Discussions about David K Bennett's fiction
Quite a few years ago, while I was still working on the first Draft of The Apprentice, I sat down and did a rough map for the planet Klastra and the continent of Skryla, where the action takes place in the trilogy. A couple of years later I got serious and took my hand drawn …
Read More New Map for the ContinentWhile the demons show up in every volume of the trilogy, a new type character shows up in Journeyman, The Charzen. Think of them as a super powered human in the service of the demons (after having paid quite a price for the privilege.). Anyhow, here’s my artist’s take on a Charzen. Also, I’m considering …
Read More Journeyman IllustrationI worked with an illustrator to bring some of the characters to light. So, here is a first illustration of a demon.
Read More Demon IllustrationThe last three months I have been pushing so hard to finish this book (or at least get the first draft done, since, editing still needs to happen, sigh). It has been a crazy effort and at times I felt like I was in the desert chasing after a heat mirage. Why, you ask? Well, …
Read More First Draft Journeyman is Done!!!!!
Signed copies of The Apprentice to Zdrell are now available via Gumroad Signed copies from the author Unsigned Copies from the Author Both versions come with complimentary digital (.EPUB and .MOBI) versions of the books too.
Read More Signed Copies Now Available
To buy my fantasy novel The Apprentice to Zdrell, here are my current links: Amazon.com (print and e-book) Audible US (audio book) , Audible UK URL , Audible FR , Audible DE Amazon AU , Amazon JP , Amazon UK , Amazon DE Thoughts on the day of my book’s release I never would …
Read More My Book Is Officially on Sale!
One of the interesting things about having my book up for pre-sale is that Amazon gives you some pretty detailed information on how many people have purchased and where they’ve purchased. Apparently, I’ve written a book with international appeal. Who knew? So far I’ve had pre-orders from the UK, Germany, Japan, and Australia, in addition …
Read More International Pre-sales!?Formatting an e-book looks like it should be easy. I mean, Amazon makes it sound pretty simple, and if you have an all-text novel like mine it should be a snap, right? Not so much. As in everything, the devil is in the details. There are lots of different tools available and every one has …
Read More I now know why people pay others to format their e-booksThe Apprentice to Zdrell is now available on Audible. The E-book and Print version will be live on November 12th, but you can pre-order the e-book on Amazon today. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HL1FNXG
Read More Audio Book now available
My narrator has finished initial narration of the entire book, The Apprentice to Zdrell. We are now in the mastering and post-production phase. Everything is on track for the audio book to release simultaneously with the print and e-book editions.
Read More Audio book production progress