I regret to inform you all that I am a shameless capitalist. It’s true. I haven’t written anything (besides this blog) in several years that didn’t result in a paycheck. I feel like being a writer should be about much more than getting paid. In truth, getting paid should merely be the way to support your writing habit (and your family if need be). So, I’m abandoning the quest to write and publish my fantasy epic. I’m going to release it here instead.
The world’s story centers on a book called the Torathae. It is the de facto bible for a world known as Emil Torath. The only problem is nobody seems to know the Torathae exists or what it fortells. So, I decided to tell a story about a critical time in the world. Specifically I wanted to tell the story of people at crossroads in their lives. Tharsis Drennan is barbarian born and is now on the cusp of Knighthood under the banner of his adopted family. Elin is an ascendant (or God Born) and on the cusp of being revealed for what he truly is and Kishara is King Born, a lineage that affords her little privilege but a clear life path–one she does not wish to take. Koric is born of a line thought to be stamped out, but given the events being stirred up in the border lands, he is now on the edge of an opportunity to recapture what his family lost. Finally there is Ikrivain, a thief rescued by Elin and made to be a squire who is battling between the choice of betraying the man who saved him or refusing the soldier who would have his head.
If these characters weren’t enough, I’m considering another character to tell another side of this story. She is the one who begins the story connected to the Torathae and knows a little of its secrets.
Six narrative leads in a story is a tall order, but the beauty of the internet is that length is not an issue. I can write to my heart’s content, and I can do it purely for the love of storytelling, without having to worry what my editor thinks.
This is the first step in what promises to be a wonderful next step for me in my life. I’ve been stunted the last few weeks, working to make time for this story and others to bubble to the surface. I believe we’re getting closer.