the comic is updated daily, begun to support its author, and was nominated for three Hugo Awards. Tayler also produces Writing Excuses, along with novelist Mary Robinette Kowal, best-selling fantasy author Brandon Sanderson and horror author Dan Wells. Running weekly since February 10, 2008, this 15-minute writing tips podcast featured notable guests including Steve Jackson, Phil Foglio, Brandon Mull, Tracy Hickman, and Patrick Rothfuss. Along with best-selling fantasy author Tracy Hickman and his son, Curtis, he illustrated and published XDM: X-Treme Dungeon Mastery. Schlock Mercenary Main series: Schlock Mercenary: Under New Management, , May 2006, The Tayler Corporation Schlock Mercenary: The Blackness Between, , November 2006, The Tayler Corporation Schlock Mercenary: The Tub of Happiness, , December 2007, The Tayler Corporation Schlock Mercenary: The Teraport Wars, , October 2008, The Tayler Corporation Schlock Mercenary: The Scrapyard of Insufferable Arrogance, , June 2009, The Tayler Corporation Schlock Mercenary: Resident Mad Scientist, , July 2010, Hypernode Press Schlock Mercenary: Emperor Pius Dei, , July 2011, Hypernode Press Schlock Mercenary: The Sharp End of the Stick, , June 2012, Hypernode Press Schlock Mercenary: The Body Politic, , August 2013, Hypernode Press Schlock Mercenary: Longshoreman of the Apocalypse, , June 2014, Hypernode Press Schlock Mercenary: Massively Parallel, , December 2014, Hypernode Press Schlock Mercenary: Force Multiplication, , August 2016, Hypernode Press Schlock Mercenary: Random Access Memorabilia, release date TBA Schlock Mercenary: Broken Wind, release date TBA Schlock Mercenary: Delegates and Delegation, release date TBA Schlock Mercenary: Big, Dumb Objects, March 2021, Hypernode Press Schlock Mercenary: A Little Immortality, release date TBA Related works: Strohl Munitions Activity and Coloring Book, no ISBN, Jan. 1, 2009, The Tayler Corporation Short fiction "Flight of the Runewright" (novelette), December 2012 in Space Eldritch, , Cold Fusion Media "Extraordinary Zoology" (novella), July 2013, , Privateer Press "Heartfire" (novelette), September 2013 in Called to Battle, Volume One, Privateer Press "Fall of the Runewrought" (novelette), November 2013 in Space Eldritch II: The Haunted Stars, , Cold Fusion Media "Scrap Ante", March 2014 in Iron Kingdoms Excursions, Season One Volume Two, , Privateer Press "Mouths to Feed", April 2014 in Iron Kingdoms Excursions, Season One Volume Three, , Privateer Press "Call of the Caber", June 2014 in Iron Kingdoms Excursions, Season One Volume Five, , Privateer Press "An Honest Death", July 2014 in Shadows Beneath, , Dragonsteel Entertainment "Mind Over Matter" (novelette), December 2014 in Called to Battle, Volume Two, , Privateer