Draft Complete
After six months, my first draft of Nightwind: Fury is complete. It’s satisfying, but I know there’s so much more to do. I hope to have an alpha ready by the end of June, maybe end of May if my …
Category: Progress Updates
The Battle Within
I read Fourth Wing recently. Yarros is talented. I also read pieces of three other books: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Souless, and Name of the Wind. There’s nothing like reading popular published books to humble oneself. I have to admit, when …
Progress Update – April 2024
I’m in the final stretch of revisions as I attempt to get my draft into an alpha quality state. At least the plot makes sense now, and the main characters have a more compelling journey. This process over the last …
What’s in a Name?
I looked up the definition of Alara today, a name I picked randomly from a list of female baby names. It means “Water Fairy.” Spoiler alert, Alara isn’t a water fairy. For much of the morning I researched a new …
Last update of 2023
I started writing Nightwind: Fury in earnest five months ago. Creating a fantasy world is daunting, given the scope and effort. But I enjoy all of it. Every project or organization needs guiding principles, and for Nightwind books it’s the …
My Editing Process
I’ve spent a lot of time the last few weeks editing, re-editing… and more editing. I started Nightwind: Fury without caring about word counts. But when I finished 31 chapters, I was at 205,000 words. Too many for a first …