So I’m on book four of Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time Series (The Shadow Rising.) At first, I chose it because what I’d heard of it came across as Epic Fantasy, with the crown passing (at least in one reviewer’s opinion) from J.R.R.Tolkien to Jordan. I needed something to read that was more like … Continue reading
Tag Archives: books
Writing Wednesday: Fear of Changing Gears
Goals from last week: 3 blog posts. Stories cycled to market as soon as markets are available. I have my next ePublication teed-up for its July 13th release (more information below.) I wrote 2,320 words, partly as I finished the latest revision of Swordsmaster (which now sits at 84,400 words), and the rest as I … Continue reading
Fantasy Friday: So What About Swordsmaster?
I’ve finished reading The Eye of the World (the first book in Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series.) Both it and George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire are works of High Fantasy (although of different tones.) And so is my novel (in progress) – Swordsmaster. What is High Fantasy? It’s fantasy … Continue reading
Writing Wednesday: Knowing How Much I Don’t Know
Goals from last week: 3 blog posts. Stories cycling back to market on schedule. My next ePub is available on preorder on schedule (and goes live in 2 days.) I’ve cleaned up a formatting issue on my paperback (somehow, some of the pages in my 6”x9” template were sized 5”x8” instead), and so that version … Continue reading
Meandering Monday about a Different Kind of Remoteness
It is amazing how different technology makes things. Imagine that you lived when travelling from Europe to the NEW WORLD meant leaving everything and everyone you had known behind. After months of travel you arrive and begin taming your relatively unknown new home. And yet, we believe that people / neighbors / families were closer … Continue reading
Writing Wednesday: Nobody’s Perfect
Goals from last week: 3 blog posts. Stories cycling back to market on schedule. My next ePub is available on preorder on schedule.) I’ve ordered the proof for the paperback version on Createspace, and once it’s arrived and I’ve had a chance to check it over, it will also be available (but apparently through Amazon … Continue reading
Writing Wednesday: It Takes a Lot to Make a World
Goals achieved last week: 3 blog posts. Stories cycling back to market as quickly as possible (it helped that a couple of markets opened back up for submissions recently.) “Cellfishness” was ePubbed on schedule (next release date is May 4th.) I failed to comment on ANY other blogs (hey, LIFE, like I’ve said before) – … Continue reading
