INtrinSicliValud: Blog

No. Although this is the final installment of “Aiden and the Ring,” I’ve been pounding out words in the sequel, “Aiden Ascending” for NaNoWriMo this month. His continuing adventures, set over a decade in the future, are exceedingly fun to write. If all goes according to schedule, as I noted in my last blog post, you should see it sometime towards the middle of Summer.

In addition, I’ve posted Chapter 3 of “A Fair Trade.” The story continues to twist, and an additional layer of strangeness enters Kyle’s life. More madness, much more, is in the offing.

Hugs to my Subscribestar supporters and those aiding my efforts by purchasing my works on Bookapy. And thanks for the continued kind words, they mean the world to me.

As leaves swirled down around me, I kicked off NaNoWriMo with the rewrite of “Aiden Ascending,” the second book in The Ring Saga. Despite herding contractors and other things that popped up, I’ve completed just shy of 7k good words and three chapters. Now, to be clear, my intent is to complete 50k IAW NaNoWriMo rules before the end of the month. The story will most likely end up being longer, but that’s on me to complete in December. After which it’ll sit in the freezer until at least February, when I will process the rough into a second draft. Then comes another bout of freezer time before final edits c. May. All of which means you should see it in the Summer.

In the meantime, I will continue to release chapters of Kyle’s story, “A Fair Trade,” as they leave final edits. Behind the scenes, I’m focusing the rest of my efforts on final edits for two stories you should see in Spring.

And, as we draw to close with “Aiden and the Ring,” I’ve submitted Chapter 35 for posting. Gina and Aiden seal their bond. The final chapter, Chapter 36, is now available on Subscribestar.

Once more, those of you buying my works on Bookapy are genuine heroes. Thank you all. And for those kind enough to support my efforts on Subscribestar, you know how much the muses love you. In addition, from the bottom of my heart, I thank you all for your kind words of encouragement.

While I continue working on “Aiden Ascending,” the second book in The Ring Saga, I’ve received permission to release chapters of a commissioned story. Yes, it’s serialized. Yes, it has an end. No, I haven’t reached it yet. When it’s concluded, I will offer the complete work in Bookapy. However, it will give you something to peruse as I continue chugging away in the yards.

As such, I hope you enjoy Kyle and his adventures in “A Fair Trade.” I’m submitting the first chapter for posting.

I’ve submitted Chapter 34 of “Aiden and The Ring” for posting. Aiden and Kendra continue to bond. Chapter 35, the penultimate one, is now available on Subscribestar.

Again, my deepest gratitude to both my subscribers and those supporters who’ve purchased my works on Bookapy. Your contributions fuel the muses, this site, and future tales. You rock.

I can announce that in preparation for writing the revised rough draft of “Aiden Ascending,” the second book in The Ring Saga, I’ve begun story analysis. Since its original version was based on the original “Aiden and The Ring,” there’s a lot to change.

On the other hand, the bones are still good. The new characters have depth. And the overall plot/character arc is workable. As such, word scribbling begins on 1 November, with the goal of completing its 50k word rough draft by the end of the month for NaNoWriMo. Easy. It’ll most likely go way over that.

Meanwhile, I’ve submitted Chapter 33 of “Aiden and The Ring” for posting. Aiden and Kendra. A new, and powerful, team? Chapter 34 is now available on Subscribestar.

Once more, to those of you who reached out, disappointed or not with the temporary demise of “The Immortal,” I do appreciate the feedback and share your frustration. And for my subscribers and supporters who’ve purchased my works on Bookapy, thank you ever so much. It means the world to me.

This past weekend, I spent a good deal of time digging deep into “The Immortal.” As I pored over the half a million (!) words, I concluded it’s not the tale you deserve. It was my first “story” and frankly, as much as I love Jim, it’s not good enough as written. As such, it is with great sadness that I’m going to end the current version. I shall endeavor to bring you a more comprehensive and tighter focused one in the future.

This new version will do a better job of integrating Jim’s backstory and the current supernatural world in which he lives. I’ve been bolting those latter pieces on while updating the chapters. However, that process was awkward and did you a disservice. It should’ve been baked in at the beginning. It wasn’t. For reasons I’ve explained in earlier blogposts.

Meanwhile, I’ve submitted Chapter 32 of “Aiden and The Ring” for posting. Aiden makes up with Kitten and takes Kendra away. Chapter 33 is now available on Subscribestar.

Thank you all for your support and understanding. This is the first of my babies I’ve had to kill, and is a hard lesson learned from over-extending when I began this crazy hobby.