Of Brothers
I have finished a good draft of the
first ‘Tale’ of the fourth and final (yes, for sure!) Book of
Donzalo’s Destiny, THE HAND OF THE SORCERER. It came out a little
longer than typical, at a bit over 25,000 words. This section is
titled ‘Of Brothers.’ One more tale of similar size and I shall
be done.
Except, of course, for rewrites and
editing and all sorts of stuff. I could actually see having the novel
out before the end of the year if I don’t dawdle. Then...I look
back over the previous three books and fix anything that needs
fixing. Easy enough when one uses a print on demand plus ebook
approach. But time-consuming, still.
Once I finish with that task, I do
intend to put all four Books together as one largish novel (which
they really are, after all) and offer it, print only. Maybe even in a
hardcover edition if anyone shows interest.
If I can shift gears after so much time
with Donzalo and his world, I do hope to work on something completely
different then. A Serious Literary Novel, maybe. And all those
illustration projects I have put off for so long.
Eventually, I do intend to return to
Donzalo or, more properly, his friends and world. Old Donni has
pretty much made his mark and is going to retire with his lady love,
I think. Who will end up being his lady love? The fiery Lady
Fachalana? The sweet but murderous spy Ansa? His first love, Princess
Lomela? We’ll find out when I finish the last Tale!
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