Chương 17: New Story: The Catastrophe Collector

Today I'm giving a shout-out to my other ongoing series, The Catastrophe Collector. I'm serializing the first book (which is completed) on Royal Road and the second book on my Patreon right now during the wait for the next Practical Guide to Sorcery installment. The Catastrophe Collector is a PGTS spinoff series featuring Percy Irving, the kid with a camera and very bad luck. Blurb: When disaster strikes, Percy is there. Even if he doesn't want to be.

Whether it's a runaway carriage barreling down the street or a villainous plot against the crown, Percy will stumble headfirst into the fray. But he's not a hero. He's not a vigilante. He's not even looking for fame or fortune. In truth, Percy just wants to lead a normal life—low-key, boring, and predictable. So when a mysterious hag appears with a (fake) luck talisman, Percy jumps at the chance for a bit of normalcy.

But as strange coincidences start to converge around him, Percy finds himself in the middle of all sorts of misadventures. From finding himself in the middle of a criminal operation to becoming a suspected vigilante, Percy must use all his wit and luck to flail his way to saving the day. A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation.

It's pretty lighthearted and comical compared to PGTS, but all the events happen concurrently with the main series, and you'll see cameo characters from time to time. Royal Road Story Link: https: //www. royalroad. com/fiction/135541/the-catastrophe-collector I am continuing to plan PGTS Book 7, A Pact of Stars, and still hope to resume serialization of the main series on Thursday, November 6.

Update 10/30/25: Some News: Many of you know about my neuro-immmune disorder diagnosis earlier this year, and have been around for the changes I implemented to make my work/life more healthy and sustainable. Well, I had some abnormal pain recently, went to the doctor, and after waiting many weeks for some imaging appointments, have been given some concerning news. I don't want to get into detail until I know more, but it's extremely likely that I will need to have surgery soon.

That may not be the end of it; treatment could be ongoing. I mention this because it's already affecting my writing schedule and will definitely continue to do so until I've gone through and recovered from surgery, which I still have no timeline on. I'm still working on my books and writing, but only in chunks here and there, not with the, "It's my day job and sometimes my night job, too!" mentality that I tend to slip into.

It seems a bit unrealistic to think that I can hit my November 6th goal for releasing the first chapter of PGTS Book 7. Until I know more from the doctors, I can't really make projections on the release timeline, though I will continue to work on the writing and will definitely be making progress, just... slowly.

This might also cause some delays with the chapters of The Catastrophe Collector that I've been putting out, since each needs some heavy editing/re-writing before I release it, and a few still need to be written from scratch. If possible, I'll continue to release them in the Thursday spot until I've got PGTS chapters to give you guys. Hopefully I will have some more concrete news about what the future holds soon.

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