The Kerguelen Cat – synopsis

2018.10.18

1940. War has consumed Europe. In Bombay, French pilot Yann Vatel and Professor Mitsuko Hashimoto uncover a plot that puts the entire Allied Forces in peril. Caught in a daring race against time, Vatel embarks on his most dangerous flight.

On track for NaNoWriMo 2018

“The Dragon Run” is complete (sort of)!

2018.09.28

I’m super happy to say the first draft of “The Dragon Run” is finished! This is part one of a two-book series, with number two “The Kerguelen Cat” now becoming my main focus for the next few weeks, before I start the editing process on TDR.

I’m so pumped. Exciting times ahead! Wheee!

wordcounts

2018.09.24

Over yesterday and today, 3,874 more words to “The Dragon Run”, leaving it at 66,700 words and only one chapter left to write before the “to be continued…”

Then, time to get serious outlining part 2 “The Kerguelen Cat” (Guess what plane’s in that one!) while editing season begins for that first part.

Rock on.

wordcounts

2018.09.16

2,615 today.

Total 62,819.

I think I’m gonna make it.

wordcounts

2018.09.11

yesterday 596 w.
today 2,038 w.

Bringing the total WIP at 59,129 words. Getting closer and closer to the 60k mark…

[EDIT] Ended the day at 60204! 3113 words today, WOW.

wordcounts

2018.09.09

last sunday 451 w.
yesterday 525 w.
today 971 w.

Bringing the total WIP at 56,495 words.

We’re back, baby!

comfort zone

2018.04.16

“Okay Mister Comfort Zone, get your skinny ass outta here and make way for the mighty North Sea!”

This is the kind of vids I’m looking for as I save for and plan my own adventures. Things have been quiet here, but there’s been development on the personal and professional front, and not as much on the writing front. I’m glad to report the plan to get the boat in two years is going well so far, although I’m uncertain at this point of the kind of budget I’ll be looking at due to increases in expenses that cannot be avoided. With discipline, I should be alright though.

In the meantime, I will be sailing as crew and help with repair on friends’ boats which will teach me very valuable skills for the future.

Dragon Run continued

2017.07.20

It’s funny that as soon as I started working on the Pearl collection, I started taking notes about where my French pilot from the other WIP would be going…

Dragon Run‘s finally back on track, slowly but surely. Only 200-300 words today, but it’s a good start, and I finally know what to do, with new characters and a new locale to do it.

Good to be back!

war stories – chronicles of an uncertain war

2016.01.26

The Uncertain War – Deschamp’s Last Stand

Another story build upon the foundations laid out by Luigi.

microstories

2016.01.24

Hi everyone, gather around the camp fire, it’s time for some storytelling 🙂

My friend Luis “Luigi” Alvarez and I are engaged in a little writing spree of “microstories”, ultra-short little tales that may or may not reference each other and it’s been a lot of fun, so much that it’s leaving Facebook and coming here for your reading pleasure! Last year, I created a small compilation of our work so far which comprised 6 microstories:

volume one

(Cover illustration courtesy of Luigi lui-même!)

We followed up with a purpose-built Volume 2 around themes of duality: Black/White

Check it out by clicking the pic below:

volume two

Enjoy! 🙂