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Beyond the Morning Mountains Volume One released!
It’s finally here – Volume One is now available to purchase as either a full-colour Trade Paperback or hyperlinked PDF. Visit the ‘Beyond the Morning Mountains’ gamebook page to find the purchasing and download links, and to read further details about this exciting fantasy project.
Volume One of ‘Beyond the Morning Mountains’ turns to 400
An important milestone has just been reached: the layout of Volume One has now been completed, and with the guidance of the gamebook gods to help it finally emerge in finished form, the overall page count has arrived at that most significant of all numbers – 400!
Four illustrations still remain to be completed, and the links are not yet set, but the progress made recently means that I’m now rapidly reaching the finish line. The layout process has been quite lengthy, as I’ve reread the book again and updated a few written sections that didn’t exactly capture the moment that I had envisaged, and I’ve subsequently then picked up a few minor errors, various typos and general inconsistencies that had frustratingly avoided detection until now.
December update and art preview
As 2015 comes to a close, progress continues on Volume One of Beyond the Morning Mountains and its upcoming release is within sight! All writing is complete, the time-consuming editing and checking process is now done, and plenty of illustrations have been finished.
Above you can see a partial preview of a few new illustrations. The total of images to feature in Volume One has continued to rise throughout the development period as I balance the book’s visual presentation, creating the level of content I believe the project demands. As of now, the book will feature a total of 45 full-page illustrations – a significant increase over my initial aim of just 25!
Volume One of Beyond the Morning Mountains written!
My first Tales of Quahnarren gamebook has now been written. Volume One of Beyond the Morning Mountains consists of 1000 sections and over 145,000 words, growing from what was originally planned as a ‘large’ project to an absolute behemoth – and it’s only half of the full adventure!
From the initial conception for a gamebook series, I was always prepared to simply write what I wanted, without technical or creative constraints hampering my ideas or plot lines. Volume One has steadfastly refused to be hobbled or simplified, repeatedly increasing in scope and detail as the writing process continued to evolve naturally. I’m really pleased with the construction of the finished text, as the opportunities for exploring this ancient land of Quahnarren are plentiful, engaging and often brutally dangerous.
Now I just have to complete the proofreading, editing and play testing; illustrate the remaining colour images; renumber all the sections; finish setting the page layout; create the hyperlinks for the pdf version; and check, check, check again. So, only a few more tasks before completion …
100,000+ words
Volume One of Beyond the Morning Mountains has recently passed 100,000 words! There’s been plenty of good progress as this first part of your journey to Liust nears completion; including a few new illustrations (preview of the dangerous Bathouk shown above) and the creation of a new wrap-around cover design for this ongoing gamebook series. My revised word count of 110,000 is also likely to be exceeded before the adventure is finished, so there really is a wealth of included content – and therefore gameplay options – for all Quahnarren adventurers to discover.
Preview of new gamebook illustrations
A preview teaser showing some of the recently completed illustrations for Volume One of my Beyond the Morning Mountains gamebook. I’ve decided to increase the amount of full-page images in the book (hopefully around 35), so there’s many more scenes still to capture.
Creature Compendium
Progress on Beyond the Morning Mountains, Volume One continues to go very well, including the recent creation and design of a Creature Compendium insert, which details all of the creatures, monsters and spirits that the player may encounter during the first volume of their journey south – including many new adversaries not already featured on this site.
I’ve also been busily writing some of the bonus material and completing numerous new illustrations (which I’ll likely preview here sometime soon) and have also started the final page layout, which includes a few adjustments from the formatting previously seen in the free preview edition released earlier this year.
‘Beyond the Morning Mountains’ gamebook announced
Work is currently underway on an exciting fantasy gamebook that will see YOU travelling through the south-eastern part of Quahnarren, exploring this ancient land for yourself as an interactive adventure! Visit the ‘Beyond the Morning Mountains’ gamebook page here to read more details about this exciting project.
Great statues and sacred trees
New content has been added to the Landmarks and Locations section, detailing two new significant areas of interest across Quahnarren. These new illustrations are supported by descriptions of their history and importance, which also expands on the early beginnings of Quahneri culture and the ancient Guahn nation.
Tales of Quahnarren 