Author Archives: Mark P. Kolba

First draft of The Awakening is done!

Last night I completed the first draft of The Awakening, which checked in at just over 140,000 words.  This novel has been floating around in my head for something like fifteen or twenty years now, so it’s an absolute thrill to have a draft of it finally completed!  I’m also excited to get started on … Continue reading »

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Fantastical Tales: A Fantasy Short Story Collection

I am pleased to announce the release of my fantasy short story collection, Fantastical Tales, which weighs in at a hefty 40,000 words (approximately half of a novel).  Fantastical Tales combines the five short stories that I have published into a single collection that can be purchased for about half the price of buying the … Continue reading »

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The Land of Mirynthir

I am nearing the end of the first draft of the first fantasy novel in my epic fantasy series!  There are only two more chapters to go, and then I will be DONE!  (Just kidding . . . then it will be time for editing, proofreading, etc., etc., etc.)  I’m aiming for a summer release … Continue reading »

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April writing progress

As you may recall from last month’s post, March turned out to be a pretty slow month for new writing progress.  I was really hoping that I would be able to turn things around in April.  One of my goals was to try to write at least a small amount each day, even if the only time … Continue reading »

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New short story: The Star of Amalore

April has been a great month so far for writing progress.  I’m continuing to make great progress on my novel (definitely accelerating towards the home stretch now), and I also took the opportunity to finish up the last of the short stories that I have planned for the short term.  The Star of Amalore is … Continue reading »

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March writing (lack of) progress

The first two months of the year were a delightful flurry of writing activity for me, and I was able to make great progress towards my yearly goal.  It’s a good thing, too, because there are some months where there just isn’t as much time to be found and the writing productivity takes a bit … Continue reading »

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February writing progress

Calendar pages are turning across the world, meaning that it’s time to provide another monthly writing progress update.  And so without further ado, I present my February writing total: February, 2013:  27,511 words In February, I completed and released a (long) short story, Snowbound, which is now available for sale at e-book retailers everywhere.  I’m also … Continue reading »

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New short story: Snowbound

We awoke this morning to two inches of fresh snow on the ground, giving everything that fresh, frosty look of winter.  So today seems as good a day as any to announce that I’ve released a new short story:  “Snowbound.”  I was actually pretty excited to get some snow (especially after a winter that has been … Continue reading »

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January writing progress

It’s hard to believe that it’s already February now . . . but sure enough it is, and that means that we’re already one month deep into our 2013 goals.  That means that it’s time to see how well I did.  If you’ll recall, my 2013 goal was to write 200,000 words.  Last month’s progress: … Continue reading »

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New short story: Lady of the Woods

Yesterday I [finally] released a new short story, Lady of the Woods.  I’ve actually had the story finished for quite a while now, but I’ve been having too much fun working on my novel to get around to actually publishing it!  Lady of the Woods is now live on Amazon and Smashwords, and Barnes & … Continue reading »

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