Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Published!

The short story that became a novelette is up and done. Seeking the Veil, Part 1 is live on Amazon. And the novel is coming in days. Click here to go to the Amazon page.

A young man seeks his purpose in a foreign land. To do something against an age-old enemy. But he is no magus, he has never lifted his war hammer in anger and he must struggle to find his place in a band of unlikely heroes. 
There is humor, friendship, battle, magic and the discovery of a mysterious power that lies within.

Lots to do, so I'll make this brief. The release of the novelette is something of a test run. Seeing how everything works and so on. Good thing my expectations were low, I spent an inordinate amount of time on Amazon last night, trying to tweak the formatting of the short story to look the best it could. Then I see the "Look Inside" rendering isn't even true to the Amazon online preview application.


Bah. Either way, the story is up. I'm happy with the results and now is when the magic starts. I started writing the short stories just a few months ago, but the novel has been brewing in my head for 7 years with story elements churning for decades. As much fun as I've had writing, the best part is sharing. That's when it truly takes its first breath, when it exists apart from me. And that is true magic.

2 comments:

  1. Woohoo, congrats on the launch!

    Don't worry too much about the online previewer. It's not going to work right no matter what you do to the book. I produce a validated (via Epubcheck) EPUB and upload that to the mighty Zon. Hasn't failed me yet! (But I still learn new stuff each time I upload a new book, and I have 10.)

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  2. Thanks for the comment, Larry. Thought I had responded to this already. Good to know about Epubcheck, hadn't heard, I'll look into it. And congrats yourself on the books.

    Still writing in that Truck Universe? My 3 year old would probably love you. He's crazy about trucks.

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