Chapters 3-6 up

As promised, I'm now posting several chapters at a time. I just put up 3-6.
Enjoy.

--RC

Feedback on Wiz 6

I'm beginning to get feedback on Wiz 6 and I'm going to modify some things in light of it.

First, of course, the postings, from the choice of web sites to the way things are arranged is at best crude. My initial efforts having fallen through, I wanted to get something up that would be fast and foolproof.

However I am going to try to make it better by providing links from chapter to chapter. That will be in the next week -- I hope.

Second, some of you have complained that the chapters are very short. And they are. The manuscript was divided to highlight the key scenes with the idea they would all appear at once. Posting a chapter at a time on the web divides the book into snippets that are just too small. So from now on I'm going to post larger sections -- probably several chapters at once.

The first batch will go up this weekend.
--RC

Payment

A couple of folks have suggested that I accept donations for Wiz 6 The Wizardry Capitalized now that I've actually started posting it.

I appreciate the compliment, but I don't feel right taking money for something that isn't finished. However I do have another idea.

I've recently opened a CafePress store called Wiz Zumwalt Enterprises (http://www.cafepress.com/wizzumwalt )where I'm selling T shirts, caps and stuff with sayings from the Wiz books, including some from Wiz 6. It's small so far. I've only got about a dozen items up, but it's going to grow as I coordinate with artists and others.

If you'd like to contribute something to the cause, visit http://www.cafepress.com/wizzumwalt and if anything strikes your fancy, purchase it.

--RC

And Chapter 3 is up!

Just posted chapter 3 of the Wizardry Capitalized.

As I said, the first 20,000 words -- eight or 10 chapters -- are in pretty good shape. Then the fun begins.

--RC

Chapter 2 is up

Whew.
A little more time now so I posted the second chapter.

The first 20,000 words or so are pretty coherent. After that things get rockier. Total words are about 72,000 and I'll post one or two chapters every few days to a week for right now. Later, if I have to do more work before posting, it may slow down.

Feel free to let people know the site is finally, at last up at a temporary home.

--Rick Cook

SUCCESS! (I Hope)

Well, it's finally up.
The first chapter of "The Wizardry Capitalized" is finally up. The temporary URL is
http://sites.google.com/site/thewizardrycapitalized/Home

I say temporary because I still intend to move this to my home page on Hostmonster as soon as I work out some more details.

Even as temporary it's unfinished. There are two copies of Chapter 1 on the site now and I don't have time to figure out how to delete one of them. That will come in the next day or so.

Meanwhile, you can start reading. I'll be posting new chapters every few days.

Oh yeah, be sure to read the Apology.

And thanks for your patience

--Rick Cook

Back to work

Well, I got the medical problem cleared up and I'm back to work on the Duke.
This chapter is taking a little longer because it's harder to write. The characters have an emotional problem and I'm having to slog through it.

But soon. Soon...