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Ordic Everygoodness for your Kindle Continues!

The holiday sale of TGL went so well, a decision has been made to extend it indefinitely in anticipation of Book II: Everywhere the Road Ends. Enjoy 99 cents of Ordic goodness on your kindle device, and thank you for your support of the adventures of Theodore Ellsworth!


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Ord Goes On

Just checking in. The next installment in the Traveler of Ord series, "Everywhere the Road Ends", will include more content, more characters, and more perils for poor young Theodore Ellsworth, as well as a bit of soulsearching and some surprises. Yes, it's late, but be advised it WILL be coming soon. The manuscript has been finished for awhile now. Proofreads and edits are taking some time is all. Book three is also scheduled for later this year, so expect twice the Ordic Everycontent in 2014!

FYI - TGL is doing so well right now, the 99 cent sale has been extended!

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Grab some more Ord!

Due to overwhemlingly positive response, the special holiday sale price for the Amazon Kindle version of TGL has been extended through January. Enjoy the first installment of the sword and sorcery adventures of young Theodore Ellsworth in the world of Ord for 99 cents!

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TGL -- 99 Cents for the Holidays!

With school out and yule tidings all around, I invite you all to catch up on the first sword and sorcery adventures of young Theodore Ellsworth in the World of Ord with a special holiday deal. Now through January the 5th, The Goldenwealth Light will be available to download for only 99 cents!

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Get it now -- Book 2, Everywhere the Road Ends, is just around the corner!

Musing about Muses

If there's anything I've learned about trying to come up with new ideas over time, it's that you just can't force it. There are times when no matter what you want your brain to cook up for you, the oven just won't come on. When I hit a situation like that, I turn the stove on simmer. Think about it for awhile, and then push it into the back of the brain and focus on other things. If you let the clouds gather over that idea you need, the brainstorm eventually unleashes itself.

I must admit, sudden assaults from my muse are not as frequent as they were when I was younger. I'm of the belief that teenage hormones help to beget those 3 am moments when you wake up with a sudden idea that simply has to be written down. Every now and then I still get attacked like that though, and it's always a good feeling.

I have an old manuscript I've recently dusted off and started polishing up again. Back when I first wrote it (about a year before TGL), I stopped about two chapters before the end because I wasn't certain where I wanted to go with it. Then TGL captured my attention, and it went into hiatus. Now I'm working on it again and finding that I have a lot of refinements to add that I'm happy with, but that blank space at the end has been staring me in the face for two weeks, reminding me that when I get to that point, it will still be there, looming and waiting. Yesterday I was driving home from work with a nice warm latte. I wasn't even thinking about that story, when I received a visit from the gift muse. Found myself shouting "Yes! That's perfect! Just what I needed there!" at nobody in the car. Had to stop at Wal-Mart on the way home to grab a steno pad, so I could plan everything out before it leaked back out of my ears.

Made my day. My Lady Muse can be stingy at times, but when she does decide to visit, there's always fruit to bear.

Hunting the Library

I had the pleasure of visiting the The Paul Smith Library of Shrewsbury, PA today. I admit, I was on a mission. I heard there was a particular book available there, and I needed to see it for myself.

I didn't find it in Fiction. I didn't find it in Fantasy. I didn't find it in Young Adult, Juvenile, or Teen.

I did find it in New Fiction and Chapter Books (which, when I thought about it, was pretty appropriate). It was the Goldenwealth Light. I never would have realized it before, but there's a certain feeling you get when you find your own book in a public library that trumps even the feeling of holding it in your hands for the first time. It makes you feel like you've made something happen. Like even if you never accomplish anything else, that book will always be there somewhere, and you'll have left your mark when people see the dedication to your children inside the front cover.

I digress. Just wanted to say I'm in a good mood, and you can now find the Traveler of Ord in the Paul Smith Library. Those of you who are waiting on Book II, I can say that I don't believe you'll be seeing it this year. The manuscript is indeed complete and is going through the editing process as we speak, but after that it still needs to go for cover designing, and there are only 47 days left in 2013. What I can tell you is that you will be seeing Everywhere the Road Ends in the first quarter of 2014, so keep an eye out.

If you're on the fence about writing a book, consider the feeling above. Remember, even if you only write 300 words a day or just until your morning coffee cup is empty, you're still accomplishing something, so don't give up!

Updates from Ord

Well, things are moving along at a good pace. The manuscript for Everywhere the Road Ends is through the initial editing phase and is waiting on the editor's eye. Hopefully Book II of the Traveler of Ord saga will be on the cyber-shelves before the end of the year. This installment features a lot more of well...pretty much everything!

While I'm waiting and enjoying a nice 10-day family vacation, I decided to dust off an old manuscript for another project that got sidetracked last year in favor of work on the Traveler of Ord. It's a standalone YA novel with a much more contemporary theme (and a message). As I re-read it, I feel it deserves to see the light of day. So, be on the lookout for some non-Ord related updates as well.

Happy writing, and don't be a stranger :)

Muscle Memory gone awry

I have a very, very bad habit of bopping the "e" key instead of the "i" key when writing the word "six". If anybody would like to read chapter twenty sex of Book II, I'm afraid you'll have to wait for the super-deluxe director's cut edition. Everybody else will be pleased to know that the editing process is going smoothly and is already over half finished :)

Everywhere the Road Ends

For anybody who wanted to know, the current working title for Book II of the Traveler of Ord saga is "Everywhere the Road Ends".

Things are coming together nicely. The manuscript editing phase continues!

Hoody Hoo!

112,722 words later, and the rough draft for the second book in the Traveler of Ord saga is complete!

As I expected, there was a lot more to say this time around. Well, it will be time to get involved with the editing process soon. Hoping I can maybe cut that word count down a bit, but then, it IS the second book as opposed to the first. So, I have to wonder if length is quite as big a deal, considering one isn't likely to read a sequel novel if they haven't read the first book (and subsequently wouldn't be reading it in the first place if they didn't already have some interest in the series just because of the first book).

Well, I suppose that's a concern for a different day. Right now I think it's time to kick some working title ideas around and otherwise enjoy the milestone :)