Public Speaking

So, my aunt has invited me to speak at the school she teaches at, regarding my book. We will be working on scheduling it, sometime Mid March most likely. I will make a post with more news once it is set.

An external submission

I've recently received communications from an author interested in having me publish a book with him. Currently, I'm looking over the manuscript. This is the first non-fiction submission that I've received, and when I am done looking it over I will discuss more with the author as to what his expectations are.

I have just finished printing out my current progress on Dragon Shaman 2. I will be seeing my editor, if not today, then sometime soon withing the next few days. We are currently working on chapter 19.

Computers...

Spent the last couple days trying to figure out why my laptop was running so slow and making it so difficult to access my files or run my accustomed number of tasks. A real writing killer.

This is why it's always so important to have current copies of your files on disk so that you can take them to another computer to work on, not that I would have been able to concentrate on writing. I spent quite a deal of time researching online (and reading a book when so frustrated I needed to just take a break).

Someone very close to me did his best to help me fix my problem (he'd better not be surprised to find himself in the dedication with all the help he's given me for so long). The laptop at least works a bit faster, not what I am used to, as I'm very accustomed to going between tasks quickly, but better than the past couple days. Hopefully I'll be able to get back to my writing and art soon, I have many projects that need completion, not only "The Smoky Mirror."

Moved again

For now, all ordering of titles will be done through http://www.lulu.com/rainstardragon again, as the site hoster is still having difficulties with the domain name registration of the site that he had designed.

Progress on the current work "Dragon Shaman 2: Smoky Mirror" is still underway, and I am looking forward to releasing the title for sale within the year.

A Fresh Start

As Rowan was kind enough to design and host an official author and publisher website for my publishing work, it is time to dedicate a blog to my writing that is not on my printer's site. Here I will publish updates as to when volumes are released for sale, tips on writing, and freebies.

I'd like to thank my family for supporting me this far, as I already have one novel and one poetry book published and available, with more on the way. I also want to thank my friends, old and new, that have expressed interest and support, and that have helped out, including those already in the publishing industry and sharing their wisdom with me.

"Dragon Shaman" was first inspired as back story for a character I included in some stories I'd originally started writing with my daughter in mind (these took off in their own direction with their own ideas) with the genesis of my character BlowingWind. BlowingWind is a young lady of mixed heritage that has a lot in store for her as she learns more of what it is to live, how to fix mistakes of the past, and how to blend the worlds of spirit and man without going too far one way or the other. She has a long road ahead of her from her start point in "Taming the Blowing Wind" that I project will span eight books for herself and her family, with a surprise ending at the very end.

"Call of the Kami" was inspired when I began to get back into poetry after a very long time away from it. I was encouraged at the publishing of "Moving On" and "Red Arched Bridge," and both of these poems found their way into this book as well as I retained my copyrights.

Currently, I am in the process of writing the second book in my "Dragon Shaman" series, "The Smoky Mirror."

Please check out the website for THG StarDragon Publishing, and happy reading.