Well, its Tuesday again and unfortunately I don't have a blog post to announce, but I did come up with an idea late last night so I won't disappoint next week. As for Exile, Magus' funding status: we're at 68 orders, 265 followers, and only 17 days left to hit the funding goal, so for all of you who haven't ordered you should not delay much longer(or at all) and go ahead and hit the order button. My thanks to all of you who have ordered, will ordered, and have supported in other ways such as recommending to others.

Beyond that I thought I would use the bulk of my Tuesday update to give another nod to a book which all of you fans of epic fantasy will enjoy. With only 12 days remaining and 95 copies left to order, this book needs your help!

Storm of Fury by Andrew Wood is an epic fantasy novel set in a war-torn land besieged by its own god. While avoiding a seemingly endless web of political schemes and plots, a young man must overcome his own lack of skill to confront his deity.

To find out more about this project, visit Storm of Fury’s homepage here: https://www.inkshares.com/projects/storm-of-fury

OR, read more about it now: 

If there was one thing in certain in life, it was that man was a sinful creature. It his nature, it permeates his mind and perhaps even his very soul. It is whispered that once, long ago, man could simply ask for forgiveness, and it would be granted freely. But not anymore…

The great, almighty god Na’lek has scorned his creation, angered by their constant failings and unholy acts. Now, his divine rage is made manifest as an immense, supernatural storm. This is the Fury, and its sole purpose is to eradicate mankind.

This eternal war, god against man, has continued for countless years. The Fury has assailed men for so long that even the storm’s origins have grown vague in the minds of the people. This was the era that Kaven was born into.

After nearly two decades of proving himself over and over to be a failure in all he does, Kaven is presented with an opportunity. While the world falls apart around him, Kaven is tasked to go out into the Fury and beg for mankind’s forgiveness, one last time.

But if Kaven can survive the perils within the storm, the anger of his god and the treachery of his fellow man, the secrets that he uncovers may be far too much for him to bear…

Want to hear more? Check out the homepage and read the first three chapters for free!

And take a look at what John Robin and myself had to say about Storm of Fury: "The world Andrew Wood takes us to with this story is superb and believable. It's a tough act to establish a storm as an antagonist, but Wood does a great job of creating real extensions of this storm that give it a tangible, menacing presence, a la George R. R. Martin's White Walkers or Jordan's Myrdraal. In fact, the mood and tone very much conjured the familiar world of Wheel of Time, where instead of a dark one we have a menacing storm that is just as terrifying. This is fine epic fantasy and I very much hope to see this book in print so I can read it in its entirety." -John Robin, author of Blood Dawn

"A wonderfully immersive example of what epic fantasy should be. Whether describing the fury of a divinely created storm, the horror of monsters and titans, or the love of pastries shared by father and son soldiers it does so in a fast paced but highly detailed way. It will leave you wanting to know more about what are both highly developed characters and a highly detailed world. I can't wait to read the entire book." -Thomas J. Arnold, author of Exile, Magus

Go ahead, take a look and buy a book!

BUT HURRY! The book’s campaign ends on JANUARY 17TH ORDER YOUR COPY NOW!

https://www.inkshares.com/projects/storm-of-fury

My campaign ENDS TODAY!!!

If you want a copy signed by me, this is the last day to pre-order it.

ALSO, I decided that anyone who pre-orders today will become a character in the book. You! In the book! So, order now!

I'm excited and scared, guys. I need to mold this manuscript into the most beautiful thing I've ever created (besides my children), and then we'll get the book into your hands a quickly and smoothly as possible.

And if you're excited about She Is the End, you can now go follow the draft for the sequel...

She, the Defiant!

Yay!!!

I wanted to go ahead and update the readership on what the plan is going forward with The Garden of Oroborous as well as THE FACELESS and Wicked Boys. I am not sure we can overcome the distance in the current Sword & Laser contest. It would be great if we can, but I am looking forward with tGoO. We have 54 days left to achieve a publishing level and I think this is very doable. So I am working on Chapter 3 (slowly and carefully) and will have that up near the beginning of next week. I am considering some promotional ideas for it as well and hope to have a big push beginning next Monday.

The FACELESS did not reach its goals as far as pre-orders. However, it has exceeded my expectations in regard to its potential. My plan right now is to finish Chapter 6, put that up here for people to read, and then see how Wicked Boys does in self publishing. Ideally it will catch the eye of one publisher or another and I can pitch THE FACELESS to them for a more traditional publishing route. The other options are self publishing it as well or trying again here on Inkshares. The book has a future though and one way or another will see the light of day. 

Now, for Wicked Boys. Ideally I will finish Wicked Boys Part One: The Onset of Night by the end of January and have it to my editor. I would love that process to take less than two weeks of back and forth, which means a publishing date in late February or early March. The Onset of Night will be the first four chapters (approximately 12k words) of Wicked Boys. I plan on selling each section for a $.99 and there will be about ten sections. So this process will be ongoing. I imagine it will take about 18 months to publish the entire novel in this way, but at the end it will be a great piece of fantasy literature and readers can collect all ten parts. Once all ten are published I will publish the entire novel as one book. 

I appreciate all of my readers and the feedback that I get. I am forging forward in this great quest to live the life of the starving artist and am glad you have chosen to come along for the ride.

~SMH

I wanted to go ahead and update the readership on what the plan is going forward with The Garden of Oroborous as well as THE FACELESS and Wicked Boys. I am not sure we can overcome the distance in the current Sword & Laser contest. It would be great if we can, but I am looking forward with tGoO. We have 54 days left to achieve a publishing level and I think this is very doable. So I am working on Chapter 3 (slowly and carefully) and will have that up near the beginning of next week. I am considering some promotional ideas for it as well and hope to have a big push beginning next Monday.

The FACELESS did not reach its goals as far as pre-orders. However, it has exceeded my expectations in regard to its potential. My plan right now is to finish Chapter 6, put that up here for people to read, and then see how Wicked Boys does in self publishing. Ideally it will catch the eye of one publisher or another and I can pitch THE FACELESS to them for a more traditional publishing route. The other options are self publishing it as well or trying again here on Inkshares. The book has a future though and one way or another will see the light of day. 

Now, for Wicked Boys. Ideally I will finish Wicked Boys Part One: The Onset of Night by the end of January and have it to my editor. I would love that process to take less than two weeks of back and forth, which means a publishing date in late February or early March. The Onset of Night will be the first four chapters (approximately 12k words) of Wicked Boys. I plan on selling each section for a $.99 and there will be about ten sections. So this process will be ongoing. I imagine it will take about 18 months to publish the entire novel in this way, but at the end it will be a great piece of fantasy literature and readers can collect all ten parts. Once all ten are published I will publish the entire novel as one book. 

I appreciate all of my readers and the feedback that I get. I am forging forward in this great quest to live the life of the starving artist and am glad you have chosen to come along for the ride.

~SMH

Hello readers,

I hope the new year treats you well. I hope your wishes will come true and health will treat you.

Today is the official publication day of The Show!

If you've already read the book, I would appreciate a review on Amazon and Goodreads. It would mean a lot to me.

Next Thursday, January 14th at midnight, I will do a lottery with all posted Amazon reviews. The prize for the winner is an Amazon gift card worth $30. 

If you've read The Show or finish it until next Thursday, go to Amazon now and write your customer review here. You might become the lucky winner!

May the words be with you,

Filip

Hey guys and gals! How's everyone's first week of 2016?

Finally ... finally got a new chapter of Uncharted Territory finished and posted a few minutes ago. I have to apologize for the delay, especially after expecting to have it finished much sooner. On the up side, I'm getting a few more hours at work than I was previously, which of course helps me pay the bills and keep a roof over my head, but it also cuts into time I'd prefer to use for writing and promoting finished books like Chaser and Project Revenant. But necessary evils and all that, heh.

Pile on top of that a mild case of writer's block and a number of other everyday-life stuff that got in the way, and ... well, if I could sum up the past couple of weeks in a single image, it'd be this one:

But here's hoping I'm getting back on track. I did make a New Year's resolution not to let myself get sidetracked like this, so I don't want to break it less than a week out of the gate. Still need to catch up on a couple of things, then the next project to finish is a new chapter of Harbinger. That'll be coming up soon, if nothing goes too horribly wrong. And after that will be the next chapter of Uncharted Territory.

In the meantime, thanks to everyone following and supporting my books here, and I hope your new year got off to an awesome start. :D