Well, the book is out there, going through processing and soon will be available on all publishing platforms.
I have to say that I am feeling very emotional right now. I had no idea how deeply attached to this book I was.
I feel like I'm sending out my baby for you to take into your home.
I am very proud of this novel. It was an immense joy to write. It really meant quite a lot to me.
My wife had said that she thinks that I have written myself into the character of Berand. I don't disagree. A little of me is in every character I create. How could it be otherwise? But, maybe a little more of me is in Berand than any other character.
This book started off as a question I asked myself. Why did Berand Torler create the Sun and Moon swords? Combined with the Lhalíi and the Ar, the four objects create the Heaven's Key, a machine of almost limitless power. Why did he do it?
The story began to form in my mind and I took a little notebook with me wherever I went. You can ask Annette, I would stop in the middle of the grocery aisle, whip out my pocket sized notebook and start scribbling notes.
Organizing the outline was simple. The story, by the time I had jotted down all my notes, was obvious.
The thing that surprised me was the writing. Characters leapt off the page, and did things that surprised even me! Every day I was filled with an eagerness to get to work and write what I began to suspect was quite a special novel.
Close to five hundred pages of the first draft were completed in only three months! This novel burst out of me. And the time spent writing it was like a limbo. I would sit down in the morning, look up after what seemed like only five minutes, to find it was nearly time for dinner!
The story of a character who finds courage and direction is timeless. This is my contribution.
Please go and enjoy.
cheers,
Kurt
.
I have to say that I am feeling very emotional right now. I had no idea how deeply attached to this book I was.
I feel like I'm sending out my baby for you to take into your home.
I am very proud of this novel. It was an immense joy to write. It really meant quite a lot to me.
My wife had said that she thinks that I have written myself into the character of Berand. I don't disagree. A little of me is in every character I create. How could it be otherwise? But, maybe a little more of me is in Berand than any other character.
This book started off as a question I asked myself. Why did Berand Torler create the Sun and Moon swords? Combined with the Lhalíi and the Ar, the four objects create the Heaven's Key, a machine of almost limitless power. Why did he do it?
The story began to form in my mind and I took a little notebook with me wherever I went. You can ask Annette, I would stop in the middle of the grocery aisle, whip out my pocket sized notebook and start scribbling notes.
Organizing the outline was simple. The story, by the time I had jotted down all my notes, was obvious.
The thing that surprised me was the writing. Characters leapt off the page, and did things that surprised even me! Every day I was filled with an eagerness to get to work and write what I began to suspect was quite a special novel.
Close to five hundred pages of the first draft were completed in only three months! This novel burst out of me. And the time spent writing it was like a limbo. I would sit down in the morning, look up after what seemed like only five minutes, to find it was nearly time for dinner!
The story of a character who finds courage and direction is timeless. This is my contribution.
Please go and enjoy.
cheers,
Kurt
.
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