Brandon Cornwell

Blacksmith, Woodsmith, and Wordsmith

13 Posts for On Writing Category

News, On Writing, Publishing Progress

NaNoWriMo is done!

So, I am proud to say that this year for NaNoWriMo, I have written 94,663 words, almost twice the target of 50,000 words! Adding that to the 17,212 I wrote in October, and Snowfall’s draft was wrapped up at 111,875 words! So what’s next? Well, next is me catching my breath for a few days! […]

Written by Brandon Cornwell in November 30, 2018 / 2056 Views
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News, On Writing, Publishing Progress

Initial draft of Snowfall complete!

Well, I’m proud to come here and say that I have completed the first draft of Snowfall, the fourth book in the Dynasty of Storms saga, and the start of a brand new trilogy starring Amethyst Leonus, heir to the throne of Lonwick! I started drafting out this novel on October 16th, and I just […]

Written by Brandon Cornwell in November 28, 2018 / 1526 Views
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News, On Writing, Personal Update

Preparing to dive back into Erde…

So here we go! Songs of the Northlands has been out for six days, and I’m already feeling the itch to get back to writing! I’ve repaired my keyboard (I wear them out with a bit of frequency), and I’ve nearly completed a very ambitious project; I’m building myself a custom desk! Woodworking and metalworking […]

Written by Brandon Cornwell in October 7, 2018 / 1523 Views
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News, On Writing, Personal Update

Summer update!

What, do I just update this website seasonally? That really seems to be my timeline… Storm’s Break has been out now for close to three months, and has been met with excellent reviews! I decided to step away from the main Dynasty of Storms saga for a moment to work on one of the side […]

Written by Brandon Cornwell in June 23, 2018 / 1318 Views
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On Writing

Terrible Writing Advice: Fantasy Races!

Well, I MEANT to have this done up last night, but, well, I got side tracked with sleep and playing Wolfenstein. Man, I’m REALLY bad at this. In any case, this is the next installment of Terrible Writing Advice, where I go through and talk about topics brought up by Joseph Beaubien in his YouTube […]

Written by Brandon Cornwell in October 21, 2017 / 1639 Views
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