Various Writing Projects
After decades as a technical writer, a few brief stints as a wannabe bohemian poet, and some consistent successes finally churning out complete drafts of ideas thanks to some great experiences with NaNoWriMo, I've recently found the courage to make samples available here.
Yes, I really am shuffling between fifteen manuscripts/outlines in two distinct genres. These are generally first drafts or even "Draft 0's" (in the case of original NaNoWriMo speed-drafts), but I feel strongly enough about their current state to let the general public sample them. Feedback and enthusiasm from friends will determine the fate of each (second draft or waste basket).
Projects currently in some stage of development...
Humor/Comedy
The "Pessimal" series are all comedy novels that inhabit a shared universe, but aside from a few easter-egg references to each other, and the fact that the characters all share the same last name, are in no way related. In fact, stylistically, the genre and even the style of humor differs from book to book. The books may be read in any order ... or even individually skipped if the subject matter doesn't seem to fit your wheelhouse.
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The Pessimal Romance
Comedy, Erotica
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Science Fiction
The "Halferne Cycle" was supposed to be one book with six fun short stories. Just some fun in-universe backstory I would work on when I wanted to stretch into new genres and styles of writing. As with all things, I got ahead of myself, and now two of those short stories are completed novels, three are about to be novels, and one is just now getting a fresh outline. So, I should quit calling it "the prequels" and just call it my first series. Unlike the "Auria Cycle," these are all standalone stories, each in a different genre, that can be read in any order with only a small arc that losely ties them together.
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The Halferne Deception
Sci-fi, Heist
(2024 NaNoWriMo Attempt)
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"The Auria Cycle" was supposed to be my magnum opus. I've been crafting, outlining, and scribbling on it since the spring of 2001. Now it's a slightly-contradictory, misaligned, sequel to "The Halferne Cycle" that continues the worlds-shattering adventures of those crazy kids in a completely different tone and style -- just so you understand my pain.
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The Auria Descension
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The Notosia Trinity
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The Prevo Contingency
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The Korab Repraisal
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The Prytannus Liberation
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