Anew

Characters and Viewpoint by Orson Scott Card is a good book. Over Thanksgiving I was able to really sit down and read it and it was refreshing. I am going to try to finish it by New Year's Day so I can absorb the ideas and use them this summer when I begin writing again.

I have started working on some new stuff. Just a start.

Eldrick: A war wizard and the main character
Niah: Eldrick’s love. A resourceful, intelligent young woman.
Golga: A powerful Shogar Shaman captured during the battle at Lorin’s Gap.
Omeym el Erion: An Eladii Dragoon who befriends Eldrick at Lorin’s Gap.
General Ian Gin: An ambitious Telek General set on conquering Eldrick’s homeworld.
Rok: King of the Ahmzad.
Collin Kingshammer: Uncrowned King of the Ebresh.

Ebresh: A once powerful tribe of men now in decline due to constant war with the Shogar.
Eladii: Tall, powerful warriors attuned to nature and unmatched in physical combat. Not human.
Shogar: Massive half-giants locked in constant battle with the Ebresh and the Eladii.
Telek: Planes-Jumping, war-like people possessing advanced technology and a desire to conquer worlds.
Blackspire: The school of training for war wizards.
Midlands: The breadbasket of the civilized world.
Cloudtops: Mountains separating the Midlands from the High North.
Quicksteel: Living armor worn exclusively by Eladii Dragoons. The relationship between warrior and armor is symbiotic in nature.
Truesinger: An Eladii able to control the forces of Nature, particularly animals, by using an intricate chant or song.