I thought that I might give you a bit of a taste of the book that I am writing. It is kind of a Lord Of The Rings feel wherein you find yourself amidst the battle for the land of Churn as evil is mounting and there seems to be no hope as there is not a large enough army, easily dispensed, to defend the land. There is a point where our main character, Stiam Roughbark is wanting to sit and listen to the stories of old but he realizes that he must focus right now on the impending battle and there will be a time later, if indeed there is still an after, to sit around and think of the days that had gone by.

“His lifelong friend has been lost only to be replaced by something, someone much greater who had been there to witness the days of mighty battles and the fabled Twillage Army. Yet all his questions, his desires to hear of those days now seemed quite pointless in light of his recent acquaintance. All his questions about the past were lost in the murky fog of confusion and fear for the future. History itself held captive by an impending evil as old stories could not fend off present threats. There would be a time for tales around the warmth of a campfire with laughing and somber thoughts to sigh at, but for the time being the future laid hold of the present and stayed the voice of the past. Stiam was focused on the tasks ahead, although he did not, as of yet, know what they were.”

I love how this section grasps not only the feeling that Stiam is going thru but truly relates to how we get wrapped up in a moment that truly grabs hold of us and transcends, in that moment, all other thoughts and moments.