The following are current WIPs (Works In Progress) that
are in different stages of being finished. Most of them are completed novels but
need some major editing. Okay, I'htha finished at 52k but the last 20-35k was
absolute drivvel and I deleted about 30k of that story. Still, I have the
outline of how the story is to go and to be finished. The re-write should be easy
enough. (he says with tongue in cheek!) I'm not happy with Zilli or Mystyk Mtns
either. Both of them will require an intense amount of work to make it saleable.
Nonetheless, I am happy with the 1st chapters and that is what I am offering you
as an excerpt to read.
As an update (August 2009) I am currently beating the keys to get my "Cats of Yorel"
story finished. It will be a definite opus since it will entail a total of 5, yes,
you read that correctly, FIVE books. I am on the introduction book now; then it
will be to clean up (read that as totally re-write) the next 3 books since they were lost
during the years that they've lingered on cyberspace. I was able to find a printout
of the original story and outlines which means I need to read all that and just
start from scratch with a total re-write. It should be fun. (I keep telling myself that!)
You may notice that some of them read "NaNoWriMo" which stands
for National Novel Writing Month and is held in November. The object of
NaNoWriMo is to write 50k words in 30 days, which I have accomplished each year.
It's a blast.
Click on a title and enjoy.
One man's reality is another man's fantasy or is it one man's fantasy is another man's reality? When Harry starts to lose it he discovers that there is another world; one filled with elves, leprechauns and other creatures of legends in Ireland. To make things worse, there is a battle brewing and the Emerald Isle is about turn ruby red with blood. Add a lost prince, evil sorceress, spurned King, forgotten talents and it is a free-for-all.
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A long-term major work-in-progress
I had originally named it Cats of Yorel, but was told that cats are ho-hum having
been done way too many times. So I renamed it Tri-Gorgons but it just didn't work
for me. So back to the original. If the publisher wants to change it, then it
will get changed. Also, this originally started as one book, expanded, then
exploded and I am trying to ascertain the best method of moving forward -- 3 books
or 4 books and which way to tell the tale.
Cats are showing up and the legends have foretold of the events. The
King will return. Strangers from the extreme west have come into the lands. The
current king is controlled by the sorceror. The young prince is concerned about
the future. Add a thief, a stableboy, an old crone, love and the magic begins.
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What happens when a Native American Detective is faced with
unusual deaths, an ailing grandfather, a suddenly idiotic, love-sick friend, a
pending marriage and his heritage. Det. Mark "Red Feather" Feather has his job
cut out. A legend has come alive; a fiendish legend and blood is dripping
everywhere.
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Meet Barclay Havens, a clumsy, for-hire relic hunter. He's good
and he will bring it home. Now he is faced with an artifact that defies known
science and time. Add a minister, a beauty, a snob, a few locals; all who go
on a trip across the world to find the truth. Perhaps the "Vial of God" will
be his undoing.
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Zilli, a fairy who just doesn't understand everyting, goes on the
adventure of her life. Having never been away from her village, this escapde
changes her as she meets wizards, dragons, brownies, unicorns and other creatures
of legend.
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First chapter of an epic type adventure novel involving Jewyl, the
Princess of Keyola and her friend Chardo as they travel to the fabled Mystyk
Mountains in search of the Singing Crystals.
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First chapter of an historical literary fiction type novel involving
Elizabeth Davenport, Hong Kong, and The Opium Wars in China during the late 1800s.
It is a story of romance, betrayal and political intrigues.
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Tom Miller just had an encounter but things are all wrong when he
wakes up. Almost 30 yrs have passed and he hasn't aged. He is pursued by
government officials, helped by his old troop boys and others to get back to
where he needs to be... even the alien is helping. Things get strange.
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Detective Barry Hargrove is investigating a theft from a museum.
The Scepter of Time is missing. How will a two-bit detective, a self-proclaimed
Aztec priest, a female tv reporter and an orphan lad come together to address
December's deadline prophesy?
At no time, a girl of innocense, to time will come.
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Leo Ozkaya's father left them when he was only five; now his mother
has just passed away, and an old school sweetheart has been killed. His
only clue: Seek the True Thirteen. He finds the blue bauble and the parchment;
now he needs to locate his uncle who is in Turkey. His love of geology and
obsession with ancient history, Leo will come to discover that just maybe, the
circle of stones are the answers he has been seeking.
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