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Edits and collated version update
January 19, 2026 by Chris Bissette
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Hello! This is just a quick update to let you know what’s happening with final edits and getting the collated version to you. I sent myself a deadline of January 16th to have this finished but I unf... Continue reading
Update on the collated version
December 31, 2025 by Chris Bissette
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Hi everyone, I hope you’ve had a good festive season! I was hoping to have the collated version ready to go by now but we stayed away from home a little longer than planned over Christmas and only a... Continue reading
Chapter 25
December 25, 2025 by Chris Bissette
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The final chapter is here! Thank you for reading along with me this past month. I’ll put out the collateral version some time around new year, and I’ll have more information about my plans for the... Continue reading
Chapter 24
December 24, 2025 by Chris Bissette
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It’s Christmas Eve, and the penultimate chapter is here! I’m not sure when exactly I made the decision that these things would go until Christmas Day rather than just Christmas Eve like a ‘prope... Continue reading
Chapter 23
December 23, 2025 by Chris Bissette
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It’s time for chapter 23. I don’t really have anything else to say about that. Enjoy the chapter!... Continue reading
Chapter 22
December 22, 2025 by Chris Bissette
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Can someone please explain to me where this month has gone? It’s absolutely flown by, and I can’t believe we only have a few days left until Christmas now. Chapter 22 is here. Today I’ll be head... Continue reading
Chapter 21
December 21, 2025 by Chris Bissette
Chapter 21 is here! That marks three weeks of this advent calendar, and just a handful of days to go. Enjoy!... Continue reading
Chapter 20
December 20, 2025 by Chris Bissette
Chapter 20 is here. Just a handful left to go now. Reading this along with you has been a lot of fun. Normally by this point in the month I’m frantically writing every day in order to try and keep u... Continue reading
Chapter 19
December 19, 2025 by Chris Bissette
Numbers have never been my strong suit. They slip off my brain, won’t stay put no matter now much I want them to. I should have known it would be an issue when I started writing a book that required... Continue reading
Chapter 18
December 18, 2025 by Chris Bissette
A new day in the mountains, and a new set of awful decisions to be made. Here’s chapter 18. Just a week remaining now... Continue reading
Chapter 17
December 17, 2025 by Chris Bissette
My working title for today’s chapter is, “So now what?” I hope you enjoy it... Continue reading
Chapter 16
December 16, 2025 by Chris Bissette
Every year we get to this point of the advent calendar and I think, where the hell did the time go? Doing this thing makes December disappear on me in a flash. Nine chapters left... Continue reading
Chapter 15
December 15, 2025 by Chris Bissette
With this chapter, we’re now in ~~Europe~~ the final countdown. Just ten days left, which means just ten chapters left! Thank you for reading along so far... Continue reading
Chapter 14
December 14, 2025 by Chris Bissette
Chapter 14 is here! Just 11 left to go now. I’ve also re-uploaded chapter 12 after fixing the disappearing Harrow issue. Thanks for pointing that out. No matter how well-edited these things are, som... Continue reading
Chapter 13
December 13, 2025 by Chris Bissette
It’s day 13, which means we’ve crossed the halfway mark! 12 more chapters to go, and we’re deep into the messy middle now. Someone kindly pointed out yesterday that I accidentally lost a charact... Continue reading
Into the dungeon
December 12, 2025 by Chris Bissette
It’s day 12, and it’s finally time for what this whole thing has been building to - a delve into the dungeon beneath the monastery! This was a really important part of the novel for me and as a re... Continue reading
Chapter 11
December 11, 2025 by Chris Bissette
It’s Thursday, and like all other days ending in -y in the first two thirds of December, it’s time for a new chapter! I realise that’s a very specific criteria for releasing new chapters, but th... Continue reading
Chapter 10
December 10, 2025 by Chris Bissette
It’s day 10. You all know the drill by now. I hope you enjoy the chapter!... Continue reading
Chapter 9
December 09, 2025 by Chris Bissette
Good morning! Chapter 9 is here. No spoilers for this one, other than to say that after the longer, slower burn of yesterday, this one is a short, sharp banger. Enjoy... Continue reading
Chapter 8
December 08, 2025 by Chris Bissette
Chapter 8 is here! This is the longest chapter in the novella so far, clocking in at around 4,500 words. I’m a little later uploading this one today simply because I wanted to spend this morning giv... Continue reading
Day 7
December 07, 2025 by Chris Bissette
It’s day 7, and things are starting to get real. Hard to believe Rhod and his crew haven’t even been at the monastery for a full day yet. There’s also a bonus chapter over on Patreon that bridge... Continue reading
Chapter 6
December 06, 2025 by Chris Bissette
Every year at around this point in the advent calendar I realise that we’re nearly a week into this thing and that it’s going incredibly quickly. This year is no exception. It’s a new day, which... Continue reading
Chapter 5
December 05, 2025 by Chris Bissette
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It’s the 5th of December, which means we’re at the 20% point already! Chapter 5 sees a point of no return for Rhod. It also sees some bonus content in the form of a scrapped draft of this chapter... Continue reading
Day 4
December 04, 2025 by Chris Bissette
Good morning! A new chapter is live. I hope you enjoy it... Continue reading
Chapter 3 updated
December 03, 2025 by Chris Bissette
Sorry for the double update so early in the month! I’ve just read through Chapter 3 again to refresh my memory for marketing purposes, and I spotted a few small issues in the text that I wanted to f... Continue reading
Day 3
December 03, 2025 by Chris Bissette
It’s day 3. That means chapter 3. I know that you know that. I want to write things about each chapter in these updates to get you excited, but I also don’t want to spoil anything. It’s a hard b... Continue reading
Day 2, Chapter 2
December 02, 2025 by Chris Bissette
Thanks for picking up The Mouth Of Winter, and welcome to day 2! It’s currently midnight in the UK and for some reason I’m still awake, so I thought I’d release this installment at the earliest... Continue reading