Progress

I realize that it has been quite some time since I’ve last posted on this blog, but I have not been idle! After more than a year of work I’ve finally completed the first draft of Stryker #6, IN THE AGES TO COME. (The draft of the prologue was written on February 4th, 2015; chapter 35 was completed today.) This book is by far the longest book I have ever written. In its draft state (and it still needs a lot of work) it has 126,841 words. It will be the longest book in the Stryker series by a wide margin.

Now I just need to edit the book and make it readable, which will be a significant task. In the meantime, here is a list of the book’s chapters (and keep in mind that all of these chapters actually exist):

Prologue: The End
Chapter 1: Launch Day
Chapter 2: Revenge
Chapter 3: An Undiscovered World
Chapter 4: History Lesson
Chapter 5: The Derelict
Chapter 6: Arrival
Chapter 7: The Great Migration
Chapter 8: Investigation
Chapter 9: A New Plan
Chapter 10: Moving Day
Chapter 11: First Contact
Chapter 12: Recall
Chapter 13: The Seed
Chapter 14: Growth
Chapter 15: Contagion
Chapter 16: Reunion
Chapter 17: Awakening
Chapter 18: Search
Chapter 19: Long Distance Call
Chapter 20: Fallen
Chapter 21: Visitors
Chapter 22: Missing
Chapter 23: The Solution
Chapter 24: Preparations
Chapter 25: Patience
Chapter 26: Release
Chapter 27: Panic
Chapter 28: Abandoned
Chapter 29: Stalemate
Chapter 30: Departure
Chapter 31: Escape
Chapter 32: Eternity
Chapter 33: Defeat
Chapter 34: Redeemed
Chapter 35: A New Adventure

The editing job is complicated by the fact that at the moment I’m also studying for a Java 8 certification exam, which is taking up a lot of my time. I’m not sure how long it will take me to finish editing this book, but it is on my task list.

However, this is not the only book I’ve been working on. In the last quarter of 2015 I wrote three other stories as well. None of them take place in the Stryker universe, but they have been posted on this blog. (I may not post here very often, but I do keep busy!) You can find them posted in the Free Books section of this blog. Take a look – you might find all sorts of free things there that you didn’t realize were available.

Once again, thanks for stopping by!