David Shepherd | February 14, 2011
It is done. The second installment of Song of the Elves is complete and ready for your enjoyment. Today begins the final process of transforming the manuscript into a book. The King’s Blades will be available to buy from lulu.com by Easter. A handy, beautifully formed trade paperback can be yours in just a few [...]
David Shepherd | February 6, 2011
So I’m down to the last one hundred pages in my editing of The King’s Blades. In my race against time to get the book out in time for Easter, I feel I’ve finally reached the home straight. I’ve also nearly finished preparing chapters 9 to 12 for the next installment of the free download [...]
David Shepherd | January 22, 2011
While winter lays siege to the Cheshire plain outside our backdoor, I’m inching my way towards completion of The King’s Blades. As with all things made by oneself, I could spend eternity trying to find perfection in every word. Although that’s not achievable, I think I’ve got he manuscript where I want it, and barring [...]
David Shepherd | January 3, 2011
Happy New year to one and all. I hope 2011 treats you well. Here at S.O.T.E. HQ resolutions are being made for your continued enjoyment of the world of Rhoderica: 1. More serialised chapters of The King’s Blades – 9 to 13 will be released in February 2. The King’s Blades paperback available in time [...]
David Shepherd | December 23, 2010
Best wishes to all who have supported me through the first two years of my project, and a very warm welcome if this is your first visit to SOTE HQ. 2011 will be another year of significant milestones, with the release of both the second book of the Song of the Elves saga, and the [...]
David Shepherd | December 9, 2010
I am afraid to admit it, but the Christmas deadline has beaten me. The King’s Blades will not be in your Christmas stocking, but rest assured it will definitely be bothering the Easter Bunny. Having nearly driven myself into the ground in an effort to finish the book, I’ve had to concede that there are [...]
David Shepherd | November 27, 2010
As I write the first fall of snow dusts the Cheshire plain, and that’s not half the cause of my excitement… I got my first look at the jacket for The King’s Blades yesterday. Wow – Stewart at Design Office has worked his magic to create an image bristling with atmosphere and half-hidden menace. Not [...]
David Shepherd | November 14, 2010
The final tense scenes of The King’s Blades are being played out. Death stalks the palace, and several of our key characters could be in danger. The ancient labyrinthine corridors of Sky Palace serve only to aid the forces of evil, as a monster is summoned from the bowels of the earth. Where will it [...]
David Shepherd | October 31, 2010
With just two chapters to go on the re-draft of The King’s Blades I can see the finish line in sight. Once the cliffhanger finale is set, I’ll be going back to the beginning for a final proof and tweak, ratchetting up the tension and making the book the best it could possibly be before [...]
David Shepherd | October 19, 2010
I’ve reached the home straight in my editing of The King’s Blades. Currently, Kirik and Eidur are in Jorniak, capital city of the elves, and the plot is building nicely towards the cliff-hanger ending – a murder in the royal palace… As the middle portion of the original manuscript of Song of the Elves, The [...]
