Erin Ampersand (300YearOldMagician) posts
MM1: Ch. 24b, 25
24b is a long enough to be a short chapter, but I'm tweaking the end of 24 (which I gave you last week) and gluing the two together into one longer chapter. 24b is still all new material
Chapter 24b
Some time later, K...
2026-01-12 17:25:23 +0000 UTC View PostMM1, Ch. 24
Oof! Lots of busy stuff this break, lots of good times as well... Not a ton of time to write. I got a rough draft of this done, but I put it through heavy edits this morning before sharing it.
It might not stay chapter 24. I'm not 100% sur...
MM Ch 23
Wow, I genuinely thought I had posted this yesterday. I typed out this paragraph and chose the options and everything. I'm going to blame my internet; it's been flaky lately.
So, I paused charging on Patreon for a month. It won't quite ...
Measureless Magic 1: Ch. 21 & 22
Two chapters! Lots of fun character stuff in these. It's been A Week. The holidays always are, but this year in particular. I thought we had our Christmas vacation plans locked down, but now everything's up in the air again. :P It's mostly 2025-12-15 18:14:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Measureless Magic #1: Ch. 20
Wanted to have two chapters for you this week, but at least this one's it a longer one. Took some extra time because I wanted to check the Dee sections with a sensitivity reader. I also threw my phone in a toilet by accident and that worke...
2025-12-08 17:00:23 +0000 UTC View PostMeasureless Magic 1, Ch. 18 & 19
Two more chapters! Lots going on this week, though - it's Thanksgiving in the USA - so I might have to skip the next update. Apologies in advance if that ends up being the case.
19 ends on a bit of a cliffhanger. You've been warned. Sorry!...
Measureless Magic: Ch. 17
Just one chapter this week, sorry. Lots of disruption to my writing time last week and only really got two days of time for it. On the plus side, I did find out I got approved for a vendor table at Huntsville's Nerdy Noel this December. It's a pre...
2025-11-17 17:22:42 +0000 UTC View PostMeasureless Magic 1: Ch. 15, 16
Sooo... for the first time in a long time, my alpha reader husband hasn't gotten to these before I posted them. I considered not posting them yet, but figured I could just re-post if he suggested substantial changes. Still, read at your own risk a...
2025-11-10 15:58:03 +0000 UTC View PostMeasureless Magic 1: Ch. 13, 14
Chapter 13
There is no need to rely on risky perceptual magic for something as important as personal enchantments. In these pages you will find aggressive, defensive, and utility enchantments fit for every purpose you ca...
2025-11-03 18:47:55 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate: tweaks to end of Apocalypse Parenting #5
Thanks for the feedback about the epilogue I don't intend to publish! I still think that's the right call, but some people who suggested I keep it in raised some good points. I added some stuff to the end of the last chapter that I think works sim...
2025-10-30 16:11:38 +0000 UTC View PostMeasureless Magic #1, Ch. 12
I know I've been slow on this lately, since I've been focusing on Book 5 editing and I've been ill and had some personal stuff to deal with. Thank you all so much for your patience. :) I'm hoping to have two chapters for you next week & going ...
2025-10-27 15:29:08 +0000 UTC View PostNever gonna publish this, but y'all can see it. Apocalypse Parenting extra content
Got through my first editing pass on Apocalypse Parenting #5! It's about 10% longer than it was before I started. I was considering adding an epilogue, since I like to put bonus content on the published versions, but after I wrote it I felt like i...
2025-10-20 17:19:14 +0000 UTC View PostMeasureless Magic #1: Chapter 11
I would say "still working on editing Book 5" but that's only true in the broadest sense. I spent most of the past week laid flat with the nastiest cold I've had in a long, long time. But I'm doing better today, so I at least have chapter 1...
2025-10-14 15:42:12 +0000 UTC View PostMeasureless Magic cover art + Apocalypse Parenting 5 edits sample
Got my cover art for They Never Come Out of the Castle: Measureless Magic Book 1! It was done by the fabulous Shen Fei (https://www.artstation.com/shenfei) who also did th...
2025-10-06 16:01:46 +0000 UTC View PostMeasureless Magic 1: Ch. 10 + update
Just one chapter this week, but I've been working hard on revisions for Apocalypse Parenting #5. It's gotten about 2,500 words longer in the past week, mostly in bits and pieces, an extra paragraph here and there as I make my first editing pass. ...
2025-09-30 16:06:37 +0000 UTC View PostMeasureless Magic: Ch. 8 & 9
So, probably you're not supposed to comment on political stuff as a content creator, but I worked as an editor and reporter for my high school newspaper, ran an online magazine in the heady late 90s era of the internet, and worked at television ne...
2025-09-22 16:41:36 +0000 UTC View PostMeasureless Magic 1: Ch. 6, 7
Chapter 6
Mages, mages: guard the land!
Mages, mages: Marynth’s hand!
Mages, mages: guide the skies!
Mages, mages: truth from lies!
Except from popula...
2025-09-15 16:26:08 +0000 UTC View Post
They Never Come Out of the Castle (Measureless Magic #1): Chapters 4-5
It's been a bit of a mad week over here, but now my house has only one leaky plumbing fixture instead of five. And the one that's leaking now wasn't one of the originals... Still, progress, yeah?
Let me know if I start slipping British phra...
They Never Come Out of the Castle (Measureless Magic #1): Chapters 1-3
So here's what I've been working on the past month or so to let Apocalypse Parenting simmer a little before I turn back to editing! Title isn't fully locked in stone yet, but I feel pretty confident about it. This story is more of a progression fa...
2025-09-02 15:54:28 +0000 UTC View PostApocalypse Parenting Book 4 out now! + plans
I know y'all have already read it, but here's some links in case you want to read it again or link it to a friend or listen to Laurie read it to you or something:
2025-08-26 14:55:50 +0000 UTC
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Apocalypse Parenting #4: Breaking Rules cover reveal!
Just what it says on the tin. I'm pleased with J. Caleb's work, as usual. :) Several things are different than canon (for example, they should all be more armored and the tree's branches should be whippier), but these are all acceptable compromise...
2025-08-04 15:04:08 +0000 UTC View PostSticker WIP by the amazing Carolyn Paplham
My friend and awesome artist/graphic designer Carolyn Paplham (https://carolynpaplham.com/) is working on an Apocalypse Parenting sticker for me! I'm not sure if this is just som...
2025-07-28 22:02:08 +0000 UTC View PostSo, like... what's next?
1. Editing! So much editing!
I think book 5 is gonna need the most editing of any of my books. Some parts feel a little rushed to me, plus, like... it's kind of a weird ending. I think it fits my weird series, but when you'...
THE END OF THE APOCALYPSE PARENTING SERIES
Chapter 53-a
“We’re the first humans in space!” yelled Gavin, racing past Vince and I to be the first off the shuttle.
“No!” Micah said. “Astronauts went to space a long time ago. A really long tim...
2025-07-23 20:01:09 +0000 UTC View PostNew Blog Post: Flying through the airport where things went wrong in your latest book
https://erinampersand.com/flying-through-the-airport-where-things-went-wrong-in-your-latest-book/
I wa...
small addition to Davi interlude
Someone said they wanted to know what happened to Kenan and I'm not doing a Walsenburg-specific interlude, so these paragraphs are for you:
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When she turned, she saw a crowd of people charging toward her, almost fifteen of them. I...
The first LitRPG Con was AMAZING
I'll probably make a post on my blog later this week with these photos in a bit more context (I'll let you know when I do) but I wanted to share them with you guys first.
I met so many amazing fans, authors, and narrators, and everyone was ...
2025-07-21 23:56:33 +0000 UTC View Post3 new interludes, re-writes/re-ordering of previous interludes -
So, these are all the interludes I'm planning! The only other chapter(s) to share is the conclusion of the story. I've got about another 6,000 words written to finish things off, and I plan to share that next week, but it still needs a little TLC....
2025-07-14 14:13:23 +0000 UTC View PostOne more interlude + an explanation
So, I've actually got another 7,000 words written beyond this, but I am NOT ready to share them yet. I'm not even 100% ready to share this interlude? I've written the last paragraph/final two chapters of book 5 and my alpha reader husband cried a...
2025-07-07 15:49:30 +0000 UTC View Post