Greetings TAOS readers,

　　 Wow, I can`t believe we finally published The Amulet of Storms as a real book. We have edited the story so many times over the years, that at times I wasn`t sure if we were ever going to finish it. I almost gave up on it when we decided to rewrite the POV from omniscient to multiple third-person. This has been a great learning experience, but so much work!

　　 Speaking of editing, we made some major improvements within the last 6 months. Here are some of those changes:

　　- Complete line-edit of the entire story. That took into account a lot of your feedback.

　　- Improved William as a character. In Volume 1 there were a number of places where he came across as impatient, whiney, and negative. That deviated from the core of his character (goofy, impulsive, prone to accidents, nosy kid with a big heart). Various corrections were implemented to address that.If you come across this story on Amazon, it`s taken without permission from the author. Report it.

　　- Some of you had raised some concerns about info dumping. We have fixed a number of those issues and the story has decreased from 613 to 602 pages.

　　- Major dialogue improvements. That includes more natural interactions between the characters, less dialogue tags, more action beats.

　　- A couple of you had mentioned that we were overusing exclamation points! That has been addressed.

　　- Various transitional improvements, more jokes, and less easter eggs to improve the flow of the story.

　　 On that note, the updated story is still free on Royal Road. If you`d like to read it in a different format, you can purchase it from Amazon. A rating of the story on Amazon would be greatly appreciated. Like any creator, sharing your work with others that enjoy it is quite fulfilling.

　　 Best wishes!

　　 Ash & Ivy

　　[Amazon Link]

　　The Amulet of Storms (Kindle)