Update

I've been working on my writing, however I haven't finished Chapter 13 but am going back over the earlier chapters since I'm stuck on 13 at the moment.   I realized after reading Guardian of the Spirit that not all my characters were human or real enough, so I'm going back and fixing that some.  So though I've not been progressing forward at least I'm writing something on this Ashes of the Fallen project.

Bad Writer

I am such a bad writer.  I haven't really written anything.  I've just been feeling so tired lately and uninspired to work on anything.   I just think maybe I'm losing my touch at writing, which I don't want to happen; but I find it hard to go to the keyboard and actually type a story. A fact which is sad since I still love to write and tell tales.  I hope I get back into it as these ideas within my head are too good to just let them slide from me into the ash piles.   I apologize for not updating this in a long time.  But I won't go into details of why I feel so tired and uninspired as this is a log for about writing and more in point, my writings.

I have some days off coming up, hopefully I use them productively and spend at least one day working on my writing, even if it is not the Ashes of the Fallen stuff.   I'm not sure what's more popular in the market; Dark Fantasy such as my Hultan/Friar Series or the Standard Fantasy Genre with Elves and Knights and stuff like that.   But then I shouldn't be looking at it from that as a real writer.  A real writer has a story inside him/her and they have a burning desire to tell this story.   It's not about what will sale well or not.  It's what you got inside of you.  That's all that matters, and I have to keep telling myself that and to get back to my writing.   Maybe writing this entry may spark something in me to return to my writings.  Who knows.   Thanks to those that read this and hopes you enjoy my ramblings.  Later.

Pffft Writers...such lazy people :P

Lame I know but it's been a while and I've not really been doing much writing.  So I apologize.

Struggling with Chapter 13

I think it's the summer heat and my lazy nature; but been staring still at the evil chapter 13 and keep deleting it as I don't like what I keep typing; but I've finally satisifed with something I was able to write today for Chapter 13..and it's not much as don't know where to take it from here.  But thought I'd share a little of what I have written as part of Chapter 13.  Again, it is not much.  Only a little teaser of things in the Ashes of the Fallen universe's first book.

"The walls shrank in about Nadja, as she sat huddled up on the cot with her legs drawn up to her breasts.  She hated being trapped within the confines of this cell; with it’s near darkness and stale, damp air.  And worst of all the acute scent of mold growing on the far wall.   "

Sorry to say that's all i have been able to come up with so far for this chapter. Maybe I should take a break over the summer on my writing and return to it when it's more cool outside and I can focus better.

May Day and Block

Evil Chapter 13.   I really need to focus more on my writing.  But I keep getting distracted by things; which sucks. I know what has to happen in Chapter 13.  I'm just having problems putting it into words again.  Once I get the scene started I know I can write it.  It's just writing it is the problem.  Everytime I open chapter 13 I just stare at the page for like 30 minutes thinking on how to start the chapter.  But since at my PC I get distracted after that 30 minutes; especially since I joined a Forum/Board RPG.  So at least I'm writing something; even if its not completely productive to my Ashes of the Fallen Series.   It's just been a while since I wrote anything on here and figured people that read this may have an interest in where my writing is going.

And to all those few that have bought my works and enjoyed them I'd like to say thanks.

Chapter 12

Finished Chapter 12, so I'm glad about that...now I have the evil blank page of Chapter 13 mocking me as I just sit there staring at it and hoping something will come into my brain.  I know what has to be put down on it. I'm just having trouble of what viewpoint to use and how to start up the scene.  Hopefully I get it started soon as I really want to get this first book of Ashes of the Fallen done as I've not really worked on anything else.   I've been working on this book for a few years now.  It's had a lot of changes from the initial story which I just started writing without ever finishing it before I realized halfway through I was approaching everything wrong and decided to take it slower and not as fast paced as originally intended and I hadn't really built out the world.  I just had these characters in my head, who are no longer even like originally designed.  Unlike my Friar Fisher and Mordecai Lee who have pretty much stayed the same from original concept.  Even as I built up the world more so around my dark fantasy characters they didn't alter too much in personality; unlike in the Ashes of the Fallen series; where in some cases genders and such as well as fantasy races were changed.   I really am curious what will sell better, My Ashes of the Fallen Series or my dark fantasy series concerning Friar Fisher and Mordecai Lee.  Not much else to really bs on so I'll end it here for now.  And get back to you later on Chapter 13's progress.

And for those that are interested here again is a sample of me reading Wolves of North Wood.
On Nook:  Wolves of North Wood Short
On Kindle:  Wolves of North Wood Short

Secondly not sure if people like hearing me read...so if you guys want to hear me reading out a sample of Horror of Hellgarde please let me know by commenting on this blog.  

Chapter 12 Almost Done

I'm so proud of myself. I got that scene finally written out and I am mostly satisfied with it.   I just have one last scene to write and Chapter 12 will be done and I can move onto Chapter 13.  My story is now at 27913 words approximately  I now only need 12,087 for it be considered Fantasy genre novel length, and 2,087 words approximately short for it to be considered general novel length. I'm tempted to end it on a certain cliffhanger but thinking maybe I shouldn't do that. I'll probably finish it with the original outlined ending and not do that; but tempted to do otherwise.   It'd be cool if I wrote passed the required 40,000 words for this; but I won't know until I come to the end of this first draft how long it'll be roughly.