This is the first draft I wrote for Echoes From the Beyond. This is what chapter 1 used to look like. Back then, a lot was different about this story. The Kimatu weren't wiped out. The Kimberlys had different names. Hashim wasn't a character, so Homo sapiens were the enemy in this original version. The Kimatu were also European-ish, not African. The placeholder name was Neanderthal Religion Story . This is because this entire story was based off of a book about pre-history. I

Prima introduction, part 1, and part 2 all in one pdf

I think it is well established at this point that I am a sci-fi/fantasy author. I write hard-core alien sci-fi and lighter alternate reality sci-fi. This Christmas, my short story is outside that wheelhouse. Prima is a a Christmas murder mystery romantasy (romantic fantasy). This may be outside my wheelhouse for writing, but I do have some other aspects of the literary world I'm drawing from. The first full-length novella I wrote was a mystery. It was called Mystery of the Mi

I can't believe we've reached the end! When I first planned the Age of the Immortals series, this story didn't exist. Rūta didn't exist....

What's the difference? In Echoes From the Beyond, the Kimatu species was introduced. The main characters introduce the idea of there...

Echoes From the Beyond is officially available as ebook or paperback! This is technically book 2, but it could be read without Rise of...

When I was work on Falcon King, I often go back to this timeline to make sure I'm following it. During some research to suppliment what I...

Chloe Walz and Madeline Walz A Heart of Darkness Short story from the Reedsy prompt: Write a story that contains the phrase “Okay class!...

In anticipation for the release of Age of the Immortals 2: Echoes From the Beyond , I wrote a poem from the perspective of a few of the...

100 years before the birth of Horus 3900 B.C. Isis squeezed her husband’s hand. “Usir,” she cooed. “It’s finally the Festival of Raising...

There are quite a few characters in Rise of Thera , and more to come. Here are some simple character profiles for the Age of the Immortals characters so far. Name: Agalia Devon-Rue Age in 3019: 23 Species: Homo sapiens (Theran-Akrotirian) Abilities: control of the mystic energies Planet: Thera Name: Amantius "Asier Konrad" Age in 3019: 23 Species: Morphian Abilities: morphing into a hawk, bow and arrow, persuasion Planet: Thera Name: Dedu Joslyn Age in 3019: 17 Species: Morp

Two years before Anpu and Horus meet 3984 B.C. Anpu scrolled through the digital records. “I’m the crown prince and I’m doing secretarial work.” He glanced up. The royal library was dark. The light from the computer and lamp didn’t go far in the inky darkness. “One man. Father wants me to go through all these records to find one man. I don’t even have a family name to go off of!” He put his head in his hand. “I’m spending the early hours of the feast of Wag in the damn libra

The Thera in Rise of Thera is a broken, fallen society closely mirroring that of a third-world country, but it wasn't always that way. In...

Thera 3019 “Okay, we’ve had female presidents,” Vira said. “It took a while, but it happened. Our president right now is a woman!” “Okay,...

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A Crossover Christmas ***Not consistent with Heart of Darkness*** Madeline Walz and Chloe Walz “Remind me again the point of this...

A lot of research went into Rise of Thera (as well as the rest of the series).I've compiled a very long list of websites and articles I used while writing. I found a lot of cool things while I was researching that I couldn't share in the book. This is where I'll be putting a long list of websites, articles, photos, and videos I used. Island of Thera/Santorini and the Minoans https://www.worldhistory.org/thera/ http://www.sacred-destinations.com/greece/santorini-akrotiri ...