Thirty-eight years ago, I began to envision a novel about a wizard who
could will himself to die and then return to live engorged with magical
powers. His name would be Torg, and the book would be titled Death-Know.
A lot of time passed, and I did a lot
more envisioning, but very little writing. In fact, I came to believe
that Death-Know was just a dream that never would really come true.
However, the dream refused to die.
Nine years ago, I wrote the first word of what turned out to be a
700,000-word, six-book epic fantasy series. After a failed try with one
publisher, book 1 of what is now called The Death Wizard Chronicles is
just a few weeks from coming out under a new and much better publisher.
We all have dreams, some small, some large. This one has been mine. I'm
sure most of you have dreams too, some of which you've achieved, some
of which have remained beyond your grasp.
I'm not saying that
what I've done is some momentous thing. Dreams don't have to be overly
huge. I'm just saying that if you do have a dream that you haven't yet
realized for whatever reasons, then ........... go for it.
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About Me
- Jim Melvin
- Clemson, SC, United States
- I was born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., but grew up in St. Petersburg, Fla. I graduated from the University of South Florida (Tampa) in 1979 with a B.A. in Journalism. I now live in South Carolina near the Blue Ridge Mountains, a pleasant setting for writing, to say the least. I was an award-winning journalist at the St. Petersburg Times for twenty-five years and I currently work at the Charlotte Observer. I am married with five daughters.
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Jim Melvin, a veteran journalist, debuts as novelist.
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