Daily Writing Prompt 2036 What motivates you? That is an interesting question. I am definitely motivated, but what's the source? I was raised on a dairy farm, where hard work seven days a week was the norm. But why now? I am motivated to write my books; I am motivated to provide for my family; … Continue reading What Motivates You?
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Well, I finally did it…
Entire manuscript draft for Empire of the South now at the "Novel in Progress" page of the site menu Hello All, I finally finished a couple of troublesome chapters and went through tweaking the entire manuscript. I now have the entire thing in one go on a page, rather than a blog post. See the … Continue reading Well, I finally did it…
Swords in Stones
Here is a brief and interesting overview of the magical sword trope through history. Since my story revolves around a magical sword only wieldable by its rightful owner, it seems applicable. https://www.medievalists.net/2025/06/sword-stone-legendary-blades-middle-ages/ Let's follow that with a bit of the opposite... You must forward past the 18-minute mark to get to the actual talk. Before … Continue reading Swords in Stones
Freedom
Daily writing promptWhat does freedom mean to you?View all responses Freedom means different things to different people. Is it happiness? Not necessarily. The U. S. Constitution guarantees us the right to Life, Liberty, and the PURSUIT of Happiness, but not happiness itself. We are actually quite free to be unhappy, if we so choose. Freedom … Continue reading Freedom
Silly Story
I asked Chat GPT to write a comedic horror parody short story titled: "The Corn has Ears" This is what it spit out. The Corn Has Ears It was a warm summer evening in the town of Shucksville, where the annual Corn Festival was in full swing. The air smelled of butter and roasted kernels, … Continue reading Silly Story
New Covers for the Holidays!
Happy Holidays Everyone! I've decided to contract a couple new covers from MIBLART to jazz things up for the new year. I'm going with object based, rather than character based artwork this time around, and also decided to remove my ugly mug and author blurb from the back cover. Please let me know what you … Continue reading New Covers for the Holidays!
Sign of the White Raven Audiobook
Greetings to all. I am happy to announce the audio version of Sign of the White Raven, Book 2 of The Chronicles of Aertu, once again produced and narrated by Stewart Magrath. Sign of the White Raven audiobook new cover art Currently available on Amazon, Audible, and iTunes. Best regards, Julian
New Trailers
Greetings All, Below are the last couple trailers I put together for the series. These are composed of 100% AI generated images. Pretty impressive how AI has progressed even over the few months I've been playing with it. The lower one is a few months older than the top one I made this week. I'm … Continue reading New Trailers
A Couple New Trailers
Here are a couple trailers I produced recently, one tailored for Instagram and the other for YouTube. https://videopress.com/v/SwVlLzk0?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true YouTube trailer for The Chronicles of Aertu https://videopress.com/v/9vShJ2Mw?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Instagram Reel for The Chronicles of Aertu
The Chronicles of Aertu
Greetings All, Below, is a link to the main page of my blog, devoted to my first fantasy series. I sincerely hope you enjoy. Julian The Chronicles of Aertu.
