Tyler Hillis

Hello!

It’s with great excitement that I can share my first self-published story is available to purchase.

Frenetika The Mage is a prequel novella to it’s companion video game, FRENETIKA. You can purchase an e-book version (which is also free with kindle unlimited) or purchase a fancy shmancy paperback version!

As I wrote in a previous post, this novella was initially intended to be unlockable lore in the video game. However, once I released the game I was pretty dang proud of the story, and decided to release it separately.

The initial goal of the novella is maintained thankfully. It’s still fully unlockable within the game and so does not require folks who have purchased the game to purchase the novella separately.

However, there are lots of folks who don’t have the technical literacy nor interest in playing a video game in order to read the story in question. So, this allows a different audience a chance to read it without those barriers.

In terms of the self-publishing process, this was an unexpectedly invigorating pursuit. I’ve been writing, editing, and pitching a full-length novel for almost three years now and was pretty demotivated by it. In contrast, the entire timeline of writing, editing, and publishing this novella took about two months. And in the end, I’m super happy with the story and writing – I wouldn’t have published it otherwise.

I would LOVE for folks to check it out. And honestly, if the price tag for it is too high, just reach out to me. I’ll send you a copy for free.

Anyway, right now I’m on a creative high. There is more I want to write, design, and tinker with. So keep an eye out for more stuff.

Let’s keep the ball rolling!