In addition to the front cover, I also asked him to do the back cover as well! I absolutely love how this turned out! Thank you Mr. Lindberg for such an amazing piece of art!
So, here it it! This is the completed back cover, as well as the blurb I wrote for The Knight of Iaddash II: Into The Gates of Sheol.
Similar to the first book, the back cover features the faces of many of the characters you will meet in book two. You might recognize Stratia on the top left, but 3 new characters appear on the back. You’ll meet them all in book 2! Each of them plays a key roles and are important pillars to the story!
A few final updates: We are getting closer to release date! Both the interior and exterior of the book are finally finished, which means I am moving onto the proof copy stage! It is my goal to release this book in September and I am well ahead of schedule!
For more updates on Book 2, as well as Book 1’s Audio Drama, please consider following me at K.A.Bechtel and TheKnightOfIaddash on Instagram!
Also, feel free to check out more of Andrew Lindburg’s amazing art at walkonwatercolors.com!
Howdy folks! It’s time for another life update! I’ve got a number of things to update you all on!
KOI2 Cover!
Last week I announced The Knight of Iaddash 2’s book cover and shared the final product in a blogpost. But I wanted to share a little bit more of the original artwork with you. The artist for this book is Andrew Lindberg and his expertise is in watercolors. He was also my elementary school art teacher, who has been such an encouragement to me when I was little, so it was such a joy to have him working on this project! If you want to see more of Mr. Lindberg’s art, check his website out at Walkonwatercolors.com
After the art was completed, it was time to add the title, which was something I wasn’t quite sure I could do. I also didn’t quite realize how much blank space I would need on the cover for book 2’s title, so a few edits were needed, and completed in a professional and timely manner by David Brandt, he was also a mentor to me and many others in my Church’s youth group. I think it’s very neat that I was able to work with two godly men who were formational in both my spiritual and creative growth, on this project! If you want to know more about the work he does, check out his website at DavidBrandtDesign.com
We had to change a few of the shadows at the top to fit the title in, but, if you’d like to see Andrew Lindberg’s the unedited painting, here it is! Isn’t stunning!?
In every creative work, there are some sacrifices that need to be made, I’m just happy that I get to show you guys both the final cover version, and the hand painted version as well! In the end, despite some hurdles, we’ve got a beautiful cover that will look great on your shelf!
The Knight of Iaddash 2: Into the Gates of Sheol will be released later this year.
Audio Drama Update:
Here is another exciting development! If you’ve been reading here for a while, you are probably aware that Cory Rosen and I have raised enough funds to pay the Cast for the audio version of The Knight of Iaddash Book 1! This, is all thanks to our many lovely supporters! Without you none of this would be possible.
As of last week, we have begun recording! Feel free to follow The Knight of Iaddash on Instagram where I will post a variety of updates on the project, as well as K.A.Bechtel!
Anyways, we recorded most of chapter 1 character wise, which featured lots of Agar and Stratia lines! Here a photo of John and Kimberly, after day one of recording!
And, of course, here is Cory showing off his MASTERFUL concept art that our Kickstarter Artist (Megan Cerise) used as a reference for the kickstarter art. Haha.
It’s so much fun working with so many amazing people. You usually think of writing and creating as a more solitary work, but sometimes it’s the exact opposite! Though, usually it’s a bit of both! My extraverted introvert self is thriving! It’s so much fun getting to work with and meet so many amazing people! And I’m so excited to see how all of this turns out!
We’ve got some more recording happening this month! Maybe I’ll have more pics to share next month!
Beyond Iaddash
Outside of Iaddash, life has been pretty good. I got a good job where I get to genuinely care for some pretty cool people. And I’ve also been working busily on some Bible lessons and sermons I’m going to teach! One of my sermons was going to be over an hour long, and for the sake of everyone involved, I am desperately trying to shorten it! It’s more of a topical sermon which is a little nerve racking cause I’m not really used to topical sermons. Regardless though, I always appreciate any prayers you’re willing to send up to heaven, I always need God’s help teaching, and further more, I always need God’s help to keep my faith solid. Some days I doubt God’s presence or work in my life, but on days like today however, it’s hard to ignore.
Aside from that, I’ve been playing video games when I have time, currently Final Fantasy 7 (not the remake, the original), and Deltarune is on my gaming plate. But, I’m also meeting with friends, and brainstorming other creative projects, so gaming has been slow these days. And honestly, that’s a good thing! It’s better to use gaming as a reward for hard work! It’s more fulfilling that way!
Anyways, look forward to more Iaddash news in the coming month or so, I’ve still got to share the back cover with everyone, which I absolutely adore, as well as the release date! All that remains is a few minor interior edits, finalizing the blurb, and getting some proof copies once I have things uploaded!
Praying that God establishes the work of my hands, in all areas of life!
I am so excited to finally share with you the cover of The Knight of Iaddash II: Into the Gates of Sheol!
The Knight of Iaddash II: Into The Gates of Sheol, features a brand new artist to the Iaddash Series, who has hand painted a stunning front and back cover with watercolors!
Today you get to see that front cover, in all of its watercolored glory! This original artwork was created by Andrew Lindberg!
Here is the cover!
Working with Mr. Lindberg has been such a delight! He specializes in watercolor and hand painted the entire work on paper! He was a joy to work with, and very responsive as well. Fun Fact: Mr. Lindberg also happened to my elementary school art teacher. I am grateful for the people God has put into my life and continue to praise him for getting this project to where it is at.
If you want to see more of Andrew Lindberg’s art, or support him by purchasing one of his breathtaking prints, check out his website: Walk on Watercolors!
There were a few minor edits made to the cover, mostly to help fit the title (I didn’t really consider how much space I’d need for all those words, oops!). I do want to share the original copy of the art work as well, so I’ll post it in my next update! Look forward to that next week!
I have yet to share a release date, so please stay tuned. There will be more updates before I release it, including its back cover and blurb!
If you want to read the first book before book two comes out, you can buy both it both physically and as an ebook on Amazon, Barnes & Nobels. The ebook is available at a variety of digital retailers as well including Apple Books,Kobo and more
Or, if you’re very patient, we’re releasing the first book as an audio drama! We are currently recording it as of this month!!!
That’s all from me! I hope you look forward to putting this hand painted work of art on your shelves!
Hi everyone! Very brief blog post today, but I wanted to let you know that ………
The Knight of Iaddash Audio Drama Kickstarter is fully funded! This means we can pay our cast and start getting to work on the project, putting us definitively into the production stage!
Over the course of 30 days we raised $5,000 and will be communicating with our cast soon to figure out our recording schedules and to further solidify our timelines!
In case you were not aware, The Knight of Iaddash Audio Drama takes ‘The Knight of Iaddash’ and adapts it into an audiobook/audio drama hybrid, complete with a cast of 15 actors and actresses, and it will be spliced together and composed by Cory Rosen! Cory and I are both acting as producers and directors on this project, and we are more than excited to push this project into reality!
Here’s a preview of what you will hear once the project is completed
The Knight of Iaddash Audio Trailer!
The Knight of Iaddash follows the story of Kahsa, an ex-soldier who finds himself at the center of a prophecy given by a God he does not know. Running from his old master Agar, Kahsa finds himself in the Glorybud Tribe and adventuring alongside a cheerful prophet named Agape, and his lovable dragon named Euthymeo. Will Kahsa find freedom from his past, or will he forever be a slave? The answer lies in becoming The Knight of Iaddash!
You can learn more, and soon, you can become a late backer if you are still interest in supporting us (and get some super cool rewards) at our Kickstarter page:
Year or so ago, I announced that Cory Rosen and I were looking for actors and actresses to be a part of our audio project, now we would like to reveal them to you!
Let’s keep this post short and sweet!
Here is the cast of ‘The Knight of Iaddash!’
I am very excited at the possibility of working with all of these people! If you’d like to support our Kickstarter now is the time! We have under 4 days to complete our funding, and will not be able to make it without your support! Cory will be editing and producing the score for the project, and I wrote this story! We both are keen to make this project into a reality! The money raised through this kickstarter goes to our cast and to making this project the best we can!
If you’d like to support us, please consider supporting us here:
I was sitting in the back of my high school Spanish class drifting into another world. I probably should have been paying attention but I had other things on my mind. I was thinking of a story, one with a Knight and a sword.
My mind went to Ephesians 6:10-18, it’s a passage about the armor of God. The idea really started there. ‘What if in my story, an all-powerful God gives a knight armor to help him on a dangerous mission’. At first I called this God Shaddai, stealing one of God’s names from the Bible. Then, being highly creative and wanting to be slightly less on the nose, I turned the name backwards and Iaddash was born.
In that classroom, I drew my first sketch of what would soon become Kahsa. That picture is lost to time. But there are a few that survived from that era. Here are some of my first sketches of the crew.
Early sketches of Kahsa, Stratia and Agape. Drawn in by Kenny in high school.
Yes, that’s right Agape had a gun. A laser gun to be precise. Eventually I dropped the whole laser gun idea. My brain was running purely on Star Wars in those days. Agape no longer has a gun. And lasers no longer exist in the world.
I shared my idea with plenty of my classmates, making more doodles. And this continued into college where I actually started to write my first draft of the story. I’m looking at that first draft right now. I didn’t get very far and compared to what would eventually be the finished project, it wasn’t that good. Initially, Kahsa would steal the knight’s armor from Agape, and Bark and Agar were very different people named Batsi and Akar. Akar, interestingly enough is the Hebrew word for troubler. I guess I thought Agar sounded a bit cooler though. Despite the barely started draft, this idea just wouldn’t die.
At some point I wrote a multi book outline and shared it with one of my best friends in college, that treatment ended up becoming the foundation of what I’d eventually write. At one point we were roommates and I put about 40 thumbtacks into our wall to outline the second book, he was also my RA at the time. Good thing Covid hit and we needed to leave campus or else I would have owed the college more money! After publishing a short story and a book of poems, I felt confident to make the Knight of Iaddash dream a reality. And so I did!
When Reading Isn’t Enough
When I imagined The Knight of Iaddash, I imagined it first as a movie, replaying scenes in my head and talking through the character lines. That’s kind of how my brain works. In college I realized that didn’t seem to feasible so I wrote it as a book! While writing it, I only used about half my ideas, so I split it into two parts. If you read the end of book 1, you know something huge happens. That wasn’t in the original plans but I did make the first completed draft. It really was a perfect decision to take the story to even greater heights in the next book (which is still releasing it this year btw!).
After writing the book I had plenty of friends look over it, I hired an amazing editor, got a talented artist, and planned on releasing it. But the story continued on in my head. I wanted other so have a similar experience that I had when imagining the story. I want them to hear my characters and to be a part of the action. Then I heard Cory Rosen’s production of Dr. Jekel and Mr. Hyde. So the two of us chatted, and we put together a proof a concept.
One day, I’m gonna share the proof of concept. However, at that point I only snagged Cory for the music/recording and was stubborn enough to try to do the rest myself. As a result, we had 3 people voicing a scene, one of which was myself. This was our test run. If you’ve watched our trailer you know that Cory is a much better audio producer than I am, so I am very glad to be working with him!
Compiling the Cast
After our test run, Cory and I entered our preproduction phase. The first book was released around this time as well. We found a cast, held tryouts, and the kid that watched all of those behind the scenes clips of The Clone Wars and other animated shows was really happy! Doing something like this was always one of those unreachable dreams, and yet, here we are. We’re doing it, and it’s really fun!
The cast read throughs were a lot of fun as well! Everyone brought different ideas and perspectives to the table about what they thought their character might sound like and it was really cool to hear their interpretation. They play their characters very well too! If you need proof, check out our kickstart trailer below! We’ve got an incredible cast!
A picture of number of our actors on the scripts first read through!
And now we’re here. We’ve got a cast, we’ve got a trailer, and we’ve got a kickstarter as well. The goal of this kickstarter is to raise $5,000 dollars. That’s how we pay our cast and move forward in its production. If we reach $10,000 we’ll hire someone to help Cory with the sound design, and if we reach $20,000 I’m gonna green light book 2’s audio production!
Without our cast, this project cannot be made, so if you would like to support us to raise the necessary funds, please watch this super cool trailer and consider supporting us on kickstarter. The lowest tier starts at $5 and gets you season 1 ad-free!
At the time or writing, we are nearly at 50% funded, thank you to everyone who has already supported us. We wouldn’t be able to do with without you.
Inside the Mist
This project will inevitably mean different things to different people. For some it’s a really cool project to listen to or to be a part of. As for me, this project reminds me of God’s grace. So much regarding Iaddash has been shaped by my faith. The themes I put in this book are formed from lessons I’ve learned in life. And, I’ve seen God’s hand at every step of this process. He’s given me plenty of friends to support and critique the first two books in the drafting phase, he’s used book two to help me process through the covid pandemic, he brought Cory and I together both as friends and as collaborators in college, he’s provided the cast, I’ve worked with many great artists, and now we’re here! I’m trusting him that if he wants this project to be a reality, then he’ll provide the funds. I’m also praying that this story might inspire others to tell their own stories, and to think about the beauty and challenges of faith. I ultimately hope Christ uses this to point other people towards his love.
What you create matters. And your voice mattes as well. I hope that God will honor our efforts and I pray I can be a good ambassador of the faith he’s given to me, whether this project is big or small.
However we need your help to make this happen! We will be paying our cast, that’s where this kickstarter comes in!
AN EXCITING TRAILER!
Want to learn more or to hear voices from the cast? Or, are you itching to see Cory and I read from a teleprompter in slightly poor lighting? Watch this video!
COOL REWARDS!
In addition to making this project possible, there are plenty of rewards for supporting. Anyone who supports us at the $5 tier will receive an ad-free version of the audio drama! You could also get the ebook or some cool desktop wallpapers!
We’ve also got some really special physical rewards for you as well!
Here’s a preview of some of the items you will be able to get if you support us! Get them while supplies last!
Nearly Everything!This Euthymeo Plush is sooo cuddly!Everyone needs a good bookmark!Some cool mini posters and postcards!GLORY TO THE GLORYBUDS!Soundtrack available for purchase!Love this hat, and I’m not even a hat guy! I’m still obsessing over these stickers!
SUPPORT US NOW!
Creating something special out of The Knight of Iaddash has been a dream of mine since high school, but I can’t do it without the help of others! I wouldn’t be able to do any of this with without the support and talent of our cast and crew, and this project will not be able to go forward without the financial support of friends, family, and all you lovely strangers I’ve yet to meet! Please continue giving to The Knight of Iaddash’s kickstarter. If you are able to give, sharing it with someone who might be interested would also be a huge help! We would also covet your prayers! It is by God’s grace that this project has come this far and I hope that I can glorify him through it!
If you would like to support us, now is the time! Thank you for considerations.
Hope you enjoy this concept sketch for The Knight of Iaddash 2! I’m no illustrator, but I am pretty proud of how this one turned out. There’s also another surprise if you keep scrolling!
It’s almost the end of February and the release of the Knight of Iaddash 2 is coming closer! Currently, I am doing one final pass over the text to make sure that there are no obvious errors. The way I do this is by reading everything out loud. This is just an extra pass I like to do before I publish something. Call it quality assurance if you will!
Things have been moving a little slower unfortunately. It has been my intention to release this book in April but I might consider postponing it by a month or two. This is for two reasons. There were some complications while working on the cover, the printer to scan the final paintings needed a part replaced. However, I’ve mostly just been busy. Cory and I continue to push towards April’s Kickstarter, and I’ve been teaching a lot so a lot of my current energy is going into that.
If you didn’t know, we are planning on Kickstarting The Knight of Iaddash Book 1 into an audio drama/audio book hybrid. Last year we did our casting, and if we can raise the needed funs, we’ll make it into a reality!
If I do postpone Book 2 because of the kickstarter, I may consider providing an early ebook version of it as a bonus reward. That could be fun!
A preview:
Also, because you’ve all been so patient with my sporadic updates. I figured that it might be fun to share a scene from book 2 as you wait. If you have no’t read the first book already, this blurb will spoil the ending, so read KOI1 first by buying it from Amazon, Barnes&Noble, or Apple Books.
Anyways, here’s a preview from one of the chapters of The Knight of Iaddash 2: Into the Gates of Sheol. I hope you look forward to reading more.
Kahsa sat on the ground, reciting the lines of Iaddash and scratching Euthymeo’s leathery dragon head. This had become a ritual of sorts urged by Agape. He was not to blindly recite the words, but to think on what they mean and thereafter apply them to his own life. He had been told that many believers in Iaddash would recite such words in times of trial. He had been told that they would bring him peace. Yet Kahsa found no peace.
“He lets the strong fall and makes the weak leap,” Kahsa recited the words aloud, his voice masked with determination. He continued.
“He upholds us in power and revives the meek.
And from his right hand, he lends his strength …”
Kahsa’s mind shot back to the year before. Once again he stood staring down the man who had so quickly become his enemy. Burning flames erupted from his old master’s hands as the two of them balanced on an unstable bridge made of wood and rope. He had tried to forget that fateful night, but forgetting it had become impossible.
“He lets the strong fall …” Kahsa recited again. In his mind’s eye, the menacing Agar stared back at him, smiling. His face was lit red with embers. “He makes the weak leap,” Kahsa said again, trying to move his foot forwards. This is where everything went wrong. He had to be strong, he had to push forward. He would not lose this time. With a burst of adrenaline, he found himself lunging towards Agar with the green Sword of Iaddash held tightly in his hands. He attacked again and again, hoping to throw him off guard, but Agar was quick and refused to fall. In desperation Agar loosened the ropes of the bridge, making it difficult to balance, yet Kahsa didn’t give up. He would not back down. He made his way towards Agar until at last, he went for the killing blow.
“Have mercy!” cried Agar.
“You don’t seek mercy,” Kahsa said, staring down at him, his Sword lit green in his hand. “I won’t fall for that again.” Kahsa lifted his Sword. He would rewrite the mistakes of his past. He would kill Agar, and with one swift strike, he would satisfy the prophecy he was meant to fulfill.
“From the darkness shall arise, a Knight of might and valor, and by the Sword of Iaddai, shall come Agar’s last hour.” Kahsa stretched out the green Sword with both his hands, ready to strike. At last he would to deliver the final blow, he would show Agar his power, he would show no mercy …
“When the Sword glows green with light, then the Knight has come …” He was the Knight of Iaddash, he was to defeat Agar. It was his destiny, it was his prophecy, nothing could get in his way, he was the Knight of Iaddash. The strength of Iaddash flowed through him, he had rejected the darkness, accepted the light, and soon all would be well …
Pain seared through Kahsa’s hand as he dropped the sword! An arrow had struck his right hand! His dominate hand! Kahsa looked at it in terror as it swelled up. Agar smiled as flames erupted across the entire bridge. The Sword of Iaddash had been lost, falling deep into the pit below. Though this memory was altered compared to reality, its end was the same.
“No, this can’t happen!” howled Kahsa. “This can’t happen … stop!” he yelled at his old master, who was now engulfed in a strange shadowy flame. “I can’t lose. Not again.” Kahsa’s words were muffled by the flames as the bridge snapped and sent him tumbling down into the depth of Agar’s castle. Agar stood high above, watching his descent and laughing. Somehow Agar had not fallen from the broken bridge. Kahsa tried to remember more lines of Iaddash, more of the prophecy, but he failed. He had tried to reach for the Sword yet found himself unable. Instead, he fell, watching his life tumble away from the world above, falling farther into the hellish void that lay below. He curled on the ground, gripping his trembling right hand, looking for the light of his Sword—or any light at all—but was unsuccessful.
He had failed. And now every day, he bore a reminder of that failure. Each pang of pain that ran through his body would be a reminder of what a terrible Knight he had become. Just a year ago, it had been prophesied that he would be the one to defeat Agar. Kahsa had escaped his old life under the lordship of Agar and pledged himself to a new master, a far better one: a God named Iaddash. The one true God, as Agape would say. And yet, he was defeated. He had failed his mission and lost the most important weapon of all: the Sword of Iaddash.
“You cannot defeat Agar like this,” a strange and cold voice rang out. It was strong—it was powerful—and it held promise. Kahsa tried to pull himself to his feet yet failed, falling over in pain once again. He cried for help, but none would come.
It was a nightmare, one Kahsa had many times many before, but it had never gone on this long or felt this real. He had to remember the lines of Iaddash. He had to look for the light. He had to …
Oh boy! It looks like Kahsa is having a bad dream. You’re going to also find out that the wound Kahsa received at the end of book one plays a major part in this story as well. What happens when the promised knight fails to achieve his prophecy? I guess you’ll just have to read the book when it releases!
It is December, and as per usual, I took my usual four months break in-between posting on this blog! My last update was in August, so here’s a brief ‘what’s up’ on New Years Eve!
Over the past four months I have been working on a variety of things. Progress on The Knight of Iaddash audio project continues. Cory and I are hoping to launch its Kickstarter around next April. And we have some cool rewards for our supporters.
Plushie Power!
One of the rewards I really enjoyed working on was a Euthymeo stuffed animal. One of my friends heard that I was looking for someone who could make plushies and told me that his mother-in-law liked to knit. So we have been working together to make this really adorable Euthymeo plush that I am more than pleased with! He is so adorable.
You should hear more regarding this plushie and the Kickstarter in the coming months so stay tuned! In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this picture of me with Euthymeo! It was so unreal holding him in my hands!
Cover Art?!?
Additionally, work on the sequel of the Knight of Iaddash is going smoothly. Aside from the cover art, the last major step will be reading over the manuscript one final time to make sure I don’t have any surprise grammar errors before ordering my proof copies.
Speaking of cover art: the sequel’s cover will be a little different and was painted by hand using watercolors! The artist I chose for this book will be revealed soon, but he was one of my teachers in elementary school and it was such an honor working with him on this project! I am extremely pleased with how it turned out and I look forward to revealing the front and back cover soon! I guess better finished writing the blurb!
Everything Else…
Outside of the usual, KOI prep work, I have been getting a lot of writing done in the recent months. I may have gone a little overboard and written a rough draft of about 1 1/2 books over October and November. I also wrote about 3/4th of a separate book earlier in the year. It’s a long road ahead for each of these stories but I hope you’ll be able to read them eventually. It has been good to write for fun once again. Sometimes I forget that it’s nice to just treat writing like a hobby.
I’ve also been doing some thinking. I think it would be advantageous for me to use my social media more to promote my books. Specifically the Knight of Iaddash which is the one I am the most excited to share with everybody. Did you know I have an instagram account. No? Sometimes I forget too! Feel free to follow it if you’d like (It’s called KABechtel). I also think it would be neat to start a YouTube channel as well, but if I do that I might use that more for Bible Study content. Maybe Bible & Books? I don’t know. I have a hard enough time updating my blog, so I wouldn’t expect anything just yet.
Other random things! If you like Bible related content, you might like the book of poems I wrote. It’s called Poems for the Redeemed Heart. It is currently only available on Amazon. (Link right here!)
And as usual, if you’re interested in reading The Knight of Iaddash before its sequel hits the shelves you can find it on Amazon, Barnes and Nobles, and (drum roll) it is now available on Apple Books as well!
Anyways, thank you all for listening to my rambles, you will definitely hear from me sooner than later because I’ve got some covers to share!
The last post I released here was the day before releasing The Knight of Iaddash hyping up the project, and then I went radio silent. Well, not entirely, I still use my author’s instagram and facebook.
I was planning on posting more information regarding the Knight of Iaddash here after its launch, but I ended up using Instagram to do most of those things.
BEHOLD, THE KNIGHT OF IADDASH!
Since I’ve last posted, The Knight of Iaddash had released! All of the feedback I’ve heard so far has been rather positive. During the first week it reached #11 in the YA Christian Fantasy bestsellers category on Amazon!
If you’re interested in buying, feel free to buy on Amazon! You may also buy it at Barnes & Nobles! Other booksellers may pick it up as well, since it is available from IngramSpark. If you’re interested in seeing it at a local bookstore or library, you can always ask if they’d purchase it!
Also, please leave a review wherever you purchase it! It really helps the algorithms get my book to a wider audience! It doesn’t take more than a minute to give it a good rating! But also, if you take a few extra minutes to write a brief review, I’d be eternally grateful! I really want this story to be read by as many people as possible!
AUDIO DRAMA?
The Knight of Iaddash Audio Production is getting closer to being made! Cory and I are in the process of setting up the Kickstarter! Creating the rewards and the trailer is taking some time, but we’re making good progress! We’ve also been able to read through the script with the cast, which has been a pure joy! We’ve got a really good cast and I’m excited to see how they do in each of their rolls!
Also, have you noticed that cool picture of Agape at the top of the page? That’s one of the stickers that we’re planning on making available through the Kickstarter! It was designed by Megan Cerise, if you want to see more of her work you can see it at her instagram account!
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EBOOKS?
I still intend to release The Knight of Iaddash in ebook format outside of Kindle, I’ve just run into a snag. I’m a little stubborn and like to do everything individually by hand. I’ve considered uploading my ebooks via a service like Draft2Digital, which seamlessly releases your ebook across a host of digital platforms, but they also take a cut. As someone who is trying to pay off college loans, I’d rather do things by hand and put in the extra effort. I have the ebook files prepped and ready to upload, however due to certain laws across the sea, to publish on certain platforms and be released worldwide you need to put down an physical address that is public to all. I don’t think my family would appreciate me putting their address online, so I’ve decided to wait till I have extra money to potentially get a new business address. This is taking longer than expected thanks to, well, college loans.
Honestly, if I don’t have the ebook available worldwide by next year, I may just end up biting the bullet and using Draft2Digital. I’d like the story to be available in all places before the sequel is released.
INTO THE GATES OF SHEOL
Ah, yes! The sequel!
I’m really excited for book two of the Knight of Iaddash. I’m hoping to release it around April once again. If you like the first book, I really think you’ll like the second one. Kahsa had a rough time at the end of the first book didn’t he? Hopefully nothing else bad happens to him!
I don’t want to spoil anything so I’ll stop here! But I am extremely happy with how this story turned out!
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
I’ve been active. There is a lot of moving pieces in my life right now, and I’m not the best at running multiple things at once. Well, that’s not entirely true. I’m great at jumping between tasks, but usually one of them get’s put on the back burner. That’s what happened with this blog. And, mentally, it still is on the back burner. The Audio Drama prep has been taking a lot of time! I’d rather focus on that as opposed to this blog!
I’ve been doing plenty of other things however! This summer I’ve been teaching some of my friends with IDD from the Bible at a day program! It’s all volunteer now but I love doing it once a week! However, that means I need to write and prep lessons, so that does keep me busy! I don’t know how long I’ll be doing that, but while I do I want to do it well!
I’ve also been writing! I’ve written about 3/4ths of a book now. I keep hitting snags with this one, but I’m excited about most of it. I won’t release it until I’m excited about all of it though, so it may be a bit of time! I’m also working on a comic concept that’s been invigorating my imagination. I don’t know if I’ll ever pitch it to any publishers or publish it myself, but I’m having fun at least. It’s nice to have fun!
Oh! And also really enjoying getting connected with my church family again! It does take some time away from other things, but I think fellowship is important. If I’m not close to God or other Christians, then nothing I accomplish really matters.
Oh, also, I did finish moving from Lancaster. Which took some time too. It has been a blessing being with my family again, but I’ve been really focusing on paying down some of my student debt. I’m hoping to one day be debt free! Please pray that God will help me continue to be responsible and get me to that place!
That’s all from me. I hope you guys enjoyed the life update. Maybe I’ll do more of these!
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