The Enemy Within, my second novel, will be finished soon. Currently, I’m working on the final chapter and will begin editing in the coming weeks. Unfortunately, it will not be ready for public consumption by Christmas as I had originally planned. Instead I decided this would be a great time to put out a short description with a little detail.
A little background:
When I wrote the epilogue for Fate’s Haven, I was unsure whether I would continue writing or not. I’m not a writer by trade. I’m an IT security auditor. I’m paid to be an ethical hacker. Writing a novel was something I wanted to do. Basically, it was on my bucket list. In the beginning it was a project I only intended to have printed for one person: my wife. After a few conversations I decided to attempt to find a publisher. Shortly after, I found some self-publishing avenues and decided to give it a try.
It wasn’t long before I had another idea. A new direction to take the story. I knew at the time if it was going to be written then it had to be done very specifically. After writing the first chapter, I waited a week, re-read it and decided it was garbage. It was lacking the twist it needed to help draw the reader in and feel something when the protagonist’s world begins falling apart. Furthermore, I tried to write specific pieces a bit more gently and quickly learned that since life doesn’t hand hard situations out gently there was no reason to try to write them in that manner. I’m not sure why I tried to be gentle. I tend to be pretty blunt with people anyway. These sections were completely rewritten in a way that strikes the emotional level necessary to set the scene.
The Enemy Within
Warning: Spoilers for Fate’s Haven ahead!
The story picks up where the epilogue from Fate’s Haven ends. Three years have passed since Gabriel and his friends escaped from Haven‘s invaders. His life with Sara has been almost nearly perfect and old injuries have been difficult to adapt to.
The Enemy Within introduces some new faces. One in particular is another young man named Bishop, a human test subject imprisoned by union forces. He shares the storytelling role alongside Gabriel. The decision to write this novel with a second perspective was a necessity and could not have been written without doing so. I shouldn’t elaborate any more than on this particular subject other than to say it was, well, necessary.
When the paths of Gabriel and Bishop cross, more of Haven‘s dark history is revealed. Gabriel’s world quickly begins falling piece by piece when a buried secret from his past is discovered. Meanwhile, the everlasting war he sought to avoid is quickly catching up with him.
The cover art will be up soon. Most likely this weekend.
