The Quest shall return next week. I was taken up with a thought and wrote on that this week. I was thinking about something recently, and I haven’t been able to get it out of my head. In talking to my historically minded friends, I mentioned that one of my favorite historical themes is theContinue reading “A History Thought”
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The Master Drinks
The Master drinks. The Master drinks to remember. On a sunny day, as the stifling humidity consumed his estate, he demanded to be brought outside. His corpulent form required five slaves to drag him out of the mansion. He berated them for every discomfort he felt as his bed was wheeled outside. They had promisedContinue reading “The Master Drinks”
The Quest #7
Not much this week. No rejections, which is odd. I suppose that means there’s going to be a flood of them in the coming weeks. It also means I got ahead of the pile. Haha. The funny thing about the change of the months is that more agents are open the first few days ofContinue reading “The Quest #7”
The Peacock
Note: The Peacock is a novella I wrote after reading The Anarchy by Dalrymple, when scenes exploded through my mind. This is the prologue and first chapter, and an early draft. The story is about 50,000 words. It is the story of a dying empire, and the ruler who oversaw the decline. This is aContinue reading “The Peacock”
Story in Games
So this is the first blog on the topic of Storytelling. But not story telling in books, but rather in games, videogames or boardgames. I’ve realized that the games I love the best have an organic way for storytelling, an openness which allowed me to put myself into the game. I may make a postContinue reading “Story in Games”
The Quest # 6
So, recently I finished going through the pages of Manuscript Wishlist and Query Manager. It’s a good site, designed to help writers find agents. I just don’t know how successful it is at matching them. I sent a query to most agents I saw who represented fantasy books. I looked for people I was excitedContinue reading “The Quest # 6”
The Quest #5
Progress remains steady in querying. I’ve discovered the most deflating thing is when an agent I thought was a good match declines to represent me. It doesn’t discourage me from continuing, but it does feel like a missed opportunity. What could have been, huh. I will say, the meanest, pettiest part of me has theContinue reading “The Quest #5”
On Honesty
On Honesty (with an introductory digression on the nature of the Essay) I will get to the premise of this essay soon, I promise. I wouldn’t lie to you. Not here at least. Not in an essay about honesty. But before I begin that essay, I felt I needed to write this one. I know,Continue reading “On Honesty”
The Worth of a Stone Chapter 1
Chapter 1: Dinah With an impatient snort, Dinah’s horse slowed. Her wagon creaked to a stop. She shared the horse’s frustration. It had been a stop-start morning. Three wheels had come off the other wagons. A narrow, rocky valley carved by a powerful river surrounded her, a great cliff towering over her nearly a hundredContinue reading “The Worth of a Stone Chapter 1”
The Quest # 2
I had a busy weekend with a friend’s wedding, so I only managed to query two agents since the last posting. Which is great because I had two rejections last week. I have achieved replacement rate. I’m not discouraged by the rejections. That’s the business. I barely have ten. Breaking in is harder than writing.Continue reading “The Quest # 2”
Michael Frutig 