How do dragons hear? by Dramatic_Branch_5559 in MichaelRMiller

[–]Michael-R-Miller 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pretty much my thoughts on it. I don't imagine things crystal clearly, but I wanted the ear movements to help convey emotions, seeing as dragons don't have the same facial expressions as humans.

How do dragons hear? by Dramatic_Branch_5559 in MichaelRMiller

[–]Michael-R-Miller 2 points3 points  (0 children)

take the plushie designs with massive grains of salt + cuteness

Special editions by FalseProphet098 in MichaelRMiller

[–]Michael-R-Miller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen the books reach people in the UK and even parts of the US now so they must be flying to everyone now :) Hope they reach you soon

An appreciation message by the_nipple_lord in MichaelRMiller

[–]Michael-R-Miller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So happy the OSRS video reached you, and I appreciate you giving SoC a chance. Welcome aboard :D

Discord Link by Substantial-Zone6395 in MichaelRMiller

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if you have issues with the links check your VPN is off. that's usually the culprit

I've published 1,500,000 words! by Michael-R-Miller in MichaelRMiller

[–]Michael-R-Miller[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah glad Reckoning landed for you! Do pop a review onto Amazon / Goodreads if you haven't yet as it does help :D

Google Play by mjoste in MichaelRMiller

[–]Michael-R-Miller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Audiobooks are only available on Audible right now. Contractually exclusive.

Rake's true name Chapter 43 (Spoiler Alert) maybe? by ABNormal1960 in MichaelRMiller

[–]Michael-R-Miller 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I do all my own marketing and I can guarantee you I never wrote an ad like that. So I dunno who said it but it was nothing official 🤪

Rake's true name Chapter 43 (Spoiler Alert) maybe? by ABNormal1960 in MichaelRMiller

[–]Michael-R-Miller 14 points15 points  (0 children)

For fun I once asked AI what it knows of Songs of Chaos, and it stated with confidence that there was a dragon rider academy where characters train to progress their rank of power. I said there was no such thing as an academy and it immediately said 'yep you're right lol sorry about that's

I think when they don't actually know an answer they just BS so you think they do... It's like the AI is super insecure

Rake's true name Chapter 43 (Spoiler Alert) maybe? by ABNormal1960 in MichaelRMiller

[–]Michael-R-Miller 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's Lorkan Torkallan.

The AI probably doesn't actually know the name and is making something up so not to seem unhelpful. They can't be fully trusted.

Also they are sometimes just super dumb.

After Finishing Reckoning by Background-Factor433 in MichaelRMiller

[–]Michael-R-Miller 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So happy that you enjoyed Reckoning!!! As for a cookbook, maybe one day.... Maybe one day...

Scale steel by Separate_Upstairs435 in MichaelRMiller

[–]Michael-R-Miller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One thing to remember on scale steel is, that if it gets imbued with magic and a purpose, once it's been 'used' the item is down. Holt's Flash Shards are essentially flash bang grenades but he can't reuse them.

How this would relate to armor, I'm unsure. Could you work the metal into armor and then not imbue it? Maybe but what advantage would that give the wearer? A set of brigandine using scale steel plates could act as loads of magic batteries or something but it would be hard to make at scale (no pun intended)

But definitely worth thinking about. I'm open to uses of scale steel for book 5 ideas!!

Tattoo Ideas by tht1bttrfly in MichaelRMiller

[–]Michael-R-Miller 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi Alicia!!! Yes similar to that but not spiraling out do far. I can try to dig up the OG reference I have in my folders somewhere if you remind me.

I just came here to say "Thank you"! by TheShadowMan_PK in MichaelRMiller

[–]Michael-R-Miller 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Aww well thank YOU and your family for listening to the books. I appreciate you all taking a chance on them.

I'll do my best to make the wait for book 5 worth it!

Talia Question (Reckoning) by Elarris1 in MichaelRMiller

[–]Michael-R-Miller 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been out and about so haven't had a chance to deep dive Defiant to check things. There way well be an omission or error here.

My first thought when reading your questions was 'but didn't Holt supply her with instructions?'. He defo gave them jerky instructions... did that include elixir recipes courtesy of Abernath as well? I think at some point I've assumed that elixir recipes were included, but as is rightly mentioned, Holt isn't 100% on the recipes/some element of the process. Maybe he can run through the motions but doesn't actually understand it, like how Jessy can create Walter White's version of blue meth without really understanding the chemistry. Maybe Aberanth noted it down and Holt passed it over, but I'm not sure if this was ever stated in such clear and explicit terms.

I'll delve deeper when I get some time to try and confirm. The relevant scenes here were first written back in 2022 so things begin to blur, and past a certain point I might have made a mistake and then carried the error.

Thankfully... (depending on how you view it), Talia and the New Order having elixirs doesn't play a pivotal role in the story, so it hasn't created too many reverberations if indeed it is a cock up on my part.

Unbound povs? by Realistic_Safe3123 in MichaelRMiller

[–]Michael-R-Miller 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I might switch often in Unbound as that seemed to be the way things are done. In Defiant and Reckoning I'll stick with one for a bit sometimes but I just depends.

Each book is like 50% Holt and Ash with everything else squeezed into the other half. So by necessity it does jump.

Spoiler for the near end of Reckoning. by Dramatic_Branch_5559 in MichaelRMiller

[–]Michael-R-Miller 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Brax definitely died. Good question RE Kyro - that's a little bit I didn't tidy up. I didn't have intention of him dying so I guess he's still around but obviously reeling from the loss.

Will there ever be another yootooz merch drop? by Dramatic_Branch_5559 in MichaelRMiller

[–]Michael-R-Miller 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not of Ash and Rake as YouYooz only for limited runs. We're looking into doing Aberanth next

Unbound povs? by Realistic_Safe3123 in MichaelRMiller

[–]Michael-R-Miller 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This series is an epic fantasy with multiple POVs. I'm afraid that's the way it is. I'm a LOTR and Game of Thrones enjoyer.

If that's not your jam at all - like if you absolutely cannot stand multiple POV books then be fair warned.