Current Project:
"Offspring" book 2 of "The Sword of the Dragon" 97,800-words
WELCOME TO THE WRITING SITE OF SCOTT APPLETON
"Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones." -Proverbs 16:24
In a world where morality is forsaken and Christ neglected, wholesome books are uncommon. The themes of my writing are love, self-sacrifice, and honor.
I see my generation turning from God to the gods of this world. I see homes torn apart in the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification. Children are murdered by the millions every year . . . without ever seeing the world outside their mothers' wombs. Through fiction I strive to encourage those who are willing, to stand against these things and be heroes and heroines; chivalrous, gentle, full of righteous indignation, and the fear and love of their Creator.
Last night I had a third signing at this store in Farmington CT. I was pleasantly surprised to sell another 10 copies. The holidays are coming, business is picking up!Today I was supposed to have another signing. Unfortunately the store did not receive the books in time and we had to reschedule. But I'm looking forward to getting some writing done in these next few days. And next week I'm speaking at a school.
I can't count how many people have come up to me at events and asked "Is this book on Kindle?" Some were handicapped and some just prefered the digital screen for its portability.
For all these fans and those waiting to read this title when they could get it on this modern contrivance: here it is.
P.S. I still prefer the pleasurable tactile sensation of paper pages. Nothing compares to holding the physical book in my hands!
I'm settling down in my appartment for a night of relaxation before a crazy week (we're moving out of our appartment and this coming Saturday is the last day we can be in residency). So
this week is devoted to moving; no signings. But November is right around the corner and I am booked for a boat-load of events.
The New York trip was successful. In Buffalo my wife and I sold 18 books in 2-hours, to the delight of the store manager. The next day we stopped in Horseheads for another scheduled signing. Unfortunately the manager had mixed up the dates and they did not yet have my book in stock. I had 8-copies in the car, so Kelley and I brought those in and sold them all. ...You'll notice I've been saying 'we' instead of 'I' and that is because my wife is becoming more efficient making sales. I walk away from time-to-time and she keeps things rolling with the customers. It's handy having someone in my corner who's equally enthusiastic about the story.Well, I have a busy week ahead of me. My wife and I are going to watch the new episode of Stargate Universe!
Yesterday my wife and I drove up to Niagara Falls in New York. I've never seen the Falls and Kelley hadn't been there since she was 7. Friday night it rained so we stayed in a motel... what a motel: it stank, the mirror was dirty, the door was *ugh* pink, the wallpaper was peeling, the toilet was too small, and the furnishings were mostly broken. Kelley got half-way through microwaving the popcorn when I told her to stop it because the thing started smelling dangerous.
So today we woke up at 7AM and drove five minutes to Niagara Falls. God parted the clouds for most of our time there. It was a beautiful sight. A rainbow spanned the entire river in front of the falls. The mist fell like rain on the observation area. It was a great photographing opportunity!
I'd like to introduce Jared Sloger, a talented Christian artist. He was recommended to me by author Eric Reinhold (Eric's second fantasy novel).
Jared Sloger is a freelance illustrator and concept artist. He currently lives in Nebraska and graduated from Metropolitan Community College with a degree in professional studies geared towards graphic arts. He is self taught in his art and works in various traditional and digital mediums. He specializes in science fiction, fantasy, wildlife and creature art. When he isn’t working on projects, he makes frequent trips to the zoo, photographing, and, sketching the animals.
Jared has been commissioned by Flaming Pen Press to illustrate THE FAIRY'S RUBY CAGE (the upcoming fantasy novella to be released in Spring 2010). He just sent me the preliminary pieces . . . and I decided to share some of them with you . . . just to whet your appetites!
Ok, my dear readers.... I mean... my long-suffering readers.... WordPress is nice, but too complicated for me at this time. I have tried to organize my new blog attractively, but there is way too much going on at this time to learn their system and keep up with all the updates I
want to feed my followers, readers, and browsers. As a result (for a while at least)
I am going to keep using this Blog.So
I am going to continue using The Flaming Pen. Stay with
me people! (-:
Eventually I'll use ChristianFantasy blog on WordPress...but I'll let you know when.Update:
This weekend was very profitable. I sold a total of 34-books. One of the stores had 63-copies of Swords of the Six and is confident they will sell all of those during the holidays. It is encouraging to see my book carried en mass!
This will be my last post on this blog. From now on my blog will be hosted on the WordPress server instead. I'm uncomfortable with the direction Google's policies seem to be heading, and I'm ready for a fresh look to my blog.
Visit:
http://www.christianfantasy.wordpress.com/ for all the latest info on The Sword of the Dragon series and all booksigning updates, etc.
I will keep this blog open. It will take a little while for me to get accustomed to WordPress. But the change will be for the better! (-:
THE SWORD OF THE DRAGON
The saga begins . . .
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Swords of the Six is the first Novel in a Seven-Book-Series by Scott Appleton
With illustrations by Jennifer Miller & Amber Hill
Offspring is the second novel
Tease:
Specter, a man with no memory of his past, is awakened from sleep by the great white dragon and given the task of overseeing the destinies of six young women who wield swords whose blades remain in a constant state of rust. In the process of fulfilling his mission he learns the details of the swords’ linked histories—and discovers the startling truth of his own identity.
A war begun with betrayal a thousand years in the past erupts afresh on a distant world and one man and his daughter are caught in the middle of it; she with a sword of unknown origin, and he with a sword mightier than any other ever crafted. Allies gather, the war begins, heroes fall, and the course of a world's history is determined . . ..
Last night I had a third signing at this store in Farmington CT. I was pleasantly surprised to sell another 10 copies. The holidays are coming, business is picking up!
