Chapter Two excerpt

The second chapter from the urban fantasy novel The Path Into Darkness is available here (pdf is here).

Now if only I had a Kindle....

The Kindle Edition of The Path Into Darkness is available on Amazon.com.

Of course, I didn't plan ahead in any fashion and actually buy a Kindle, so I can see what it looks like or anything on the final platform. Noooo, that would've made sense.

Another day, another page

I've been very slowly (very very very slowly) working on my next novel-length story. I'm trying something different this time, in both genre and in my approach to the actual writing.

Approach-wise, I'm trying to do more up-front planning, including a plot synopsis, somewhat detailed character sketches (that can change, of course, if the story requires). I usually don't plan these things out and just use the BIC approach (but-in-chair), but that hasn't been working at all for this project -- this approach makes me what some call a "pantser" (due to writing by the seat of one's pants). It feels that I need to have some structure in place to cajole the characters into starting along with their plots and motives.

Genre-wise, it's more of a science-fiction work than I usually do (I usually write some sort of fantasy, most often ye olde "high fantasy"). This one has a more dystopian setup, with evil/ruthless drug companies, disaffected youth, etc. It's a stretch for me, but I like the idea too much to just disregard it.

Anyway, I'm about 9 pages in on the rough draft, and I like what I've written so far, which is also a first because I usually don't like what's on the page until somewhere in the mid-20s.

Chapter One excerpt

The first chapter from the urban fantasy novel The Path Into Darkness is available here (pdf is here).