Nov 23, 2014
So I have began posting a new project, "Champion of the Goddess". It's a rework of a very old story I'd posted here a 7 years ago. Unlikely anyone here will remember the original "Canadian Intervention", but this one will have many of the elements featured in it.

Jan 5, 2014
Apologies for not getting "Chronicles of Valicadia" posted on January 1 as planned. It seems the site bot didn't like the similarity between the new story and the old one. So of course it yanked the new one and prevented me from reposting for a day or so. It's the first time I've had an issue with the site. Anyway, the new story has just been posted, though it will take a bit of time for it to show up in the listing. Reviews/comments/favourites/alerts are always welcome.

I hate the 'please introduce yourself' mantle, but I guess that's how we get to know each other, right? So, this is a little about me.

I've been writing my own material now since about grade eight, although I've never published anything. It would be the ultimate dream to actually be published, even if it never went as far as say, Clive Cussler, or J.K. Rowling (two of my favourite authors). Just the same, it is a true art to be able to create a world, then draw your audience into it, and have them screaming for more.

So what kind of material do I like? Take a look at the two authors I mentioned in the paragraph above. Very different worlds, hmmm? As a kid, I loved Roald Dahl. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (btw, I thought Johnny Depp made a wonderful Willy Wonka); James and the Giant Peach; Danny, Champion of the World. All wonderful books. Another I liked was a younger author, Gordon Korman (sp?). His works may not be available outside of Canada. Look up a title "This Can't be Happening at McDonald Hall!".

Reading of course, eventually inspired my own creations. I used to lay in bed at night, visualizing my own worlds, if you will. Not dragons and magic so much at that point, but just, creating my own universe, scenarios, and so on. Sometimes I would dream those ideas, but it never occurred to me I should start writing things down until grade eight, as mentioned above.

I don't remember too much about my early pieces, although I wish I still had them, just to refer back and see how far I have come, how much I have developed my skill. That's for another day, however. This, is here and now.

So, there you have it. That is me, I'm glad to have become part of the community.