I have completed the first draft of my novel “Sheshai the Purifier”. I feel pretty accomplished; I have written many stories in the past but never completed a start-to-finish novel-length endeavor. Well, I think it is novel length, it’s currently at about a 67,000 word count. I’ve gone through a few proofreading sweeps already. I read it to my wife over a number of sessions and it’s surprising how many typos show up when you read it out loud as opposed to reading it to yourself. Next up I’m going to re-read it cover to virtual cover and decide if I want to make any revisions or additions.

The story follows Sheshai, a Gwil healer in the organization called the House of the Hand, as she gets recruited by a crew from the House of the Shield to help defeat an evil force that has overtaken a subcontinent island. Though she’s on the small side and appears timid to many, she has a strong spirit and a secret ally, as you can see in the picture. I’ll leave it to the novel itself to lay out those details.

Sheshai’s story is actually going to take place in the same world as Elehura, only in its past. Some of the items I put in the story are going to carry over and change elements of Elehura, including the addition of the Great Houses.

So uhhhhhhh, yeah. It’s not a story I can share with all audiences. I would be embarrassed to admit my writing accomplishment to my parents though I’d love to brag on how I wrote a dang novel. Honestly, this started as one of those kinds of fantasy stories that expanded out into a full-fledged adventure. So if someone might be interested in reading it they better know what they’re getting in to. It’s been a struggle, I’ve kept CSD mostly “family friendly” (come on, look at those wholesome Legendary Prerarts posts!) but you might guess at my level of interest in anthropomorphic characters reading between the lines.