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Teal is finished (and still CC-licensed!)
A decision has been made. After much deliberation, I have decided to keep Teal, my first novel, free and CC-licensed. Thank you to everyone who shared their input with me. I definitely think this is the right choice for both me and the book. If you’d like to read Teal, you have a couple options…
Teal is Momentarily “On Hold”
I apologize for not posting another chapter of Teal on Sunday. As it turns out, there was a (fairly) legitimate reason for doing so. I have recently received an unexpected offer in regards to Teal. This offer has provided me a chance to take Teal down one of two paths – one is the present path of CC-licensing and free availability for all, while the other could be called a “traditional publishing” path. Full details on this offer weren’t available until this week, which is why the latest chapter (chapter 21) hasn’t been posted online. Again, I apologize to anyone currently waiting for it…
TEAL: Chapter 20
…I realized we were surrounded, and if we didn’t move quickly we would certainly be caught… or worse. These green blasts didn’t seem the “take Teal alive” variety. These were meant to kill…
TEAL: Chapter 19
…I screamed at Eddie to get out of the way as I kept my right hand extended. I reached my left hand into my other pocket, closed it around another silex, then ripped it out and squeezed. As before, light soared out of my left hand, merging with the wind still gusting from my right. The two forces twined into a stream of writhing power, soaring toward the agent still fumbling on the ground and smashing him so hard into the concrete that he was unable to counterattack…
TEAL: Chapter 18
We moved quickly and quietly across the field. The night sky glowed with spattered stars, and except for the occasional misstep on a branch or twig, the evening remained eerily quiet. From this distance, the school grounds looked deserted. I wondered how long that would last…
TEAL: Chapter 17
…Of course I had no plan for getting into the school, let alone down to the portalgate. I still had a strong suspicion the entire building was guarded by black-suited men. Also, the school’s doors and windows were certain to be locked and alarmed, and – assuming we found a way past that – the janitor’s door was still locked tight, and we didn’t have a key…
TEAL: Chapter 16
…I darted out of his grasp and began running in the opposite direction, fumbling in my pocket for the small black stone that had saved me once before. The thought of using it again was terrifying, but I had no other weapon and these men were way too big for me to fight physically. The magic – as much as I hated even calling it that – would have to save me again…
TEAL: Chapter 15
…I tried to look away, but my own body wasn’t responding. It felt anchored in space – anchored in time. The lightning seemed locked in the palm of my hand…
TEAL: Chapter 14
…After leaving my father’s room, I returned to the front entrance of the hospital. Eddie was already there, waiting impatiently. I quickly related the details of my conversation with dad – a task that had proven difficult with Eddie interrupting every other word – and when I finished, he unloaded a list of frantic questions on me…
TEAL: Chapter 13
…I couldn’t believe how nervous I was to face him. I had no reason to be scared – and I knew I would feel better once everything was out in the open – but something about openly discussing all this Zargansk crap made me feel uneasy…
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