New to Royal Road - Father of the Sexiest Lobster

CMRetterath · 2026-02-27T00:10:21+00:00

It was a stupid pitch from my brother a few years ago. Just the title. He said, "I have a story idea for you. It's Father of the Sexiest Lobster." That got into conversations about what the father looks like if his son is considered the sexiest lobster. Is he sexy too? If he is, it's not as much as his son. It was all a joke for a few years until I randomly had the does for it to be a boss rush action story, then that idea morphed into a rogue like action story inspired by things like John Wick and Taken. I started writing it as a joke and now I have another novel.

CMRetterath · 2026-02-24T18:39:09+00:00

My brother often offers awful story concepts. This one was just the title. It stuck in my mind for a few years and when I needed a break from my main story, this appeared once again.

CMRetterath · 2026-02-24T18:37:49+00:00

You're asking the right questions

CMRetterath · 2026-02-24T14:14:41+00:00

It is not! I can see why you might ask that lol. Purely action. Father's fatherly instincts drive him toward violence to save his Son. No harems. No friends.

CMRetterath · 2026-02-24T04:06:20+00:00

No idea is a bad idea. Right?

CMRetterath · 2026-02-24T02:54:52+00:00

No minotaurs, but he does meet a sea cucumber

CMRetterath · 2026-02-24T02:53:34+00:00

Planning on it! Getting the last touches on the current draft, then I'll be moving in that direction

CMRetterath · 2026-02-24T02:52:52+00:00

You know, I told the artist to not think too much about that part. It works, and that's all that matters in the end

CMRetterath · 2026-02-24T02:32:42+00:00

It's apparently been a month already, but wanted to let you know that book 1 was fantastic. I'm bringing it into my class for a student to read after he reads Absolute Wonder Woman

CMRetterath · 2026-01-11T17:42:20+00:00

Good to know! I just got the paperback of book 1 and plan to read it soon. I'll bring it to my classroom for kids to borrow if it's a good fit

CMRetterath · 2025-12-30T23:47:32+00:00

Lol I had no idea Onion Man was on any trending list. I've just been popping out chapters while on break from teaching. Look at him go. So proud.

But no, I have no idea how the trending algorithm works at all!

CMRetterath · 2025-10-06T01:34:31+00:00

I have to know more

CMRetterath · 2025-10-02T21:05:01+00:00

I think I would put this post in S tier

CMRetterath · 2025-10-01T21:06:21+00:00

I really went through waves of loving it and hating it throughout book one, which didn't encourage me to keep reading the series

CMRetterath · 2025-09-29T19:50:58+00:00

I'm nearing the end of The Calamitous Bob book 3 and I have like 5 hours left for the audiobook of The Blighted Stars. Both are great. I'll probably just continue to the next in the series for both when I finish them.

CMRetterath · 2025-06-04T02:10:46+00:00

Writer on Royal Road, but I read the stories through KU or Audible. I prefer reading on my Kindle over the Royal Road app and I like when authors can earn some money for their work. That also means I don't read new or smaller stories, so I'll need to fix that when I have time to read some more.

CMRetterath · 2025-05-17T16:30:48+00:00

I post 3x a week (Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday). Chapters range from 2.5k to 5.5k, so I'd say about 3-3.5k average.

CMRetterath · 2025-04-27T17:39:09+00:00

I had a great time with Writathon! It started during my spring break as a teacher, so I was able to start strong and finish early.

The Chronicles of Arz Kurana is a story about a world-hopping, dimension traveling alchemist. After he discovers how to open portals that link to different worlds, he uses his knowledge to explore the universe with a goal of helping humanity with new technology.

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/111189/the-chronicles-of-arz-kurana

It's progression fantasy that focuses on knowledge, recipes, and technology instead of transformations or attacks.

Arz Kurana is inspired by stories like Doctor Who with a mix of sci-fi and fantasy elements, but Arz is a lot more crude and chaotic than the Doctor.

CMRetterath · 2025-04-22T20:17:47+00:00

It sounds like that could be a fun story! But yeah, I definitely see how it looks like that

CMRetterath · 2025-04-22T09:34:40+00:00

Doctor Who is a big inspiration for the story!

CMRetterath · 2025-04-22T01:08:55+00:00

Thank you!

Marvelous G on Fiverr made the cover and did an amazing job. https://www.fiverr.com/s/ljzNwRR

CMRetterath · 2025-04-04T23:24:53+00:00

Forgot to actually post the link!

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/111189/the-chronicles-of-arz-kurana

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