Overhauls+

I just checked and saw how long it had been since I wrote a blog post. Where does the time go?

Our first board game based on the D’mok Revival series: HoverDome: Red Canyon Run was delivered to all Kickstarter Backers. We even had some board game stores pick it up. Having completed that herculean task, I’ve been able to focus back on my next novels.

Weun Academy: The Shadow Maker has been totally overhauled and swelled from 120,000 words to 147,000! I realize the recommended size for a science fiction work written by an unknown like me is between 80-120,000 words. Once I decided this will likely be another self-published work, it freed me to expand key sections. This included the last two chapters that were thrown away and rewritten free of word constraints. I’m very happy with the result.

I’m seeking new eyes to do one final editing pass, in addition to publicity and marketing professionals. I’m happy with what I did back in 2013 with D’mok Revival’s original launch. My goals now are very different. In a perfect world, hungry fans would demand a constant stream of stories the D’mok Revival literary universe. I won’t get there doing everything myself. That’s what the professionals are for.

That said, Matt and I are working on the updated cover design for Weun Academy: The Shadow Maker. We’ve decided to focus on Weun Academy’s iconic crystal gate and campus. This process has evolved how I see it, leading to changes in the manuscript! We have quite a bit of work on the Silver Tower and other structures appearing in the shot. We both know it’s right direction to pull people in.

Hot on the heels of Weun Academy is Toriko Tales: Toriko vs The Crowned Paw. The manuscript is completed and edited. We have rough cover concepts. I want to take all the learnings and interactions with professionals from Weun Academy and roll it forward into the future release of Toriko Tales. So, it’s a ways off yet.

In between working on the cover and securing professional resources, I’m constantly expanding the source materials for Weun Academy 2: The Shadow Touched. I have fifty pages of short stories and character interviews, and thirty pages of notes so far. It’s wonderful to see the movie trailer for this book playing clearly in my mind.

Because my mind loves to work on too many things at one time, I’ve also jotted down scenes and notes for D’mok Revival 5 and the third spin-off, Wayfinder.

Needless to say, you can expect a great deal more from me. I can’t wait to see what happens in this literary universe. I hope someday soon you’ll be able to experience it too!