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Hi everyone! So, I’m going to try and stick to some sort of release schedule. That means regular writing sessions and holding myself to account, and more book releases for you all to read.  Here goes. My aim is to attempt to write at least something everyday. (As of January the 1st I have.) Maybe a lot or just a few words but I need to get into a writing habit and this has worked for me before.  Then the release schedule.  I plan to finish Sword, my post apocalyptic katana wi

Hello and welcome back, I have a short writing update for you all.  I won’t talk about Shadows of Kankor’s release as I’ll keep that for another post.  Anyway, writing update: Sword - A Book of The Damned, my apocalyptic adventure story is all planned and I’m currently sitting at around 33% of the first draft. Sword will be a lot shorter that either of my BrightStone Saga books. With 31 chapters planned and being a third of the way through the word count is sitting at about 2

Hello everyone! It’s release day for Shadows of Kankor! I can’t believe it is finally time for me to release it into the world. It’s taken longer than I thought but I’m happy with how it’s turned out.  Here’s the blurb: An epic fantasy that explores a brand new world. But a world that is far older than anyone ever knew. - Shadows of Kankor: Book Two of The BrightStone Saga - In “Shadows of Kankor,” the realm of Kankor is engulfed in mayhem and devastation, thrusting our heroe

Hello everyone! It’s less than 2 weeks until Shadows of Kankor releases! I’ve been waiting a long time to release book 2 and I just hope it lives up to the first one. I’m really proud of it and I just hope you all enjoy it because some of it was definitely a slog to get down (I want to put a crying emoji here but thought better of it).  So, less than 2 weeks to go so you still have time to read book 1.  Book 1 is my baby, it took a long, long time to write and almost as long

Hello people! I have a release date for Shadows of Kankor - Book Two of The BrightStone Saga! Shadows of Kankor will arrive on 30th November! I’m really excited to for you all to read Book Two and see what has happened to the characters that I love.  Hold on for the ride! Here’s the blurb: An epic fantasy that explores a brand new world. But a world that is far older than anyone ever knew. - Shadows of Kankor: Book Two of The BrightStone Saga - In “Shadows of Kankor,” the rea

Hello, So today I want to talk about something that I have realised recently. I have been rushing around doing multiple things, from promotions at work to football coaching, family life and of course writing.  I read something on Twitter (yes, I still call it that) about writing in general and who you are writing for. I realised that of course I am writing to tell other people my stories and I love when someone reads them and enjoys it, and sometimes doesn’t enjoy it but luck

Hello  We are finally here! Boot Two of The BrightStone Saga is finished, edited and formatted ready to be released to the world! Let me introduce you to (drum roll please) Shadows of Kankor - Releases 18th July 2025 Here’s the blurb: In “Shadows of Kankor,” the realm of Kankor is engulfed in mayhem and devastation, thrusting our heroes into a harrowing battle against a relentless horde of daemons. A young leader grapples with the heavy burden of loss, haunted by the ghosts o

Hello again, Just a quick update from me. I have decided on a cover change for Aurora.  It’s something I was considering for a while now. It’s a new cover, but not, at the same time. I have always had a different cover for the hardback version of Aurora but I have decided to use that as the cover for all versions. There is a reason for this and a valid one. I want the BrightStone Saga to have a common tone and look, and that is why I have done this.  The hardback cover I abso

Book Two is done! That’s right, book two of The BrightStone Saga is finished. Coming in at 130k words for the first draft it’s another...

Hello, I know it's been a while since I wrote my last post (almost a year ago!)  Anyway, I just wanted to write this post as an update to how I’m doing with my writing.  In my last post I was really excited to show off my new map showing the whole of Antar where my BrightStone Saga takes place. I managed to add that map to the prequel novella ‘Betrayal’ and it came out great! Now, what have I been up to you ask? Well, I have been busy writing book two in the series and it’s c

Hello again,  I wanted, nope, I needed to tell you about my new map I just had created by the marvelous Tyler Rose.  I have worked with...

Hi, I’m back. I know it's been a while, but I have some exciting news. Betrayal! I’m really excited to show Betrayal to the world.  So, what is it you ask? Betrayal is an epic journey of bravery, escape, and of course betrayal. The story starts with the prologue from Aurora. But instead of skipping 900 cycles (years), this novella will explore what happens directly after that fateful night in the Cave of Raygor! Betrayal will take you all over Antar where my BrightStone Saga

Firstly, hi. It’s been a while since I have sat down to write a blog post. Today I want to talk about NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month. I have attempted NaNoWriMo a few times and used the software to help keep me motivated to write daily and I feel that it’s helped me so far. Anyway, this year my plan was to start the first draft of book 3 in my BrightStone Saga after finishing book 2, but that didn’t go to plan for other reasons I won’t bore you with. So this year,

I did it, I pressed the publish button on KDP! That was a massively scary thing to do. As much as I have been waiting to do it, it is a scary prospect to finally send my book out to the world as a finished novel. But, I am happy that I did it, and now you will all be able to delve into the rich world of Antar and meet my characters. (I just hope you like them as much as I do?) So, Aurora is available to buy on Amazon in Paperback and E-book here: https://amzn.to/43CRevH I ha

So, I’m on the June blog, and I really don’t know what to write apart from a load of rubbish that’s in my head. Aurora is out for...

Aurora is live!!! Hello and welcome back. I just wanted to tell you about the fantastic news that I pressed the button. That publish button that sent Aurora into the world for pre-order. It’s available from today, May 26th, on Amazon and will be released on July 21st 2023. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C6DYBD55/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GHZQBYT4DPDR&keywords=aurora+lee+dawson&qid=1685103458&sprefix=aurora+lee+dawson%2Caps%2C248&sr=8-1 I hope you will all enjoy reading it as much as I

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Hi, me again but this time I have an update for you all. Aurora is edited finally. Now I just need to do the revisions and give it a...

My thoughts on my writing journey

Aurora, how it all started.