Well, it’s been about two weeks since Crystal Promise was published. The excitement hasn’t completely worn off yet; check with me again after the first book signings. Although sales and marketing for an ‘indie’ author are a bit of a grind (and I know not to expect miracles or instant recognition), I’m very lucky to have […]
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Novel News and Some Fiction
Posted in Crystal Promise, News, Short Stories, Writing, tagged Crystal Promise, Doom's Daughter on August 7, 2012 | 2 Comments »
God’s View, Part One
Posted in Short Stories, tagged God's View on February 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This short story was inspired by skiing, religious music and the view from the top of a mountain. Enjoy! God’s View Part One Briga’s arms were numb from the cold and the climb, but still she continued. Her laboured breaths steamed in the frigid air. She reminded herself that it wasn’t much further to the […]
Unfinished #2
Posted in Short Stories, Unfinished, tagged Unfinished on January 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Here‘s the first one, if you’re interested. These are a series of prologues for a longer work that I’m developing. Enjoy/let me know what you think! In other news, I bought my domain name and hosting today. After some WordPress tutorials, I should be good to go! Hopefully I don’t commit any design faux-pas. Anyway, […]
Prologues and Sequels
Posted in Crystal Promise, Short Stories, Unfinished, tagged NaNoWriMo, Unfinished on October 31, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Novel update! Crystal Hearts (working title – we’re still hashing out the official name for the book and the series) is about halfway through edits, and then it’s on to all the gritty stuff like marketing, making a writer’s website, whoring myself out to bookstores on the island, etc. NaNoWriMo starts tomorrow. I’ve done this […]
The Jungle, Part Five
Posted in Short Stories, tagged The Jungle on October 20, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Thus the tale concludes! I’d really like to know what people think of the ending. Oh, and just to let you know, this part of the story is NSFW due to explicit content. The Jungle, Part Five As Mkab scowled, Priyat stepped back and stood beside the elder troll. The two of them spoke quickly […]
The Jungle, Part Four
Posted in Short Stories, tagged The Jungle on October 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Okay. One more after this and I should be done with this story. Enjoy! The Jungle, Part Four Mkab tried to stammer something as he pointed at the fairy’s face. “Your…your eyes. They’re glowing like the mushrooms.” The woman tilted her head at him and smiled. “Luz’i’na kray’im tatu,” she said. The cobalt glow of […]
The Jungle, Part Three
Posted in Short Stories, tagged The Jungle on October 12, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Mkab lay on the jungle floor, breathing shallowly to keep his broken rib from stabbing him too deeply. He could feel his ankle swelling up with blood from the sprain. If the trolls came after him, he would never be able to outrun them. It was dark, he was injured, and he was in their […]
The Jungle, Part Two
Posted in Short Stories, tagged The Jungle on October 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This one is getting long. Looks like it’ll be three or four parts when it’s all said and done. For further enjoyment, have a listen to Stravinsky’s ‘Rite of Spring’ as you read this and the subsequent parts of the story. The Jungle, Part Two At first Mkab didn’t know what he was hearing. Doom, […]
The Jungle, Part One
Posted in Short Stories, tagged The Jungle on October 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Hello all! I’ve been a little quiet lately, for which I apologize. Most of that time was spent finishing the last editing touches on my novel, which I will talk about in an upcoming post very soon. For now, I’ve got some new fiction brewing. Again, it’s a longer piece, so I’ve split it up […]
The Valley of Tears, Part Three
Posted in Short Stories, tagged The Valley of Tears on September 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Greetings, all! Had a bit of a hiatus with the two jobs and all, but I’m back! Finally, here’s the finale of ‘The Valley of Tears’! Thanks for your patience, everyone. *The Valley of Tears, Part III* Yel seems to be studying my expression as I examine the holes in the basement ceiling, the charred […]
The Valley of Tears, Part Two
Posted in Short Stories, tagged The Valley of Tears on August 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Turns out this one wants to be even longer. To my dear readers, you will be treated to part three tomorrow evening! Enjoy… The Valley of Tears, Part Two My guide picks his way across the rocky forest floor and I follow, wiping sweat from my brow. I am unaccustomed to walking so much, but […]
The Valley of Tears
Posted in Short Stories, tagged The Valley of Tears on August 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Two-parter cop-out: I’m editing at least two chapters a day for my novel, so the rest of this piece of fiction will have to wait until tomorrow. I hope everybody enjoys reading it as much as I enjoy writing it. The Valley of Tears, Part One The inn looks just as I remember it. Nestled […]
Channel D News
Posted in Short Stories on August 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
**CHANNEL D NEWS MISSIPPA** **DAY 252 YEAR 59 STANDARD RECKONING** **18:00 NEWS WITH TAHO TUMU AND ENORA TANGI** Tumu: Good evening, and welcome to the eighteen-hour news on Channel D. I’m Taho Tumu with Enora Tangi, and this is what’s happening in the world today. Our top story tonight, right-wing Ciawatcha state chief Huyana Anwatee […]
The Seven
Posted in Short Stories, tagged The Seven on August 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Daddy, tell me the story of when you met the Seven again.” “Are you sure, sweetheart? It’s the same story I told you last night.” “I know, but it’s my favourite.” “It’s mine too. Alright then. Here we go. So it was three days after Darknight when the Seven come striding through my tavern door, […]
Dalena’s Adventure
Posted in Short Stories on August 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Dalena struck her stick back and forth across the tree, refusing to admit that she was lost. She was hoping that somebody from the village would hear, but she had already shouted herself hoarse and nobody had appeared. At least it reassured her that there weren’t any bandits in the woods. The town was supposed […]
Fhomi’s Song
Posted in Short Stories on August 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Fhomi sang a song as he crept between the trunks of two great arrow trees, far ahead of his tribe. The warriors of his tribe would not be singing as the humans approached the site of the ambush, of course. Complete silence was required on their part to lure the human warriors into the trap. […]
Sho’rai T’mithrall
Posted in Short Stories on August 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
They’ll pay for what they did, even though the triaum sish is very specific about how wrong revenge is. The ‘path of the people’ is also very peculiar about it, by teaching that it is wrong without ever calling it by name. There is no word in our language for vengeance. That’s how taboo it […]
Double-feature!
Posted in Short Stories on August 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Hey everyone. I got a little busy yesterday so I didn’t manage to get a blog post done. Instead, today you get two! Here’s the first one, with the second to come a little bit later: EDIT: It’s late and I have my first shift at my new job tomorrow. Double-feature tomorrow? *BEEP* YOU HAVE. […]
The Island
Posted in Short Stories on August 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Chronicler Gilles’ Personal and Travel Journal As Commissioned by King Georges I Part V: The Invasion of the Isle of Fae Septembra 3, 1020: A lone sailor returns with bizarre tales of the fabled Isle of Fae, and his majesty decides that his claim to the throne through his strange, long-departed grandmother is not only […]
Patriot Radio
Posted in Short Stories on August 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
**PATRIOT RADIO** **TRANSCRIPT #357** **RADIO HOST MADU MODA INTERVIEWING WRITER/PUBLIC SPEAKER JACOB RONALD HILL** Madu: Hi everyone, and welcome back to Patriot Radio on Station 203, The Bear. I’m your host Madu Moda, the Voice of the West. Today on Patriot Radio I’ve got writer, political pundit and personal friend of mine J.R. Hill with […]
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