Monthly Archives: August 2013
Help us populate a new world!
The Lands of Unitus website is up and running! Just take a moment to look at that beauty of a logo (I can’t take credit for it). I have a new story that I will be posting on Unitus as part of a fantasy collaboration. Episode 1 is nearly complete and almost ready for posting. […]
Sparring with a ‘God’ (excerpt, part 3 of 3): Reflection
Part three. Here’s part 1 & part 2. This section of the chapter needs the most work for when I come back to it after the first draft is completed. Thanks for reading! Chapter 21 (first draft) Islos Part 3 of 3 (continued) Cirrus was resting in the shade of the ship’s sails, resting and watching as […]
Sparring with a ‘God’ (excerpt, part 2 of 3): Plenty more to learn
Part two! Here was part 1. Again, this is Cirrus (the Soldier POV), having just started his practice match with the Aquari 5th Lieutenant, Arturus Mariner. I’m hoping even though it is just the first draft, that I was able to give somewhat of a clear visualization of how the characters were moving. Thanks for reading! […]
Unitus
The collaborative fantasy world I have mentioned during the past couple of weeks finally has a site! Be sure to check it out for great stories, unique creatures, and a variety of writing styles between myself and some wonderful writers. I will be writing for the place known as Sesho. The Lands of Unitus
“You were born here. You’ll die here.”
Over the weekend, I wrote a small passage to start my sci-fi book, called To Cross the Water, what I’m calling Project Tango on this site. It’s something I’m going to chip away at occasionally. I see it as being fairly short, around 50-70k words. Even though it has relatively no outline compared to FotS – […]
Sparring with a ‘God’: First look at Cirrus (excerpt, part 1 of 3)
Here is a new, long-awaited excerpt from FotS: Book 1. Here we have Cirrus (the Soldier POV). He is taking a ship, on his way to his ascension ceremony with a legend as escort, Arturus Mariner. Overall, it is an action-packed chapter. Again, this is from the original draft. I only read through it once […]
One Lovely Blog Award
I have been kindly nominated for the One Lovely Blog award. Let’s go through the process for this award, shall we? 1) Thank the one that nominated you. Many thanks to D. James Fortescue! Check out his excellent website, you’ll be glad you did. 2) Put up the picture for the One Lovely Blog Award. […]
“Chapterhouse: Dune” Review
Chapterhouse: Dune (Dune Chronicles #6), by Frank Herbert 3 out of 5 (Liked It) The desert planet Arrakis, called Dune, has been destroyed. Now, the Bene Gesserit, heirs to Dune’s power, have colonized a green world — and are turning it into a desert, mile by scorched mile. Why I liked it: Chapterhouse: Dune is the last novel […]
Kagalla’s Sacrifice
Centuries ago, when humans were young to the lands of Sesho, the Felids, Vix, and Wolves were more numerous and powerful, and the art of stone-making was still known by some among them. Conflict was abundant during that time, as it had always been, but the Felids were in a period of peak strength. In […]
Peoples of Sesho
Sesho is a region I have added to a fantasy world, one area of many as I collaborate with a group of writers. Here is a general guide to the main groups of beings you would find there, if you woke up in Sesho one morning. Felids A race of cat-humanoids that live in the […]
Pentia A-Z: G is for Garden of the Masters
The Garden of the Masters, or Garden of Greats, is a burial site lying outside of the Talonian capital. There, the great Masters of the past are buried in their tombs. From afar, the buildings of the garden that house the dead are low and hidden from view, beneath growth and behind hills. Within the cover […]
Enter, Duo
Here is the third sketch, kindly illustrated by Len Weatherly, of Duo the jackal. The drawing itself is nearly spot-on with what I had mentally pictured. An excellent job. Duo is the original companion of the band, a good friend of the human, and main character, Flint. Duo himself does not have much skill with magic, […]
Vix
Ladies and gentlemen, another great sketch by Mr. Len Weatherly! This time it is a female Vix woman in my part of the fantasy collaboration world. She is another addition to the main band, a ninja style fighter with unknown origins. Her name happens to also be Vix, an obvious chosen name to hide a […]
The last return of the best show on television!
I’m pretty excited if you couldn’t tell. Yes, currently, I would call Breaking Bad just that. The best show out there. Better than Game of Thrones, you ask? Yeah, I’ll make that claim. And I’ll be the first to tell you, I usually can’t stand other shows in the crime genre. Every crime drama/cop drama […]
Progress Journal Entry 5: Chapters 21-25
It’s been another month since the last five chapters were done. That’s in part due to August being a month where I tend to take a mental vacation from everything, but mostly because I have begun to write in a more random order based on my day to day mood. Chapters 21 to 25 are […]
Meet Blitz (sketch by Len Weatherly)
Here is an excellent depiction of a new character I have created in a fantasy collaboration with other writers. Len Weatherly, a fellow collaborating writer (check out his site through the link) for a brand new project I am now a part of, has kindly drawn out this wonderful sketch. Blitz is a companion character […]
Behold! Summaries of all current projects
Finally, all my current projects in one place. This content has been added as a page on the site, where it will be updated from time to time. For readers who are aware of FOTS, my primary project and the beating heart of this blog, here is a basic summary of the series. Next is […]
5 month blog-anniversary! & a summary of what’s happened / what’s next
When I made a post after my first month of blogging, I was congratulating my readers for being kind enough to follow my blog. At that point in time, I had under 20 followers. Yesterday, we just passed 140! These past few months of blogging alongside my primary writing project have been wonderful. It has […]
“Heretics of Dune” Review
Heretics of Dune (Dune Chronicles #5), by Frank Herbert 3 out of 5 (Liked It) The planet Arrakis–now called Rakis–is becoming desert again. The Lost Ones are returning home from the far reaches of space. The great sandworms are dying. And the children of Dune’s children awaken from empire as from a dream, wielding the new power […]
My own process for writing a book / is there a proper way?
How do you go about writing your novels or other writing projects? I can see clearly now that I will be going through my book in three significant drafts (definitely more, but then mostly for small changes) with a fairly swift editing/proofreading run after each. It should be noted that there are actually more than three revisions because […]
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