Month: August 2023

Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

Introduction

Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson is Book #1 of the Secret Books of 2023. Tress barely survives on an island set on a sea that is not a sea of water. It is a sea of deadly spores. When her close friend Charlie takes a trip and goes missing, she must face deadly perils to rescue him from certain death. Will Tress succeed in her quest or perish herself?   

Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

Summary

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Recommendation

Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson is a wonderful and sweet book. I loved the idea of twisting the Princess Bride. What if Buttercup as Tress must rescue Westly as Charlie? That’s the question posed by this novel. Tress must face pirates and environmental catastrophes to rescue her one true love.

Links

This is the link to the Goodreads page of Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60531406-tress-of-the-emerald-sea

My review of Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson. Wax and Wayne must foil a plot started by the terrorist group called the Set to destroy their home and people.

Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson

My review of Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson. In book 3.5 of the Stormlight Archive, Rysn and Lopen must uncover the secrets of the lost island of Akinah, or it will doom Roshar.

Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson

My review of Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson. In book four of the Stormlight Archive, the war between humans and Voidbringers intensifies.

Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson

My review of Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson. In book three of the Stormlight Archive, Dalinar learns the truth of his past through his flashbacks.

Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson

My review of Arcanum Unbounded by Brandon Sanderson, a collection with nine stories that are part of the cosmere universe. An overarching plot, which he calls the cosmere interrelated many of the author’s works. He set the stories of the cosmere on a group of worlds that are connected through magical means. He set six stories on the worlds of his published novels, and three stories are about worlds that have not had a novel-length story treatment. All the stories in this collection are excellent.

Arcanum Unbounded by Brandon Sanderson

Writing Progress Report August 2023

This is my Writing Progress Report August 2023.

the Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel in Coraopolis, PA.

I attended the Confluence Conference near Pittsburgh, PA, from July 21, 2023, to July 23, 2023. They held the conference at the Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel in Coraopolis, PA.

Writing Progress from July 2023.

I wrote two blog posts for my website, garydavidgillen.com. One post was my writing progress report for July 2023, which is linked below.

Writing Progress Report July 2023

In July 2023, I did not submit a story to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop on a Zoom call.

I submitted my short story, named Google Chat, to the Fiction Writing Workshop at the Parma, Ohio, library in July 2023.

Writing Progress from July 2023 Continued

I made five posts on my Goodreads account in July 2023.

In June 2023, I started an account on the submission grinder.

In the past, I submitted the stories; Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to magazines.

The seven Flash Fiction Stories I submitted in 2020 and 2021 were Space-Dog Confession, Sleeping Sickness, Caliburnus, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, Wormhole Generator, Runs with Scissors, and Principled Rogue.

Magazine submissions for 2021 were 4 unique stories submitted 4 times, with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 4 rejections. No submissions for 2022. None for 2023.

Events from July 2023.

I attended the Confluence Conference near Pittsburgh, PA, from July 21, 2023, to July 23, 2023. They held the conference at the Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel in Coraopolis, PA.

Recap for the Confluence SF Conference Pittsburgh on July 30, 2022, at the Sheraton. I also attended the Confluence in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. I attended 3 panels, two readings, an improv comedy show, a concert, and the guest of honor presentation.

Confluence SF Conference Pittsburgh 2022

Writing Goals for August 2023.

In August 2023, I plan to write four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com including my Writing Progress Report for August 2023.

I plan to submit a story to the Fiction Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio, library in August 2023.

In August 2023, I plan to submit a short story to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop at the Parma, Ohio, library.

In August 2023, I plan to work on third draft edits for Assassin in New Marl City using comments from the Novel Writing Workshop at Parma, Ohio. I plan to split Chapter 1 into two chapters and add a scene to the new Chapter 1.

Submit the stories Space-Dog Confession, Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, Grognard, LARP Film Noir, Sleeping Sickness, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, and Caliburnus. to other short fiction magazines.

Polish and submit the stories White Bracer, Mage Squad, I Shall Not Return, Prisoner of Tarnal, and Kay-Eye for submission to short fiction magazines.

Writing Goals for August 2023 continued.

In August 2023, I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account.

Put the novel Assassin in New Marl City into the writing program, Scrivener.

Buy an e-book cover for Assassin in New Marl City from Fiveer.

Planned Events for August 2023.

The next event I plan to attend is the Cleveland Inkubator at the Cleveland Public Library on September 10, 2023. Literary Cleveland sponsors it. It is a one-day writing conference.

https://www.litcleveland.org/