It's been a few months since we've posted on what we're up to, but most posts are to the effect of editing/revising/drinking and whatnot. That remains true.
Dave has done some pretty stellar paintings in the past few months as well, and though they are separate and unrelated to the Seven Stars, we hope to share them with you at some point all the same.
For myself, in February I managed to finish the first draft of a fantasy novel (also unrelated to the Seven Stars). It's about 98,000 words and, taking Stephen King's advice, I've moved on to other projects before immediately jumping into editing mode.
For now, I'd like to share the first few pages of dialogue from The War of All (a prologue to The Seven Stars). We are hoping to have the first part of this prologue ready later this year. The timeframes that Dave and I typically set for ourselves are never in stone because, as there is just the two of us, disruptions to our schedules are frequent and substantial.
In the meantime, read on, and please leave your feedback if you're so inclined!
CAPTION:
The province of Renhalland.
Present are Obrim Kesgarr, Dreller Vokoss, a High Priest of Scyre
Present are Obrim Kesgarr, Dreller Vokoss, a High Priest of Scyre
OBRIM: Valiantly fought, Lord
Vokoss... But now the time
has come to answer for your crimes.
PRIEST: The Scyric Church charges you
with practicing necromancy, Lord Vokoss.
/1
DRELLER: Necromancy? This is madness! You
are a traitor, Kesgarr, for attacking me, and you will die a traitor!
PRIEST: Lord Obrim Kesgarr is the
chosen champion of the god Scyre. This transcends the conventions of
men.
/2
OBRIM: We’ll let Scyre decide. If you
can kill me here, we shall know whose cause is just.
/3
OBRIM: If I triumph, unarmed,
unarmoured…
/1
OBRIM: Then it will be plain that I
am Scyre’s chosen hero!
/2
DRELLER: *Hnnph*
/3
DRELLER: Obrim… I am innocent…
/4
OBRIM: You have the Black Tome in
your possession!
/1
DRELLER: I know... nothing of the Tome…
/2
DRELLER: You are someone’s pawn, Obrim.
This priest… the church is using you.
/3
OBRIM: I am no man’s pawn!
/4
OBRIM: And Scyre has judged you guilty!
Of course, the last page needs to text, but maybe a nice sound effect perhaps.
Thanks to taking the time to see what we're up to, and if you're looking for any of the prints we had at Tricon KW, we still have some remaining - email thesevenstarscomic@gmail.com for more info.
Happy trails,
Tim.
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