writing

  • Straight from the writing desk:

    Here is a little snippet I just jotted down.  It’s the start of a short story, covering the events that will soon transpire in The Wizard of Quippley.  Get a sneak peak at what’s in store for our heroes in the land of Welsley.  If you like it, let me…

  • Writing, writing, writing.

    I dunno, I like to look at this blog as partly therapy for myself, a way to work out my emotions and ideas. So please indulge me for a moment, if you will. As you readers know, this site is all about the comic. I made a goal (WAAAY back in 2009)…

  • Portion of a new story

    I am writing a story about the wizard who trained Algerbane.  I’m calling him Gable the Young.  I am writing it out of order somewhat; I’ll stitch it together once I’m done.  Here is a section of it, it might be chapter 2. Gable the Young 2. Gable stood before…

  • The Tribal Writer, by Justine Musk

    I should have given props to Justine a long time ago.  I have mentioned her blog quite frequently via twitter and over at Webcomics.com, but thought I should write up a few words about it on Tales of Maora proper. I found Justine’s blog by accident.  I was trolling around Google…

  • More from the second draft of my manuscript

    It’s Monday, time for some more shameless, self-promotion (hey sometimes you gotta do it yourself!).  A few weeks ago I posted the first few paragraphs from Chapter 1.  Here is some more, following immediately after the last sample. “A Tale of Alborea” Chapter One (continued) The Battle of Swollen Hands:…

  • More about the Tower of Magi and the Incarnum

    The Incarnum is going to play a very large part in this current chapter of the comic.  We’re going to spend some time in this tower and the neighboring village and learn quite a bit about its history.  But there is always more story than can fit into the comic. …