tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41894534632595228432011-07-07T23:49:08.592+01:00The Fengelisa is the setting of a series of fictional fantasy novels and short stories which I hope to publish. Walls of Shadow is the first book to be completed to a level whereby I am happy to seek publication, please see below for synopsis. The tales illustrate the principle events and activities which have shaped the Fengelisa and other lands of the Mapped WorldJohn P Keephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967678622585840155noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189453463259522843.post-12407832253999409852009-11-17T10:53:00.003Z2009-11-17T10:56:07.600Z

I am pleased to announce that the sequel to Wall's of Shadow is now provisionally complete. I am now reading through a hard copy to iron out any additional type-o's. This now gives me more time to concentrate on the third and final part of the trilogy and a few other projects. Exciting times.I have received news from several agents, none of it good unfortunately. Anyway, onward and upward. This

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Owing to a financial drought I have made little progress in the way on contacting further literary agents. Instead I have been focusing my efforts of two texts, the sequel to Walls of Shadow, known as Shadow's Lost Soul and a book as yet to be titled. The former is currently running at 145,000 words with the intention of reaching a minimum of 170,000. The latter is only 15,000 words and the bare

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Since my last post life has kept me very busy. However, with this in mind this has allowed me to take a break from writing, though my fingers have been itching to bash the keyboard. This does mean the ideas stopped flowing and characters die, instead, it has allowed me the time to analyse where my stories are going, who is being displaced out of character and what new ideas do I want to bring to

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Inspiration for writing fiction is a peculiar entity. It can arise from the most mundane of incidents and events. One has to question what inspired books and movies such as the Butterfly Effect and Beaches, Predator and a Nightmare on Elmstreet, though I am sure the creative minds could relay the process perfectly if asked. Books and plays with linear and predictable plots need inspiration and a

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Though I am an amateur writer and not published I still enjoy writing fantasy fiction. I consider myself a successful writer as, although I am not particularly fluent (any observer would find a stack of grammatical errors with this post (all intentional of course)), I feel I am able to adequately put my thoughts to paper. With this in mind, I have begun to collate my thoughts of how I can

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The boots were ruined. Mud and grit had been driven into the soft fabric as he ran from the fat merchant. Burs were caught in once plush material and thorns had already torn the side of his left boot; a ragged gash flopped open like a gutted fish. Quake sighed deeply and lifted his right foot from the shallow river bank and examined the sole of his boot. The rich material was well and truly

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I received my first feedback from literary agents this week!Lesson Number 1: Check that the agency accepts the type of work I produce. One politely informed me that they do not deal with fantasy fiction.Lesson Number 2: Check the dates on letters! I sent a batch of letters to several agents after realising the letters were incorrectly dated. This is probably not a big deal, but, it is something I

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Progress has been made regarding the final proof read of Walls of Shadow. The changes have been made and the work is almost polished, though I continue to find more errors! Despite this, I have printed and packed some work, which has been vigorously proof read and edited by myself and others, and sent it to an agent. Currently I am waiting to hear from them.Also, I have ordered a number of

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