I have a story to tell and for the first time I'm trying my hand at writing.
What is it about?
Well, its about Elise Cantrell. Her hearts desire is to be a sword master and warrior. Her father thinks she should be a girl and serve her family in the usual ways of womanhood. That is until that pesky magic starts. Now shunned by the community as a witch can she continue with her dreams?
It is a fantasy novel. If you are interested in a read and willing to give me some feed back, I would be honored. Just leave me an email address or you can email me at andergraph@bellsouth.net.
I will finish about a chapter a week and it will be somewhere in the neighborhood of 3,000 words per chapter. I am not looking for editing just merely flow and content feedback. So, very little work on your part.
After it is complete I will record it as a podcast novel to get things going.
Showing posts with label Book. Show all posts
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Thursday, December 4, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
IT IS ON THE WAY! - RANGERS APPRENTICE #8 - THE KINGS OF CLONMEL
First if you like a good story let me recommend Our History Project website and podcast. Real adventures of the little known sagas of American History- Action, Drama, War, sports and more. It is a great site with some fantastic stories.
Now!
The eighth book in the Rangers Apprentice Series by John Flanagan was published November third and after some delay (not sure why) is now on its way to my waiting hands.
Right now in the United States we are on book #4 so if you want more of the series you need to order from Australia, which is adventure in its self. Expect the delivery to be somewhere around four weeks and by the way don't even bother with Amazon.au they don't have it and is not really in the country.
This is a series that follows a young lad named Will, his training and adventures while growing up in the Ranger Corps. I would really spoil it to give you the entire run down of the series. Let me just say read it. You will not be disappointed. It is a story for the ages, truly. I am enjoying reading with my kids these adventures and my 10 year old has already re-read the series multiple times. She is trying hard to finish them again before the new one gets here. Which means every day we have a battle of wills, me saying - When is going to get here? and her - "It didn't come today did it?
The nice things about these books are that they are (books 1-4) available by most Libraries as a free download audio books through NetLibrary. If you want to discuss this book or others you can head over to the Rangers Apprentice Forum. There are currently 2 websites that I know of for the Rangers Apprentice Books - one is the .com site - http://www.rangersapprentice.com/ and the other is the Australian version of the .com - http://www.rangersapprentice.com.au/index.asp where you can play games, do puzzles and get downloads.
Needless to say I recommend the books and if you have not picked them up, do! They are that good.
To see the very cool and updated cover art see my new post at http://wcandersonreviews.blogspot.com/2010/09/rangers-apprentice-by-john-flanagan-new.html
Thursday, November 13, 2008
BOOK REVIEW - THE YOUNGEST TEMPLAR - KEEPER OF THE GRAIL
The new book by Michael P. Spradlin, "THE YOUNGEST TEMPLAR - KEEPER OF THE GRAIL" is a story of Tristan, who was not only an orphan but also now a squire to the Templar Order.
The book is fairly fast paced and intriguing with enough twists to keep you interested. It is written somewhere between first and third person. I generally loath the first person written style and usually can not make it through one without giving up. However, while this is written in a first person fashion it flows very well and will drag you into the story easily. Many writers could take lessons from Spradlin on this style.
The history of the Templar's was well researched and the book contains a nice supply of history to accompany the story. Michael P. Spradlin did a great job with this book and it is the first of his stories that I have read. Which begs me to think I will check out his other writing as well.
Highly recommended - pre-teen to teen for the most part, but anyone with knowledge or is fascinated by this period of time will like the story.
The book is fairly fast paced and intriguing with enough twists to keep you interested. It is written somewhere between first and third person. I generally loath the first person written style and usually can not make it through one without giving up. However, while this is written in a first person fashion it flows very well and will drag you into the story easily. Many writers could take lessons from Spradlin on this style.
The history of the Templar's was well researched and the book contains a nice supply of history to accompany the story. Michael P. Spradlin did a great job with this book and it is the first of his stories that I have read. Which begs me to think I will check out his other writing as well.
Highly recommended - pre-teen to teen for the most part, but anyone with knowledge or is fascinated by this period of time will like the story.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
SHADOWMAGIC!!! IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE
Let me introduce you to John Lenahan. Here he is with his novel "Shadowmagic".
The once, and still, podiobook - Shadowmagic is a story that I fell in love with a couple of years back and I personally have been promoting it myself to anyone that would listen. If you are a SCI-FI and Fantasy Fan this is a must hear and now you can read it as well. The first printing has just hit the shelf in the UK. A limited edition of 1000, and the complete printing will be out soon. But probably not in the US for some time.
It has been a long wait for us fans and I'm glad its here. I have always said that "I will read quite a bit of books each year but there is just a select few that will make it to stay on my self as keepers". Shadowmagic ranks right there at the top. It is so good in fact that I ordered it without hesitation.
Let me offer you a synopsis from John's blog:
“Hi, my name is Conor. Other than my father being a bit of an eccentric lunatic, my life was pretty normal until I got attacked in my living room and whisked away to Tir na Nog, the mystical land of the ancient Celts, where it turns out Dad is the usurped heir to the throne and everybody wants me dead because of some prophecy. Don’t you just hate when that happens?”
Shadowmagic is a rip roaring fun fantasy adventure novel by John Lenahan very loosely based on Irish mythology where every chapter ends on the edge of a cliff (or at least a high curb.) Join Conor as he grapples with typical teenage problems like, how to deal with a father’s high expectations, how to survive in the world on your own and how to woo a beautiful girl - that wants you dead. Shadowmagic a podcast novel for young adults from 12 to 112."
What I really enjoyed about this novel is that it is pretty clean (only a hand full of minor words spread though out the book, which by the way is a snap to leave out while reading the book with little ones around) and I was able to enjoy it with my daughter on audio from podiobooks.com and now we can enjoy the read together as well. We try for one chapter a night which usually turns to 2 or 3 before its over. The story was told in a cliff hanger style that always left you wanting more.
I am looking forward to the quality time this will bring once more to our family and a few giggles as well. I told my daughter that she would have do do the flute music in between chapters and breaks. Listen to at least one chapter to see what I mean.
Visit John's site and give it a listen. You will not be disappointed I promise.
The once, and still, podiobook - Shadowmagic is a story that I fell in love with a couple of years back and I personally have been promoting it myself to anyone that would listen. If you are a SCI-FI and Fantasy Fan this is a must hear and now you can read it as well. The first printing has just hit the shelf in the UK. A limited edition of 1000, and the complete printing will be out soon. But probably not in the US for some time.
It has been a long wait for us fans and I'm glad its here. I have always said that "I will read quite a bit of books each year but there is just a select few that will make it to stay on my self as keepers". Shadowmagic ranks right there at the top. It is so good in fact that I ordered it without hesitation.
Let me offer you a synopsis from John's blog:
“Hi, my name is Conor. Other than my father being a bit of an eccentric lunatic, my life was pretty normal until I got attacked in my living room and whisked away to Tir na Nog, the mystical land of the ancient Celts, where it turns out Dad is the usurped heir to the throne and everybody wants me dead because of some prophecy. Don’t you just hate when that happens?”
Shadowmagic is a rip roaring fun fantasy adventure novel by John Lenahan very loosely based on Irish mythology where every chapter ends on the edge of a cliff (or at least a high curb.) Join Conor as he grapples with typical teenage problems like, how to deal with a father’s high expectations, how to survive in the world on your own and how to woo a beautiful girl - that wants you dead. Shadowmagic a podcast novel for young adults from 12 to 112."
What I really enjoyed about this novel is that it is pretty clean (only a hand full of minor words spread though out the book, which by the way is a snap to leave out while reading the book with little ones around) and I was able to enjoy it with my daughter on audio from podiobooks.com and now we can enjoy the read together as well. We try for one chapter a night which usually turns to 2 or 3 before its over. The story was told in a cliff hanger style that always left you wanting more.
I am looking forward to the quality time this will bring once more to our family and a few giggles as well. I told my daughter that she would have do do the flute music in between chapters and breaks. Listen to at least one chapter to see what I mean.
Visit John's site and give it a listen. You will not be disappointed I promise.
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