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RiFT - Scene 12

So I have another RIFT scene for you folks. No long intro this time. This is a scene which I think foreshadows some of what Dave is soon about to experience. I won´t keep you, so here we go.

RIFT - Scene 12

Dave had loved the days at the Cottage. He felt like he had stuffed his head with knowledge, everything from economics and history to math and science. And still he craved more. He was delighted by the fresh perspectives, and noticed that rather than rote learning, the Warden teachers...

RIFT - Scene 11

Alright, I´ve got more RIFT material for you guys. As always, first draft, unedited and completely un- spell-checked! ;-)  If you´d rather wait for the fully edited novel, just skip this post. If you want to follow the process, read on!

So far, we´ve been following Sue and Dave on their journeys, and now it´s time to introduce another POV character. This is someone you may have briefly met before (you may or may not remember though), but as I´ve pondered the...

RIFT - Scene 10

First of all, thanks to everyone who shared, bought, recommended or otherwise helped spread word of the Exodus sale earlier this month! And to everyone who has reviewed Genesis, a huge thanks. With the Exodus Trilogy complete, it is great fun to go all in with Rift, which is set on Earth a few centuries after the events in Exodus.

If you´re not familiar with Rift, let me just mention that I blog every scene, raw, unedited, and if you like following the process, you are welcome to do so h...

RIFT - Scene 9

I have another RIFT scene for you all today. As you probably know, this is first draft material, and once it´s done it will be published as a novel. And being a first draft, there will be A LOT of changes as we go. Today you will notice I changed the name of one of the Services, the Guardians, into the more fitting Janissaries. Inspired by Ottoman Turkish slave soldiers, I find the idea to be more in line with how I envision the Guardian status. Slaves that will always be "inferior"to t...

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When I started writing, I very early on decided not to query publishers. Several reasons for that, really, but mainly it was a straight up business decision. By my reasoning, I couldn’t see what value a publisher would add, that justified paying 75% to 95% of the earnings for, besides giving up ownership of the a...

RIFT - Scene 8

So I hope you are all enjoying Genesis, the third and final installment of the Exodus Trilogy!

Now, I want to move ahead to RIFT, which will eventually be published in novel format. Here you can follow the process, by reading the scenes as I write them, completely unedited. If you don´t like reading first draft material, you should skip these posts, but if you want to see how the story evolves, you might get something out of this.

Well, let´s get to it then. Here´s a scene fro...

Genesis is out!

The day has come, Genesis is now live, and for a few days the price is only 99 cents. That´s a 75% discount for you early readers.

Normally, whenever a book is published, it´s the other way around. The most loyal readers pays the most, while those who wait get the discounts. Well, I think that´s unfair. I want YOU, who have been patiently waiting, to get the discounted price! So go grab it now, before the price goes up. 

Here´s the link for U.S. and international readers: ...

RIFT - Scene 7

Here´s another scene from RIFT!

For new readers, let me just explain briefly what tho is all about. I am putting every scene of this upcoming novel up here on the blog, first draft, completely unedited. Once the entire first draft is finished, it will be thoroughly edited, of course. So this is a way for those of you who are interested, to follow the process, from first draft to the finalized book you will find on Amazon.

Warning: If you are put off by typos, poor word choice, errors in t...

Genesis coming soon, very soon...

I have an update for you on Genesis!

 

It is now in the hands of my excellent editor, Shelley Holloway, and hopefully we´ll be able to work through it so that it can be out by the end of this month. There are no guarantees when it comes to publishing a book, since I will not hit the «publish» button until it is absolutely the best it can be, but from experience I´d say it is reasonable to expect this process to take about a month. 

 

In the meantime I am, be...

RIFT - Scene 6

It´s been a while since my last post, so I guess it´s time for an update on my various projects. First off, Genesis is in its final stages of self-editing. As soon as I get through every missing description, and badly worded dialogue, I´ll send it off to my editor. She has a very full schedule, so I cannot say how that phase will take, but I´ll keep you all posted as soon as I have some new info. I also have a Super Secret Project going, which will surprise some o...