Chapter 15 At last.

I have finished Chapter 14 this morning. YAY and I am passed the point chapter wise on my rough draft, yet oddly enough because of the all the new stuff and fixes, plot wise I'm still about chapter 7 of the original draft.  But I felt I had to slow the plot down to give the reader time to learn and care about some of the characters in this, so plot though still important took only a minor backseat so I could introduce and let the reader know and hopefully feel more for the characters in this story.  Although some new characters decided to pop their heads into this one, such as Lady Anja, Granny (wink), and Z'ren. And a few other characters got a little make over with name changes and other small minor things that can sometimes make or break a story.  Now I am at last on Chapter 15.  I know it's taking me a long time to write this one, but I hope once it's out there that people will enjoy it.  Type more later.

New Idea For A New Novel

I came up with an idea for a new novel; but of course I can't work on it now as I have not even begun to finish my current set of novel ideas.  For now I've simply written down the basic plot outline for it and came up with a tentative title for it, Dreams of the Tempest.  The title for this new idea sounds more cool to me then the title I came up for the first book in my Ashes of the Fallen series, which is In The Shadows.  The plot for Dreams of the Tempest is very complex and might not actually be very marketable as far as books go.  But until I at least get done with Ashes of the Fallen's first couple books I'm not going to even attempt any drafts on Dreams of the Tempest, though I might work on names for the characters if I get bored at work during my breaks. 

Not much more to type so I'll type more when I have more to say.

Another Update on In The Shadows

I finally finished Chapter 13 and I am now on Chapter 14 of this novel.  I am glad to finally be done with Chapter 13, it was taking far too long.   Chapter 14 should be pretty good as the wheels are finally starting to spin again and the things set up in the beginning chapters are starting to move everything into place for this part of the book.   I am thinking Chapter 14 will see the introduction of the Reldarian Emissary so that should be a fun chapter to write.  Plus there is the fact of Emissary Larenz outrage, that will be a fun scene to write up as well, most likely.  On the Nook In the Shadows is at 98 pages, and still has some way to go before I reach the end of it.   A lot of things have to come to pass before I have this one finished.   Plus watching something inspired me for a character but not sure if he'll show up in this series or the next or a completely different set of books.  I shall type more when I have more to say about my writing project.

Wrote Up More

Wrote up a little more on Chapter 13 of In the Shadows.  Slowly getting this chapter done.   Just a problem of finding the muse to write up the scenes I know have to be written up to finish this chapter.  I'll probably try to work some on it on Tuesday if I don't write anything on my day off this Sunday.

I also wrote up a little more on the third book of ashes of the fallen, The Renegade.  Here is a sampling of what i wrote up.

PROLOGUE

     He would never be safe. It was that simple thought that terrified him most of all as he ran through the rain choked, muddy lanes.  He knew the rhyme and still he dared to hope that even in that legendary kingdom of mages he'd be safe if only he could reach it.  His chest hurt as he felt his heart in his throat.  Rowan heard the sound of their boots splashing in the puddles as they drew ever closer.  He knew escaping the Hounds impossible when they were so close.  He gasped as a hand shot out of the darkness and dragged him completely through the doorway he had been using as cover from the rain and Hounds.  He squirmed and bite down into the hand, and found himself thrown to the wooden floor of the house he had taken for being unoccupied.
   A cowled figure in travel worn and stained silver robe stood over him rubbing his hurt dingy silver gloved hand, "Fool...I know what  you are, and more importantly I know what hunts you in the Dark of the Night.  I have stood in the same place as you do now.  You would be wise not to bite the hand that aids you again."
   Rowan looked up with terrified eyes at this stranger.  The stranger in dirty silver robe held up a finger to his lips calling for silence.  The stranger and Rowan peeked through the shutters as a figure in black wearing long chains that connected from his wrists to his neck and from his wrists down to his feet, sniffed at the window. 

Geometry of Souls

I know I should be working on the first book, In the Shadows; but I wrote up the opening for the Prologue for the second book, Geometry of Souls.  Here is a sample of the Opening for my second book in the Ashes of the Fallen Series which introduces a despicable character called the Necromancer.

GEOMETRY OF SOULS,  Prologue

      "A black figure stalked the deserted streets, his body completely covered by leather; from his boots to his gloved hands and body that ran up almost to his chin, over his head he wore a strange iron helmet with a long beak projecting out of it.  Within this metal beak that covered his mouth and nose were filled with herbal compounds to prevent diseases from infiltrating.   He heard it from that distance, the most disgusting sound to his ears, the bawling of a small child.  He stepped over the occasional corpse that littered the street  as he made his way towards that disgusting sound.  Beneath the mask he frowned as he had hoped the various plagues he had simultaneously released upon this small village would have yielded better results.   He supposed he should have felt grateful that at least this village had produced at least one successful test rat for him.   His time was running out, and he needed the cure for the most fatal of all diseases, mortality."

News on chapter 13 of In the Shadows

Finally got a good start on Chapter 13 of In the Shadows and I am quite pleased with it so far.  I now have Chapter 13 completely plotted out and just have to finish writing it up.   I already have the opening for the second book, Geometry of Souls in my mind and hope I don't lose it.  I wrote down notes for it, so I'm good so long as I don't lose those notes. XD   Moving on Chapter Thirteen sees the introduction of another fairly important character in the Kalunesh Emissary, Telmaru, whose originally name I had as Seren but decided to change it to make it feel more Kalunesh.  Not much more to say on this then I have to go to work later today and probably stayed up way too late working on this; but when inspiration strikes I often find that if I don't start typing it up, it won't come out as good as when I first got inspired for the scenes playing out in my head.   Type more when I have more to say so until then later.

Chapter 12

Worked more on Chapter 12 and finally finished it.  Now moving onto Chapter 13.  Not really a lot more to say then that.  Trying to get In The Shadows finished.   I was hoping I could find some extra money to put into this book at least a couple inside illustrations; but they'll depend on what my finances look like when I feel ready to self publish it.  Not much more to report so I'll type more later.