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
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
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
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
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
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