Beneath the Walls Aethshus watched the walls. It was fast becoming a habit. There was little else to do once he had looked over his equipment. Today was a quiet day in the siege, one where neither side tried anything. Most days should have been like that, only this siege was unlike any other. ForContinue reading “Flash Friday#26”
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Changing tack
I am just about finished with my book of the year, the adventure story. I won’t say much more about it now, I want to finish. After that, however, I will be gearing up to write the second. This one I aim to be short, and given my current writing speed, will be about threeContinue reading “Changing tack”
Flash Friday #25
Earworm A little tune bobbed through the hedges. The singer, a woman in a red hat, sang the words. “One day, one day you will be mine, baby.” Behind the hedge there was a man in thick denim. He trimmed the hedge and heard the woman singing. The tune wormed its way into his mind.Continue reading “Flash Friday #25”
The Quest #28
Two rejections and no new applications. But there is a good reason for this. At least, I think it’s a good reason. It has been a year of blind querying agents and I have gotten no requests for more. I know that breaking in is tough. I’m not discouraged, but I am looking to getContinue reading “The Quest #28”
Quick note
I am out of town this week and am unable to do any quest related things this week. The quest shall continue next week. Thanks, Michael
Flash Friday #24
Chains The large thunderhead loomed menacingly over a prison in an older part of the world, a prison which had once been full of thousands of prisoners, but now only held one. The prison might have emptied, but its guard remained the same. A thousand men guarded its walls and its only occupied cell.Continue reading “Flash Friday #24”
Flash Friday #23
Beneath the Walls Aethshus watched the walls. It was fast becoming a habit. There was little else to do once he had looked over his equipment. Today was a quiet day in the siege, one where neither side tried anything. Most days should have been like that, only this siege was unlike any other. ForContinue reading “Flash Friday #23”
The Quest #27
None up and none down. Not the numbers I need to be doing. I’m going to pump those numbers up in the coming weeks and settle back into a rhythm. I think I’m making good progress on my book this year. I have written a page of fiction every day since 2019. Starting this year,Continue reading “The Quest #27”
Flash Friday #22
Djinn Night fell on Mar-ha-shesh, and in the Apricot Palace silence fell. Tomorrow the host would march out the Sun Gate and win the Qvizartch-Sha-shen the great trading city of Na-ha-lamh. Wealth would be his, and the rich lands of the Begemot would be laid bare before him. All things happened as the Qvizartch-Sha-shenContinue reading “Flash Friday #22”
End of a Chapter
By which I mean a book. Today, only few minutes ago, I finished recording my audio book for my epic fantasy epic poem, The Ring of Dain Thar Duin. This is, of course, not the first time I’ve recorded it, but a persistent audio problem convinced me it was better to redo it. That wasContinue reading “End of a Chapter”