Two Pigs and a Chicken |
"And there shall be a great light in the heavens,
A portent of doom which will lay waste the world.
Cities will fall, and mountains will crumble,
And the worlds shall be ripped asunder.
And that which was lost shall be found,
And that which has risen before will rise again,
And that which has fallen before will fall again;
And there shall be an End of Days."
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A poetic fragment written as the epigraph for
The Doorway, the first BridgeWorlds Book |
The Maiden All Forlorn |
Note: Despite their titles, none of my published works are children's stories. Two Pigs and a Chicken is a historical romance, and its sequel, The Maiden All Forlorn, is a coming of age story. They are intended for adults and mature teens, from 13 to 113. Still, anyone who enjoys a good romance should enjoy either novel. (The most common comment I receive from readers is "I loved your book! When will the next one be out?") |
How Things Came To Be As They Are
For several years, I have been working on a series of fantasy adventures, the Kingdom of the Sun Stories and BridgeWorlds Books, about two worlds bound by an ancient struggle between good and evil. As currently envisioned, the series will encompass a dozen or so volumes, and may take fifteen or twenty years to write, which has at times somewhat tempered my enthusiasm for the project. So when, in March of 2003, I had an idea for a short story -- something I could hope to finish in a few weeks -- I poured myself into the project. The 'short story' kept growing, until it became a novel, Two Pigs and a Chicken, which was published in April of 2004.
The Shape of Things To Come
Response to Two Pigs and a Chicken was so enthusiastic that I've spent most of the succeeding years working on plot development for a series of sequels, the Erindale Tales. The first of these, The Maiden All Forlorn, was published in July 2010. An Unsuitable Suit and other sequels should follow at eight to ten month intervals.
I have not abandoned the fantasy adventure series, and am close to finishing Ialia and the Flyer, the first Kingdom of the Sun story. But although I enjoy writing, and intend to complete all the novels I've started, whether I will publish my fantasy adventures depends upon whether anyone seems interested in reading them.
Published Works
Two Pigs and a Chicken (Erindale Tale #1) (novel: historical romance, 2004)
The Maiden All Forlorn (Erindale Tale #2) (novel: sequel to Tale #1, 2010)
Well Met (short story: science fantasy, 2004; online version 2008)
The Last Time I Saw Paris (short story: contemporary romance with a twist, 2009)
Works In Progress -- Click link for more information
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