It's February, Shane! Where's the first Seraph novel?

Well, it's well into February, and I figure I owe my readers/fans/friends/whoever's left some answers about my progress on "forging the Seraph", the first Seraph novel. The truth is, I've had to go back and re-plot the book and do a LOT more thinking about all the characters that are sailors on the Seraph.

It's not like I haven't been productive. A Seraph story (which started right here in this blog) was published in Fissure magazine in November. Seraph stories will also be published soon in two more publications; more about that when those deals are finalized.

I've finished rewriting my first movie screenplay (written with Curt Hart,) "Plateye," which I mentioned earlier. "We have an agent, and the script is being farmed out as we speak. I also just finished my second feature length script entitled "Shiners," written with Matt Broughton. We'll be farming that one out soon as well.

As far as the Seraphers go, I wish I could tell you all the cool things I've realized about Aerthe and about the crew of my favorite airship, but it would give away things best left in the stories. It seems that you'll have to wait longer, but I promise to keep you informed, and to start giving you pictures or something to actually give this blog more substance.

I can say that these are not stories that I can rush. They are very dear to me, and I want to make sure that I write them as well as possible and as accurately as possible. I hope that my faithful readers can bear with me and endure the wait while I blindly feel my way toward becoming a novel writer.

If any of you have questions, feel free to write, and I will answer them on the blog.

Sincerely,
C. Shane McElveen

A Note From The Writer

To those who have followed the journal so far, I'd like to say hello, and thank you so much for your interest in my writing. For those who have been reading the journal over time, thank you for your patience. Please allow me to apologize for the lack of journal entries over the past few months. I felt that you, my readers, deserve an explanation of why you haven't seen a journal post for a while.

The truth is that I was stuck for a bit, and when the gears and cogs started turning again, I realized that the format is what is encumbering me in the story of Mael and his crew. I've never claimed to be an eclectic writer nor a champion wordsmith. This marks my first true attempt at a tale of any length.

What I'm getting at here is that I'm taking a hiatus from this version of the seraph Crew's story in favor of a broader, third-person perspective on things. And I'm going to take the ideas presented here and start on the first of the Seraph novels. I will rework this blog and post the first few chapters of the novel once it is finished, and I will also post links from time to time leading to other blogs where I will be posting my short stories.

I realize I'm leaving this at a cliffhanger, and I realize how much that sucks. Hopefully you can all rest easy in the knowIedge that the account of the island will be covered, in detail, in the novel I'm currently working on. I'm afraid that I just can't agree with the statement that it's better to burn out than fade away. So for now I'm going to fade and reorganize...hopefully emerging with a stronger tale and something worthy of your patience and support.

Thank you all again for your time and interest.

Sincerely,
Shane McElveen