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Excerpt

A wind stirred in the south, from far out across the Southern Ocean. It blew northwards across the crashing waves, over treacherous waters and high tides, and as it passed over land it drifted throughout the small fishing town of Kelen Nor. A spray of water blew over the shores, and the wind caught the flags and creaky signs hanging over the taverns on the seafront, stirring them spiritedly and spreading beach sand across the dusty road. The wind kept blowing hard and strong. A storm was brewing in the south.

From the window of a small tavern in the southern slums of the town, a young man looked out at the sea. The ocean was seldom calm these days, tales of storms and thunder came regularly from boat crews; stories ranging from gods casing lighting to monsters attacking from the depths. Something was brewing in the south.
He looked into his tankard, and took back a long drink, draining the last of the sweet beverage and wiping his mouth on his sleeve. He put down the tankard heavily, and leaned back in his chair lazily. "I tell you Dalan," he said, a relaxed grin on his face, "there's to be trouble soon."

His friend eyed him warily from across the table, and with a sigh he started making circles with his finger in his pint, "So you keep telling me." Dalan leaned back in his chair and folded his arms behind his head, "So you keep telling me."

Bio

I first began writing when I was in high school, always fantasy or science fiction. I was always captivated by stories of dragons and elves or space marines and battles that take place in the far future with alien civilizations. Coming from a small town in central Wyoming, there were not many options for me to attend college, so I instead joined the United States Marines. It has been and continues to be a great experience for me, allowing me to take my love for the arts and put a more realistic spin on the epic battles that I love to write. I hope that as time goes on and my writing improves that I will one day be compared to authors like R.A. Salvatore or Tolkien.

Writing Description

Epic fantasy and science fiction. I draw a lot of outer inspiration from friends and family, and at the same time try to follow my favorite authors' examples.

Writing Goals

In all seriousness, this is the first time I've tried something like this, so I really don't know what my goals are. To write and write and get as much help and guidance as possible.

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