Harbinger
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Alight now that I actually have something to show I can tell you all about it. A little about the author. I've been writing more or less since elementary school. I have know idea why but I got hooked on fantasy at an early age. Pullman, Martin, and Brooks are my favorites, as well as King for His Dark Tower series. The motivation for this project started a year or two ago. I wanted to be a fantasy writer, but was unsure of how to 'become' one. It's definetely not something you can major in. Finally I decided that I would sit down and finish something, anything, and see how good I was, if at all. If I failed, then at least the idea would finally be out of my head and I could focus on something else. If it succeeded..well, I didn't dare think about what that could mean just yet. My original plan was just to write a short story and see if it was publishable (I had been attempting 'novels' at the time). The story eventually grew much longer than a short story but shorter than a novel. The final word count is about 50,000 words. The process was long, frustrating, and made me want to quit more than once. I thought I would be done in a few months and ended up spending almost a year on it. I learned a lot however, much thanks due to all the feedback this forum provides.
Enough rambling, on to the story. So what is Ashes in the Fall about? On the surface it's a story about an imperial soldier leading a rebellion against his own country. There is also a boy, Danario, who has lost his home after it is burned by the imperials. He decides to join the rebels and meets others children like himself who have lost their families and homes because of the invaders. The story is also about dealing with loss and finding reasons to keep on. It's about vengence, and about dealing with the consequences of choices. There is also an unexpected love story.
So that it. Ashes in the Fall by Christopher Martinez is now available on the Kindle Store. I still have to work on the summary and change the cover but I wanted to post it anyway still because I got impatient ha. Thanks again to all the helpful members we have here and all the resources this site makes available.
Enough rambling, on to the story. So what is Ashes in the Fall about? On the surface it's a story about an imperial soldier leading a rebellion against his own country. There is also a boy, Danario, who has lost his home after it is burned by the imperials. He decides to join the rebels and meets others children like himself who have lost their families and homes because of the invaders. The story is also about dealing with loss and finding reasons to keep on. It's about vengence, and about dealing with the consequences of choices. There is also an unexpected love story.
So that it. Ashes in the Fall by Christopher Martinez is now available on the Kindle Store. I still have to work on the summary and change the cover but I wanted to post it anyway still because I got impatient ha. Thanks again to all the helpful members we have here and all the resources this site makes available.