tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32178186961311704262024-03-05T17:09:40.591-08:00Towers of DustCharles Larchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10048779271406182876noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217818696131170426.post-76546277624967586392018-08-30T13:27:00.001-07:002018-08-30T13:28:15.855-07:00ScavengerThat is the name of my new book in the Towers of Dust series. It takes us (but not Ham) back to the Dam people who Ham and Turtle met briefly. And in this book I will reveal what happened to the Before people who were taken from the planet. Maybe. Yeah, I will. Perhaps. For sure. I guess we will see. When I am done writing, I mean. Because you can't see something that's not been done yet. Unless you have the blurry foreseeing. Like foggy sight. And like fog, you can reach out, but you can't touch it.Charles Larchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10048779271406182876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217818696131170426.post-39041825062934700962018-03-19T18:36:00.000-07:002018-03-19T18:37:24.165-07:00Oracles of the False Prophet - the second book of Ham and the fifth book in the Towers of Dust series - has been published! Find it here:<br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BK5BW83" target="_blank">Yeah, right here. Click here. DO IT.</a>Charles Larchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10048779271406182876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217818696131170426.post-22795375458361471872015-01-17T03:08:00.001-08:002015-01-17T03:10:18.213-08:00Five Chapters Down!It's all about H A M. Not pork.<br />
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For all of you stalkers, H A M is a long way off, but the vision is complete all the way to the end and the dirt is in the details.<br />
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Still doing it my way.Charles Larchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10048779271406182876noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217818696131170426.post-18803762603951953452014-09-25T18:53:00.002-07:002014-09-25T18:53:41.957-07:00New Book!After the release of Towers of Dust - A New Generation, I began work on a new book tentatively titled H A M. I'm not ready to release any more details about the book except to say that it is another post-apocalypse tale. Stayed tuned for more information in future posts.Charles Larchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10048779271406182876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217818696131170426.post-61609123661855971452013-07-26T13:12:00.002-07:002013-07-26T13:12:50.320-07:00Towers of Dust - The Passing Years is now in paperback! But only <a href="https://www.createspace.com/4346182" target="_blank">here</a> for now. The cover is on right side up and everything, so that is good. Also, there are words inside. Go. Read them. :-)Charles Larchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10048779271406182876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217818696131170426.post-38378933533310402452013-06-26T20:35:00.001-07:002013-06-26T20:35:24.450-07:00Available on Kindle!Towers of Dust - The Passing Years is now available on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DJUTQ2G" target="_blank">Amazon.com.</a> <br />
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Yeah. On the towers aisle right next to the Towers without Dust - The Passing Feather Duster display.<br />
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Buy a copy and I promise I'll dust the next volume.Charles Larchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10048779271406182876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217818696131170426.post-4654492007602027172013-06-22T14:06:00.002-07:002013-06-22T14:06:57.018-07:00New on Nook!<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/towers-of-dust-the-passing-years-charles-larch/1115797468?ean=2940016537139" target="_blank">Towers of Dust - The Passing Years</a> is here and it's on NOOK!<br />
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Coming soon to Kindle and paperback. Patience, Grasshopper.Charles Larchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10048779271406182876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217818696131170426.post-14485630908305420252013-04-23T01:52:00.000-07:002013-04-23T01:52:12.700-07:00Choosing a Book CoverOne of the perks of self-publishing is that I get to choose my own book covers. I'm not a marketing expert or a graphic artist and it probably shows, but there is a lot of satisfaction in coming up with a design and putting it together myself.<br />
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Let's say I am going to write a third Towers of Dust book called The Next Generation. Kind of like Star Trek, but not in space. The first thing I do is scour the internet for books that are similar to mine in genre and subgenre. What is popular? What are all the cool books wearing this season? After I have chosen a few ideas, I search for photos or graphics that I can use to put the cover together. I use either my own, those in public domain or those that are out of copyright. If I am very lucky, I can find one photo that says it all.<br />
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Then I begin. Here is one of the pictures I chose for this cover. I wanted it to be dark and dangerous.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKjEKlYXOKXVoBPoxw1xGllvUS3ye50qFq9wL58EZ4oNsJFfH6ab939BFp0vj1kxTD0rc-ZVI2dar2AltoIdw-Lkyq-7z1oJyLlVxhddX4TkIIjU3_z0mPazPSyRtzGCGprjPkXFHXDs/s1600/image1.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKjEKlYXOKXVoBPoxw1xGllvUS3ye50qFq9wL58EZ4oNsJFfH6ab939BFp0vj1kxTD0rc-ZVI2dar2AltoIdw-Lkyq-7z1oJyLlVxhddX4TkIIjU3_z0mPazPSyRtzGCGprjPkXFHXDs/s320/image1.jpg" /></a><br />
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Next I fill in the background.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOOhj3OsQsBEnkGmhcPiQeIHOLu365Atj7lUsuVAlTVpZ27Ly4xb3RS1u8kujHXP18LtPJR0rdai5hSwJllVk_O9BqXUKrco7akwWNcWi0572SUbVGpn_A4luW5x1fMGhsLeIUk4MYWz0/s1600/Image2.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOOhj3OsQsBEnkGmhcPiQeIHOLu365Atj7lUsuVAlTVpZ27Ly4xb3RS1u8kujHXP18LtPJR0rdai5hSwJllVk_O9BqXUKrco7akwWNcWi0572SUbVGpn_A4luW5x1fMGhsLeIUk4MYWz0/s320/Image2.jpg" /></a><br />
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Get rid of some of the photo so that I have a place to put the title.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaddfvI9wopH2rSTbTOUAuShLT20iDxUzHNBgt51_-zdn3DG0RUJ0NhSls7DQ__XH6CbBGLVIbkVpTl5kJX21M20hfNbM2TpTRUovFz-5_1hx1xsBH2FuaiInz4-uGSYgn4tRZdzWc7mk/s1600/Image3.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaddfvI9wopH2rSTbTOUAuShLT20iDxUzHNBgt51_-zdn3DG0RUJ0NhSls7DQ__XH6CbBGLVIbkVpTl5kJX21M20hfNbM2TpTRUovFz-5_1hx1xsBH2FuaiInz4-uGSYgn4tRZdzWc7mk/s320/Image3.jpg" /></a><br />
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Add another image, a road going somewhere to illustrate the idea that we are on a journey.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXL5wxGXq29YwHiWNmaQaO8AJ71q3zt8YBHzhsXe7MXKYCBQkdV-kPDcDsXOQ2WSAq5kGshebaXZwI1Pc-KO1I0ByEYpPtvBJiRfaSEqFtEqgY-G5nCRiVOVVVH3ZtDsnYWQjjxiN4X6g/s1600/Image4.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXL5wxGXq29YwHiWNmaQaO8AJ71q3zt8YBHzhsXe7MXKYCBQkdV-kPDcDsXOQ2WSAq5kGshebaXZwI1Pc-KO1I0ByEYpPtvBJiRfaSEqFtEqgY-G5nCRiVOVVVH3ZtDsnYWQjjxiN4X6g/s320/Image4.jpg" /></a><br />
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Get rid of the pretty sunshine.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAKxtJwtHS57CYPcYkcLwevU22E5SUn5E7SVsd7PrUa8XLUGBdNT9dOrYFCHsSfiwJewOQZEC7J9bmA2EvPfu2e-wzhE5zOiePyXskpvQAoRLC-9NWSQ7B4MGvtKXOjyfGpLHNyKwvR4/s1600/Image5.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAKxtJwtHS57CYPcYkcLwevU22E5SUn5E7SVsd7PrUa8XLUGBdNT9dOrYFCHsSfiwJewOQZEC7J9bmA2EvPfu2e-wzhE5zOiePyXskpvQAoRLC-9NWSQ7B4MGvtKXOjyfGpLHNyKwvR4/s320/Image5.jpg" /></a><br />
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Make the road a little more blue and a little less orange.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5KHlg-UDNk1Qa9SdEmuSvfc92WhtI7QKdamMqhZK94FTXYlu3KB7e_gFWXAm_DICb4Qk6dWKssf2jJVHYG5-W2_ENPBmwfNRtp4o7lho0r0UEb1PbmjdYpKAnSmg0EjpSspfL-N3g3w/s1600/Image6.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5KHlg-UDNk1Qa9SdEmuSvfc92WhtI7QKdamMqhZK94FTXYlu3KB7e_gFWXAm_DICb4Qk6dWKssf2jJVHYG5-W2_ENPBmwfNRtp4o7lho0r0UEb1PbmjdYpKAnSmg0EjpSspfL-N3g3w/s320/Image6.jpg" /></a><br />
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Make the road a little darker.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbvmSSUcDD4eBn46YhOm3UlpjcCJxcVKifX8XWo9_FLgRG1dCWKqcvFseHhLxxc3s-dzRFCZM-_cq2W8ox_U04vmLF3spGnB-VMH-QPc5EfZCiIWGRcSFAaEpIm0RdCIueKvgOe9ntyU/s1600/Image7.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbvmSSUcDD4eBn46YhOm3UlpjcCJxcVKifX8XWo9_FLgRG1dCWKqcvFseHhLxxc3s-dzRFCZM-_cq2W8ox_U04vmLF3spGnB-VMH-QPc5EfZCiIWGRcSFAaEpIm0RdCIueKvgOe9ntyU/s320/Image7.jpg" /></a><br />
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Then I add another photo. This one illustrates the crumbling city that is the idea behind the name of my book, Towers of Dust.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmYpwxgyRBfqmPUwQnnG3SDhvBlWAtU_cnt2Nr5JtxiK4YuGgQx2HPO1NjWigOGYYNNM6HAhiX7r7cdZdf0vPVWb1UCBDr3J3WqK0IRS5fleZcMJhKXJ66Vt6v6bbCv5oahCoG8h_0BM/s1600/Image8.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmYpwxgyRBfqmPUwQnnG3SDhvBlWAtU_cnt2Nr5JtxiK4YuGgQx2HPO1NjWigOGYYNNM6HAhiX7r7cdZdf0vPVWb1UCBDr3J3WqK0IRS5fleZcMJhKXJ66Vt6v6bbCv5oahCoG8h_0BM/s320/Image8.jpg" /></a><br />
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Get rid of the white and uncover the road beneath.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9by16m_iDI6At669J_o7V3O_rMCh2AhSJW21C_IcoNQKmS3BHGKPg0dWWp8t0VksXZpOfckOwc-868dh6UFZf6QPyFBZEOENHabrV4fZwEM4bvit8CL40VbH-YJgd7U9ITtK-dzvrJAQ/s1600/Image9.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9by16m_iDI6At669J_o7V3O_rMCh2AhSJW21C_IcoNQKmS3BHGKPg0dWWp8t0VksXZpOfckOwc-868dh6UFZf6QPyFBZEOENHabrV4fZwEM4bvit8CL40VbH-YJgd7U9ITtK-dzvrJAQ/s320/Image9.jpg" /></a><br />
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Add some vines creeping toward the city to illustrate the takeover of civilization by the natural world.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvtVst3y2mZLLKVMmO6mAXiri3mkiXPDk2KaoquDBBo48njyvsDIVqLIZWGc4q4bAF6GhZl8aJdV7sySYYuibRPzty6Wr9oWHmihywIIpab910VNoJchTc9NzYDR-CtfCC4051_YB8lc/s1600/Image10.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvtVst3y2mZLLKVMmO6mAXiri3mkiXPDk2KaoquDBBo48njyvsDIVqLIZWGc4q4bAF6GhZl8aJdV7sySYYuibRPzty6Wr9oWHmihywIIpab910VNoJchTc9NzYDR-CtfCC4051_YB8lc/s320/Image10.jpg" /></a><br />
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And finally add the title and my name to the cover after trying out a lot of different fonts.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULROOoaR6VCC6n6BfoN6Zv4wMbRDMRx3Cj37HoXIpdmdDhcSG5RPP1qc89qgtNMEWAN_uKuDRI5VEUt0qhwyeiHF3b6vF2dF_jv0nHwdncKuId7Yeq0JFNoqRnikheRYHmKh4oGvTo-0/s1600/Image11.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULROOoaR6VCC6n6BfoN6Zv4wMbRDMRx3Cj37HoXIpdmdDhcSG5RPP1qc89qgtNMEWAN_uKuDRI5VEUt0qhwyeiHF3b6vF2dF_jv0nHwdncKuId7Yeq0JFNoqRnikheRYHmKh4oGvTo-0/s320/Image11.jpg" /></a><br />
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Of course, this cover is for a fictitious book, and done quickly and not well, but I went through the same process with Towers of Dust - The First Year and Towers of Dust - The Passing Years(not for sale yet). <br />
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I discarded a lot of ideas that I had for covers. Here are some of them.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixayrs3DRtz5T0PgXhPpZG5pHWaCaNx3qC9CuBTie4zOyqI34w3t1IwzI6IFXLEoTBoB2qKsO9MFOjhM0fPRbaopAMs-mDaNqCquV7GC5benh-AOnRtfUS9SK5RQFxbY0-8hc14_llTg4/s1600/Towers+of+Dust5.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixayrs3DRtz5T0PgXhPpZG5pHWaCaNx3qC9CuBTie4zOyqI34w3t1IwzI6IFXLEoTBoB2qKsO9MFOjhM0fPRbaopAMs-mDaNqCquV7GC5benh-AOnRtfUS9SK5RQFxbY0-8hc14_llTg4/s320/Towers+of+Dust5.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wu2gDT9wcXuzkSXhHtQpMK9avxZR20HhJ0-cOaFdMV4ePj4Tqzf-_iiq0YUiTsG1Sg3Lxh-iD-NuTMLChmpKN6dTwyqsqWQ_5_3hqDrNt_Mwt4twIK_wTO7YQ5LKcfOdBKnPUcU_T70/s1600/Towers+of+Dust8.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wu2gDT9wcXuzkSXhHtQpMK9avxZR20HhJ0-cOaFdMV4ePj4Tqzf-_iiq0YUiTsG1Sg3Lxh-iD-NuTMLChmpKN6dTwyqsqWQ_5_3hqDrNt_Mwt4twIK_wTO7YQ5LKcfOdBKnPUcU_T70/s320/Towers+of+Dust8.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfCeMMfcl6oi3_HQUVVxASBggNg-WwUfLkUr6I5SXeEsMB6tfYt0YESZvkGDk3wL5Z93wndtIs9lh309SYHQcikEhMcJ5OpoVQACGBUwDfLrQf1JlIBVHeGiU0Tl58uqkcgMUirieBDc/s1600/Towers+of+Dust10.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfCeMMfcl6oi3_HQUVVxASBggNg-WwUfLkUr6I5SXeEsMB6tfYt0YESZvkGDk3wL5Z93wndtIs9lh309SYHQcikEhMcJ5OpoVQACGBUwDfLrQf1JlIBVHeGiU0Tl58uqkcgMUirieBDc/s320/Towers+of+Dust10.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaj-U7zEhzamjJRS8Hk4tY0vTr1vlnivPxRn5PslixT-Wi7htdv5C4gvT4EON-13fygDvhD2iBve5dHf0NIGVZGwNamPokDIAGDOh0TQwNGJRhTZMcituP3HY8MmWkrgM2hBBAOxU-x3U/s1600/Cover+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaj-U7zEhzamjJRS8Hk4tY0vTr1vlnivPxRn5PslixT-Wi7htdv5C4gvT4EON-13fygDvhD2iBve5dHf0NIGVZGwNamPokDIAGDOh0TQwNGJRhTZMcituP3HY8MmWkrgM2hBBAOxU-x3U/s320/Cover+2.jpg" /></a><br />
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And that is how I do it! Thanks for stopping by.Charles Larchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10048779271406182876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217818696131170426.post-88641606275854849342012-12-21T10:24:00.001-08:002012-12-21T10:24:15.817-08:00Free through Christmas Day!Towers of Dust - The First Year is free on Amazon.com now until Christmas! Get excited because I am. :-)
Merry and Happy Christmas and Holidays!Charles Larchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10048779271406182876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217818696131170426.post-10686225502721130272012-12-11T07:19:00.000-08:002012-12-11T07:19:09.872-08:00Towers of Dust Available on Amazon!I am so excited! <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ALB2IUI">Towers of Dust - The First Year</a> is availabe on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ALB2IUI">Amazon.com </a>for the first time ever!
I'm also excited about the new cover.
But if you will excuse me, I have to get the remainder of dusty years completed. I hope you enjoy <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ALB2IUI">The First Year!</a>Charles Larchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10048779271406182876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217818696131170426.post-23434230694309694402012-12-08T14:55:00.000-08:002012-12-08T15:00:43.216-08:00Towers of Dust - The First Year Coming Soon!<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Towers of Dust - the First Year</strong></span> is complete! My editor wants to read it one more time before we make it available for sale. So, stay tuned to this blog!<br />
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I am excited. Are you excited?Charles Larchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10048779271406182876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217818696131170426.post-13626076650686961682012-05-03T09:33:00.000-07:002012-05-03T09:33:07.530-07:00New Book!<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Towers of Dust</strong></span> is a post-apocalyptic novel that I am currently working on. There are no zombies or elves or dragons, so don't worry about that. :-) I will fill you in later on any progress I am making. So, go away because I don't have time for you right now.<br />
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Wait, come back. :-(Charles Larchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10048779271406182876noreply@blogger.com0