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Chapter 4 added here for your reading

Given the fact that I will not be able to publish before the holidays as I had promised myself, I have decided to make Chapter 4 available here for your reading (see the tab “Origins and Destiny”). This chapter will give you a deeper look into Toras’s character.  If you enjoy it, let me know. If you don’t, please do the same because your feedback will also help the characters develop as they age and...

When humility becomes necessary

I thought – I was certain in fact – that I would be able to publish in time for the holidays, Alas, it appears it will not be the case. True, there is still a very small chance it will happen, that I may complete all revisions in time to publish online before the year ends. But I will definitely not have the printed version ready this year. This saddens me tremendously, and disappoints me...

Revisions Completed and Manuscript Ready for the Publisher

I have just completed the revisions to the manuscript, ensuring that the story is consistent across all twenty seven chapter (I had to split the last chapter into three), that the format is correct, that the timelines and dates mentioned are accurate, and that I resolved any pending issues I had with a character’s actions or with the setting of a scene. Time to submit the manuscript to the publisher.

Ten Pages Left to Revise

Finally, on my final stretch. I will then have the exact page count, and therefore the thickness of the book so that Michele, my illustrator, may correctly design the spine and complete the cover.