Gamer Unleashed and Fantasy of the Month Discussion

Gamer Unleashed and Fantasy of the Month Discussion

With the Blog slowing down because I'm basically just rehashing content on other sources. I have decided to keep this Blog as a Monthly instead of a Weekly or Bi-weekly thing. 

But that doesn't mean I won't have interesting things to discuss on here! 

This month I want to discuss a Gamer topic you've seen on other articles before. The taboo of the Consoles and why PC is the Master Race. I'll go over ideas on what Consoles can do to catch up to the Master Race and explain what these terms mean for casual gamers and those who don't understand what I am talking about. 

This Month's Fantasy Discussion goes to a movie I'll go into deeper detail with on the Youtube Channel.

Ducktales 

Before you say anything. I know! 

Ducktales isn't exactly what you call Epic High Fantasy. 

But it IS technically a Fantasy type of Fiction. 

I grew up on the old 80s-90s show and the theme is stuck in my head even today. It has been on my mind for weeks now and I've been dying to get back into it. 

When I learned that Disney was planning a reboot of the series for Modern Audiences, I nearly flipped out. 

I was two years late to the party and when I saw the first Episode (free on Disney XD's youtube channel) I felt immediately 15 years younger. 

They did NOT mess this up! The animation feels like a mix of the classic and the new. The only major change was the addition of Donald Duck to the cast, but that is easily forgiven because he is such a beloved character. 

Disney! If you EVER read this Blog! Reboot Rescue Rangers, Tailspin, Darkwing Duck, and Goof Troop as well! 

Revive the classics and inform today's audiences why the Mouse is your Mascot!

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Gamer Rant

Today I ran into a wonderment that I wondered many a time before: why isn't the PS4 or the PS3 backwards compatible to the PS2? 

This is one of the major reasons I have not bought a PS4. I do not like the non-backwards compatibility here. I have an extensive PS2 library, and yes. I do still play my old PS2 games often and I'm still in the market for buying new PS2 games I missed during the PS2's run. 

There is a reason the PS2 was one of the BEST SELLING CONSOLES EVER MADE! 

The PS3 rereleased alot of PS2 classics on the PS3 in bundles and in the PSN's Playstation Store. 

I can forgive the PS3 for that. But the PSN's Store does not have NE-HE-HE-HEARLY enough titles to make it a good collection! 

Old PS2 classics that didn't have a long run on shelves that can't be played on the ps3 and ps4 means if you DO have a PS2 game that you can't buy in HD, you're stuck needing a PS2 to run it! 

I'll give you an example: Xenosaga 3. 

Xenosaga 3 is a Japanese RPG that had a short run outside of Japan. It was MonolithSoft's last farewell to the franchise due to the bombing Xenosaga 2 gave it. I enjoyed Xenosaga 2 for the story but I agree with the critics. I did NOT appreciate the Combat System. 

There are a limited supply of Xenosaga 3 games. And when you configure many of these copies were in the hands of small kiddies when they were first bought. Today they have loads of scratches and some parts of the game skip. 

I purchased my copy 4 years ago for FOURTY DOLLARS. Used! Do you know what the price is today? Nearly NINETY DOLLARS Used! 

Why? I might be able to shed some light here. MonolithSoft was eventually picked up by Nintendo and the team behind Xenosaga was split apart. Nintendo re-released Xenosaga 1 and 2 (But NOT 3) for their Nintendo console the 3DS. I highly recommend picking that up. 

But what about Sony Fans? Will we ever get a Xenosaga 3 HD port? Sadly your best bet anymore is an Emulator on the PC and running a ROM of Xenosaga 3. 

This takes me back to backwards compatibility. PS2 consoles are getting more and more limited as they get older and older and begin to break down. Retro gaming is alive and strong and most RPGs from the PS1 and PS2 era have aged REALLY well. Dark Cloud, Dragon Quest 8, Xenosaga trilogy, the .Hack games, Rogue Galaxy, and more! 

PS1 consoles are in even LESS supply! If someone wanted to play a PS1 game, there's an EXPANSIVE PS1 classic library and I will not hate on Sony for that. The PS1 library is extensive but it's still missing some old beloved Games. Croc 2. Crash, etc. (though Crash has been remade for the PS4). 

The PS2 library on the PS3's PSN especially is painfully small. Under 70 titles. 

I believe the Developers DO get a cut for every purchase off the PSN. So I can't understand why they wouldn't add more titles. Developers do NOT get a cut for a Used Game purchase from say, GameStop. 

If there is one thing I do not understand it's cutting profits. If you have a product and there is a DEMAND for that product. Then why not keep a supply of said product? If there's not much of a demand to have hard copy versions, then add your game to the Console's Online Digital Store. It costs you little to nothing to have a game on the Digital Store so what is stopping you from making profits off classic games? Licensing? Well, let's talk that actually. 

Nintendo Owns Monolith for example. Monolith under nintendo doesn't have the whole Team behind Xenosaga. So what did they do? They started making Xenoblade Chronicles. To this day that series is Nintendo and I think PC only. 

I am not that big of a fan of Nintendo. So fans of say the Xbox and the Playstation miss out on products made specifically for Nintendo consoles. I do understand the need for Exclusive games, it gives people an incentive to purchase that console for that game. But Monolith is a company that made games for other consoles, thus you should not limit Monolith's games only to Nintendo. 

Buuut. That's just my old wounds. My main biggie is Backwards compatability. What I honestly think is that they should bring back Manufacturing of old games and consoles. 

Amazon KDP has a similar thing for Paperbacks for authors. They charge and manufacture based on who purchases it. 

For example. If nobody's buying. It's not being manufactured thus you don't have to pay a manufacture cost to have a copy until someone purchases it. The cost to manufacture is included in the purchase price thus the developer does not LOSE money! 

If factories that made games picked this up for their discontinued products such as the retro consoles. They could fix the economy for these games and bring back consoles for gamers from the 80s, 90s and early 2000s. 

How would that work? 

Well, say for example Sony Owns the PS2. Say you want a PS2. You go directly to Sony and purchase one. The price to manufacture a PS2 is included in the price of purchase plus a little for their profits. Thus they do not lose out on money. This could work for video games too. Whoever owns the license to any game title can have an online shop where you purchase a game that they own, which the price to manufacture said game is included in the price of purchase. 

No one loses money, and consumers are happy. 

This makes alot of sense, doesn't it? We can bring back the classics and save alot of money and developers can only stand to GAIN from this. Instead of not making money because they discontinued a product and only used versions are sold, you can now make money buy recontinuing older products for an on-purchase only basis! 

Anyways. That's all for my rant today. This blog was pretty short. But every monthly will have one of these discussions plus a Fantasy story of the Month that I'll fill you guys in on. 

To find Ducktales, check out Disney XD! 

To find Backwards Compatibility on PS3 and PS4 consoles? Start a riot in front of Sony HQ demanding it. 

That's all, folks. Take care, and I'll see you on my other social media! 

-M.R. Cull

Blogverse Terraverse

Hello everybody!

Welcome to the next edition of the Blog!

This one's a short one for you. I don't have too much to tell you that I've not already told you somewhere else. 

But let's just say we're nearly there to meeting our 80 page goal for this week and I want to get back to it to make sure I keep it up. 

Next week's plans are the same as the this one's. Get that book out! But we have new information for you that you might find of importance!

Did you know my book will be FREE starting Monday and will remain FREE until the end of Wednesday?

This is a twice a year deal that you'll DEFINITELY want to get behind if you haven't picked the book up yet. I really hope you give it a chance. 

All I ask after you pick the book up if you take it during the free period is to leave a review on my Amazon Product Page letting me know what you think.

Book 2's Progress is going well! I DO plan to make sure to get ALL THREE books plus the BONUS book before this year is out! So be on the lookout for that! 

Podcast Episode 3 just went out this week. Normally from now on whenever we have a Podcast that will be the week when we DON'T have a Blog post.

Content on the Youtube Channel is coming along nicely. Despite our lack of quality equipment, we're doing well in my opinion. 

Next week we have another Terraverse Vlog/Bad Egg Review. Nev might even have another LP for you to enjoy, so look forward to that as well. 

Once book 2 is out I plan to do a small bit of marketing after a one week break. Then I'll get right back into it for book 3.

No play for the Author! Just writing writing writing!

I WILL make a career out of this! Just you wait!

Keep on being AWESOME, people. And to anyone who picked up a copy of the book this week, thank you so much! Every purchase really helps me out!

Take care, guys!

- M.R. Cull

Blog 6! The Friday Edition!

Hello everybody and welcome to the Friday edition of the Terraverse Blog!

This shall be a short one for today I've just got some housekeeping to go over and then we can close up shop for the day.

To start off, I hope you guys had a good week. Are you ready for the weekend?! 

This week has been filled with all sorts of things. I posted my very first vlog (You don't get to see my face just yet, folks. But I have one of my hands!) 

If you'd like to take a look at my vlog. You can find it right here:

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While you're at it, I'd really appreciate a subscribe to the channel for it really helps us out.

I can't stress it enough. Support for us basically equals better quality for future content. That's about as simple as I can put it. Most of the money is going to be going into better equipment, better software, new computers to run said software and just an overall better experience. 

Rome wasn't built on dreams alone. It needed investors and an army! 

But enough of that. 

Vlog Talk and Confession:

Let's talk about the vlog. I show only my hands in it so I don't know how some of you might feel about that. It's a bit longer than what I'd like to see but I basically had two parts to that vlog. The first is my introducing you to this new style and the second is the first 'review' of sorts. 

All of these reviews will be mainly discussion based with no actual footage taken from the product due to it being copyrighted. There's a long wormhole of red tape and regulations that needs to be done before I can LEGALLY put all of that stuff up, despite these videos being used for noncommercial purposes. 

The first one AGAIN has that annoying background noise playing! You must forgive that. I can't remove that when recording video and audio. When it's audio only Audacity can remove it. 

The next one? The next one will be better. All I need to do is turn everything but my voice and the PC off! Haha! Yes! Yes. We'll do that. 

No, no but what I will confess is that I suffer Tinnitus in my left ear and must have some form of noise going on at all times in order to cancel the sound out. That is why you hear what you hear because silence will cause the roar in my head to intensify. 

But I DO have an idea. I can use an earbud playing classical music (I hear it can help mask it for a time) in my left ear off of my ipod while I do my vlogs. That way I can turn off the sound machines and any other external noise so we can keep this looking professional. 

So! At least the mystery of the crickets has been solved! 

I hope you can understand my predicament. You think those crickets are annoying? Imagine a sound that goes on and on in your head nonstop that fluctuates in pitch and volume at completely random times that you can't control. 

Imagine this type of horror NOT HAVING AN OFF SWITCH. That is what I have to deal with everyday, possibly for the rest of my life until a cure is found. 

No wonder I'm crazy, right? Fun fact. If you go COMPLETELY DEAF. You'll still hear tinnitus. And you won't be able to mask it with white noise! Now THAT will be true torture. 

Next Week: 

Next week I'm going to try dedicating almost ENTIRELY to writing the next book. I have a goal of 80 pages to do. Once I do all 80 pages. The book should be ready for editing. I just have to write the end sections. 

I'm moving slow through this one because I don't want to make as many mistakes as I did in the first one. As the saying goes, slow and steady wins the race. Especially if you put Tar on the bottom of your opponents' shoes so they can't move whilst you walk happily and slow as you like through the course and win the race! 

No, no. But we'll be getting content up and ready soon. What about a paperback cover? I'll be working on the back-cover blurb over the course of this month and I should have a cover ready for you before March. 

Expect Book 2 to be out sometime before April. That much I can... ALMOST guarantee. 

Big Thanks to all of you guys who supported me by getting a copy of the book this week. You guys are AMAZING. 

It's because of you guys that I'm able to keep doing this. I mean it. It really helps me out. 

Until next week, guys. 

Podcast next week, too! That's some good stuff! 

Take care and Keep on Keeping On. 

- M.R. Cull

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Blog 5! The Reckoning!

Welcome!

So glad of you to read this Blog!

Man! It feels like only yesterday that I was making one of these! Time sure does fly. Well, let's make this a short one cuz we don't have too much to tell ya this week that I'm not already planning to tell ya elsewhere. 

Announcements!: 

Last week's blog was only a trial run! The REAL blog happens this week! We are unsure of whether or not we will be posting it tomorrow or Friday. But expect it this week!

What will we be talking about on the blog? 

Well, simple things. I have a special planned, don't you worry! After all, don't people like it when we get to revealing stuff about ourselves?!

No? Well too bad!

We have something on the Podcast I like to call Rant-Segment. Where we pick a topic that unnerves us and we get down into why we don't like certain things, or maybe we'll talk about an event that happened in our lives and then discuss said event. 

You know, for entertainment purposes. 

Book 2 is going good! We've only 80 more pages left to write, then an editing session! Once that is done I shall get it Published ASAP.

Call to Arms!: 

Well, not really. But a call to ACTION! Want me to keep making books? You guys gotta help me out there. Let's see if we can get at least FIFTY PEOPLE to read this blog.

Tell your friends about it, Link the the following link below ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE and see if your friends like the blog posts!

I'd also really appreciate if you could do that for my Podcast and Newsletter, too! 

My Youtube Channel could really use some Subscriptions/Likes! If you know anyone with a youtube acc who'd be gracious enough to help out, I'd be mighty grateful.

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Also, we'd really appreciate it if you could send us some Questions! If anyone has read this thing or is just simply curious about what we're up to, please do not be shy to shoot me an Email at
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I'd love to hear from you!

Rant of the Month: 

Time for a new entertaining segment that might make you laugh at my misfortune. DAVID SPADE!

People say I sound like this guy on recording! But it's not just my webcam that does this! Any type of recording device apparently makes my voice high pitched! 

Have you ever heard yourself on a voicemail recording, for example? It's like I'm listening to a ruddy stranger! Have we not yet figured out how to accurately record voice soundwaves so that they actually sound accurate?!

We have?! I'm just too poor to afford the good stuff?!

Well.... well at least I have a book! So Nyeh! 

No, but seriously, I'll be upgrading ALL this stuff once I am able. We'll get proper recording equipment, recording software, video capture software, editing skills, and more! I'm not going to leave you hanging with this mediocre stuff for too long! 

FAQ:

So! Some of you might be wondering who NEV is. If you've listened to my Podcast, he is my Cohost!

Well, the short answer is, he's one of my best and oldest of friends whom I've worked on many projects together with. In fact, he's part of the reason of why and how Terraverse exists today! Without his help, my madness would have scattered me to the four winds and beyond and I'd not have material for seasons 2 and 3! The whole concept would have been just a random assortment of ideas spiraling inside my head! 

It's thanks to that mucker that Terraverse is what it is today. He's helped me out alot even if he won't admit it.

So as best friends often do, we decided to do a podcast together for entertainment purposes. The Youtube channel will have other projects we'll be working on in the future. He's interested in turning a segment of the Channel into an LPing (video game Let's Play) branch. We'll see how that goes. 

Anyways! 

It's time for me to sign off for the week. I hope you guys have a great one!

And PLEASE! Don't forget. I have a BOOK out. And I'd LOVE for you to get your hands on it. See how she looks. This is a cherished baby of mine that I will see grow into a World-Conquering War Machi- I mean a global phenomenon of prosperity and entertainment for one and all! 

Goodnight, Everybody! And Remember!

Keep on Smiling. There's always a reason to do so! If one of my jokes manages to make at least ONE person smile, then I don't care if my Dad Joke Puns are crap, they put smiles on people's faces, and that's what they're there for. 

Have a great week, everybody.

- M.R. Cull

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Blog 4

Hello Everybody!

Welcome back to the Terraverse Blog! 

I have some updates, a new thing I'm going to try, and ONE question Anonymous asked me to answer. 

First let's talk about the new thing. 

I'm calling it "Fantasy Story of the Month" and it is as it sounds. It will be a fantasy story that I'll talk about once a month. 

I can only talk about it if I own it in my Archive of goodies. If I've not played/watched/read this fantasy related product, then I won't be able to give it the mention it deserves.

If you'd like me to review something, shoot me a comment and I'll check it out when I have time. If I don't own the product you want me to look into, then tell me where I can check it out for free/dirt cheap and I'll see what I can do. 

ALSO! Please keep in mind these are strictly for review purposes under FAIR USE! These are ENTIRELY comprised of my opinion FACTS about the product in question. 

Review purposes/personal commentations about a product fall under the Lawfully protected laws of Free Speech. 

Without further delay. Let's dive right into it! 

Fantasy Story of the Month: Mythica. 

"M.R. Cull! What's Mythica? I've never heard of it!" 

That's okay, random guy in quotes. Most people haven't. Unless you're a walmart shopper. Even then! You might not have picked this hidden gem up unless you were already a fan of Kevin Sorbo (great guy. He's in so many b-rated films. He helps out ALOT because fans of HIM will check the MOVIE out and then the MOVIE will have fans. Great eh?

Oh, and did I forget to mention Matt Mercer is in it?! 

Anyways. Let's talk about why this indie Fantasy series is on this list. This fantasy series is on this list because it represents determination to see your goals through. This was a fantasy series that had alot of Kickstarter Campaigns to keep it running. They managed to get the movies decent graphics despite the low budget. 

I really liked their tenacity and perseverance to see this project completed. It reminds me of myself and how I feel about The Terraverse. I have the same drive to see this project completed as well. 

Now let's get down to CONTENT. What's the story? I'm not spoiling it. But if you've seen a traditional Form-a-party-to-fight-the-bad-guy shtick then you've seen them all. But what makes it so GOOD is that it also STANDS OUT. 

I liked the edginess of the characters and how rocky everything started. The main 4 heroes did not know eachother from adam. But they joined forces for different reasons (and in the half-elf's case, the MONEY) and ended up establishing themselves as some of the greatest fictional friends I'll ever know. 

How they formulated their Magick was also great. If you want more information about that I'll provide you with a link to the Mythica website where you can learn more about the series. And if you want Bluray copies of the movies you can get that there too. 

You have Necromancy which draws on the life of others to use magick. Component magicks that draw on the chemical properties of elements, and something akin to clerical/priestly magicks. 

It truly is an interesting concept and I commend the writers! 

Why should you check out Mythica? 

Well, let's talk about that. 

Do you like Fantasy? If the answer is yes. Then Yes, you Should! No raw fantasy fan should live their life without checking Mythica out. 

It has its choppy graphical moments. But they reminded me so much of how the Low-Budget series Lexx was like that I let it all slide. 

For information on Lexx, you can simply do a google search! I highly recommend it! One of the greatest classic sci-fi series' ever made. 

You have dragons, elves, dwarves, gods, magicks, orcs, undead, and more! 

How are the Characters? 

Oh man you cannot get me started enough on the characters. 

You know the big guy? Big bearded knight fellow? You'll know him when you watch the movie. But if you like his work, then I IMPLORE YOU to check out another B-rated film Dudes and Dragons where he plays one of the main characters. 

I'm a big fan with a soft heart for b-rated films. Because they represent projects that don't have a HUGE BUDGET and a HOLLYWOOD BACKING. They represent a far more passionate project that people worked day in and day out to make the project see the light of day. 

Also, any fans of Spike of Buffyverse? He's in that movie too. Gotta have that Token-Big-Time-Guy, right? 

But I'm ADHD and I'm going off topic. I'm sorry! Let me reel myself back in. 

You have a party of 4 main guys, a mage mentor to the main girl, and a token evil character played by Mr. Mercer. 

One is a crippled mage with a checkered upbringing, the other is a half-elf thief with again a checkered upbringing, another is a down on his luck knight of the Vitalion Empire, the last is a priestess of the Goddess. 

These guys never would have become the best of buds without the circumstances of their chance meeting. But that's how all great stories turn out, isn't it? 

Through 5 movies you see these fellows grow and bond. It's a really good story if you get around the b-budget that shows itself into the fold at times. 

If this was a series that showed on Syfy back in the early 2000s? I'd say this would have done REALLY well. 

Some people are highly critiqueful of stories such as this. Saying we've seen this a hundred times before. 

But I'm not like those guys. We may have seen something like this 100 times before. But I don't know about YOU. But I'll be HAPPY to see something like this 100 times again! 

So long as your characters captivate me, the story is good, then you can get away with b-rated budget films and still outclass Hollywood in my eyes. 

I want to send a PERSONAL congratulations to the Mythica crew for finishing their ambitious project! Congrats, guys! You did it! 

However, I do recommend checking your local walmart to see if they have it in a 5 in 1 collection for a far greater deal. 

Announcement: 

As announced on my Newsletter (Please subscribe to that if you haven't already), I will be starting up a PODCAST SERIES. For now they'll simply be called "The Terraverse Podcast." 

The first one I will be recording TONIGHT. 

For MORE INFORMATION, subscribe to my Newsletter where I'll go more into detail about these podcasts next Sunday. 

What's Going On

So, what's going on this month? Why did we miss a Blog last week? Sorry about that. All I can say is that we got alot to do and alot planned for the upcoming months. We might miss a blog every so other week. I don't have a concrete schedule for these like the Newsletter. 

Well, this month I've dedicated primarily to working on Book 2: Wrath of the Assassin. 

I even have a Cover design up on my Facebook and Twitter if you want to check that out! 

Wrath of the Assassin is a little over halfway finished. Once I finish writing it I'll do a session of editing on it then send her up. I do not know WHEN it'll precisely be done. But expect it sometime this Spring! 

FAQ

Someone asked us about the series! But they did not want to be named! So let's respect their wishes and just get into the actual question. 

"How many Books exactly do you plan on writing? Are they all going to be connected?"

Great question. GREAT question. 

I'll have to do some math on the 1st part. But the 2nd part I can say YES! Yes they will! They'll not always take place on the same PLANET. Or even in the same DIMENSION. But in-universe they are all connected. 

1st part? Let's see... each Primary Season (7 in total) will have 12 books. If we keep strictly to that, we'll have... 84 total! 

"WOW! 84 books in total?! Are you going to be able to do this in your lifetime?!"

Well I'm glad you asked, guy in quotes. The short answer is: I SURE HOPE SO. 

If not, I'll make sure to leave notes and details, ideas, speculations, EVERYTHING someone needs to know to continue my legacy behind during my final years.  

Right now we're kinda slow cuz we're just getting started and I'm doing most of these things myself. But hopefully once I get a team and we can divvy up the work I can focus SOLELY on writing the stories and have someone else do my editing. Whatever we can do to make this go by faster. We'll do that. 

But 84 isn't the total. Amazed yet? Well let me tell you that after each SEASON I have a TRILOGY planned that goes into the timeline at some point but is not directly connected to the actual season. 

What are these trilogies? Well let's say I mention something that happens a long long time ago but I don't have it scheduled in the main series. I might use that in a trilogy to explain to you what happened back then, and also the origins of some of the more mysterious of characters. 

I'm going to cater to your questions. I remember what it was like being a fan of a series and being FILLED with questions on "Who was this guy. What's his origins! Oh oh! Tell me about this Empire from long ago!" and more. If I come up with one of these questions for my series. I do know someone else will too. So I'm going to answer it before someone asks it. 

So let's do more math here. If we count just the trilogies and the main seasons we have a total of 105 books in the Terraverse series. DAMN! THAT'S ALOT! 

But I'm not done yet! 

I also have a bunch of STAND-ALONE books that take place involving some of these characters in some way. Like an origin story that couldn't make the cut into a trilogy. The events of something big that happened that I often wondered about and wanted to write about, etc. 

These stand-alone books will not be very long. But they will give you a decent amount of content to tide you over. I schedule each "bonus book" as I call it to be released after each trilogy of a Season. So probably 4 per season. So let's do more math! 

That totals out to.... 133 books! MAN! You might be one of the longest running Fantasy authors on the planet if you manage to finish this series! 

Won't it get stale after about 50 books? 

Maybe. Maybe it will. But I don't think so. Because each Season has some MAJOR changes that will keep people interested for decades to come. People are going to grow up on this series. Someone could be 10 years old and be 70 by the time they finally get to see their finished storyline. 

It's effectively a series that might never end. 

But don't worry, guys. I know what you're thinking. Will it take too long to end this series that you'll not live long enough to see the final book? How do the Seasons work? How many can I read and still be satisfied? 

Well I'm glad you asked. I segment each Season based off major events. Each trilogy can consist of an "Arc" if you will. You can read a Season and get a solid start and finish. Just don't touch the Epilogue or you'll get induced with Cliffhanger Angst and will DEMAND the next installment to sate your unending curiosity. 

If time permits. I can get you the first 3 seasons and you'll be left relatively satisfied. I have full material up to that point and I can tell you. Season 3's finale ends alot of major character arcs. It raises some questions about what's going to happen next, yes. But you can be satisfied if you want to stop there. 

But the next generation needs not stop there. They can continue on, and keep going! Up until THEIR adulthoods. 

This will be a series that might still be in progress by the time people my age are Grandpas. 

I do not apologise for that, lol... 133 books are alot. But. Hey. My library consists of about 500. And yes, I've read all 500. And I'm only in my 20s! So by the time this series is finished, if someone wants to binge all 133 it won't take them too long. 

I binged a 30+ book series by one of my favourite authors within a year and a half! It's certainly doable. 

I only apologise for how long it will take to get these out. That's why my ideal set-up is that I ONLY have to focus on writing, while the marketing and editing is handled by someone else. 

But my current set-up (and extremely low funds) means I've got to do most of these things myself. It cuts into the time I can take to 100% focus on writing. So it might take a bit longer in the beginning. 

But hey! If I get started and I'm making some decent profits to get my ideal set-up. We'll see them coming out one by one by one in no time! 

Sorry it took so long to answer that question in full, Anonymous! But that really got me thinking about things. I wanted to lay all of that on the table for you guys. 

This is one of the most ambitious projects I've ever decided to dedicate my life to. And believe you me. I'm not going to stop until I finish. I don't care what stands in my way. Low funds, joblessness, medical bills that need paying, whatever! I'm going to do this, do NOT have a doubt in that! 

It's just... the RATE/SPEED I can do this depends on how well off I am so I can focus solely on getting you the content you love. Hopefully this series kicks off and the world ends up loving it. 

That is my dream. To show this to the world. 

Anyways! 

I'm so sorry this ended up so long. I'm going to have to cut it short here. We're about to start recording for the FIRST PODCAST in a bit! 

Below I have links to everything you need to know about my social media, how to contact me, and anything else! 

And PLEASE. If you want YOUR question featured on any of my things, Podcast, Blog, or Newsletter, then CONTACT ME and send me your question. 

My email is 

m.r.cull@aol.com

Now for the links: 

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/TerraverseCo/

Twitter:
https://www.twitter.com/TerraverseCo

Blog:
https://terrraversecoblog.blogspot.com/

Pinterest:
https://www.pinterest.com/mrcull/the-terraverse/

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/terraverseco/

newsletter:
https://tinyletter.com/TerraverseCo

Buy my book here!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07891GK7T/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1513372530&sr=1-1&keywords=m.r.+cull

That is the first one in the series. Start your Adventure Now! 

And as always. I appreciate EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU who reads my blogs, subscribed to my newsletter, purchased my book, and anyone of you who will listen to my Podcast. 

Your support is why I'm still here. Thank you! 

With all of my regard,

M.R. Cull

P.S: Check out Mythica here: 

https://www.mythicamovie.com/

Blog Post 3!

Hey guys, M.R. Cull here! 

(If you haven't subscribed to my newsletter, please do that here:
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Welcome to this week's edition of the Terraverse Blog! 

Did everyone have a good New Years? I think mine was alright. 

Today I want to talk to you about Winter. 

Do you like Winter? I thought I did. 

I used to be able to withstand the cold without any warm clothing at all. 

But something happens every single December without fail: I get sick. 

I'd be fine all year, but once December hits, I'd catch a cold or something. Maybe it's seasonal allergies. Maybe it's the change in humidity in the air. I don't know. All I know is that I don't like being sick. 

Can't imagine anyone likes being sick. 

I noticed something new this year however. A ringing in my left ear that was far louder than normal. 

I did not much care for it. And sought to do anything in my power to get rid of it. I changed my diet, I took some supplements, anything I could think of that might help. From what I understand, it's a symptom of another issue that I do not yet know what it might be. 

All I know is I get headaches alot now. My sinuses are really peeved this Winter. I rarely get headaches anymore. But now I do, and alot of them. 

I am waiting for winter to be over. For spring to get here, and for this nightmare to end. 

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On a high note. I've begun work on Book 2: Wrath of the Assassin! 

Converting my old version of book 2 into the new formatting (lots more content but a condensed page count) put my total document at just shy of 100 pages. 

That's okay. Because I have alot more content to add to this puppy to make her about 300 pages, same as the first! 

You'll meet alot of interesting characters in this one. Some of them are dear friends of mine that I've been writing with for years. I am very pleased to get to use them in an official published book at long last. 

I have some updates for you, though. 

In case you did not subscribe to my newsletter. I now have a Pinterest and Instagram account!

I am going to do a new thing with the Pinterest account. It's not going to be as active as my twitter or facebook account, no. But I will use Pinterest as a sort of catalog. 

What do I mean? I'm all over the place, let me see if I can explain this. 

Basically, what I want to do is: If you purchase my book, and you want to be featured/officially acknowledged by me, the Author. Email me with a picture of you holding my Paperback, or a screenshot of the download of my Ebook. 

I will then ask your permission to use said image plus a URL to find your facebook/social media page and then post it on my Pinterest Thread under the Terraverse! 

This will be my way of not only thanking you, but to get readers of this series connected with one another, talk about your favourite characters, what might come next, etc. 

I am hoping to make of the Terraverse a community of people who are fans of fantasy and just general entertainment. I have great plans for this series. Maybe a video game if I can get a deal made somewhere! Or a show! 

But right now? We're doing books. 

If you want to see this grow into something. I will need YOUR help and support. 

Any funds I make off royalties from these books will go towards this company I plan to build. It will go towards advertising, getting better quality for future books, such as professional editing done, expanding the Terraverse community into maybe a Youtube channel, a Podcast, Vlogging, and more! 

Right now we're just getting started, and I need YOUR help to spread the word. Tell everyone you know that I have a book out. Tell them where to find it. We need to make of this series something great. Together there is NOTHING we can't do! 

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Anyways. This podcast didn't have too much new stuff that I didn't already put in my Newsletter, but I WILL be using this Blog for FAQs. 

One such question I received is Autographs. Will I be doing Autographs? Well, right now I have no concrete way of doing that due to a lack of funds to get my own site set up, etc. 

But here's what I've told family members: Want a signed copy? Grab a paperback, and contact me asking me to sign it. If you can make it out here to where I live, I'll happily sign your copy in person. 

I might do things at the local Bookstore, too! I do not know yet, but I'll be keeping you posted! I have some ideas with my local College I am an Alumni with that I can try. But I gotta wait for them to get back from Winter Break, first! 

I'm sorry I can't do much more with Signed copies than that. But like, if you're willing to mail me your copy, I will happily sign it and send it back to you. But I doubt too many people want to do that. Too much work! 

For ebooks, there isn't much in the way of Autographing, is there? No. But if you show me your proof of purchase. I can personally thank you in a message, or something/announce it on my Newsletter? I mean, it's something! 

Let's get interacted with one another, people. I'm your friend, not a stranger! 

You can email me with questions, fan art, suggestions, images of your paperback, etc. at m.r.cull@aol.com

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Now, let's get links to everything set up here: 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/TerraverseCo/

Twitter: 

https://www.twitter.com/TerraverseCo

Blog: 

https://terrraversecoblog.blogspot.com/

Pinterest: 

https://www.pinterest.com/mrcull/the-terraverse/

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/terraverseco/

I am most active on Twitter. I'll respond to most messages there. And if you retweet something of mine. I'll TRY to do the same for you if you're an author. If you follow me, you're guaranteed almost 100% of the time (unless I didn't see your name on my notifications) that I will follow you back. 

The same can be said about my FB and Instagram. Though I am not as active on FB, if you like my page, you can message me with a link to yours if you are an Author, I will like your page in return. 

Follows on instagram are NOT guaranteed a follow back instantly. I will not be using it all the time. But when I do, I will go through who has followed me and I will try to return the favour. 

Anyways. Thank you all for the support and for keeping up with all of my madness. You guys are the best! 

Take the best of care of yourselves! 

With all Sincerity, 

M.R. Cull

P.S!
Shoutout to Meagan for purchasing my book and taking an image of it! I've posted it on my Pinterest! Thank you!

Blog 2

Hey, guys!

Did you enjoy your holidays? For some of you there's one more treat up next in New Years! Any of you have plans? Don't be shy! Leave a comment! Inbox my Author Email with whatever you want. I can't promise I'll reply to ALL of them. But I WILL read them all!

This week's blog post is going to be about my new Book! Somewhat. And about other things.

Like I said previously I will be using this blog for a variety of things that may change at any time.

But anyways! Have you noticed on my Paperback edition the missing Sword? I noticed it too.

Keep in mind this is not an issue on my end! Printing Ink issues with blackness and dark objects bleed together that I was NOT notified about. Otherwise the cover looks fine!

Don't worry. We're going to make sure EVERYTHING will be visible in Wrath of the Assassin!

The interior is what you want! And she looks beautiful. I just received my copy of my book in the mail today! It's professionally bound and everything. I don't recommend getting the paperback unless you just REALLY want to. I wanted to have a hard copy of my book, which is why I did it.

Ebook is MUCH cheaper. If you're pressed for cash, grab the 3.99 copy. If you are subscribed to Kindle Unlimited, you can grab it for FREE!

I also decided to get a promotion out with AwesomeGang! I should have something released at about Jan 2nd, be on the lookout for that.

This past week could be described as a sort of vacation/holiday thing. We sold a few copies. I'm happy with what we've got thus far. Not bad for a first book by a guy just getting started!

I am going to officially get started with Wrath of the Assassin after New Years. Right now, we're enjoying the Holidays, as I'm sure most of you are, too!

Have any of you played the Ratchet and Clank games? I've been going through a few of them this past week whilst doing some marketing with A Perilous Beginning. I'm really enjoying myself! The only thing I wish would return is the ol' Spyro games. It's just not the same without Insomniac at the Helm.

What do you guys think about that? Miss Spyro? Love Ratchet and Clank? Let me know!

Next item!

A question I've been asked a few times this week is what do I plan on doing next. Where am I going to go from here?

Well, my answer to you is that I am going to get the next book out first, before I do anything else. This is a trilogy. And it wouldn't be right to delay the next issue to do another project. I'm going to get the full trilogy out before I work on anything else.

I hope you guys enjoy this book. I put alot of work into it, especially for a guy working all on his lonesome. I had a wonderful artist who did my map and cover, who has graciously accepted to do the covers for the next two books! Aside from that, it's all me, folks!

Editing is hard, and I am not a robot that is perfect. I might have missed a few things. If you find anything, anything at all. Please don't be shy to point them out to me in an email! I CAN edit these manuscripts for future copies, do not worry about that!

Last item!

I have a Newsletter out now! The Terraverse Infoverse! I will be posting material seen NOWHERE ELSE in these Newsletter Issues. You're not going to want to miss out!

Subscribe today! Link will be below.

Anyways. Take care, guys. And have a wonderful New Years! I'll seeya next Wednesday for another Blog Post!

With all regard,
M.R. Cull

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Link time!

The Terraverse Infoverse:
https://tinyletter.com/TerraverseCoFacebook:
https://www.facebook.com/TerraverseCo/

Twitter: 
https://www.twitter.com/TerraverseCo

Blog: 
https://terrraversecoblog.blogspot.com/

Amazon Author Central Page:amazon.com/author/mrcull

Books:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1973544504?ref_=pe_870760_150889320 - Paperback - Book 1


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07891GK7T/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1513372530&sr=1-1&keywords=m.r.+cull - Ebook link