I wanted to stop by and let everyone know of some changes that are going on in the podcast. Considering that you’ve probably realized this isn’t a usual podcast post, I’ll talk about the most obvious change. We’re going to start taking two weeks between the stories we tell. We’re going to do this for a number of reasons, but mostly it’s for me to have time to plot and the like. It takes me a bit to come up with a new story after the last one ends, I spend a few days working out all the problems and kinks. I would love to be able to make writing my full time job, but sadly that is not the case, not yet anyway!

So, now for the first week following the end of a story, we’ll be posting the story in full as usual. Then, the week after that, I’m going to post about what the next story will be, and use that post as the link on the front page of the site where I track percentages. That way you guys have an idea of what will be coming! So without any further delay, let’s talk about next week’s story!

Because of Alice in Wonderland coming back into our lives, I’ve been thinking a lot about making a story in a fantastical world of nonsense. It’s had me thinking in nonsense a lot, which is quite fun, if I do say so myself (and I do). So next Tuesday we will begin part one of Adventures Through The Window,  a fun twist of Lewis Carroll’s titles.

In this story, young James feels like he is just another face in a large school until a mysterious substitute teacher takes an interest in him. Despite his cautious nature, James can’t help his curiosity when he happens to see the man walk through a large glass window on his way home from school one day! Unable to stop himself, James finds himself following his new teacher into a world unlike anything he’s ever experienced. To get back out again, James must not only find his way, but find himself as well.

Since part 4 of Founded in Battle finished up the story last week, we’re releasing the full story this week as usual. If you’re joining us for the first time, this is a great chance to see what we’re all about. FiB was an attempt to take a closer look at a typical fantasy hero party that is setting out on their grand adventure. Each week was told through another viewpoint exploring what brought these people together for this journey. It was fun getting to explore the different characters and their motivations to travel with the others.

Make sure to join us next week for the start of story #6, I have some interesting ideas for it. As always, I hope you enjoy the story!

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Thanks for joining us for the thrilling conclusion of Founded In Battle! Morine accepts her place as part of the crowd as the four are thrust into the first battle of their journey, to protect Sandall itself! Just as an aside, this is by far my favorite thing I’ve ever written. I hope you all agree! Next week will be the whole story, so we’ll see you in two weeks for a brand new story! Have any ideas for one? Now’s a good time to tell them!

As always, thanks for listening!

Hurray! I’m happy to finally announce the release of our of Tuesday Night Stories homepage! You can follow that link or you may have noticed it was now in the menu above as well. We currently have 4 full-length stories that you can listen to and download, and Founded In Battle will be added in full soon. In addition, I’ve decided to add the text to each story for those that like to follow along, and those who prefer to read a story instead.

Good evening, all! Tonight’s episode moves to the High Lady Keilly. The day of attack has finally come and she must bring everyone together to fight in unity. The truth behind her plans serves as good of strategy as any. Listen on and see if Keilly can ready the good people of Sandall to fight!

As a side note, today I fixed a problem somebody mentioned with the iTunes podcast feed. The problem is resolved and the feed is working again, sorry about that! Click here if you have iTunes and want to see our podcast listing. There is also a link to it on the blog sidebar.

As always, I hope you enjoy the story!

Lately David and I have been talking a lot about voices and accents. We both felt like introducing them more; me to my character descriptions, him to the voices he reads. A fresh attempt at it, I realize, but I think it really comes across this week. I’m particularly impressed with his introduction to the mayor of the town. It’s brilliant!

This week’s story changes to the viewpoint of the archer, Owyn Dest. Just when he think maybe he’s followed a bit too far, he finds Keilly ushering him to lead for a change. Being a man of Owyn’s experience, he has his suspicions.

As always, thanks for joining us!

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Brought to you a day late this week (and at a late hour, but you can blame my work for that one)! TNS #5 is an idea that David had and we both thought sounded fun.  The story is called “Founded In Battle.” The original idea for it was to take four characters at the eve of a battle and take a look at their pasts and what brought them together. An added bonus has been getting to explore how a small group of trained adventurers can make a huge difference.

As always, I hope you enjoy the story. Feel free to leave your ideas in the comments and help guide the story.

We have a very special treat tonight on TNS! I’m proud to share the prologue of my current draft of The Forest Awakens. This story means a whole lot to me. The main characters are all based on my sisters, nieces and nephews. I was fascinated by how different they each was from one another. It was fun trying to put those personalities into characters in a novel. The prologue starts it all off with a Faerie princess, Lorynne, who is based on my little sister.

The novel is the tale of young Colby Chemil, a kid used to being different. When the headmaster of his school, Kalthero Beldonas, suddenly disappears, the new headmaster’s brutal tactics force Colby to flee to a mysterious forest. As he travels, the forest itself helps guide him to questions about his past. While he is away, his best friends take it upon themselves to find their old headmaster, and discover how he was so quietly deposed.

As always, I hope you enjoy the story. Narrated by David Carroll.