Writing Illidan Part Five
So, after all the preparation, I set merrily to work. I wrote the first draft in Scrivener with the outline broken down into scenes in its index card window. Any additional information I needed was in the research folder. I kept all the artwork I had been given by Blizzard in that Scrivener file too along with all the screenshots I had taken during my research trips. Read more…
iTunes Warcraft Promo
Just a quick head’s up for all the Warcraft readers with Apple Devices. Read more…
Writing Illidan Part Four
I had worked out what I wanted to say about the characters. Or at least I had a starting point for it. More always gets revealed as you write. Now I needed to start building a framework for the story. Most of this was already there in the Blizzard briefing document, and in what I knew about Illidan’s life from Warcraft 3 and Burning Crusade. Most WoW players know what happens at the end of the Black Temple raid and most of us know the events that lead up to it. We know that Akama betrays Illidan and Maiev is Read more…
Revising on a Kindle
I’ve started using my Kindle to revise the ninth Kormak novel Masque of Death, and now I am wondering why I never thought of doing it before. Read more…
Writing Illidan Part Three
It was time to set about outlining *Illidan*. I knew who the main point of view characters of the book were going to be. The story of the Burning Crusade and Black Temple pretty much dictated three of them: Illidan, Maiev and Akama. Read more…
Astrohaus Freewrite Pictures
I’ve had some request for pictures of the Freewrite. Here they are taken on my phone with all my considerable lack of photographic skill. If you’re interested in finding out when my next book will be released as well as in getting discounts and free short stories, please sign up for my mailing list.
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