In the spirit of the launch – which is only one week away! – I thought I’d share some more of what you’ll see once the Dowager Shadow really takes off. This week, it comes in the form of a parable – not actually a portion of the book, but related directly to the prologue [...]

It sure does creep up, doesn’t it? I spent a lot of time, during the setup here, worrying that the schedule would be an issue. As any good blogger knows, schedule is paramount; once a week, three times a week, every day. Whatever you’re choosing, sticking to it is absolutely key. Well, I can tell [...]

Cat’s out of the bag! Couldn’t keep it in for ever. Four weeks from now, on February 2nd 2010, The Dowager Shadow will go live with its first instalment. I thought I’d take a moment an explain exactly what’s going to go down. Individual posts will be avalable via RSS feed, as well as appearing [...]

Time is growing short. They’re growing in number. Gathering strength. Will you be prepared? Have you begun to rally your troops? Are you paying attention to what’s going on, listening for hints and clues? You can help. Be here, at the turning of spring. That’s when it all starts.

Wow. I just spent the last two hours editing and scheduling the first week’s worth of the story – and Chapter one isn’t even half way through yet. What a trip. But it got me thinking. Preparation is a huge deal for projects like this. Look at what JC Hutchins has done with his Seventh [...]

On February 2nd, 2010, this site will play host to the first publicly available web novel written by Ian M Rountree of the Wings of Wax Project. As the launch date nears more information will be posted here sporadically. As the bulk of this novel will be principally written during National Novel Writing Month, as its beginnings were last year, it’s likely very little information will be released before November 1st. However, RSS feeds are available for both posts and comments, so feel free to subscribe early.