I have been up to quite a few different things and here is a look at some of them.
One of the biggest things I have done is a total re-write and redesign of my Fantasy Guide website. If you are a fan of fantasy books you might want to check it out. The site is formatted a little bit different than your typical site in that I have written a lot of different guides that will help you understand fantasy or find particular types of fantasy. You can even get a list of heroes and heroines in fantasy. Here is the site The Fantasy Guide
Well I have been real busy with the websites and all the various projects I have going. A lot of people have been emailing and asking when the next novel "The Left-Handed Sword" will be coming out.
While that novel is more than 3/4's done I have sidelined it for a little while. What I have been doing as far as publication goes is working on two other books.
Fantasy Diorama Book
The first book, which will be published within the next few months is a how to book on making fantasy dioramas. There just isn't a good book on dioramas for fantasy modelers, gamers, and collectors so I have been writing one. Most books on diorama making focus on train modelers and Iuse a lot of the tried and true techniques from these hobbyists and apply them to fantasy dioramas. I will let you know when the book is released. If you want to see what I do with fantasy dioramas I do have a project page where I make a three foot wide diorama which depicts the battle scene at Thermopylae (Made famous in the 300 movie. The 300 Diorama
Mead Making Book
The second project I have going is a book on how to make honey wine mead. It is a very medieval type of wine that is brewed from honey rather than grapes. Quite a wonderful drink. There isn't a good introductory book on the subject so I am writing one. For me it has entailed a lot of learning and a lot of mead making. In the past year I have made quite a few batches of mead ranging in a lot of flavors from pumpkin to Orange spice, Vanilla, raspeberry, and more.
I will let you know when the book is released and if you want to learn more about mead making check out the website I have devoted to it. There are recipes and tutorials on how you make your own mead: Mead Making
I will keep you posted on my writing and I have a lot of interesting stuff coming up in the future. I have already started my fourth fantasy novel tentatively called The Schicksaal Tree. I also have plans for a horror novel which is currently in the outline stage.
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