New Europa Blog

I joined the Goodreads community as an author and have begun discussing my book as well as the writing and publishing process with readers and authors alike. It is a great community not just for getting my book out there, but for finding new content to add to my personal “want to read” list and reading book reviews from other passionate readers. If you are a reader, I highly recommend the  Goodreads  site. Colony’s Dawn on Goodreads  

Imagining characters and giving them personality is one of the joys of writing. Action sequences are fun to explore, let the mind visualize, conceptualize, and then find the words to describe it in a way that gives the reader a clear picture of events. Hopefully an enjoyable one. To me, character development is vital to a good story, whether reading or watching one on screen. As a writer it is a crucial aspect of storytelling as a good story must be based on likable and believable characters. As the vision of New Europa filled my mind, and scenes of everyday life emerged, the main character formed into Gift Ojo. Living in Milan I am surrounded by Italian culture. Mixed with that are a surprising blend of African cultures among other nationalities of expats and migrants. I personally have many friends who are Italian-Nigerian. Gift Ojo, the young woman with the Nigerian name and the blend of two rich cultures sprang from such influence. The pace of the first few chapters of book one

Book two of the trilogy is written and full of action and adventures not previously imaginable for our friends of New Europa. The story takes Gift and her companions into challenges and situations that will test their resolve and threaten the future of their colony and all of humanity.   The long editing process is well underway, with the final rewrites of key scenes completed. The tedious proofreading and error checking is being done presently and the latest volume should be available by end of November or early December.   I am super excited to release this soon.