My Journey So Far

In 2013, I was inspired to write a novel after reading Terry Brooks Shannara series. I have been an avid reader most of my life, but at this point in time, fresh out of college, I wanted to explore this new path. As an amateur writer, I became obsessed with perfecting the first chapter, and after six months, I burned out and gave up. It would be five years before I felt the desire to write and follow that dream again.

On May 29, 2018, I came up with a new story idea for a novel and started writing the first chapter that day. By the end of my first year into this writing project, I had completed the first draft of book one at 75k words and started the first draft of book two. I knew early on that I wanted to write a twelve book series comprised of four trilogies. I wanted to make sure books 1-3 could stand on their own while building off the one before it. Knowing this, I decided to write the first draft only for the entire first trilogy before going back to edit book one.

In the middle of drafting book two’s first draft, the website channillo asked if I would like to write and post a story to their website and I agreed. I took out one of my story idea’s and with the help of a fellow writer who helped edit each week, I spent the next six months posting Elwin’s Banishment in a web series format. This story would become the origin of my fantasy world born from the series I started working on. I plan on writing a sequel that dives into the creation of magic and the human race.

I’m now into my third year with a few chapters left to write in book two’s first draft. In order to give this series the best chance of success, I need to build up my skills and knowledge as an author and writer. Once my current draft is complete, I have decided to put the series on hold and write a stand-alone novel in the same fantasy world as the series between the events of Elwin’s Banishment and the series itself.

In my next post I will be diving into the beginning of my journey writing Windweaver, the book I want to use as my first attempt at becoming a debut author.