So, once again, I’ve neglected my writing blog. Woops. Personally, I’m seeing a pattern forming – forgive me. Anyhow, as we’re nearing the end of the 2018, I thought I’d give a writing update, seeing as the last one was in the summertime (I guess these are becoming seasonal at this point?).

Anyway, as previously stated, my personal life since mid/late-2017 has been… problematic, to put it lightly. Without going into this, needless to say my writing pace bore the brunt of this disruption, as well as it dealing me a severe case of writer’s block.

Things are on the way up at last though – matters are resolving themselves, and (fingers crossed) will continue to do so, all being well.

Right now, I’m 103,500 words into the first draft of In His Darkened Halls, or about 60-65% of the way through. The story is heating up at this point and I’m hitting some exciting parts now that things are all coming to a head and character’s paths are crossing and diverging. I’m getting into the real meat of the story that comprises The Weaving Shadows trilogy, and hopefully my readers will find it as exciting as I currently am.

I’ll be approaching the cover artist from The Shadow of the High King soon to begin discussion on concepts based on the ideas I have for it, so stay tuned for a cover drop early next year (probably another seasonal post, am I right?).

Again, as I did in the summer, I’ll sign out for now with a piece of grim and dark music that has been helping me along with the writing process this week, one that might give you an idea of the kind of atmosphere In His Darkened Halls will be taking – ‘Obscured‘ by the legendary Celtic Frost.