My "Real" Writing

Okay, so I've been catching a lot of heat lately from my coworkers about the vulgarity of my website. Most of 'em know I'm a contracted writer, and that I'm actively marketing my first novel, Children of Ascendance, Book 1, for publication. But my clean cut appearance and smiling disposition led them to believe that "Work Mike" was the same as "Outside-of-Work Mike", and professional acquaintances who'd previously vowed to buy my first book as soon as it hit the shelves, are now having second thoughts because they believe it will be like the website.

Nothing could be farther from the truth.

The website is factual, (for the most part), while my novels are pure fantasy fiction. The writing style is different, the tone is different, and certainly the language is different- but trying to verbally articulate that makes it seem like I'm backtracking or apologizing, so I've decided to mix my hobby with my hoped-for profession. Posted below you'll find an excerpt from what I like to call my "real writing". It's the recently rewritten Prologue to my third book entitled, The Sender.

The Sender is the newest installment in the Children of Ascendance trilogy, and I'm posting a smidgen of it not only so that my coworkers and more conservative friends can see that I don't have to curse every other sentence, but also to get input from my website audience. Some of the Prologue below will make absolutely no sense, chiefly because it is indeed the third book in the series, and you'd have to have read the other two to fully understand the plotline as a whole. Still, I'm not asking for advice on the plotline, I'm asking for input on the writing style and the quality of my work. Criticism is just as welcomed as praise, so please, please, please, post your thoughts on Mike's Forum, or at least email me your opinions. I don't consider such things "hate mail" so don't worry about me coming back and maliciously ripping your comments apart.

If I get enough feedback, I'll post other excerpts. If nobody responds, this will probably be the only one. After all, I'm taking a big chance by putting my serious stuff on the internet, (due to plagiarism and maybe even some contractual violations with my agency), and it's up to you guys to make it worth my while.

Anyway, here goes nothing:


				*The Chronicles of Descado* *My "Real" Writing*



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