50 Ways to Kill a Character Part II – With even more awesome ways for your characters (or NPCs, for that matter) to bite the dust.
Salve!
So in case you missed it, my first 50 Ways to Kill a Character was the most successful blog post I’ve ever written (and to be honest, I wrote it half as a joke for my own sanity.) Now that I have 5 books and counting under my belt, I decided it was time to make a part II. Read on, brave writers, and make sure you subscribe to my blog for more writer tips and support like this list! Continue reading “50 Ways to Kill a Character Part II”
A brief background on Aurelia Appius, a new major character in the series, and a word progress update!
First, Book Word Update for Steel Praetorian: 36,100 words.
Hi everyone! I’ve got a small snippet of my latest chapter. Introducing Aurelia Appius, cousin of Constantine. She plays a much larger roll in this book, unlike in Iron Tribune, where she’s little more than a visitor in the story of the Steam Empire Chronicles, Aurelia will become a main character in her own right.
A brief summary of Day 9 of NaNoWriMo2015
Day 9 has come and gone, and what a challenge it was…
Current Progress 18,454
Current Goal for today: 19,000 – Used up a chunk of my buffer. Tomorrow will better!
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Continue reading “Day 9 – A bit slower, but still moving ahead.”
11,000 words and a goodbye note from Corbus.
Hi all,
I hit 11,000 words late last night, onwards to 14,000 today. Remember to subscribe to the blog and follow me on facebook for more information and more frequent updates! Pre-Orders for Iron Tribune digitally are live through Amazon and Smashwords! Also check out my Facebook Iron Tribune Release Party! A fun time will be had by all
So today I’m responding to a challenge from the NaNoWriMo2015 Forums provided by a 6th grader who is participating in the Youth Writer’s Program.
Continue reading “Day 7 of NaNoWriMo2015 – Something Different Today!”
We’re past the 6000 word mark on day 4 of National Novel Writing Month! Take a peek!
Here’s a snippet from today’s writing 🙂 We’re past the EDIT: 7000 word mark. Definitely making good progress now! Thanks for all the love and support. Remember to subscribe to the blog and follow me on facebook for more information and more frequent updates! And you can also Pre-Order Iron Tribune digitally through Amazon
Continue reading “Day 4 – NaNoWriMo! – EDIT: Over the 7000 word mark!”
Day 3 of the National Novel Writing Month Competition! Check out some of my writing today…
Better late than never! Classwork got me behind tonight. I’ll finish in about 25 minutes. Didn’t get to my full length portion tonight, but I’m still going! Here’s a sample.
Part 5 of the Border is now ready for your enjoyment! Also, read to the end to learn about the next step for Iron Tribune! Don’t miss this update!
Salve! Part 5 of the Border is here for your reading enjoyment. With the Quadi close to escaping, Perula leads his men on a series of desperate charges. But can they stall the barbarians long enough for their allies to reach them? Not sure where to start? Read Part 1 and Part 2 now to get the low-down.
Be sure to read to the end of this part, as I’ve some extra information on Iron Tribune You’ll be interested in hearing!
Salve! Part 3 of The Border is now live! Will Perula’s forces throw back the Quadi? Will his plan work, or will Rome lose yet another border province? Read to find out!
Part One of the Border, the beginning of a short story set in the late Roman Empire.
So while I wait for the kickstarter, cover art, editing, and everything else to fall into place, I found myself inspired by some miniatures that I’ve been working on. This story doesn’t fall into the world of the Steam Empire Chronicles, but maybe I can blend it in later (depending on the response).
Let me know what you think below! All commentary is welcome. Continue reading “Short Story Series: The Border, Part 1”
My first post of 2015, plus I share some news about Iron Tribune and the novel progress!
Greetings! Happy 2015 (Said exactly one month late!
No excuses this go around: Life got in the way. Now onto the point of this article!
The Hour a Day Project
This is an idea I’ve heard before/thought of before. Everyone knows that, if you do something for long enough, it becomes a habit. One thing that I’ve taken the time to start this year is my “Hour a Day” Project. Each day (night really, since I have school during the day) I take a full hour to write. It doesn’t matter what, it doesn’t matter how, but I take a full hour to write. And lo and behold, it works. I’ve written nearly 6,000 words in the last week, reached 50,000 words in the novel, and established (finally) a date for book editing. All that, in one week. This is big for me.
In about an hour, I can reach about 1,200 words. That isn’t my absolute best pace, and it certainly isn’t always my best writing. But I am writing. And the more I write, the better I get, and the better the story flows.
But simply, I’m happier now that I have a focused time to get it done. No distractions. I even use my old laptop (that has incredibly slow internet) to help eliminate distractions. Whatever works, right?
But wait, there’s more! The hour a day project works well for ANYTHING. Another one of my hobbies, building models and painting them (and yes, some are Roman – hahah), works perfectly with this plan. Eventually, I plan on adding working out to my list. Then that’s three hours a night, plus dinner, watching some TV, and planning for school for the next day. A way to keep myself busy, but change things often enough to not get bored. So far, I can handle doing two pretty well. What about three? I’ll let you know!
Modern Papyrus 