Path to Derinkuyu

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Welcome to the Leanpub Launch video for Path to Derinkuyu https://leanpub.com/path-to-derinkuyu by MaxGuernseyIII! 0:00 Max introduces himself and the Severed World historical science fantasy franchise 0:48 How a conversation about The Wheel of Time inspired the short story collection format 1:35 Decision to serialize short stories on Substack as a low-commitment entry point to the world 2:22 Structure of Path to Derinkuyu as five interconnected but independently readable short stories 3:08 Pricing and availability: $1 on Leanpub, first four stories free on Substack 3:53 Exclusive Leanpub content: historical notes, glossary, and the Viren number schedule 4:41 Keeping up with a weekly chapter schedule while producing novellas 5:29 Plans for additional backstory novellas for each principal character in the hunting party 6:15 Derinkuyu revealed as a real ancient underground city in Turkey 7:01 Description of Derinkuyu's remarkable features: grain stores, blast doors, wells, and air shafts About the Book Eirleida has only ever known one kind of life, but a band of strangers who emerged from a hole in the ground say she's different and she's destined for more. In this collection of short stories, she must wrestle with the pain of leaving everything she knows behind and guide the strangers to a distant land in the southeast, where they say they will meet with others of their kind and write a message of desperate importance to a future civilization not even in its nascency. About the Author Max has over three decades of experience as a software engineer, architect, and consultant. For more than a decade, he has helped leaders diagnose and remove the root causes of software delivery problems. Follow the author here! https://x.com/TheSeveredWorld Thank you for watching, please like and leave a comment, we'd love to hear from you! Please Subscribe and Follow! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/leanpub X: https://x.com/leanpub Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leanpub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leanpub Create Your Own Leanpub Book! You can create your own book anytime here: https://leanpub.com/create/book Here's the tutorial showing how to write and publish a Leanpub book in your browser (it's free!): https://help.leanpub.com/en/articles/2932527-getting-started-writing-a-book-in-leanpub-s-web-browser-writing-mode If you're a Leanpub author and you'd like to submit your own Launch video for us to publish, or if you'd like to record a Launch video with Len, please go here: https://leanpub.com/launch. #books #leanpublishing #selfpublishing #leanpub #writing #fantasy #sciencefantasy #Derinkuyu #SeveredWorld #HistoricalFantasy #UndergroundCity #ScienceFantasy