Colin Brodd's Blog, page 15
November 4, 2015
First Word Count Wednesday for NaNoWriMo!
Word Count Wednesday: 50,082 overall, and counting!
NaNoWriMo official count: 14,046 and counting!
I'm so thrilled at how things are going!
NaNoWriMo official count: 14,046 and counting!
I'm so thrilled at how things are going!
November 3, 2015
Ormsbani
For those who have not already heard, I am hard at work on the 2nd Midhgardhur Fantasy novel, to be titled "Ormsbani," a fantasy re-telling of the myth of Sigurd the Dragonslayer from the Old Norse Saga of the Volsungs (among other Norse sagas - and known as Sigfried the Dragon Slayer in the German myths). At the moment, I am treating my work on "Ormsbani" as a NaNoWriMo challenge!
October 29, 2015
Word Count . . . Thursday?
Hello all,
Sorry I missed Word Count Wednesday, yesterday! I was at 40,288 for WCW! Today I'm actually at 42,601 and counting!
Sorry I missed Word Count Wednesday, yesterday! I was at 40,288 for WCW! Today I'm actually at 42,601 and counting!
October 21, 2015
Word Count Wednesday and the Free Promotion
Hi everyone,
Word Count Wednesday: 33,351 so far on the new book!
The Free Promotion: The Saga of Asa Oathkeeper is FREE all this week on Kindle! Give it a try! If you like what you read, please review on Goodreads and/or Amazon!
Enjoy!
Word Count Wednesday: 33,351 so far on the new book!
The Free Promotion: The Saga of Asa Oathkeeper is FREE all this week on Kindle! Give it a try! If you like what you read, please review on Goodreads and/or Amazon!
Enjoy!
October 15, 2015
FREE BOOK!
Hello,
Just wanted to let you all know that from October 19th, 2015 to October 23rd, 2015, you will be able to get The Saga of Asa Oathkeeper FREE on Kindle from Amazon! If you've been waiting for a chance to get it and read it, now you can get it FREE! Spread the word!
Remember, if you like it, please review it on Amazon and Goodreads!
Just wanted to let you all know that from October 19th, 2015 to October 23rd, 2015, you will be able to get The Saga of Asa Oathkeeper FREE on Kindle from Amazon! If you've been waiting for a chance to get it and read it, now you can get it FREE! Spread the word!
Remember, if you like it, please review it on Amazon and Goodreads!
September 1, 2015
Anarchy in the UK! (Promotion Time!)
Hey everyone,
Just wanted to let you all know that The Saga of Asa Oathkeeper is going on sale in the UK - a Countdown Deal Promotion - between September 3rd and my birthday, September 10th! Celebrate Asa's rebellion against the evil king Haraldur with a little Anarchy in the UK - get the book on sale in the UK only!
Just wanted to let you all know that The Saga of Asa Oathkeeper is going on sale in the UK - a Countdown Deal Promotion - between September 3rd and my birthday, September 10th! Celebrate Asa's rebellion against the evil king Haraldur with a little Anarchy in the UK - get the book on sale in the UK only!
July 23, 2015
Research Time!
I'm gearing up to write my second novel, one much more firmly grounded in the myths and legends of Old Norse literature, and I have a fascinating stack of research to go through, mostly in English and Old Norse. I love doing the research; this is great stuff, and I hope it allows me to do some great stuff! When it comes to writing, I think that if you don't love what you're doing, then you're doing it wrong!
July 17, 2015
Countdown!
Hello! Between July 18th and 25th of 2015, Amazon will be running a "countdown deal" on "The Saga of Asa Oathkeeper" - if you're not familiar with countdown deals, check them out here:
http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-eBooks/b...
So if you don't have a copy on your Kindle yet, this will be the perfect time to pick it up!
Note: This promotion may happen again someday, thus foiling my desire to entitle this sale "The Final Countdown" . . . some of you will now have a song stuck in your head all day. You're welcome!
http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-eBooks/b...
So if you don't have a copy on your Kindle yet, this will be the perfect time to pick it up!
Note: This promotion may happen again someday, thus foiling my desire to entitle this sale "The Final Countdown" . . . some of you will now have a song stuck in your head all day. You're welcome!
June 17, 2015
"The Saga of Asa Oathkeeper" is live!
I've always enjoyed writing. Not as much as reading, but almost as much. I published some poems and short stories in school literary magazines in high school and college, but never anything that paid me or cost my readers anything.
So, back around 2001, I started tinkering with a Norse-themed fantasy setting called Midhgardhur. I ran a couple of Dungeons & Dragons games using the setting, but mostly it was just a pleasant mental exercise in world building. I started working on it a little more in-depth in 2011, and began a Pathfinder RPG campaign set in that world in November 2011 (that campaign is still running as of this writing, incidentally - we just had our 77th game session on June 6th, 2015).
Anyway, a couple of years ago, for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month for those of you who may not be familiar with the acronym), I wrote a novella set in the world of Midhgardhur, called "The Saga of Asa Oathkeeper". When NaNoWriMo was over, I didn't look at it again for a while, but I recently dusted it off and edited it, then passed it to my wife Tanya for another round of editing, then I tinkered with it a bit more.
A few days ago, I decided to publish it for Amazon Kindle. I mean, I wrote a novel (really more of a novella) - I'm going to put it out there! So I published it, and I got notification that it is live for sale on Amazon. It sells for just $3.99 and it is the first time I've ever tried publishing my writing for sale. The feedback so far has been great, and I really appreciate all the kind words and encouragement.
I am working on another book in the same world, although a very different sort of book, based on a story from the Norse sagas . . . I'll let you know when to expect it when I really get serious with it. Right now, I'm researching . . .
So, back around 2001, I started tinkering with a Norse-themed fantasy setting called Midhgardhur. I ran a couple of Dungeons & Dragons games using the setting, but mostly it was just a pleasant mental exercise in world building. I started working on it a little more in-depth in 2011, and began a Pathfinder RPG campaign set in that world in November 2011 (that campaign is still running as of this writing, incidentally - we just had our 77th game session on June 6th, 2015).
Anyway, a couple of years ago, for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month for those of you who may not be familiar with the acronym), I wrote a novella set in the world of Midhgardhur, called "The Saga of Asa Oathkeeper". When NaNoWriMo was over, I didn't look at it again for a while, but I recently dusted it off and edited it, then passed it to my wife Tanya for another round of editing, then I tinkered with it a bit more.
A few days ago, I decided to publish it for Amazon Kindle. I mean, I wrote a novel (really more of a novella) - I'm going to put it out there! So I published it, and I got notification that it is live for sale on Amazon. It sells for just $3.99 and it is the first time I've ever tried publishing my writing for sale. The feedback so far has been great, and I really appreciate all the kind words and encouragement.
I am working on another book in the same world, although a very different sort of book, based on a story from the Norse sagas . . . I'll let you know when to expect it when I really get serious with it. Right now, I'm researching . . .
