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Draft one of my historical fantasy novel is done as of 6:47pm 3/31/2015 (after 16 months).
In my office on Gurko street, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Listening to the soundtrack of Muhteşem Yüzyıl
185 pages, 6,600 words.
First line: "The bare branches of the oaks striped Elena's hands with shadow as she cast the rings."
There is still a lot more work to be done, of course, but for that I need beta-readers! Are you interested?
November Newsletter
So there I was like a professor at Durmstrang, my pumpkin juice heavily laden with rakia. The brandy came in swing-top bottle in a fabric sleeve done up to look like a little suit. It was a present from my wife's cousin Kostadin, and it gave my pumpkin juice the aroma of grapes and enough kick to put a hole through the back of my head. I sat back in my chair, no longer cooking, nor worried about cooking, deeply and profoundly thankful. The pumpkin juice was a byproduct of the pumpkin pies, which had gone into the oven at the same time I talked to my friend Paul in Japan for the first time since he went into the hospital. Bone bruises, he told me, very painful and debilitating, but treatable. It was such a relief. I ground cloves in a hand mill and let go of the worry. Then, the potatoes. 8 hours later, our guests were eating mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cornbread and cranberry relish, brussles sprouts. The cider and the gravy were done and so was I. I took just a minute to sit
The World's Other Side
"George delivered justice with a bottle of burning gasoline..." My alternate history thriller The World's Other Side begins serialization today. Please go sample the first scene. cover art by @stefantosheff
Cover Reveal
There's a new book on my website's carousel. The World's Other Side, an #alternatehistory romance with lightning-guns and terrorists. Serialized every weekday starting September 25 on Patreon and October 2nd on Royal Road. https://www.danielmbensen.com/the-worlds-other-side.html
Beta Read Fellow Tetrapod?
Fellow Tetrapod (third draft) is finished. If you would like to read the whole thing, please find it here. Then tell me how I can make the story shorter and better :)
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