Camp NaNoWriMo Day 3 - More Giant Stuff!

Hello everyone,

     Day 3 of Camp NaNoWriMo, and the writing is going smoothly. I credit the fact that I plan a lot in advance so I can flesh out my outline to my heart's content without getting lost in what I'm doing. Anyway, I worked more on introducing the "Dofri the Giant" plot line to my story today; it wasn't in my original outline, so I'm concentrating on that first, in case I run into problems I didn't anticipate because this wasn't in the original specs. Currently, the tale is sitting at 2484 words. According to Camp NaNoWriMo, I'll hit my minimum word count on July 13th if I keep up this pace. Keeping up the pace may prove difficult, given the recent changes to my household routine, but I'm happy to be ahead of the curve for now - at the very least, it means I have a bit of a buffer if I am not able to work on my story some days . . .

Happy Reading! Skál!
~Colin Anders Brodd

Camp NaNoWriMo Day 2 - Giants In The Earth

Hello everyone,

     Well, my writing time is very short for the 2nd day of Camp NaNoWriMo (I've got a 2 year old toddling around my home, and I'm running a Pathfinder game in about an hour!), but I did a bit of work on The Tale of Halfdanur the Black. In particular, I've been working on adding an episode that was not in my original outline (it does not appear in the sources I originally used for research, but I found it in another saga, and I want to use it) - an episode in which the young Haraldur frees a giant named Dofri from imprisonment (the illustration above is of that scene in the Flateyjarbók). So I did some work on the giant today. My word count is currently at 1975 words (my goal is at least 10,500) - also, coincidentally, the year in which I was born! Anyway, I'm done with writing for today, and off to prepare for Pathfinder! 

Happy Reading! Skál!
~ Colin Anders Brodd

Camp NaNoWriMo Day 1 - The Tale Begins!

Hello everyone,

     So it is July 1st, and summer camp (Camp NaNoWriMo, anyway!) has begun - with The Tale of Halfdanur the Black. I'm working from an outline I prepared in advance, but I'm beginning to put some real flesh on that skeleton! My minimum goal is 10,500 words (child's play, and not even really a novella length), but I shall happily surpass that if I can! My word count for the first day is about 1168 words and counting after a word sprint with some cabin-mates! Off to a great start!

Happy Reading! Skál!
~ Colin Anders Brodd

Word Count Wednesday: I CAN drive 55 . . .

Hello everyone,

     Just a Word Count Wednesday update - my word count this week is 55 words! 55? Aye, 55! Now, you may think I'm slipping, and I could come up with excuses (e.g. our fostering license was finally approved, so we're suddenly quite busy around here!), but the fact is, I don't need an excuse - it was a challenge, you see! Trying to write a good Midhgardhur story with only 55 words. So, my next installment in Tales From Midhgardhur is slated for July 1st, and will be titled "Hjalti's First Holmganga." It is an exploration, in just 55 words, of the first time that Hjalti (a character well known to fans of The Saga of Asa Oathkeeper: A Midhgardhur Fantasy) fought a holmganga duel, back when he was just a young retainer to Jarl Ragnvaldur when Halfdanur the Black was king of Vestfold. The duel took place at Haugathing at some point during King Halfdanur's reign. Anyway, whittling the story down to just 55 words was quite a challenge, but I am rather pleased with the result. I hope you enjoy it!

     Before I sign off, I ought to mention that I am getting very excited about Camp NaNoWriMo starting July 1st! I am working on The Tale of Halfdanur the Black, which will constitute a sort of short prequel to The Saga of Asa Oathkeeper. I am also hoping to help raise funds to support NaNoWriMo - my fundraising page is HERE if you would like to sponsor me and help a good cause!

Happy Reading! Skál!
~ Colin Anders Brodd

The Saga of Asa Oathkeeper - now in PAPERBACK!

Hello everyone!

     Exciting news! My first fantasy novel, The Saga of Asa Oathkeeper: A Midhgardhur Fantasy is now available in PAPERBACK! I'm very impressed with the quality of the printing, and it is now available on Amazon for $10.99! I have some really great reviews; if you read it and you like it, please add to those!

     The process of putting together the print edition through CreateSpace was very educational; I've learned a lot from the process, and it will make my next publishing project that much easier. That project, by the way, will be Tales From Midhgardhur, Volume I, which should be available sometime in August (I'm going to be developing part of it throughout July for Camp NaNoWriMo). The story will collect my Channillo stories so far (Tales From Midhgardhur, runner-up for Best Fantasy Series in the 2016 Channillo Awards!) with this new material. By streamlining the process, I should be able to offer Tales From Midhgardhur both on Kindle and in paperback at roughly the same time.

Happy Reading! Skál!
~ Colin Anders Brodd

Runner Up!

Hello everyone!

     Exciting news! My Channillo short story series, Tales From Midhgardhur, was the runner up for Best Fantasy Series in the 2016 Channillo Awards!

Happy Reading! Skál!
~ Colin Anders Brodd

PROOF! (The Saga of Asa Oathkeeper Print Edition, now in PROOFREADING!)

Hello everyone!

      An exciting moment for me - the proof copy of my first novel, The Saga of Asa Oathkeeper: A Midhgardhur Fantasy has arrived! It will be carefully proofread before I approve it, and any errors addresses, but that won't take very long - soon my book will be available in print as well as Kindle! It is so thrilling to hold an actual printed copy of my novel in my hands, just a year after it was self-published on Kindle! And I just got another five-star review on Amazon and Goodreads this last week as well, so I'm feeling pretty happy overall!

     I'm also working on a collection of Midhgardhur fiction, Tales From Midhgardhur, Volume I, based on the Channillo series. That should be ready by the end of summer, and I'm creating that one as a print book and Kindle book simultaneously, so I'll have two books in print by the end of this year! So exciting!

Happy Reading! Skál!
~ Colin Anders Brodd