Started Chapter 12

Started working on Chapter 12.  I've not gotten to far into it.  But watching something inspired me for a scene with my newest character I created for this series of books, Ashes of the Fallen.  However that scene will probably not play out until close to the end of the Ashes of the Fallen series of books.  But I think I'll be looking forward to writing out that scene.   Not much more to inform of you, so I'll type more later when I have more.

One Chapter Down and Many More To Go

Writing continues slow but steady.  Tomorrow I'm gonna really try to focus on writing up Chapter 12.  Things are rushing to a head; but I think I need to slow things down a pace and let them play out properly.   Chapter Eleven saw the introduction of a very important character though it may not appear so at first to my readers, and I'm going to give her a cameo in each of the Ashes of the Fallen Series of Books so that people can see that she was there from the beginning of the series.   Not much more to say.  Gonna go to bed so I can get up early and start work on Chapter 12.  Well type more when I have more to say on my writing projects.

Chapter 11 Almost Done

On the last scene of Chapter Eleven, and then it's onto Chapter Twelve.  Nothing more to say then that.

Concerning Chapter Ten and Eleven

Finished Chapter Ten once more.   There is a lot repetition in writing, as you rewrite and rewrite.   Whisper of the Heart once compared it to polishing a gem to bring out it's beauty and I liked that analogy as it is quite accurate as what must be done in the craft of writing.   I do not know how many times I've been reworking this first book, but each time it gets me a little closer to the end of it.  I also worked on Chapter Eleven which only needs a couple more scenes before I am finished with it.  Everything is going more or less well.  I just need to concentrate more on getting the writing done for this story.  I was thinking it'd be cool if I could get the money to get each of my races drawn up so that people can see what they look like as kind of a teaser for what I am working on.  Although I'll probably be sorry come tomorrow for staying up this late working on my novel.  But as the saying goes, "Strike well the iron is hot." Nothing else to say so I'll just leave it at that for now, and will type more later.

Maping the World of Ashes of the Fallen

I watched this video and it inspired me to try my hand at making a map to feature in the first book of my Ashes of the Fallen Series of books.   I only wish it had gone up to trees, as I know how to make a coastline, mountains, and rivers, but I suck at drawing the trees and am hoping to learn how to draw trees for my map in the next video.  These videos seem pretty good and I am definitely looking forward to the next one in the series as it should help me with making maps I'd not be embarrassed to put into my books.

I haven't really worked any further on Chapters 10 or 11 but I have come up with an interesting new character to put into the books.   I have also come up with some interesting politics for the Kingdom of Nargoth for the second set of Books, dealing with Emissary Z'ren.    Nothing more to say.  Enjoy the video and I'll type more later.

The Second Video Came Out So I Thought I'd Just Add It To This Rather Then Create Another Blog Entry.

 

A little Peak at Chapter 11 of In the Shadows

 I'm still writing Chapter 10; but this scene just came to me on my walk home and felt like sharing some of it after writing it up this morning.
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Part of Chapter 11

   Kaari stood as tall as the five foot nine Renadel, whom she forced backwards across the castle courtyard.  She smiled a little smug with herself.  She knew that this would be the day that she proved she could handle herself on the battlefield.  She had been training with Captain Renadel since she was fourteen, and she was almost twenty now.   Her arms were muscled as only those of a swordsman, lithe and full of long muscles in her arms, shoulders, and legs.  Despite this slight build up of muscles she had a comely face that favored her mother's Unndalg heritage, but in every other aspect she resembled her father, the King of Norens. 

   Then out of the corner of her light blue eyes she caught sight of her mother on the balcony.  Her attacks began to falter some under that glowering green eyed gaze, and got even worse as the scowl of disapproval deepened in the slight wrinkle across her mother's brow.  She soon found herself falling backwards onto her butt.  She let out a yelp after she had fallen. 

   Renadel scolded her, "You let your guard down.  If you really want to fight on the battlefield you can let nothing distract you.  Your mind must always be on the battle, and your surroundings.   You will find that if you can hone this skill it will benefit in more ways then you can understand right now."

    She turned her gaze back to the balcony to see her mother grinning, as if to say that her failure in that round against Captain Renadel was proof that the art of war was not a woman's duty to learn.  The Crown Princess then turned her attentions back to Renadel.

   Kaari pouted her luscious red lips, "It's only practice.  We are using wooden swords after all."
    "Even a wooden sword can be a dangerous tool in trained hands."  he struck her shoulder hard but she did not cry out.  She pushed back the tears she felt raising to her blue eyes.  She didn't want to appear weak before her combat master.  Crown Princess Kaari was learning more then swordsmanship from Captain Renadel, but all the arts of the warrior; archery, daggers, hand to hand combat, swordsmanship, and how to properly wield a pole-arm. 

     "Why didn't you block?"  Renadel inquired.

    "I didn't think to block."   Kaari replied honestly.

    Renadel sadly shook his head, "You need to think fast in a real fight.  Remember that."

    Kaari raised up her hand as she so often did after she had lost a round.  Renadel only stood there staring at that outstretched hand.  Kaari asked meekly, "Aren't you, a gentlemen, Renadel?  Will you not help a Lady to her feet."

    Renadel took her hand and then as she began to raise she felt the wooden sword stab hard into your stomach, "Dead again, Princess.   You can't trust your enemy to always hold to your code of honor.  The important thing to remember is that it's easy to die, the real aim of any fight is to ensure that the poor bastard that's your opponent is the one that dies and you live.

More on Chapter 10

Slow going on rewriting Chapter 10.  I'm halfway through Chapter Ten of In the Shadows.  I only need to finish writing the Margan scene and then after that I have the scene between Nadja the Mordrek and Rudal and I think that should round off Chapter 10 fairly well.  Hopefully I get In the Shadows done with soon.  Then I can go through the whole pain of really trying to save up money for an artist to commission for the cover of this thing.   I'd also like to be able to afford to put in black and white pictures at some of the chapter starts; but I doubt myself having the kind of money for that kind of thing.  Secondly because I'm thinking of changing where the first book ends and the second one begins that I might have to rethink my original idea of the cover illustration for the first book.