Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Plot Development

I'm excited about the major plot development towards the end of chapter 2! The stage is set for the first climatic interlude midway through the novel. I've been slowly building the tension while painting the background story and introducing some characters. After the first plot climax, it's going to be a wild ride! I've never been more excited about the impending Zompocalypse!

Friday, July 24, 2009

First Excerpt

I'm using several different tenses in order to tell this story. The most dominate tense is a first person journal style technique, but this story won't be limited by first person story telling!


Here is an excerpt from the second chapter...

I took a deep breath as I focused on the target. Everything around me went into slow motion and it became deafeningly silent. The only thing I could hear was my racing heartbeat and the adrenaline surging through my body. My grip on the shotgun tensed as I squeezed the trigger. The big Mossberg came to life with a thundering report. I instinctively racked the slide in preparation for a follow up shot, but as the smoke and gray mist cleared, the threat was gone from my sight picture. It’s head was all but vaporized by my shotgun blast and the body lay motionless outside my gate.


Thursday, July 23, 2009

Work Continues

I got back to writing today. I have a projected target of 75,000 words. So far I'm up to almost 10,000 words! Not a bad start, but I'm still looking at several months of hard writing to get the story out of my rambling mind and into this machine! Stay tuned for more info and book excerpts in the near future!

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

New blog design!

I just couldn't handle the old, one column blog. No room for sidebar features. So, instead of working on the novel, I spent a few more minutes redesigning the blog!

Monday, July 20, 2009

Coming Soon!

As the H1N1 pandemic ravages the nation, people turn to an untested vaccine for salvation. The side effects are more than anyone bargained for. Now it's up to a small group of gun forum members to save mankind from extinction.

Reborn

"Reborn" will take you on a wild ride with it's intoxicating blend of reality and fiction. You'll wonder if the cure is sometimes worse than the cause!

On bookstore shelves in 2010