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).

Rapped in Hindsight

Alone I bear a resemblance

To past mistakes and states of awareness.

Deep inside I cry and still I try

To understand others as I seek

To merely stand myself.

I own material wealth,

Yet fail to insure survival of self

On a scale as universal as eternal me;

In a momentary instant

Where I can no longer confide.

I am emotionally numb inside.

My outward motions bear no semblance

Of emotive function or conscious social awareness.

Employed by me are masters of savagery;

Great constructs of mentality that harness destructive originality.

My progressing thoughts are thought-provokingly forward

In a world where individuality is avoided by the horde,

Obscured from causality and abolished by the norm.

Forever vocal, lacking focal…points

Towards the future, but buried in historical lunacy.

Developmental programs carpmentalizing functionality

Are ushered in as new waves of hostile rationality.

Vile proclivities, shameful wide-sweeping activities.

Solutions hidden beneath quick-fix austerity measures

Of mind, of life and soul;

Corporate overcontrol.

Mid-level madness incorporated

By the mindless, inciting spineless behavior;

No need to sign a waiver.

The fact is it’s a fact of life.

Hidden from sight like there’s nothing to see,

Like the problem’s with me,

Yet those around refuse to look around

And open their eyes.

Don’t stare at the sky,

Don’t look at the ground.

Stare straight ahead

And don’t ignore the sound

As the sound waves

Another hello. Listen to your soul

And emit a higher frequency;

Releasing alluring light energy

In a conscious state.

No need to equilibrate.

Boundless it flows

Into a state of unknown.

That is the response I seek

As I address this class and teach.

The class of a man is the foundation in which he stands,

Which brings a division that lingers in the mortal minds of men.

It makes the man, it breaks the man.

It supersedes original form and function.

Yet men and women do as men and women do,

As if they were wild while caged in a zoo.

Finite institutions of reasoning and rationale

Witness finite failings before infallible infinite absolutes.

Yet many fail to grasp such a grand reality

Existing within a sea of illusionary duality.

http://voices.yahoo.com/rapped-hindsight-11012598.html?cat=42

Some other things

I have two poems that Yahoo! owns the rights to, and I don't know if I can post them. I haven't received a reply from them, go figure. They are pretty good, so I'll post the links for now.

http://voices.yahoo.com/the-orchard-plenty-10725495.html?cat=42

http://voices.yahoo.com/master-transcendence-10718479.html?cat=42