Thomas J. Arnold's latest update for Exile, Magus

Oct 13, 2015

Tuesday already, this past week has flown by for me.  Still not much new to report.  Continuing to work to get word about the book out, slowly transitioning from my frantic "I have no idea what I'm doing" campaign to a more focused "I'm starting to get the idea" campaign.

We haven't hit the first milestone of preorders yet, so no posting of new content today.  I'm continuing to use the time saved from not having to upload and then fix the formatting in order to work on other material.  The current main project is the writing of a gazetteer focused on my book's world, or more specifically the continent in which the action of this series takes place on in said world.  I'm writing it as told from the perspective of one of my favorite characters in the series, who won't be making her true first appearance until book 5 or 6 of the series.  I decided the gazetteer would be an excellent chance to give a very limited sneak peek of her since she is perhaps the most well traveled character in the series, or at least the most well traveled among the mortals in the series.  Make sure to follow my Facebook page to stay most up to date on what I'm doing.

To go along with this I'm trying to convert my own old, crude maps of the continent into something worth posting up, but my art skills are quite lacking.  I'll start posting up the maps in advance of finishing the gazetteer so that you all can have an early look at them.  First up will be the Isle of Karpa which houses the dwarven kingdom of Thierdenvolgenlund, homeland of my main character Pentaz, as well as the rather inhospitable subterranean cities of the numerous troll tribes.

That's all I've got for today.  Remember to place your orders if you're enjoying what you're reading, and don't be shy about letting others know about the work.  And as always, thank you all for your time and support.