Writing

Welcome to my page about my writing! I write mainly about a world of my own creation known as Aquilar, which is a fantasy realm much like earth filled with magic, mythical creatures both good and evil and plenty of intrigue and swordplay. Set in a middle ages type of setting, Aquilar is a world that is trying to rebuild itself after a cataclysmic battle that changed the face of the world forever and saw the fall of its gods and goddesses, leaving open the possibility for mortals to pave their way to immortality and start a new pantheon.

There are four novels that are in the works at the current time, one of which is complete, called Child of Gaea.

• Child of Gaea – the first novel in a series of three, which tells the story of Alimaye, a young girl who discovers within her ancient powers of a long dead goddess and must find her destiny before those that seek her power destroy everyone and everything she holds dear.
• Isle of the Fallen Star – the 2nd of the Child of Gaea series, which continues the story of Alimaye and her struggle to find herself.
• The Fifth Element – the 3rd of the Child of Gaea series and the final chapters in the trilogy (yeah, I know it is a movie and book title already).
• Bazaar Du Magus – a storyline being developed about the great sorceror Kelliam’s early years and how he developed into one of Aquilar’s most powerful wizards. The title is subject to change and is not the official title.

When I want to deviate from the normal story lines, I have a little side project that I am working on called A Stranger’s Journey that I host over at Tumblr. It is the story of a man who awakes one day to find himself in a new world very different from his own. It is in blog format so that anyone can stop back and catch up on the latest addition to the story. I thought it would be a fun way to write an ongoing story and perhaps get some immediate feedback from an audience. Essentially, it is written in a journal style as if the writer is the person in the story, detailing his journey.

Besides these books and stories, I often write about this world, documenting different lands and cultures to make the world as real as possible and for background notes so that the entire storyline appears seamless and realistic. You could compare this to Tolkien’s books the Hobbit, LOTR and the Silmarillion, which all follow the basic history and stories in the latter of those books mentioned.

Otherwise, I enjoy blogging and write blog posts for my day job and have written a few small articles on technology, one of which is being published in Law Journal Newsletters in December, talking about VoIP and how it is used in a law firm environment.