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J.W. Golan

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My first attempt at writing a Fantasy novel occurred decades ago - when I was still a student in high school. To say that the resulting book was awful would be too kind, and it was disposed of soon afterwards. From that experience, however, I gained a better appreciation for the elements that would be needed to produce a successful novel - including the persistence to see such an undertaking to its conclusion.

In the intervening years, life happened: university, jobs, marriage, kids. I never completely ceased writing, but I also had neither the time nor motivation to launch another novel. I did, however, have a non-fiction book (a history text - some 400+ pages, hardbound) that I gradually polished and rounded out - which was eventually publ ...more

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Average rating: 4.4 · 140 ratings · 55 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Storm's Herald (Stormfall Chronicles, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 52 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Storm's Clouds (Stormfall Chronicles, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 26 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Wolf Before the Storm (Wolves of Stormfall, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 17 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Storm's Gate (Stormfall Chronicles, #3) 4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Wolf Stalks the Storm (Wolves of Stormfall Book 2) 4.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Storm's Tempest (Stormfall Chronicles #4) 4.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Second Draft for Book 3 in The Wolves of Stormfall

I've finally completed the second draft for Book 3 of the Wolves of Stormfall. It's been a slower process than I would have liked, but it's finally crossed that milestone. Book 3 in this series went from 35,700 words under the first draft, to 73,700 words under the second draft. Slow progress, but progress nonetheless.

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Stormfall Chronicles (3 books)
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J.W. Golan wrote a new blog post Second Draft for Book 3 in The Wolves of Stormfall I've finally completed the second draft for Book 3 of the Wolves of Stormfall. It's been a slower process than I would have liked, but it's finally cr Read more of this blog post »
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J.W. Golan liked Kelly's review of Storm's Herald (Stormfall Chronicles, #1): "I was drawn into this story almost immediately. The descriptions of the characters and scenery paint a magnificent world reminiscent to Lord of the Rings. I think we have much more to learn from the characters and more world building is to come as we" Read more of this review »
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J.W. Golan liked Marti Ward's review of Storm's Herald (Stormfall Chronicles, #1): "Epic fantasy The story opens on multiple fronts with five young and inexperienced characters with different roles to play in a story that only gradually starts to unfold, draw them together and revel who is who. A good read. I’ll look forward to seeing" Read more of this review »
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