This is just a short update.

I have uploaded the first five chapters from The Dark Thorn onto the site. So many of you have been so patient with me that I decided I might as well share more of the book. In the first five chapters, you are introduced to 3 of the 4 Point of View characters. I hope you enjoy them.

Click HERE to read Chapters 1-5.

In other news, I've received my first rejection letter. You can read about it HERE. I have since queried Matt Bialer, a fantastic agent who represents the likes of Tad Williams, Patrick Rothfuss, Diana Rowland, Blake Charlton, and many others. As per the guidelines on his website, I probably won't hear anything back from him for 6-8 weeks.

I will make great use of my time. I have to redesign Terry's website, get my own website redesigned, and prepare for some rather large signings later this summer via The Signed Page.

Hope to hear from some of you after you've read the chapters!

Labels: Craft, Excerpt, The Dark Thorn

I have given in.

Finally.

Today the Amazon Kindle version of Song of the Fell Hammer went live. It is $2.99.

Song of the Fell Hammer was my first attempt at a novel and like many debut books it is wordy. The book is near 200,000 words. As a reference, the average novel length today is 90,000 words with fantasy novels usually being closer to 105,000 words. In other words, you'll be getting a lot of words for the price!

That might not be a good thing. Ha!

I will make 35% on each download. That's $1.05 for 10 months of work a few years ago.

If you have Adobe Reader with the capacity to view .PDFs, you can read for free the Prologue, Chapter One, Chapter Two and Chapter Three of Song of the Fell Hammer by clicking the links.

If you have a Kindle, click Song of the Fell Hammer to download it!

And yes, I am thinking about offering this as a .PDF download. Just have to figure out how to make that a possibility where no or limited theft will take place.

Have questions? Just ask. I am always around.

Labels: Excerpt, Song of the Fell Hammer

Ever since I posted the Prologue to The Dark Thorn people have asked me if I'd post any other excerpts. I've largely said no, simply because I want some semblance of my marketability left in tact if I do get a book deal. I need chapters to post before a book comes out, chapters that will hopefully entice people to buy the book the week it comes out.

But a year is a long time to wait and we are coming up on a year since I began talking about this project. I thought it time to post something new.

This excerpt is taken from the middle of Chapter 21, where knight Richard McAllister and college student Bran Ardall are within the cave city of Caer Glain, trying to convince the obstinately reclusive coblynau leader Lord Fafnir to join the Seelie Court and wage war on their common enemy. The coblynau are Celtic fey creatures, similar to dwarves in many respects, who burrow and mine the mountains of the Snowdon in the middle of Annwyn. They have long not been a part of the governing body known as the Seelie Court, protected from Caer Llion and the murderous High King by the mountains they reside within. That protection is near an end, however, as the war expands into the very reaches it once could not reach, and Richard comes to inform Lord Fafnir he must join the Queen of the Seelie Court and wage war on the High King if Caer Glain is to have a chance at survival.

Chapter 21 Excerpt
I cannot stress enough this excerpt is not the entire chapter. One, I don't want to give away plot points that take place before and, Two I don't want you to know what happens after. How is that for secrecy? This excerpt is also not edited, so if you see something feel free to let me know.

And be sure to post your thoughts in the Comments section of the website.

Labels: Excerpt, The Dark Thorn