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Video Thursday: Mecha vs Dragon Edition

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Video Thursday: Crazy Crow Edition

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Stormcrows (the people) are named after stormcrows (the birds) for good reason. Maxim’s stormcrow companion wants to ride aboard the luxury airship. Animal telepathy meets steampunk technology in Undead Flight, Book 2 of the Hunter Healer King trilogy.

Video Thursday: What’s in the Box? Edition

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Maxim offers Chloe a box, and asks her to keep the artifact inside safe. She holds up the necklace inside and wonders “what has he gotten me into now?” Their relationship isn’t built on grand gestures. It’s built on trust forged while fighting monsters side by side. A romantic moment from Undead Flight, Book 2 of the Hunter Healer King trilogy. Which, by the way, is on sale now as part of Hans G. Schantz’s Spring Book Sale!

Video Thursday: Vampires on an Airship Edition

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Maxim and Chloe face a blood-drinking leech, a horrifying monster created by the most dangerous type of dark sorcerer. Inspired by a scene from Undead Flight, Book 2 of the Hunter Healer King trilogy.

Video Tuesday: Wonder Horse Edition

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Dr. Maxim os Storm can talk to animals telepathically, a gift of his Stormcrow bloodline. Here he rides Scrimshaw, Chloe’s fierce white stallion, in a vignette inspired by Wolf’s Trail, Book 1 of the Hunter Healer King trilogy. The Stormcrows are descended from survivors of a fallen Atlantis, and their abilities make them formidable monster hunters.

Video Tuesday: Snowy Visions Edition

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Chloe awakens in the snow and tells Maxim about her vision, where she saw him shining like lightning. A moment from Wolf’s Trail, Book 1 of the Hunter Healer King trilogy. Sometimes the most powerful scenes are the quietest ones.

Video Tuesday: Werewolves of Noricum Edition

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Chloe Fortebat faces a werewolf attack, and only Dr. Maxim os Storm can help her. Wolf’s Trail, Book 1 of the Hunter Healer King trilogy. In the Old World, monsters are real…and the people who hunt them are the only thing standing between civilization and darkness.

Video Tuesday: Book Trilogy Trailer Edition

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Meet Chloe Fortebat and Dr. Maxim os Storm in this trailer for the Hunter Healer King trilogy. She’s a rancher’s daughter facing werewolves in a world of airships and steam power. He’s a monster hunter avoiding his destiny as king. Three books of monster hunting, political intrigue, and slow-burn romance where saving the world takes priority over bedroom scenes. For fans of Patricia Briggs and Lindsay Buroker.

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Video Tuesday: Dancing Mecha Edition

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A 40-foot mecha dances to Slavic-inspired folk music in this music video from the Hunter Healer King trilogy. The Armor of Arent has been waiting for a worthy pilot. Now it has one. 🎬 Created with AI tools (Midjourney + Suno) 📚 From the gaslamp fantasy series by Mel Dunay! The Hunter Healer King trilogy combines steampunk monster hunting with slow-burn romance. For fans of Patricia Briggs and Lindsay Buroker.

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Due Disclosure: Me and AI and Marketing

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To me, AI is a flawed but interesting tool, brought to us by the same flawed (and often corrupt) people who brought us the rest of the modern conveniences we live with. Other people have other opinions about it, and out of respect for them, I try to be transparent about my use of AI.

I do not use AI for first draft writing or for high-level concept and character background work. I have found ai chatbots (mostly Claude.ai) helpful for tasks like:

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