I co-wrote The Brothers Jade with my brother Don. Don and I have had a falling out which has put the book we have written together in a horrible limbo. I will not be attending this years con as I have had to re-organize my life. My kids are grown and I have reached my 40's so in that effort I have tried to call forth those friends from every corner of every land I have come across seeking their counsel and trying to make contacts to help make this dream a reality.
The books are not really meant to be a financial godsend for myself- and I can't speak for my brother. To me the book was a 'cathartic' experience trying to relate to others the wonderful gaming events that we had with 'the group'. I have a job and it was a huge chore for me to begin my first novel with my brother. Of course I realized I was not as good as I had hoped to be needing to 'work my craft' to get better. Overall Don and I really enjoyed it but I fear if it is ever successful it could lead to the destruction of a fragile brotherly relationship to begin with. Don was and is always the main writer. Thats been his dream his whole life whereas I was more of the poet, the soldier and the computer repairman. I do see myself writing later in life- I had hoped after Don had legitimized himself and then I could follow suit.
We had went to the con the last two years and I almost felt I could go it alone with 'Project Zero'. It was a sci-fi game that was all mine and it has a blog all to itself. I had set a timetable for myself which I completely ignored. There is no excuse- I love to play massmorphs such as EQ and WoW and this took up my time. When I do write I tend to isolate myself- focused at the task at hand. Writing I can do- its the marketing and getting it published I now have a problem with. Anyway, this dream is not dead it has been stalled.
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