Small Project

I decided I wanted to create images for things in Part 3. Here is part of Philos's journal for instance.

Map update

I'm going back and forth between writing Part Four and updating the map. As some of you may know, I'm making a map of Patmos in Minecraft. When that is complete, I will make some adjustments in Paint and Photoshop. Here is what I have so far:

North is Skiven, west is Aglondon, in the center is going to be Hlendvlask, south of Aglondon is Hyllutha and the last continent which is being constructed has not been named yet. As you can see, the colors of the water will represent depth. I'm hoping I can find some sort of program that can wrap the map around a globe.

Another Update

The first book just got a major update (which Amazon is currently publishing). Two long poems about war are being added. The first is about Solomon's past and his first battle. The second is about the battle with the Consumer of Worlds. I personally love them and think they add a bit more excitement to the story. I believe it adds 5 pages onto the kindle version, but I don't know how much longer the book length will be in the description.

Update

Book Three has been updated.

Misc. Info After Publishing

I'm using this blog once again now that I have started publishing for the first time. The blog will mainly be used to provide updates to those who are interested in the eBooks I am writing. If there are any readers that want to ask questions or make comments, go right ahead. Onto the updates.

The Appendices in Part Three will be expanded soon. I noticed one or two topics that I left out before, so I am currently fixing this issue. The main problem is having Jielgrulf mention the Permaforge of Keilruuni and then not describing what it is later. This is a bit confusing if there is no context for it.

 Part Four is currently being written, although it is going a bit slowly. I have a few long poems and a growing outline for the story, but there is still much to work on. This book will focus on the time right after Part Three, but before chapter 5 when time is accelerated. The story will be centered mainly on what goes on in Aglondon, although Hlendvlask will be involved as well. There are also more clues as to what went on during Rhinesvelt's arrival and this chapter should contain the very first Day of Whispers. Remember that the gods did not directly clash in the previous book, so we still have that to look forward to. 

I am in the process of creating a map so that it is easier to imagine what the world is like. 

I think it is obvious that Part One feels too short. I actually added on to the story before publishing because I did not want to rip people off with too little content (I originally wanted to make Part One free, but the minimum price was 99 cents). I feel like I still haven't added enough, so there may come a time when Part One gets a big update.

The Epic of Old and the World of Dreams

Many of my friends have read the epic that I wrote in the late fall. It was eleven pages and was a gripping fantasy story with a sci-fi twist. It contained several pieces of poetry and dialog, each connected by a paragraph of story in italics. I am currently writing a part two, except this will have more sci-fi than the previous work which was mainly fantasy. The thing with the epic though is that the ending changes your understanding of the whole story. Once you get to the end, you can read the story once more with an entirely new perspective.


I don't intend to go with this approach in my next work. The story will be far more descriptive and about as long as the poetry. The intro is close to a page and explains much. There is less room for interpretation in the story, but there is room for imagination when reading about the new realm of dreams I wish to portray. I believe right now, I will have two or three long sections of story with a mixed collection of poems and dialog. The story will put things in a pseudo-scientific perspective as the mix of poetry takes a different approach. I'm going to put together the lore of Hlendvlask concerning this new realm. It will be from the point of view of the humans who inhabit the planet. There will be at least two new characters. There is the Grand Surveyor of Dreams who is basically the god of that realm. Then there will be a philosopher who attempts to unravel the mysteries of the place as he quests to discover the "fountain of knowledge". I haven't named him yet, but I am tempted to make him the same philosopher of Almyros that is mentioned in the epic.

Fractal Geometry

I became interested once again in fractal art, and even downloaded a program that creates it. Alas, it required knowledge I don't possess. I gave up rather quickly. Here are some pictures created by the Mandelbulb-3d program (not by me, obviously).