Novels - Finished and for Sale

Well, I've finally finished the Mistborn Trilogy and overall...meh.

The first book was great - engaging, fresh, with a magic system I really enjoyed. The second book was just depressing as hell, but that fit with the theme Sanderson had going, so it made sense. I had high hopes for the third book as it started out, but the last fifty pages or so seemed rushed. Just rushed.

I liked some of the twists at the ending - there were a few extremely clever bits - but I have to say I was underwhelmed overall. Despite that, the series was absolutely worth reading - all of it.

In other news, I've published a novel!

Say whaaaaat?

The first novel I sent off was rejected by a mainstream publisher and while I'm proud of the work I did on it I've already moved onto other projects and so I decided to try out the new and exciting world of digital publishing. In the matter of about a day, I was able to get my book set up and released over at Amazon via their Kindle technology.

Now, for $2.99, you can enjoy my first novel streamed directly to your Kindle (should you have one), or directly to your computer with the free Kindle app. I still plan to continue sending work off to mainstream novel publishers but will likely be adding more books to my Kindle collection so check back for more information as I continue on this mad, mad journey.

Want to read my first novel, "Warlock's Word"? Of course you do! Buy it here!

- D

What I'm Reading: The Mistborn Trilogy

Reading makes for better writing, or so they say, and I can certainly say that I'm more inspired to write the more I read.

I recently finished the newest Wheel of Time book, "Towers of Midnight" by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson and was generally pleased with the overall effort. Sanderson has done a masterful job of taking over where Jordan left off though there are a number of scenes, most notably those involving Mat, that don't quite ring true.

As a result of that read I decided to pick up the Mistborn trilogy and so far have been reasonably impressed. The magic system isn't as ridiculous as it sounds when you initially hear about it (burning metals in your stomach?) and the characters are well-developed. I'm halfway through the second book and while I'm not liking it quite as much as the first, Sanderson has a distinctive style that I quite enjoy.

It doesn't involve as many descriptions of female clothing as Jordan's works, thank god, but still has several strong female characters and host of interesting male ones. His take on the standard "hero/quest" paradigm is really interesting and that in combination with good writing makes this one a steal of deal and one I tend to read for far too long far too late.

Hope is, someday, someone will say that about my work.

- D