Thursday, September 10, 2015

Inspirational Track for the Princess and the Dragon, Chapter 1

The Princess and the Dragon Chapter 1
Yay! This blog is not completely dead after all, is it?  And that's because as promised, tomorrow Chapter 1 of the Princess and the Dragon comes out on +Wattpad -- weeeeeeeeeeeee!

And of course I've got a sneak peek of the chapter and a preview track for you!

This song is very harpsichord, very baroque, very slow, and very stilted. I want you to keep that feeling in mind as we entered our Princess' world.

Doesn't sound like it makes for an exciting chapter 1? I beg to differ, personally. The conflict of the plot comes from the very stiltedness that this track implies. Are you so, so excited?! I sure am. But in the meantime if you haven't already, catch up on the Mage's Apprentice. You'll be glad you did!

See you on Wattpad tomorrow!

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Inspirational Track for the Mage's Apprentice, Chapter 48 | The Final Chapter

The Mage's Apprentice Chapter 48












So tomorrow the last chapter of The Mage's Apprentice comes out! Are you excited? I am! Especially since it means that we'll be a week closer to the first chapter of the Princess and the Dragon (The Tales of Omorbia Book II) being released on Wattpad!

In the final chapter of The Mage's Apprentice, however, we'll discover the fates (at least the temporary fates) of Yafoya, Val, and Fav. And although it's the last we'll see of Fav and Yafoya for a book... or three... Val and Vadier will return in the Princess and the Dragon. Ahhhhhhhh! So much excitement!!!

Here's the track that helped inspire Chapter 48 for you:

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Inspirational Track for The Mage's Apprentice, Chapter 47

The Mage's Apprentice (Tales of Omorbia) Chapter 47
Here it is, kids! The inspirational track for what very well may be the penultimate chapter of The Mage's Apprentice! I know the updates have been spotty over the summer, but as this story draws to a close, I'm thinking of releasing chapter from the Princess and the Dragon (Tales of Omorbia Book II) starting the first week in September. How does that sound to you?

Also, how would you feel if I release The Mage's Apprentice as a pitch on Reupp?? I'm pretty into the site now that it's launched. It's pretty fun to play around with story board and imagine what things might be like if my stories (and others) were TV shows. And with all the Omorbia material I have in my back pocket, I think the Mage's Apprentice could make an amazingly epic fantasy TV saga.

Not to brag, or anything. :P

Okay, here's my inspirational track this week. It's a chapter of goodbyes, and the song reflects that I think:

Thursday, July 30, 2015

Inspirational Track for The Mage's Apprentice, Chapter 46

The Mage's Apprentice (Tales of Omorbia Book I) Chapter 46
Hey, kids! The Mage's Apprentice Chapter 46 is coming out on Wattpad tomorrow!

This is a pretty emotionally intense chapter! We will finally get to find out what happens between Yafoya and Valoru and other...fun...things!

So definitely check out the chapter tomorrow to find out what happens!

And in the meantime, check out this track that I was listening to as I wrote the chapter. It doesn't have much to do with what happens. It's not thematic in any way. I just find it strangely soothing, inspirational, and generally awesome:

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Inspirational Track for the Mage's Apprentice, Chapter 45

The Mage's Apprentice Chapter 45

Hey, kids! It's that time of the week again! The time when you and I get excited for the upcoming release of the latest chapter of the Mage's Apprentice! Weeee!

Tomorrow, another exciting chapter in the Tales of Omorbia saga comes out on Wattpad. We're one step closer to the end, which means we're one week closer to the release of The Princess and The Dragon, which I am HUGELY excited to reveal to you. I may even create a book trailer for it.

But in the meantime, Val is blundering his way through pre-pubescence while slowly becoming a powerful mage. In Chapter 45, you'll finally get a peek at what his power unleashed looks like.

But in the meantime, I had to actually write it. And while writing, I was listening to a bunch of (unsurprisingly) instrumental tracks. Like this one:



Oh, also: The Mage's Apprentice climbed up the fantasy charts again to #513! Only halfway between getting on the charts and #1, I know, but it's so weird for me to actually see it on there! AND RoboNomics Books I and II are both back on the charts after falling off, and are both in the top 200 again. Weird! Happy, but weird! :)

Thursday, July 16, 2015

Inspirational Track for the Mage's Apprentice, Chapter 44

The Mage's Apprentice Chapter 44

Hey! Man, has July been busy! Sorry excuse for abandoning this blog? Ah, well. I tried.

Anyways, The Mage's Apprentice is still rolling along and is actually getting closer to the end. Tomorrow, I'll release Chapter 44 on +Wattpad. Oh, and here's some news on that front: for the first time in its publication history, The Mage's Apprentice has made it to the top 1000 in fantasy list! I know, crazy, right? It's spend all this time on Wattpad without much attention, and now it's suddenly #773 in fantasy (why, yes...that is very far down the list). Once The Princess and the Dragon starts coming out (which will probably begin some time in August or September), I wouldn't be surprised if I had a sleeper hit on my hands!

In the meantime, if you're a die hard fan who's been reading religiously since the beginning (there are a handful of you, and to you -- my thanks!), you might want to go back and re-read Chapter 43. I've made some edits to it that will make it difficult to understand Chapter 44 if you have only read the old, cruddy version of Chapter 43.

And until tomorrow, here is the track that helped inspire Chapter 44:

Friday, June 26, 2015

Just for Fun Friday

It's so late today! But hey, at least you can groove to this awesome tune on the way home from work.



Have a great weekend everyone! :)