It has been a very busy posting week for me, but as I promised last week, I wanted to offer a sample of my new project, The Order of Thanatos. I continue to work on it with gusto, and as of this post, it is at 28,359 words. Below is a very rough draft ofContinue reading “Sample chapter- Order of Thanatos”
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Four year anniversary!
Wow, it’s been four years since I re-started my writing journey by publishing Island of Stone on Amazon after a ten-year hiatus from writing. At the same time, I created this website and blog. The Slaying of the Bull soon followed the Island of Stone (both reworked drafts from my youth), and then I embarkedContinue reading “Four year anniversary!”
Order of Thanatos = 25,000
I don’t usually post blogs on Mondays, but I didn’t have a chance this weekend. Better late than never! I had set a goal to reach 25,000 words by the end of the month for The Order of Thanatos, which meant I had to use that time as judiciously as possible, considering it was alsoContinue reading “Order of Thanatos = 25,000”
Rainy days
I’ve been sitting on this couch, watching the wind blow the branches laden with buds and the rain pattering against the glass. Usually, it is easy to write on days like this, but for the life of me, I cannot think of a blog post today. Some weeks, it just appears, and others, it isContinue reading “Rainy days”
Order of Thanatos, a journey into first-person
This is just a quick update from last week. My previous post revealed that I am working on a new project, the Order of Thanatos. You can read more about that here. I am now on chapter 3 and will hit 10k words by the end of the weekend. So far, it flows onto theContinue reading “Order of Thanatos, a journey into first-person”
The Order of Thanatos
While I should be immersed in Destiny of the Daystar, the fourth installment of my Absolution of the Morning Star series, a thrilling new book concept unexpectedly burst into existence a few days ago, compelling me to set my pen to a different stack of paper. As I’ve often emphasized, the muse can lead usContinue reading “The Order of Thanatos”
Now surgery
So, where am I? Gosh, I’ve been working so hard, but I struggle to answer that question. Sometimes, it seems I take two steps forward and one step back. I am moving, but it never seems fast enough. I completed a facelift, and now it is time for some surgery. After creating my new bookContinue reading “Now surgery”
Facelift
The old adage that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover is probably true, but everyone falls victim. The cover is often the reader’s first introduction to the work. As they scroll through page after page on Amazon, the cover thumbnails are the first things they see, and if something visually interests them, onlyContinue reading “Facelift”
Koen is ready
Happy Chinese New Year, everyone! My wife and I are dressed in red from head to toe for luck. We had dumplings last night and plan on having hot pot for tonight’s dinner. It’s the year of the dragon, and what a year it is to try to publish a fantasy novel. Let me giveContinue reading “Koen is ready”
Leap of faith
Sometimes, you just have to jump! My greatest joys and most arduous trials all began with little to no planning and a leap of faith. I’ve discussed my move to China almost twenty years ago many times in this blog. That jump changed my entire world, mostly for the better. But there were undoubtedly difficultiesContinue reading “Leap of faith”
