I can’t believe how long it has been since I’ve updated this blog. I think you’ll be seeing more frequent updates in the near future. If you’ve kept up with the main pages of this site you’ll know that this series went from a trilogy to four books. Here is where the series stands now:
Rhune
- Written: Feb 2013 – July 2013 (100% complete)
- Pre-alpha edit: July 24, 2014 (100% complete)
- Alpha Read: July 29 – 31, 2014 (100% complete)
- Alpha Edit: Aug 2, 2014 (27% complete)
- Beta #1 Start: Sep 2014 (0% complete)
- Beta #2 Start: Jan 2015 (0% complete)
Dherg
- Written: Aug 2013 – Dec 2013 (100% complete)
- Pre-alpha edit: Aug 14, 2014 (100% complete)
- Alpha Read: Aug 8 – Aug 14, 2014 (100% complete)
- Alpha Edit: Sep 2014 (0% complete)
- Beta: To be determined
Rhrist
- Written:Jan 2014 – June 2014
- Pre-alpha edit: Aug 14, 2014 (30% complete)
- Alpha Read: Sep 1 – 3, 2014 (0% complete)
- Alpha Edit: Nov 2014 (0% complete)
- Beta: To be determined
Fhrey
- Writing: Sep 2014 – Dec 2014 (0% complete)
- Pre-alpha edit: Jan 2015 (0% complete)
- Alpha Read: Feb 1 – 3 2015 (0% complete)
- Alpha Editing: Feb – Mar 2015 (0% complete)
- Beta: To be determined
So as you can see, even though I’ve not been updating i have been busy writing. The alpha reader feedback for the first two books have been very positive and I don’t see much that has to be changed. For those that are interested in beta testing, I’ll have a post for you soon on that process.
The Legends of the First Empire Series 
Thanks for these updates, Michael! Whether I get to read it in beta or at the release, I am excited knowing that it won’t be too much longer and Rhune will soon be in my hands! 🙂
It’s getting pretty exciting from my end as well. Until I got Robin’s feedback I really didn’t know where these books stand. According to here…they have good strong legs.
I’m excited to hear the books are progressing! I know you’ll post more about the alpha reading, but I would love to be involved with that.
Quick question: you’ve written the books in very rapid concession. What’s the key to doing that? Did you outline everything before you started?
I’m not sure how “quick” they have been. I started Rhune Feb 2013 so this project is at 18 months right now…and there is plenty of time that will still need to be spent on them. I do outline though…but that doesn’t mean that I know everything before starting. Many changes are made through the discovery of writing. So it’s not a matter of having it all worked out.
I’m not that much of a online reader to be honest but
your sites really nice, keep it up! I’ll go ahead
and bookmark your site to come back in the future.
Many thanks
Thanks – I’ll do my best