The Order of Thanatos has surpassed 50,000 words! I am currently working on chapter 13. I plan to complete the book at a tight 100-120k (a more marketable range), so we are around halfway. The first draft will be complete in July (barring any significant setbacks), and the book will be ready to publish byContinue reading “So much to write, so little time.”
Category Archives: Koen
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!”
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”
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”
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”
Retooling
I’ve been busy. Over the last two weeks, I have written what I typically write in two months. I lived the life of a full-time writer and wrote for ten hours straight last monday (MLK day). Some of this was working on Destiny of the Daystar, book 4 of my Absolution of the Morning StarContinue reading “Retooling”
2023, a year in review
And just like that, 2023 is coming to a close, and it’s time to look back on the journey. The year started with publishing Noonday in the North, book 3 of my Absolution of the Morning Star series (AMS), at the end of January. The book has done reasonably well and accumulated some positive reviewsContinue reading “2023, a year in review”
Quick update and heartfelt blessings
Just a quick update this week. Don’t worry; I will continue with the last installment of my camping saga shortly. Destiny of the Daystar, book four of my Absolution of the Morning Star series, is in its sixth chapter and is currently at 14,238 words. Initially, it was moving a little slowly, but we areContinue reading “Quick update and heartfelt blessings”
