<Update> State of J.L.Mullins (Patreon)

Hello Supporters!

Thank you, one and all, for your support of me in my writing. I love every day of my work, and this is unquestionably my dream come true.

My goal is to be as forthright with y’all as possible, so I apologize in advance if this is a bit too much info. I think it’s all positive.

MM going forward:

I will type out the last (chronological) chapter of MM before mid-September. (Yes, I know that’s quite soon!)

Once that is done, I will be working with my supporters (that’s you all) to feather the landing of the series, aka, this final book. I will be adding content to make what I have written better, and I am even willing to add/rewrite full chapters if that is what will be best for the story.

MM closeout schedule:

20th of Dec 2026 - Manuscript finalized with all content

Jan 2027 - the first editor will get MM 15

Feb 2027 - the second editor will get MM 15

Mar 2027 - Public Publication of MM 14, and Tess Irondale will get her narration manuscript for MM 15

Apr 2027 - Tess Irondale will do the recording of MM 15 - Eskau of War

Jun - July 2027 - Review and finalization of MM 15 Audiobook

Fall 2027 - Release of MM 15

Supporter Schedule:

As the final chapter is available to lower tiers of support, I will close off the more ‘advanced chapter’ tiers from new membership.

I will work with all patrons that give input to improve the story (until Dec 20th).

All tiers that have access to a chapter will be notified of any changes/additions.

I plan on giving some fun additional rewards for continuing supporters, including behind the scenes looks at cover creation and ideation as well as, potentially, some audiobook bloopers, etc.

CYA going forward:

Nothing will change for CYA for September.

Tentative plan starting in October

CYA Patreon will increase in cost to $10/month. This will become my ‘core’ tier!

Increase to 3 chapters/week or 12/month.

Any supporters at that time will be grandfathered in at the lower price.

Royal Road pace will not be increased, likely until 2027.

Patreon is currently 16 ahead of RR, and with this increased pace on the patreon side, we are going to get solidly ahead, y’all!

Publishing Plan

Book 1 is back from Aethon, and we might need to cut it in half. (I don’t want to, and the editor agrees with me, but it’s a chonker.)

Book 2 (or 3) will be Alex’s time on the Innominate, and should be finished in early 2027.

If this is book 3, the publishing engine will kick into high gear, and we’ll likely get CYA published in 2027.

If not, I’ll still likely finish the next book—and the tutorial—before Fall 2027, thereby kicking off the drive toward publication then.

Further books

I have 6-9+ books roughly projected at the moment, where I know the highest points of the story, and I’m excitedly building out scenes/story points in my head in preparation for writing those books.

I’m in CYA for the long haul, and I’m really enjoying it! Even if I am able to write 2-3 books/year of CYA, that means we’re looking at another 2+ years of CYA system goodness at a minimum!

Other fiction:

I have a few one-offs in the works, one which is already fully written and is being shopped around at the moment.

There are a couple of serializable ideas I have percolating, and I’m excited for those as well.

I don’t think I’ll be doing any of the series I’m currently considering alongside CYA. As stated above, I am looking at some fun one-offs, though!

I do hope and pray that this finds you well, and I look forward to writing for y’all for years—even decades—to come.

Best Regards,

J.L.Mullins