Hello, there!
First a quick update from my previous post – I am still furloughed, but as I had planned, I have been treating voice acting/audiobook narration as a full-time job, with some success!
As of last week, I finished editing of my first Audiobook, Rise of the Forgotten, and I’ve sent it into ACX! As soon as they approve it, it’ll go live on Amazon, Audible, and iTunes! :D
Unfortunately, last week I also came down with strep throat. (Again.) I’m on the mend, but my voice is still out of commission, probably for this entire week.
So what am I to do? No way to record new audio, and no other audio to edit?
Why, write, of course!
And so today, finally, after so much development and plotting and scheming, I start writing book 5 of the Sword of Dragons saga!!!!
I have to say that I’m really glad that I decided to stick with 6 books for the saga – that gave me freedom to come up with a really good build-up novel, and if it comes out as well as I see it in my head, you all are in for a real treat :)
Obviously, I’m not gonna give any real spoilers, but I will say this – just like in Advent Darkness, book 5’s prologue won’t be the ‘traditional’ fantasy/adventure prologue, but will be from a character’s POV, and will help set up the primary conflict. And I’ll be introducing a new character right away, one whom no one knows or has heard about, but whose name will suggest a particular relation to Kemlia of Gevron.
Speaking of whom, after re-reading the saga over the past couple months in preparation for writing book 5, I have to say that Kemila has become one of my favorite characters. She’s so fun to write (and read!) and I’m looking forward to writing more flirtatious and sarcastic dialogue from her :)
Anywho, the more time I spend writing this, the less time I have to write book 5, so that’s all for today! Stay tuned for the announcement of when the audiobook is available! :D
Thanks for reading,
-Jon Wasik
A Writer at Heart 