In the Beginning

In the beginning.

Darkness gives depth to the light and from dark beginnings comes the story of Ariana, of Vhelahn with its hidden history and of the land itself, always there, always watching.

In my profile I briefly touched on the changes in my life that are woven into this story so here I touch on them again simply because they played such a big part in my writing journey and continue to do so. As already stated my writing career grew new purpose when my health closed other doors. A broken spine, surgery, recovery, and ongoing problems have played a major role in the creation of Awakening that helped me through when I had time and pain to kill. From that difficult time, Awakening was born, a positive from a negative, light from darkness. I live with chronic pain now which is a touch distracting when I need focus, and yet, ironicaly, brought added depth to the story through that experience. Interestingly I can trace my good days and bad throughout the story in both style and format. It has been a journey of both creation, recovery, and learning, so the journey means a great deal more to me than just a story and is almost a journal of my own journey. Perhaps it will play a role in my next book as well.

Thank you for your time and ineterest and a journey shared.