The Integration Era, a LitRPG space opera by Charlie Forêt, presents a unique premise where an alien system integrates into sentient minds, presenting six significant metrics. It explores themes of power and consequence, with characters facing weighty decisions influenced by their statistics. Free short stories are available on integrationera.com to sample the narrative.
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Writing Tools for Editing
I’ve been editing stories lately. As part of the process, I’ve found several of my own weaknesses when drafting my stories. Rather than struggle identifying issues through tedious searches and re-reads, I wrote a tool to help me. What it does: My word analyzer parses text or markdown files and performs various forms of frequencyContinue reading “Writing Tools for Editing”
Goodreads Book Giveaway!
Happy Holidays and thank you for all your support. Get a free copy of Technomancer today and enjoy for an exciting holiday read. Technomancer by Charlie Forêt Giveaway ends December 27, 2025. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway
Elara’s Journey: A Techno-Fantasy Adventure pt5
“Okay,” he said. “We’re going out to the street and to the left. The subway is only a half block away. Hold on to my hand so we don’t get separated.” She nodded and took his hand. “I’m Elara,” she said softly as he stepped off. Finn stopped. He looked at her and smiled. “I’mContinue reading “Elara’s Journey: A Techno-Fantasy Adventure pt5”
Elara’s Journey: A Techno-Fantasy Adventure
Elara, a young priestess of the Moon Goddess, is captured, cursed, and transported to a technologically advanced world. She teams up with Finn, a brilliant engineer, to expose corrupt forces exploiting technology and bring justice. A thrilling tale of magic, technology, and self-discovery unfolds. Elara must confront her inner darkness and decide her loyalties. WillContinue reading “Elara’s Journey: A Techno-Fantasy Adventure”
Tatiana
When Earth’s AIs tighten their grip on humanity, cargo master George Richardson and pilot Tatiana Volkov uncover a terrifying truth: three global networks are one entity, and it’s building a pursuit fleet. To save 8,000 colonists aboard the FTL ship New Horizon, they must make an impossible choice—one that demands the ultimate sacrifice and seversContinue reading “Tatiana”
Cosimo and Samantha: A Dance of Wits and Charm
This is an excerpt from Cosimo’s story. This scene is from about one third of the way through Cosimo’s tale and shows Cosimo meeting Samantha for the second time. Enjoy. “You look as bored as I feel,” a warm, soft voice said next to me. I glanced, appreciating her sharp profile in the dim lightContinue reading “Cosimo and Samantha: A Dance of Wits and Charm”
Finn and Elara: Exploring Boundaries in a New Realm
Editing, Editing, Editing…when do I get back to writing? I am happy to say I’ve finished my editing and re-write of sections of A New Past to create a less explicit version of the story. I’m not getting the final formatting sorted out and posted on Amazon for publishing. It’s been a lot of workContinue reading “Finn and Elara: Exploring Boundaries in a New Realm”
Secrets, Surveillance, and Survival in Technomancer
An excerpt from Technomancer. “Elara!” Finn called out sharply as he watched one of the feeds from the neighborhood spy-cams he had set up. The three-person team in cheap business suits were too well organized to be random pollsters. He watched as they stopped people on the streets, showed them a paper, and then askedContinue reading “Secrets, Surveillance, and Survival in Technomancer”
How to Edit Explicit Content out of Your Novel
Last week I shared a little about hitting a wall in my writing and some strategies to overcome partial blocks. One of the things I mentioned was performing a re-write on “A New Past”. I did a little analysis to see what would be involved in stripping out the explicit content and came up with about 15%Continue reading “How to Edit Explicit Content out of Your Novel”
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