No Direction

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Welcome to the Leanpub Launch video for No Direction: The Severed World, Book One https://leanpub.com/no-direction by MaxGuernseyIII! 00:00 Introduction to No Direction: The Severed World, Book One 00:16 Max Guernsey's background and writing fiction as a software developer 00:41 The challenge of describing fiction without spoilers 01:02 The premise and setting of The Severed World 01:50 Publishing a novel in progress on Leanpub 02:31 Releasing one chapter per week and pricing as the book grows 03:03 Serial fiction publishing and reader participation 03:22 Revising published chapters and lean product development 05:07 Worldbuilding, character bibles, and story planning 06:15 Building a magic system and documenting decisions 06:39 Max's worldbuilding process and creative routine 06:55 Dragonlance, role-playing games, and writing techniques 07:40 Max's writing process and generating prose quickly 08:22 Historical research, metaphysics, and story design 09:22 Final thoughts and recommendation 09:47 Closing remarks About the Book For more than a millennium, the Council has ruled the world. Now it is terrified of a man who should hardly matter at all. He is on the trail of something—or *somewhere*—that could be its undoing. A Hunter, a Seeker, and a Maker must work together to track him, learn what he seeks, and put an end to his plan before he brings down the Council and the entire civilized world with it. Every time they get close, they are shocked by how weak he is, and even more shocked by his ability to gain the upper hand when they should be able to defeat him with ease. They struggle to find a way to turn the tables. But can they hold their own party together long enough to stop him? ...or will they break apart and end up doing what he had planned for them all along? --- NOTE: This book is being developed incrementally and thus uses progressive pricing. I am trying to release one chapter a week. Buying now gives you access to all current and eventual chapters at early adopter prices. 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. 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!): http://help.leanpub.com/en/articles/2932527-getting-started-writing-a-book-in-the-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 #sciencefiction