimble comes with Steam Acheivements(always a plus in my book) and is distraction free. You can open all your documents from within the program, no extra windows needed. You can even export your files/stories to wordpress and others. I know other word processors have that cabability but Nimble is cheap, and in Steam. I think it’s a perfect processor for Steam users who are also writers.

I’ve messed about in the program a few times and love it. It’s simple to use.

Book Lore!

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I have started to add book lore to my site, here at brandanchapman.wordpress.com! You can now read more in depth about what my books are about and see the lore in the universe I like to call the Elemental Chaos. Shattered Soul novels are just a part of what should come of Elemental Chaos.

Check it out here: https://brandanchapman.wordpress.com/elementalists-lore/

Soon to come are lore of characters and planets!

(Poem) Those Words

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The few words that have broken my past,
disrupting my future.
As a writer, I should expect how powerful words can be.

They are like daggers to the eyes,
as read through text.
It’s funny how I never learn.

Words are tools of demise in my wake,
always coming up hauntingly.
Has it been written this is the way it will go?

(Poem) The Time to Hold On and the Time to Let Go

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Complications arise and settle.
Chaos ensues as it sees the peace.

Working for a greater goal, when other goals could be met.
Chaos makes the goals into hard choices.

To be at peace with hard choices is to lie to oneself.
Chaos lurking over you just waiting for you to relax.

What good is love when you must suffer through so much?
Chaos is the one always there to put you down.

Just breathing the fresh air of a new life.
Chaos will surely be there soon.

Distance is both a cushion and a burden.
Chaos makes you its throne.

(Poem) Painting of the Souls

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Deep within I know my questions will be my bane.

Inside I know that it is not of feign.

I have my answers, of that I am sure.

The path I take is the cure.

 

My questions answered with sound from her lips,

and my heart clinging to the words before it slips.

Painting of the souls is what occurs in time,

when the hearts of ones who should be together, her’s and mine.

 

When ink and paint drip together,

my heart feels connected in a tether.

Questions still linger, but I hold hope.

They will weigh me down, with only her hand holding up this slope.

I’m actually using my second Tumblr! (AKA links, links everywhere)

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I have two tumblr blogs set up. One is my popular DisneyTronBlog with almost 700 followers! (I don’t know if that really is a lot or not)

The other is a blog I made when I converted the first one to a Tron-based blog. It’s where I’ll post more personal stuff, like my poems, Alan Wake stuff, writing related pictures/posts. and non-tron things. Doctor Who pictures/gifs and other BBC shows will be shared on to there as well. It’s easy to find too. It’s just BrandanChapman. I’ll post my blog and journal updates on there as well.

If you’re a fan of Tumblr, this would be an easier means as to follow me, if you lack a Facebook, DeviantArt, Twitter, or even Google+. You can follow me just about anywhere online! If you like games, I like to stream on Twitch. I’ll post any of my decent streams on Youtube. I want to also start making vlogs. More to come on that. I may even read my book prologues for videos.

You can also get my books here, for the readers out there.

Never Surrender

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Heading into my second year as an author I began to wonder if self publishing was right for me. Everywhere I read says that self publishing is the best option for a lot of reasons, including: “more money” and control. The control I get. I have the control over who I get to edit, what gets put in the books, and the artwork.

I get that self publishing gets more money, because you can choose your price and that in turn can make you the most profit.

I guess I am just bummed because I haven’t found my target audience yet. My books are aimed for teens to young adults, and even adults. But being science fiction/fantasy may be a hard genre.

I also don’t know if readers are interested in a series of books, rather than stand alone ones. I’m writing a series, hoping to add several more to it in the next year or so.

Even though my writing career hasn’t taken off yet, with just two books self published, I’m not going to give up just yet. Hoping a day will come that readers find my books interesting enough to read.

(Poem) Thoughts Take Flight

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When my thoughts take flight, I feel alive.

Discovering my own hearts so I can survive.

 

My mind clouds with ideas scattered.

Yet these thoughts are not tattered.

 

Ink to a page, words to my lips.

Letting the ideas from my fingertips slip.

 

Worlds never told, existing.

Thoughts always assisting.

 

To put it simply, it’s expression.

Writing is my obsession.