Thunderstorm rolling over us for next 2 hours. wind/hail. not Tornadoes thankfully.

my daughter suggested I do my reads with phone horizontal rather than upright. She feels more people watch on the full screen. will try that on the next read.

write what you know :) I was a major book nerd and role player way back when.

I have a hard enough trouble finding time to write the new stuff and do these readings. Though it is a good idea, doubt i'll find time to make changes.

good afternoon :) evening now I suppose.

James does not heal himself for the simple reason that he doesn't think he can. Keep in mind in roleplaying, mages seldom heal, if at all. that is the province for clerics. he is a mage. Now, in reality, reason clerics can heal, and mages cannot, or should not, is that they are utilizing two different types of magics. James' magic comes from within himself and from the world at large. all effects are based on his knowledge, and belief. Had James been a med student, he probably would have done more rudimenary healings. When faced with healing broken bones, damaged tissue, tendons, muscles, veins, he doesn't have the intimate knowledge of these to direct magic to fix them correctly. Sure, he could 'fix' his wounds, but would they work correctly again? what if to fuse a cut, his magic just fused everything together into one mass, that though it looked correct, was all wrong? Clerics/priests use divine magic. and as such, when they use their magic, it has the aid of their god and or it's minions like angels, cherubim, etc. When they heal, it is really their god that is directing the magic to heal. and gods understand such things. One last thing. In the first 3 books, James is on the run, forever 'reacting' to the world around him. He hasn't had much downtime to just 'think' about magic and try to figure out the finer points. that begins in book 4.

and I love comments/questions. keep them coming. :) makes me think more about what I write

Now, why did his burns ease when he fought the girl from San Francisco? Good question. He asked for nature to 'help him' and nature responded. Nature has a healing property to it, regenerative. so when he asked for help, nature added that part on its own. Or perhaps using magic from nature may in itself provide minor healing benefits? Hadn't thought of that. interesting possibility

Went back and read the spell he used. 'Soothe and heal' 'No pain to feel.' He asked to not feel pain, not heal the wounds. In the moment when he formulated the spell, he could have thought of Tylenol and how it helps ease the pain. Result of the spell could have been a simple mental block. Or his mind just stopped registering pain for the moment. -that was a good question. :)

@BrianSPratt-Author I'm not trying to argue, and to be honest I had to go back and re read it just to make sure i was remembering it right but book one chapter 5 page 83, It engulfed his arm; welts formed and fire raced along his nerve endings. A scream escaped him as more of his body came in contact with the toxic cloud. Somewhere amidst the agony, he found the strength to cry: Soothe and heal No pain to feel So with that said I'm still don't understand why he wouldn't do the same spell. I understand that he doesn't want to creat death like he did back at the house when fighting the girl and the demon but I think he could have been more careful with how he used it and could have still healed himself in the same way.

good morning

Thank you. it's good to hear someone is enjoying my efforts. Think you are one of maybe 5 regular readers of these. will get another out today. Have you already read the series? or is this your first time?

@BrianSPratt-Author i have them all on kindle. I bought the first book off Amazon but didn't realize it was going to be a used copy. I'm trying to find the set as a box set tho I don't think there are any. If you have a complete set I would love to buy them from you and would pay extra if you would sign them. Just a thought. I'm waiting for my son to get a little bit older before I start to read them to him. Keep up the good work!

@@caveman8683 No Box Set in paperback form has ever been created. eBook, yes. Paperbacks only account for about 1% of all my sales. They barely stay ahead of the cost of having them. So unless I get a movie deal or something incredible happens, doubt a print Box Set will ever happen. I don't have any sets here at the house to sell either. I do appreciate your encouragement. Need that from time to time, and now is one of those times. :) so thank you.

Having a pretty good day. cold, but surviving

I do them chapter by chapter. I do have them in a playlist. can play the play list to hear them back to back. glad you enjoy them.

you and probably 2 others :) appreciate the support

thank you

Howdy. Took me nearly 5 hours to upload that video. my internet isn't happy tonight

Sorry it took so long. This is an exciting chapter:)

@@sandidickinson7506 I work to make it so. Relic is going to be interesting when it comes out.

I can hardly wait:)

yes I am. back with pics. :)

thank you. I had a great day. hunkering down for the chill weather about to descend

Supposed to be single digits Monday north of Nashville. :)

@@sandidickinson7506 20 here. 16 for low tomorrow. no snow though. :(

the shorts I'm referring to will be only snippets of already posted videos. trying to reach a larger audience if possible. will be more 'new' stuff coming. hoping on daily

Hello. it is a good evening. :)

Glad to be back. :)

are you listening to it? or do you have the ebooks too? glad you are enjoying it. Only have books 1 and 2 on KZbin right now. going to start on Book 3 soon.

@ my roommate has the entire paperback collection so I’ve been reading that way then coming to these whenever I feel I missed something!

@@Withmilk115 if you want to go to the 2nd series "Travail of The Dark Mage" you'll need to get ebooks. haven't got those in paperbacks.

Best I can do right now is read them here on KZbin. I have the first 2 of The Morcyth Saga avaialbel if you search my youtube channel

I re-read them every year or so.

working on it. I'll get back to readings soon enough. :) thank you for staying with me.

I am doing fine. spending the weekend at my girlfriend's. I miss the reads too. hope to get back them before too much longer.

doubt I'll ever be rich and famous. well off and liked will suffice for me :) thank you!

your effort is appreciated. I'm sure it will be fine. thank you :)

It's all good. :) I do appreciate your support. I'm watching the Opening Ceremonies, and my honey has a pan of brownies baking in the oven. :) sweet...

True.

sometimes.... sometimes :)

didn't expect anyone to show, just throwing out possible opportunities. :)

If you ever sent me an email back in the day, you may be the inspiration for that story. :)

all good now.

not really. first been sturggling to get chapter 29 uploaded. started it up again 6 hours ago. now at 9% uploaded. so, stressing about that. Will redo the whole video tomorrow if it hasn't uploaded by then. also, got rear ended on the Highway. I was doing 65-70 mph, no traffic, and this guy comes up behind me doing 80-90 and slams into my rear. think he fell asleep, or was about to. he said he didn't remember what happened. nice enough fellow. I'm fine, if a bit achy and shaky. car's fine too. minimal damage to me and it. so, been a bad day all way around.

Been a struggle to get back into writing, but it I am and better than ever. Doing these chapter reads and getting feedback from folks has kept me energized. Should have done this a long time ago. Hope you enjoy it. :) Thanks for letting me know. Much appreciated.

@@BrianSPratt-AuthorThats good to hear your books are awesome glad to see you’re writing again.

good morning. cut wood this morning. now, tstorms are on their way. can hear the thunder

Too hot to cut wood lol

@@sandidickinson7506 Not for me. Love it. sweated so much, i looked like i had dragged myself out of the pond. losing weight. down 8 pounds this summer. looking for another 22. :)

@BrianSPratt-Author I think I will just sit here in air conditioned house. You have fun:)

You have the makiings of a writer :) Yes, all the time. something happens, and in my mind mini scenes start playing about what comes next. when I write, I'm just taking notes from the movie playing in my head.