The Return of “Watchmage…”

*Professor Farnsworth Voice* Good news everyone! After much soul searching, advice-ignoring, and professional pestering, I have decided to return to the serial version of “The Watchmage of Old New York.” I have a 3rd story arc that is almost ready, titled “The Wild Hunt.”

Previously, I stopped writing the serial so that I can novelize each story arc. The fact is, why must I do one and not the other? I could wait and play for the long term, or I can do things now. If a publisher wants to buy the novels, I’ll worry about that then. No use in stifling myself for a bunch of “what ifs.”

Besides, this story arc is so freakin good, I can’t sit on it any longer.

The projected release for “The Wild Hunt” is Mon, August 26.

In the meantime, catch up on the first two stories at ‪#JukepopSerials‬. Registration is FREE

The Daily Grind

Whelp, it took more time than I expected, but I finally finished Act II of the Watchmage reboot. This past month has been a rough one for writing, between enjoying the summer, then being sick, then being a different kind of sick. I like to write about 1000 words a day. I’ve been hovering below 500.

Still, I can’t complain. i have the job that I’ve dreamed my whole life for. No matter what a train wreck the rest of my life is (and it is) I have that. Complaining about writing is such a brag-complaint that I’m almost ashamed of doing it. Or, I would be if I had any shame left (the people that grew up with me know what I mean).

I’ve been pretty quiet here about “The Watchmage of Old New York,” as opposed to my Facebook Page, where I don’t shut up about it. But all that not shutting up has paid off. Watchmage is currently ranked 3rd at Jukepop Serials, with 133 unique voters and 1463 positive votes!! Huzzah!! I am so thankful to all of you that have read and voted for Watchmage. I love writing these stories, and I love the Watchmage World. I’ll keep writing if you keep reading 😉

Novel Updates and more Comic Book Questions

Hi everyone. I decided that I am going to update every Tuesday and Friday. I’ll try, anyway. Sometimes I get so caught up in other work, I forget to update here.

I just finished writing the first 5 chapters to the currently unnamed Watchmage novel, which is a retelling of the serial that I’ve been working on since november. I expect to have the first draft done by the end of the Summer, unless I get a life. My serial, on the other hand, is going strong. It recently moved into 8th Place. If you haven’t VOTED, you really should. We emerging artists need your help.

Song of Simon is still at the editors. I recently submitted all of my author info, including my dedication and acknowledgements. I dedicated it to my Mom and to Valerie. There are some people that might be surprised that they’re in my acknowledgements. If I leave anyone out, I apologize in advance.

My publisher would like me to make a video trailer for SoS. I know nothing about that kind of thing. Luckily I have several filmmaker friends, that I can arrange something with (hopefully). I might even be able to get original music. I like getting my friends involved, so they could get some credit and exposure too.

Now about comics: i was thinking about DC the other day. Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and Shazam (Captain Marvel) all have connections to Greek Mythology. WW is an Amazon and the daughter of Zeus, AM is King of Atlantis, Shazam draws his power from several Gods/ heroes. So why hasn’t there been a WW, AM, and SZ crossover. As they all have connections to different gods (give AM to Neptune), it would be easy to turn a conflict between the gods into a conflict between their proxies. Both WW and AM, when they are at their best, are flawed heroes (as the best greek heroes are). Put them in a story with Shazam, who has always been portrayed as the purest of heart of all the DC heroes, and you are bound to find sparks.

I heard that the new Shazam isn’t quite as heroic as the one before the reboot. This really pisses me off. The whole appeal of Captain Marvel is his innocence and unshakable devotion to good. Sure, it makes it hard to carry a series like that, but as part of an emsemble, he’s fantastic. In fact, all three of these characters work best in an ensemble (IMHO). Put them together, see what happens.

Earth's Mightiest Mortal...I still think he can take Superman

I’m back, and some Watchmage news.

Hey readers. Sorry that I haven’t been around. I’ve been dealing with a bunch of medical issues, and I’ve just been too damn tired to update the blog.  I’ve really been too tired to deal with much of anything.

I have been working on my serial The Watchmage of Old New York.  I posted a new chapter yesterday, as I do every Monday.  It’s crawling up the ranks in popularity too.  Right now Watchmage is in 15th place, but your VOTES can push it into the top 10.  Seriously, VOTE FOR WATCHMAGE!!

You might want to read it too.  It’s a pretty good story, although as I read it now for the twenty millionth time, there’s so much that I want to change.  There is an IPHONE APP and GOOGLE PLAY app, so you can read on the go.

Here’s a review of Watchmage on Web Fiction Guide.

That’s part of the reason why I decided on this:  Since Watchmage is already comprised of 3 story arcs, I am going to turn each story arc into a full novel.  This will give me a chance to fully explore both the characters and the world that they live in. More Jonas and Hendricks buddy cop/ ambiguous homosexual bromance!  More Nathaniel dealing with sparkly shit!  And more 19th Century New York City, the real star of the show!  I am taking notes for the first novel now, and hope to start writing soon.

This also means that I will probably not post the 3rd story arc on jukepopserials.  This is fine, since the second arc will probably run until the summer anyway, and i have to wait 6 months for the rights to return to me.

More news on Song of Simon will be on the way soon.

Looking for something to do?

Are you snowed in like me? Tired of watching all of these damn snowflakes fall sideways onto the ground?  Crying of boredom into your steaming mug of hot cocoa (with tiny marshmallows, of course)?

Don’t be jealous, I’m actually drinking tea…stupid diet

I’ve got a great idea…

Why don’t you catch up on The Watchmage of Old New York, my fantastic serial from Jukepopserials.comWatchmage… is currently an Editor’s Pick, so you know that it’s much, much better than most online drivel.  Of course, if you’ve been reading this blog, you know that I’m a damn good writer, and should not be surprised.

Registration is required for more than the first “chapter.”  Lucklily, I jammed two chapter’s worth into the first one, so you can read a good 4000 words before having to register, not that it’s hard.  That’s like Two Chapters for the Work of One!!

But the best thing that you can do is to VOTE for Watchmage at the bottom of the page.  VOTING not only lets the editors know that people like my work (helping me to sell work in the future) but it entitles me to earn cash bonuses if i pass certain milestones.

It’s also a very good story, a Cross-Genre Fantasy that mixes historical, magical, noir, and mystery elements into one great big pile of Awesomeness.  Think Buffy meets The Dresden Files meets Ugly Americans meets American Gods meets Gangs of New York.

Where else will you find a Fire Elemental on one page, and a Lower East Side rabbi that quotes Emerson on another?  And I haven’t even mentioned the faerie mafia…yet.

So Read!  Vote!  Share with your Friends!  Tell your Friends to Read!  Vote!  Share with their Friends!  So that their friends can Read!  Vote!  Share with their Friends…