Sequel on the way

Writing the sequel

I’m currently outlining and writing Arch of the Zhi’el (the second book in the Artifact War series,) and I have a feeling that it will be better than my first novel, but you will have to be the judge.

Phytiax is captured by a ruthless enemy, and Pino is still doing stupid things. A new world of ancient knowledge and evil has opened for Emilai and Milou, and getting that right demands a lot of my attention. After all, the sequel is named after Emilai's new title.

The cover image (above) might change before release. Stuff changes a lot through the process of writing. In epic fantasy, you are dealing with thousands of characters and places. There are a lot of subplots and ideas to keep track of, and you don't want the reader to find any plot issues.

This is how I keep track of all the characters, subplots, and ideas in this crazy complex data set of my own making.

I'm doing some outlining of book three, titled All-Master, and both novels are progressing just fine. I spent 2½ years writing, drawing, doing layout, and getting Doomsayer Prince ready for publishing, but I hope to get Arch of The Zhi'el done quicker. Let’s see, as I'm also doing another simultaneous project (see below.)

Writing takes quite a bit of time, and the editing phase is mostly out of my hands, but quite important.

RPG on the way

creating a roleplaying game

The other project I'm working on is the Doomsayer Roleplaying Game. It began as a document with my world-building but kept expanding, and I started to change it into a roleplaying game. Currently, it's 61.000 words and 273 pages long.

A sneak peek of a few pages: