Chapters 24 and 25 Greetings All, I recently added two new chapters to the text of "Empire of the South." You may read the entire current manuscript by clicking on "Novel in Progress" at the top of the page. Best regards, Julian
Category: Writing
What Motivates You?
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?
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
Risk with no Regrets
Daily writing promptDescribe a risk you took that you do not regret.View all responses Joining the Army. Had I done so at the age of eighteen, or even after college at twenty-one, the risk would have been relatively small, as new into my career life as I was. However, I joined at the age of … Continue reading Risk with no Regrets
Camping
Daily writing promptHave you ever been camping?View all responses The answer here is yes. I have been camping many times, and had fun most times. I've gone from sleeping under a plastic tarp, all the way to the motor home we lived in transitioning between military assignments. Below is the text of a short story … Continue reading Camping
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
Next Volume in the Works.
Greetings Everyone, After years of sidetracks, not the least of which were the rewriting of the first two volumes of the series, I've finally managed to make some progress on the third volume of the Chronicles of Aertu. The initial working title is "Empire of the South". I'm still not totally sold on this title … Continue reading Next Volume in the Works.
