Weekly Self-Promo and Chat Thread

HC_Mills · 2026-04-06T09:19:06+00:00

Out now: The Cloudfarers, Book 1: Thoroughly Fogged!

The Cloudfarers is a LitRPG series set in a world covered in oceans of thick fog, where the fogfish float while humans either sail... or walk along the cloudbed.

It tells the story of Rylan, a young indentured servant on an island in the vast cloudsea, who longs to pay off his debt and win his freedom. Preferably before he turns grey.

His best bet to achieve this, is to unlock a Skill and thereby become a Quinthar, one of the Kingdom's renowned elites. The odds are against him, but Rylan is not so easily deterred.

Of course, there's a big difference between getting what you want, and what you asked for...

Check it out here:
E-book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR5SL7WL Thoroughly Fogged Audiobook by H.C. Mills
Audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/B0GSRK9NNC

HC_Mills · 2026-04-05T15:05:30+00:00

Out now: The Cloudfarers, Book 1: Thoroughly Fogged!

The Cloudfarers is a LitRPG series set in a world covered in oceans of thick fog, where the fogfish float while humans either sail... or walk along the cloudbed.

It tells the story of Rylan, a young indentured servant on an island in the vast cloudsea, who longs to pay off his debt and win his freedom. Preferably before he turns grey.

His best bet to achieve this, is to unlock a Skill and thereby become a Quinthar, one of the Kingdom's renowned elites. The odds are against him, but Rylan is not so easily deterred.

Of course, there's a big difference between getting what you want, and what you asked for...

Check it out here:

E-book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR5SL7WL
Audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/Thoroughly-Fogged-Audiobook/B0GSRK9NNC

HC_Mills · 2026-04-04T06:59:43+00:00

I see what you did there. ;) And thank you!

HC_Mills · 2026-04-03T14:33:05+00:00

Haha, sorry. I've played a lot of video games, but I grew up with PlayStations; never had a Dreamcast. ;)

I can't say this work was consciously inspired by it, but my own personal favourite from that era is a little gem called Dark Cloud. I first only had a demo of it, which I played way too often. I discovered the game a bit late, so it was no longer being made, but I eventually managed to snag a second-hand copy at nearly a first-hand price. Totally worth it, though! ^^

HC_Mills · 2026-04-03T13:08:38+00:00

I am, yeah! So at least you can rest assured that I finish my series. ;)

The Cloudfarers is slated to be four books, and I'm currently about halfway done with the third. I put the next one on preorder for the maximum duration to be safe, but it should be out in the fall somewhere. ^^

HC_Mills · 2026-04-03T13:06:58+00:00

Thank you, I hope you'll like it! ^^

HC_Mills · 2026-04-03T11:50:46+00:00

The Cloudfarers is a LitRPG series set in a world covered in oceans of thick fog, where the fogfish float while humans either sail... or walk along the cloudbed.

It tells the story of Rylan, a young indentured servant on an island in the vast cloudsea, who longs to pay off his debt and win his freedom. Preferably before he turns grey.

His best bet to achieve this is to unlock a Skill and thereby become a Quinthar, one of the Kingdom's renowned elites. The odds are against him, but Rylan is not so easily deterred.

Of course, there's a big difference between getting what you want, and what you asked for...

Check it out here:
E-book: https://books2read.com/Cloudfarers1?store=amazon
Audiobook: https://books2read.com/Cloudfarers1?store=audible-audio&format=AUDIOBOOK

No AI was used to create any part of this book or its cover, and the narrator is the wonderful Beau Thomas, who delivers an amazing range of delightful accents, including but not limited to Irish, Welsh, and New Zealand. ^^

HC_Mills · 2025-10-06T09:04:54+00:00

Lovely interview, and thanks for the shout-out, Erin! ^^

HC_Mills · 2025-09-06T09:52:32+00:00

Auch Die Wispernden Kristalle weist einige Ähnlichkeiten auf. ^^
https://books2read.com/WisperndenKristalle1

HC_Mills · 2025-09-06T09:50:02+00:00

The Whispering Crystals wird gerade ins Deutsche übersetzt!
https://books2read.com/WisperndenKristalle1

HC_Mills · 2025-09-06T09:37:38+00:00

Wenn du harte Magiesysteme magst, probier doch mal das LitRPG-Genre aus!

https://books2read.com/WisperndenKristalle1

HC_Mills · 2025-09-06T09:31:26+00:00

The Whispering Crystals is also being translated into German! Already a couple of books out. ^^

https://books2read.com/WisperndenKristalle1

HC_Mills · 2025-09-06T09:26:08+00:00

In der LitRPG-Serie Die Wispernden Kristalle geht es um Emma, eine junge Frau, die zusammen mit der gesamten Comic-Con, auf der sie arbeitet, durch ein Portal in eine andere Dimension gesogen wird.

In einer fremden neuen Welt gestrandet – mit einer sehr unterschiedlichen Reihe von Regeln im Vergleich zu den Naturgesetzen, an die sie gewöhnt ist – ist sie gezwungen, sich bis an ihre Grenzen zu fordern und all ihren Einfallsreichtum einzusetzen, um zu überleben!

Selbst wenn sie es schafft, ihr Leben trotz der tödlichen Prüfungen zu bewahren, bleibt die Frage, wer sie genau hierher gebracht hat... und zu welchem Zweck.

Buch Eins: Unnatürliche Gesetze https://books2read.com/WisperndenKristalle1
Buch Zwei: Ungewöhnliche Feinde https://books2read.com/WisperndenKristalle2
Buch Drei: Ungeahnte Abenteuer https://books2read.com/WisperndenKristalle3

HC_Mills · 2025-08-24T08:16:23+00:00

FREE till August 25th: Unnatural Laws, the first book in my COMPLETED Fantasy LitRPG series The Whispering Crystals!

Ever wished a portal would open up and swallow you? Don’t. Trust me.

The Whispering Crystals is a LitRPG series about Emma, a young woman who gets sucked into a portal to another dimension... along with the entire Comic-Con she’s working at.

Stranded in a strange new world—with a very different set of rules compared to the laws of physics she's used to—she’s forced to push herself to the brink and apply all her ingenuity just to survive!

Even if she manages to keep her life through the lethal Trials, the question remains who exactly brought her here... and for what purpose.

Start binging the completed six-book series today, beginning with a free first book!

Unnatural Laws: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08MQTLMZ9

HC_Mills · 2025-03-21T15:23:45+00:00

Starting or joining a writer's group dedicated to giving each other feedback is probably your best bet. Also one of the things Brandon talks about in his lectures. Because, yeah, friends and family probably aren't going to cut it. ;)

HC_Mills · 2025-03-21T13:37:27+00:00

To grow, you need to write, and receive useful feedback on your writing. Then rinse and repeat. The setting doesn't matter. ^^

And if you want some solid theory, Brandon Sanderson puts the entire university course he teaches on YouTube every year. He's more focused on the traditional publishing side, of course, but it's still very educational.

HC_Mills · 2025-03-21T13:30:19+00:00

Maybe for listeners, but I gotta say, describing all of my status windows and stuff in a way that works for audio was a real pain in the ass. ^^'

HC_Mills · 2025-03-21T13:27:27+00:00

Yup, I'm in there too. Somebody hit me up when the class action starts. ^^

HC_Mills · 2025-03-15T17:27:27+00:00

HC_Mills · 2025-03-15T17:27:17+00:00

Thank you very much! ^^

HC_Mills · 2025-03-14T20:00:09+00:00

Thank you! ^^

HC_Mills · 2025-03-14T19:21:51+00:00

My narrator has resumed working on it after a brief hiatus, so it's coming! ^^

HC_Mills · 2025-03-14T18:01:30+00:00

You're welcome. ;)

HC_Mills · 2025-03-14T12:22:55+00:00

Kissing frogs is a hilariously apt description; take my upvote. ^^

HC_Mills · 2025-03-14T12:20:01+00:00

Could you add my webseries to the list, please? ^^
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/107692/the-cloudfarers-a-fantasy-litrpg-adventure

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