I’ll be posting a thousand word short story up on Aethereal Engines Friday called The Showroom. It was created for a writer’s challenge in January, but the main character and concepts have been with me for at least a couple of years... And about 30,000 words of background and notes. The Showroom takes place in... Continue Reading →
New Fiction! “A Hymnal upon the Wind” is up on Aethereal Engines!
Huddled around a bent campfire with companions as frigid as the howling winds, Aile had never felt a festival of the Nativity as cold as the one she bore tonight. Unseen past the snow and scraggly pines, others are listening in the night... Watching with hungry eyes that craft murderous designs. A Hymnal upon the... Continue Reading →
Engineer’s Log: Mid-January Update
Lots of creative forces flowing in the past two weeks! Here is a quick rundown of writing updates: 1. I finished a thousand word short story draft for a writer’s challenge that goes live on the 24th. I’m calling it The Showroom and it is set in my science-fantasy setting of The Exerverse. It’s a... Continue Reading →
Fiction Update! The Conclusion of “A Contract in Azure and Indigo”!
And here it is… The third and final chapter of A Contract in Azure and Indigo has been posted on Aethereal Engines! The finale is a dutiful third act which begins with Ama and Bean confronting the unexpected consequences that Macule has brought forth: Irrevocable changes that will alter their lives forever. This story has... Continue Reading →
Fiction Update! “A Contract in Azure and Indigo” Chapter Two is Up!
Chapter two of A Contract in Azure and Indigo is posted on Aethereal Engines! Happy Friday! Like a good second act of three, this chapter features rising action and confrontation as Ama and Bean come face to face with something wholly supernatural! The third and final chapter will be posted on Friday, December 26th and... Continue Reading →
Engineer’s Log: Mid-December Update
Ready for an update? It has been a good week! As you may know, last Friday I posted up the first chapter of A Contract in Azure and Indigo. It has done well, pulling in strong traffic straight through the weekend. I also started getting a number of pings from people wanting the next chapter... Continue Reading →
New Fiction! “A Contract in Azure and Indigo” Chapter One!
Chapter one of A Contract in Azure and Indigo is posted on Aethereal Engines! I’m really excited to share this because I’ve gotten such good feedback on it so far! Chapter two will be posted next Friday (the 19th) and the third and final chapter on Friday, December 26th. I hope that everyone who checks... Continue Reading →
The Creation of a Thing… In a Jar
Last week, I finished an involved reworking of the third and fourth chapters of my work in progress, revising them into a single entity. I start this week doing the same with the old fifth and sixth chapters to create a new chapter four. This has been trudging work when I have had both limited... Continue Reading →
New Fiction! “The Visitor” is up on Aethereal Engines!
I posted some new fiction today on Aethereal Engines and I’m reblogging it here! I’m still in the middle of working and revising my Unsundered novella-novel, but I was inspired earlier this week to create a short story called “The Visitor” for a writers challenge. It’s a standalone short fantasy story and a quick read... Continue Reading →
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