1/6/12 UPDATE: Further updates on the Dream Seeker project will be posted at realdreamseeker.com. Oh, and in compliance with Kindle and Amazon contest regulations, we will not make the chapters available here for the time being.
A work in process….
11/27/10 – I’ve taken a Rod Serling approach to writing this Dream Seeker novel. I am dictating the novel into my handy-dandy Smartphone voice recorder, and transcribing it after. As I transcribe, I add some details and edit. I’ve recorded the Prologue and Chapter 1 so far.
I recently used this technique to write a couple of stories, and it worked pretty well. It seems to be a more efficient approach to story telling. It helps that I type pretty fast!
2/26/11 – Just completed transcribing Chapter 2. I recorded my audio notes a few weeks ago. I have an ongoing medical emergency that delayed the transcription.
I’m enjoying the whole record audio and then transcribe process. It’s more efficient, and I value efficiency. Plus, I can walk away for awhile from a story and relive the vibe behind the story right away when I listen to my audio notes.
I am more motivated than ever to finish this novel. The DREAM SEEKER will live on. The REAL Dream Seeker. If you don’t see Tony Vahl or Damian Hospital on the cover, you’ve got the wrong Dream Seeker.
8/31/11:
Well, 6.5 chapters completed. I completed a rough draft of three chapters this weekend alone. The Rod Serling method rocks!
Damian loved the chapters: “Writing is very crisp and focused … great way to incorporate recent ‘themes’ we’ve been discussing.”
9/5/11:
Finished a rough draft of Chapter 7. I typed it out. The Rod Serling method is definitely faster, but I felt weird about recording a rough draft at home. The only problem with recording out loud is when other people around! Writing is a solitary practice for me, so if others are around, I opt to type.
12/4/11:
After finishing NaPodPoMo, I decided it was time to take a 30-day RoJ2 challenge! I will work on the RoJ2 novel everyday this month, with the hopes of completing a rough draft by December 31st!
Damian and I also decided to rename the novel RoJ2012, so that it has a dated look twenty years from now LOL. I may also rename it again to RoJ2Q12, since replacing a number in the hundredth place with the letter Q is a magic power ring of book sales.
Anyway, I’ve dictated two chapters, and transcribed one of them. Chapter 10 is next!
12/17/11:
I’ve been working on the book cover. It’s Drudge meets Jack Kirby or Walt Simonson. I like it. Definitely has a great Book of Revelation feel to it.
I’ve also dictated another chapter, and decided to mix in the Soul Patrol chapters I wrote for last month’s NaMoWriMo. The outline is starting to have a Tom Clancy feel to it. Adding these chapters adds a great subplot to the novel. It’s a concurrent storyline which relates to the main story.
This book is going to be outstanding. Can’t wait for you to read it. If you’ve ever read the Book of Revelation, you will appreciate this novel. It has elements from that book, and is appropriate for the 2012 end times talk we’re bound to hear in the next 12 months.
12/24/11:
Did a little transcribing. Got two hours of dictation to go through. And I have more chapters to write.
BIG NEWS: Damian and I launched RealDreamSeeker.com. It is the new homepage for the Dream Seeker.
MORE BIG NEWS: The third installment in the Dream Seeker series of novels, Parabola, is now available on Kindle, and soft cover. Check it out.
We are looking for book reviews for our three books. If you’re interested, and if we still need reviews, leave a comment and we’ll try to send you a Kindle edition.
Looks like I’m going to dedicate the month of January to the Dream Seeker as well. I am splitting duties between writing and marketing.
There is a contest being held by Amazon which opens around January 20th. I would love to have my RoJ2012 manuscript done by then. We’ll see. That would be ahead of schedule, but anything is possible!






















