House of Valla

Volume II.

Basically, this is the second half of a too long first volume, with a few tweaks.

Gathering of Rain after an edit

The first volume is still Gathering of Rain, but I have cut the word count from 300 000 to 140 000...and this will no doubt be trimmed further.

If you want to read Gathering of Rain, register with Authonomy and search me out there!

Changes have been made!

Dear heaven, it's almost the end of April! I have been very busy writing (and spending time on Authonomy) and have thus ignored posting. Sorry, but one can only do so much!

For your information Tales of the Valla has undergone a change of structure. Instead of ten books, there are now eleven. And following on from there, five novels for a new epic - Tales of Alhazen. No doubt a blog for Alhazen will see air one day soon!

I have also changed the titles of a few Valla tales and will update previous posts with new labels to that effect.

To me, it makes more sense now AND my word count has dropped considerably per novel. The latter is, naturally, a big issue.

Previous 'In Brief' posts are slightly off the mark now, but you can still get a sense of this epic. Updates to follow, as well as pertinent excerpts.

Nice talking to you and chat soon again!

Happy Easter

A Little World

Cover for Gathering of Rain (option ?)

Have posted other covers (see label 'book covers')...and this one is currently on Authonomy. Thoughts, anyone?

Authonomy

Recent weeks have seen me virtually glued to the Authonomy site and I have thus somewhat neglected posting here.
For those of you who haven't yet heard of this site, here it is in brief:

1. register
2. create a profile with avatar
3. upload at least 10 000 words of your book (with book cover)

The point is for other writers to read and comment on your work, and, of course, you would return the favour. As other read your work they have the option of watchlisting your book or shelving it. Every time this happens your book moves up the ranks, and the more you do so for others, the greater your personal ranking.

The real point: to reach the top 5...and that gifts you a read from HarperCollins!

Give it a go!

That is it in brief, but be warned: HIGHLY ADDICTIVE!

Go, go, go, what are you waiting for??? Go to http://www.authonomy.com/

Grinwallin

The Final Frontier

The final frontier, in my opinion, lies only in the imagination. From Earth to the Stars, we are able to travel...simply because we desire to do so. Humankind has taken the baby steps that allows us to see and we can use our imagination to take us beyond the boundaries, and one day we shall go where no man has gone before.