VORTEX: Editing Is Moving Along!

 

The editing process is going well. The third and final book of the Alban Saga trilogy, VORTEX, is about 1/3 of the way done on the first read-through!!! 

Not only is it going through basic editing, but with all the times jumps happening relative to the different characters and plot lines, checking those is a fairly complex task. So, a spreadsheet is being maintained to make sure that all the jumps mesh and coincide correctly!

Hope to have VORTEX published sometime in April.

Just wanted to keep you updated! 📚 

MILESTONE: Well Over 80,000 Pageviews Of My Blog From Around The Globe!

   

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Book III of the Alban Saga: VORTEX: Just Finished the Manuscript!

   

I’M DONE WITH THE MANUSCRIPT!!! 

OVER 158,000 WORDS AND 34 CHAPTERS!

Still have work to do to edit, check for plot holes, double-check chapter titles & timelines, etc.

But I’m done! WOW!

Over 3 years of work!

This was a big one!!!

Just wanted to holler a bit from the roof tops! 📚 

Yahoo!!! 😊 

VORTEX - Almost done!

 

Vortex is the third and final book of the Alban Saga. I've been working on it for about three years and can finally say that I'm very close to being done!

When I am, I'll have completed my first trilogy and my longest book, beating out Merlin & Arthur: The Awakening!

What a journey! I've loved writing it!

Just wanted to keep you up to date!

VORTEX Update

 

The third and final book of the Alban Saga trilogy is Vortex, and in my last blog post, I thought that Chapter 32 would be the last chapter. However, once I got into the writing of it, it wasn't long before I realized that an additional chapter would be necessary. So, now, Chapter 33 is the final chapter. 

Below, I've included a short excerpt from Chapter 33, as well as an overall summary of the book at the bottom of this post. Don't worry, the excerpt doesn't contain any spoilers! :) 

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FROM

CHAPTER 33

The next morning, clouds covered the autumn sky above the Bauman’s home, and a light rain had come down throughout the night. Even now, it was dripping off the roof, splashing against the windows, and leaving the trees, shrubs, and meadows across their estate refreshed, vibrant, and lush. It was a perfect day to sleep in, and Aran and Anu were clearly taking advantage of it, although no one else had. The rest of them had awakened early, eaten breakfast, and were now whiling away their time in conversation, staring at their phones, reading, or just simply sitting in front of the fireplace, catching glimpses of the stairway in anticipation of seeing Aran and Anu coming down the stairs.

BOOK SUMMARY

 

The Alban Saga is a fantasy trilogy made up of Beatrice, Black Grotto and the new book that I’m writing entitled The Vortex. All three books take place at real locations in Scotland, with actual Scottish history woven into their plot lines. The Vortex begins just as Black Grotto ends. Bea Bauman, a young Druid Priestess, is brought into the future by an ancient prophet named Erin. She cannot resist his call. He reaches for her from the center of the Vortex inside the Black Grotto, and she takes his hand, leaving her family and friends behind as she travels with him through time and space.

 

Just as Bea enters the Vortex, Aran Brodie, who has become a close and dear companion, cannot let Bea go alone into the void. He jumps in after her. For a time, they travel together inside the violent maelstrom, but they cannot maintain their grip on one another and become separated and lose consciousness. When Bea finally awakens, she finds herself at the Stones of Calanais in the year 2026 - three years in the future - staring into the eyes of Erin the prophet. In the meantime, Aran Brodie is expelled from the Vortex at the same location as Bea, but his exit casts him over 4500 years into the past where he finds himself surrounded by primordial Druids in search of a human sacrifice.

 

As all of this is going on, another character from the previous books also finds herself at the Stones of Calanais in the year 2026. Her name is Obsidian. For years now, she has been an acolyte in the grove of an extraordinarily powerful Druid Priestess named Brenna. Brenna brought Obsidian with her to this time and place to help her battle her nemesis, but Brenna is overcome and vanishes. Saddened and distraught, Obsidian is left alone without a way to return to her own time. She wanders aimlessly for days, but then remembers something that Brenna once shared with her. A Druid, even more powerful than Brenna, lives somewhere near the Stones of Calanais. She is called The Keeper. Obsidian sets out to find her in the hope that she can bring Brenna back and restore her to her former greatness and power.

 

The Vortex carries forth the story of the Alban Saga, weaving the plot lines of the three books into a surprising and volatile romp through time, space, and Scottish history. This dangerous and risky journey will either end in the past being completely reshaped, leading to a malevolent and dire future, or… the current timeline will remain untouched and safe for the development of humankind. Bea Bauman will be at the center of this struggle. She will attempt to unravel and countermand whomever or whatever is trying to alter history, while also dealing with her feelings for Aran, her fear for his survival, and having to navigate the treacherous intricacies of traveling through time and space via The Vortex.

Vortex: Update

 

The third and final book of the Alban Saga trilogy is The Vortex. I am currently working on Chapter 32 - the final chapter of the book. 

Below, I've included a short excerpt from that chapter as well as an overall summary of the book. Don't worry, the excerpt doesn't contain any spoilers! :) 

1 PARAGRAPH EXCERPT

FROM

CHAPTER 32

On the morning of Bea’s twenty-first birthday, the break of dawn arrived behind a thick layer of fog, burying the land beneath for most of the night. Bea, too, had been buried…stretched out under a thick, warm comforter, sleeping soundly - unmoving and dreamless - as the minute hand of her bedside clock ticked through its circular arc and the sun began to journey across the sky. The light outside her window had not yet attained the correct angle to enter her bedroom and nudge her awake, but it had brightened and warmed the air enough to fully dissipate the remaining fog and the bothersome midges that were much better suited to cool and dark than to sunlight. Beneath that same window, the earth and rocks of the meadows and forests of Bea’s family estate had also started to soak up the sun’s rays, releasing puffs of vaporous steam into the air and adding their own type of beauty to the morning. But Bea…she remained oblivious to it all.

BOOK SUMMARY

 

The Alban Saga is a fantasy trilogy made up of Beatrice, Black Grotto and the new book that I’m writing entitled The Vortex. All three books take place at real locations in Scotland, with actual Scottish history woven into their plot lines. The Vortex begins just as Black Grotto ends. Bea Bauman, a young Druid Priestess, is brought into the future by an ancient prophet named Erin. She cannot resist his call. He reaches for her from the center of the Vortex inside the Black Grotto, and she takes his hand, leaving her family and friends behind as she travels with him through time and space.

 

Just as Bea enters the Vortex, Aran Brodie, who has become a close and dear companion, cannot let Bea go alone into the void. He jumps in after her. For a time, they travel together inside the violent maelstrom, but they cannot maintain their grip on one another and become separated and lose consciousness. When Bea finally awakens, she finds herself at the Stones of Calanais in the year 2026 - three years in the future - staring into the eyes of Erin the prophet. In the meantime, Aran Brodie is expelled from the Vortex at the same location as Bea, but his exit casts him over 4500 years into the past where he finds himself surrounded by primordial Druids in search of a human sacrifice.

 

As all of this is going on, another character from the previous books also finds herself at the Stones of Calanais in the year 2026. Her name is Obsidian. For years now, she has been an acolyte in the grove of an extraordinarily powerful Druid Priestess named Brenna. Brenna brought Obsidian with her to this time and place to help her battle her nemesis, but Brenna is overcome and vanishes. Saddened and distraught, Obsidian is left alone without a way to return to her own time. She wanders aimlessly for days, but then remembers something that Brenna once shared with her. A Druid, even more powerful than Brenna, lives somewhere near the Stones of Calanais. She is called The Keeper. Obsidian sets out to find her in the hope that she can bring Brenna back and restore her to her former greatness and power.

 

The Vortex carries forth the story of the Alban Saga, weaving the plot lines of the three books into a surprising and volatile romp through time, space, and Scottish history. This dangerous and risky journey will either end in the past being completely reshaped, leading to a malevolent and dire future, or… the current timeline will remain untouched and safe for the development of humankind. Bea Bauman will be at the center of this struggle. She will attempt to unravel and countermand whomever or whatever is trying to alter history, while also dealing with her feelings for Aran, her fear for his survival, and having to navigate the treacherous intricacies of traveling through time and space via The Vortex.

The Vortex: One Chapter Left to Write!

 

The third and final book of the Alban Saga trilogy is The Vortex. I Just completed Chapter 31. It was the longest and probably the most complex chapter I've ever written. What an experience! 

Now, I only have one chapter left - Chapter 32 - and its title will most likely be "The Ravages of Time."

Every one of  the books in the series has been a joy to write! And along the way, I've learned an incredible amount about Scotland, its history, its people, and about myself!