New Projects and Websites from Will

A Whole bucket full of new projects.

I have been very busy doing a lot of interesting projects and here is a listing with some basic information:

Mead Website - Ever thought about home brewing your own honey wine? On my site I have all the information you could possibly need to successfully brew your own mead.

The Telescope Nerd Website - I am a big fan of telescopes and astronomy. And I really love telescopes. I have created a stand alone site devoted to the instrument. There are lots of articles and lots of information on the site including stuff about famous astronomers from the past and the present. And information about some of the biggest telescopes in the world.

The Classical Guitarist - I have been playing classical guitar for many years and this site has been around for quite a while. Lots of information about the instrument and lots of lessons and sheet music. I even have quite a few pieces that I play and you can listen to.

Some New Specific Projects you can make:

How to make a box kite
How to make a regular kite
How to make a volcano
How to make a paper castle (Neuschwanstein)
How to Make the OGRE Catapult

Upcoming books by Will Kalif

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.