Pulled out Iron Falls

The other day I talked about the need for good well rounded characters, and that my story Iron Falls kind of lacked them as I opted to go with a more action driven story. Well, after about a week online through e-Quill Publishing, I got my first honest review of the story. Let me just say that it's awesome to see that the reviewer in question opted for discretion over humiliating little old me on the big bad web. Evidently, despite long hours editing and getting it proofed by several others, there were still a few consistencies and typos found on the final copy. So, I pulled it after finding that no one has purchased a copy.

Does this mean that I'm going to throw in the towel, pack my toys and join the circus. Yeah, you'll be so lucky! Far from it, I'm going to fix what needs fixing and streamline inconsistencies that had nonetheless found their way into the submission. The reviewer was kind enough to provide me some pointers where I've gone pear shaped and where I did rather well, so it's going to be a lot of work - but fun work as I rediscover once more the basics of writing.

Iron Falls

The 22nd century was to be a time of peace and prosperity, while
humanity moved out beyond its cradle that is planet Earth . . .

It was to be an era where lessons learned from an earlier time were to
be humanity's salvation to go forth . . .

It was a time for peace . . .

It was a time for unity . . .

It was a time new lessons to be taught, and old ones refreshed.

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The weekend was pretty busy for my friends over at e-Quill Publishing, as they were releasing three new titles at the start of this month. One of these titles was Iron Falls, a near futuristic military science fiction novella set in 2115 in and about the African continent. It's also one of those stories that had taken me on what had been an interesting journey that had me rediscover the joy of writing, relearn the basics and pick up new tricks of the trade. The fact that I was doing it with one of my favourite characters, Gene Bukowski, made it all the more fun.

Bukowski had been the star of many a story that I had written, and am glad to see him in print. So, what is the story about. This is what it says on my website:

September, 2115. Shock waves follow in the announced intentions of South Africa becoming incorporated into a neighboring continental union. Amid a media frenzy and general panic, as the country has managed to gain more displaced persons due to never recovering from the Third World War, the Afrikaner Freedom Front is determined to put a stop to this, and sends Emilio Heerdan out to test the resilience of emergency services throughout South Africa and neighboring Mozambique.

Sergeant First Class Gene Bukowski, a U.S. Army Special Warfare operator, and his team are uprooted from a mission in Mali when Heerdan's group kidnap the daughter of the NorSec Energy Secretary. Yet his mission proves more dangerous than his team can handle. Bukowski is therefore forced to seek aid against the Afrikaner's sinister plot. Aid that comes at a steep price.

Not bad if I say so myself.

Please go check it out and purchase a copy over at e-Quill Publishers, as it's only $2.50 in Australian currency.

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So, where to from here? That is a good question. I've started working on the sequel to Iron Falls, and there's the whole Project Lucky 13 thing I'm working on as well. So the rest of the month is going to keep me busy with two first drafts and rewrites. Tomorrow I have a job interview as well, so add to it nerves of waiting if I get it or not.