Having ported the e-editions of all my existing books over to Smashwords, I've been playing with another little project: a collection of all the poetry in the first three Storyteller books, together with some of the surrounding prose. It'll be a small chapbook, available through Smashwords and then eventually through Lulu and Amazon. I pulled the text together in a spare couple of hours yesterday afternoon, but the cover design will take a little longer. The title is "Storyteller Songs: Poetry from the Young Gwernin Trilogy".
Meanwhile I have another busy weekend coming up. After that things quiet down somewhat, and I can start writing again!
-GRG
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Friday, September 10, 2010
Monday, August 9, 2010
back from Wales...
...and I actually got some work done on #4 during the hours on the plane. Continental now has power outlets under the seats, which is brilliant - no battery worries! I added a page to the current chapter, changed its title, and now feel I'm back on track. If only I didn't have to go back to the Day Job tomorrow... oh well.
The first week in Wales I spent in Caerdydd, on a Welsh language course. Tutor was good, and I feel I made real progress (I'm in the nearly-fluent level). We finished up the week at the National Eisteddfod, where I bought - surprise! - a few books. The second week I wandered around, partly in England (Gloucestershire) and partly in Wales (Black Mountains), researching sites for #5. This was out of order, but since I had the opportunity to take the language course in Wales with a group I usually join every other year in North America, I couldn't resist. However, I'm glad to get back to work on the Irish book. I've changed the trilogy name slightly, from Gwernin's Quest to Gwernin's Quests, as I think this middle trilogy is not so closely linked as one quest would imply.
Pictures later.
(edited to add: one of the places I stayed... and another)
-GRG
The first week in Wales I spent in Caerdydd, on a Welsh language course. Tutor was good, and I feel I made real progress (I'm in the nearly-fluent level). We finished up the week at the National Eisteddfod, where I bought - surprise! - a few books. The second week I wandered around, partly in England (Gloucestershire) and partly in Wales (Black Mountains), researching sites for #5. This was out of order, but since I had the opportunity to take the language course in Wales with a group I usually join every other year in North America, I couldn't resist. However, I'm glad to get back to work on the Irish book. I've changed the trilogy name slightly, from Gwernin's Quest to Gwernin's Quests, as I think this middle trilogy is not so closely linked as one quest would imply.
Pictures later.
(edited to add: one of the places I stayed... and another)
-GRG
Monday, July 5, 2010
Looking ahead
Thinking a little about the planned shape of the series, I thought I'd share this.
Young Gwernin trilogy (published):
1. Storyteller - location: Wales; date: 550-551 CE; publication: 2007.
2. Flight of the Hawk - location: Wales, Northern England, Scotland; date: 551 CE; publication: 2007.
3. The Ash Spear - location: Wales, Northern England; date: 552 CE ; publication: 2009.
Gwernin's Quests trilogy (writing in progress):
4. The Druid's Son - location: Wales and Ireland; date: 559 CE ; publication: 2011.
5. The Well of Wisdom* - location: Wales and western England; date: c. 562 CE; publication: ?
6. The Green North - location: Wales, Northern England, Scotland; date: c. 567 CE; publication: ?
The Fall of the North trilogy (planning stage only):
7. The Last True King - location: Northern England and lowland Scotland; date: c. 573 CE; publication: ?
8. Three Hundred Spears* - location: Northern England and lowland Scotland; date: c. 577 CE; publication: ?
9. The Fall of the North - Northern England and lowland Scotland; date: c. 580 CE; publication: ?
*Titles on these two keep changing. The rest have been fixed for a while, but might change before publication.
I'm also planning on a prequel, but that's a story for another day.
-GRG
Young Gwernin trilogy (published):
1. Storyteller - location: Wales; date: 550-551 CE; publication: 2007.
2. Flight of the Hawk - location: Wales, Northern England, Scotland; date: 551 CE; publication: 2007.
3. The Ash Spear - location: Wales, Northern England; date: 552 CE ; publication: 2009.
Gwernin's Quests trilogy (writing in progress):
4. The Druid's Son - location: Wales and Ireland; date: 559 CE ; publication: 2011.
5. The Well of Wisdom* - location: Wales and western England; date: c. 562 CE; publication: ?
6. The Green North - location: Wales, Northern England, Scotland; date: c. 567 CE; publication: ?
The Fall of the North trilogy (planning stage only):
7. The Last True King - location: Northern England and lowland Scotland; date: c. 573 CE; publication: ?
8. Three Hundred Spears* - location: Northern England and lowland Scotland; date: c. 577 CE; publication: ?
9. The Fall of the North - Northern England and lowland Scotland; date: c. 580 CE; publication: ?
*Titles on these two keep changing. The rest have been fixed for a while, but might change before publication.
I'm also planning on a prequel, but that's a story for another day.
-GRG
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