Since my first book is out and about in the publishing ether waiting on responses and my second manuscript is waiting on my small bunch of beta readers to get through it, I figured I'd give that world a break for a little while.
I had a weird dream a while ago that managed to spin itself into a scifi novel. It's currently hovering around 16,000 words so It's still in the beginning phase but I'm enjoying delving into the scifi. While I love the world Alan and Sage live in, It's nice to be able to whip out a space ship.
Telepathically bonded Companions, secret government agents, and a galactic conspiracy lurking under the surface of a picture perfect society make for fun writing.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Forging the Bond
Ok, so little overview on my first book. Here's hoping this doesn't sound silly. It's a bit hard to explain without sounding a little odd.
Forging the Bond is a blended science fiction/fantasy novel with a strongly romantic storyline.
Half-elf Istyáre ‘Sage’ Aieto has been alone her entire life. Born a pariah due to her mixed blood, she escaped to become a powerful Guild Mage. Living with humans, she had never before encountered one of the blood drinkers, the Lipitori. When inky haired Lipitoare Alan Centuri approaches her in a roadside tavern, she’s drawn to him like a lethal magnet. Her abduction by the Elvish military forces them together under harrowing circumstances. Once she allows him to draw her in, she’s not expecting the man she finds beneath the menacing exterior.
I find drawing out my characters one of the best ways to cement my mental picture. My lovely friend Phil helped me out by critiquing both of these while I was drawing them.
Alan (I'm aware the burn scar on his side looks a bit wonky. If I erase it one more time it will ruin the paper.)
Forging the Bond is a blended science fiction/fantasy novel with a strongly romantic storyline.
Half-elf Istyáre ‘Sage’ Aieto has been alone her entire life. Born a pariah due to her mixed blood, she escaped to become a powerful Guild Mage. Living with humans, she had never before encountered one of the blood drinkers, the Lipitori. When inky haired Lipitoare Alan Centuri approaches her in a roadside tavern, she’s drawn to him like a lethal magnet. Her abduction by the Elvish military forces them together under harrowing circumstances. Once she allows him to draw her in, she’s not expecting the man she finds beneath the menacing exterior.
I find drawing out my characters one of the best ways to cement my mental picture. My lovely friend Phil helped me out by critiquing both of these while I was drawing them.
Sage
Alan (I'm aware the burn scar on his side looks a bit wonky. If I erase it one more time it will ruin the paper.)
Inaugural Blog Post
Well, here it is. I've been advised from all over the internet that if I really want to become an author I should have a blog. Thus, the blog. Hopefully I'll manage to gain some readership and you all can help me with writing ideas, etc.
A little about me:
Laney Stuart is my pen name, obviously. I would love to be able to publish books and post blogs under my real name, but I work in IT and when you work in IT your coworkers can be really excellent at finding things online. Writing is kind of a personal thing. I enjoy it and I love to share it with people who appreciate it, but I'd rather not have it plastered satirically all over my server room by an unpleasant coworker. I'm a Domain Administrator in a large school district. I've been working in K-12 Information Technology for the last six years or so.
I've always wanted to be a writer ever since I was in middle school lurking about the AOL fantasy and scifi roleplaying chatrooms. I met a great friend there who helped me develop my ideas over the years. Last year I decided to finally go ahead and sit down to write my first book. It took me about a year, but I finally finished my manuscript. Now I'm up to my neck in submissions to publishers and agents and rejection letters. Second book in the series first draft is done now also. More details on the series in future posts.
So, that's me. Full time server whiz, part time evening student (don't ever drop out of college. It's a bitch to go back as an adult), aspiring author, wife, and caretaker for two dogs and two cats.
A little about me:
Laney Stuart is my pen name, obviously. I would love to be able to publish books and post blogs under my real name, but I work in IT and when you work in IT your coworkers can be really excellent at finding things online. Writing is kind of a personal thing. I enjoy it and I love to share it with people who appreciate it, but I'd rather not have it plastered satirically all over my server room by an unpleasant coworker. I'm a Domain Administrator in a large school district. I've been working in K-12 Information Technology for the last six years or so.
I've always wanted to be a writer ever since I was in middle school lurking about the AOL fantasy and scifi roleplaying chatrooms. I met a great friend there who helped me develop my ideas over the years. Last year I decided to finally go ahead and sit down to write my first book. It took me about a year, but I finally finished my manuscript. Now I'm up to my neck in submissions to publishers and agents and rejection letters. Second book in the series first draft is done now also. More details on the series in future posts.
So, that's me. Full time server whiz, part time evening student (don't ever drop out of college. It's a bitch to go back as an adult), aspiring author, wife, and caretaker for two dogs and two cats.
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