The goal is for the collection to be around 50,000 to 70,000 words and sell for around $0.99. All my novels will be 80,000 plus words and sell for a more appropriate amount to reflect to the work that goes into it.
Till then, happy reading.
-EW-
Monday, May 16, 2016
Disappearing Act
Just a little heads up for those interested in reading the short stories on my blog and Wattpad. Soon I will be removing all but my Warcraft fanfictions to incorporate my shorts plus a few new ones in one collection that will be sold as an ebook only. Each story will have a short intro where I talk about my inspiration that guided me as I told the tale. My plan is to do it through Kindle sometime early fall after I've finished revising Hand of the Black Blade.
The goal is for the collection to be around 50,000 to 70,000 words and sell for around $0.99. All my novels will be 80,000 plus words and sell for a more appropriate amount to reflect to the work that goes into it.
Till then, happy reading.
The goal is for the collection to be around 50,000 to 70,000 words and sell for around $0.99. All my novels will be 80,000 plus words and sell for a more appropriate amount to reflect to the work that goes into it.
Till then, happy reading.
Sunday, March 27, 2016
A Snail's Pace
First off I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. Here at the Westfall house, we had a great time. Although my kids are growing up we still do an egg hunt and they enjoy it immensely-though I think it's more about finding the special eggs we hide each year. We've been eating a ton of ham so our family dinner will stray away from the traditional route and are having fried chicken.
My writing has taken a huge backseat since my wife started her job in January much to my chagrin. We've tried different things to try to free up time for me but it's just not working out, but my oldest son bought me a desk I was eyeing that will allow me to have my own place to work. So as long as the chore chart works out and I actually get the free time to use my new desk, I hope start blazing away on book three of the Blades of Allura and finishing up a presentable draft of Hand of the Black Blade.
On the plus side my new household duties have freed me from my internet chains and I have been enjoying reading again (I can do it from the comfort of my bed before I crash for the night). I just started Joe Abercrombie's Half King series and I am enjoying even more than the First Law trilogy.
Well dinner's ready so I'm going to wrap this up. Happy reading.
My writing has taken a huge backseat since my wife started her job in January much to my chagrin. We've tried different things to try to free up time for me but it's just not working out, but my oldest son bought me a desk I was eyeing that will allow me to have my own place to work. So as long as the chore chart works out and I actually get the free time to use my new desk, I hope start blazing away on book three of the Blades of Allura and finishing up a presentable draft of Hand of the Black Blade.
On the plus side my new household duties have freed me from my internet chains and I have been enjoying reading again (I can do it from the comfort of my bed before I crash for the night). I just started Joe Abercrombie's Half King series and I am enjoying even more than the First Law trilogy.
Well dinner's ready so I'm going to wrap this up. Happy reading.
-EW-
Saturday, January 30, 2016
Finally, Rough Draft is done!
I've finally finished the rough draft for the second book in the Blades of Allura series! Hopefully in the next few weeks I''l have a polished draft to send to my beta readers and then be ready to publish this summer. That's the plan anyway.
I'd started an ongoing story on wattpad entitled the Unwilling Package but there hasn't been much interest in it so I'm thinking about starting a new story that's a urban fantasy set in the same alternate earth as my Call of Duty short story. I was kind of bummed at the lack of views on chapter two in the Unwilling Package because I introduced a new character who I think had a very interesting back story. We'll see which way a go in a week or so. I like to keep writing while revising to keep my juices going. but not on a main project.
Anywho, that's what's going on in my neck of the woods right now. Stay warm and happy reading.
I'd started an ongoing story on wattpad entitled the Unwilling Package but there hasn't been much interest in it so I'm thinking about starting a new story that's a urban fantasy set in the same alternate earth as my Call of Duty short story. I was kind of bummed at the lack of views on chapter two in the Unwilling Package because I introduced a new character who I think had a very interesting back story. We'll see which way a go in a week or so. I like to keep writing while revising to keep my juices going. but not on a main project.
Anywho, that's what's going on in my neck of the woods right now. Stay warm and happy reading.
-EW-
Friday, November 27, 2015
Happy Holiday and new sketches!
As we enter the big holiday season I just want to wish everyone a safe and joy filled few weeks. I know I haven't been posting in my blog lately, and I'm sorry for that. To be honest there really hasn't been much to blog about. I did do a local author event at my hometown Wells County Public Library and it was a good time. Met some great people and hopefully some soon to be readers of my work.
I have spent most of my writing time working on the second Blades of Allura book and I'm steadily closing in on the end. I hope to have a couple of copies for some lucky beta readers right around Christmas. Till then, here are a couple of sketches of my view of Heaven's Justice and Goldeneyes- a important villain from my first novel. I'm not the best artist, but I hope it gives you a rough idea of what I see when I write.
I have spent most of my writing time working on the second Blades of Allura book and I'm steadily closing in on the end. I hope to have a couple of copies for some lucky beta readers right around Christmas. Till then, here are a couple of sketches of my view of Heaven's Justice and Goldeneyes- a important villain from my first novel. I'm not the best artist, but I hope it gives you a rough idea of what I see when I write.
Happy Reading
-EW-
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| Goldeneyes-Skyling chief |
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| Heaven's Justice |
Saturday, October 10, 2015
New Blades of Allura Art!!
I hired a local artist to do a rendition of a cover for Who I Am, Ox's Tale. This was the end result.
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| Cover to Who I Am, Ox's Tale Artwork by Nick Gatto |
For those that haven't read it, the short story is about Oxuberoth, a Mortae Une gladiator from my novel, Ascent of the Holy Blade. Ox (as he is most commonly called) has been one of the novel's favorite characters, and fans wanted to hear more so I wrote Who I Am, Ox's Tale to give the background story for the silent guardian. (link to follow post)
Happy Reading
-EW-
Monday, July 20, 2015
Maps, Maps, Who Doesn't Love Maps
Here's an early sketch of the kingdom of Avolund from my novel, Ascent of the Holy Blade. I have been reworking it to more accurately reflect the geography of the on-going series and plan on including it in the second novel in the Blades of Allura saga.
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| Avolund |
Happy Reading
-EW-
Thursday, July 9, 2015
My Book is in a Local Store!!
I would like to give a big shout out to Edje Video Trader. They are selling copies of my novel in their store as of yesterday! Thanks Ed and Kat, you have made one of my dreams come true! So if you are around Bluffton, IN, stop in and get yourself a copy.
My new publisher's version of my book combined with the interest being shown by the community has really helped to get my muse going. I'm really starting to pump out the words for Ascent of the Holy Blades sequel and hope to have the rough draft done by by late summer. There's going to be some happy beta readers soon!
Happy Reading
-EW-
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