Furnishing

As the Enlightenment Campaign continues with the 2nd teaser released (yesterday, entitled What Is Maa-Tru-Ark?), 12 Stories revisions are coming to an end. All that is needed are the application of the edits, and the first several stories have been worked through. Two stories are left (in the hands of editors), and seven are completed without their edits having been applied. The application of the edits will begin toward the end of this week.

12 Stories High is looking at an early February release (or, rather re-release). And I will be promoting the core 4 (The Ronin Poetz, A Company of Moors, Code-47, and 12 Stories High), while continue to push for the fifth element (the 2nd epic poem) coming in July or Aug. But when the core 4 are up and moving, Ancient-Art-of-Facts will be functioning at 100%.

Ray Cosico has been contacted and is ready to put pen to paper to start drafting the cover.  I'm excited over that. Ray has an amply enough time to finish the cover for the 2nd epic.

Once 12 Stories High has its edits applied, I will continue to push the 'Enlightenment Campaign', while gearing up for 12 Stories High's re-release...and ultimately be working in the background to begin another grand epic story, which is something I have been secretly working on since the release of A Company of Moors. This grand epic has been calculated at 3 and a half books (that will make sense soon). The first book, a tale of music, magic, and murder has been resting in the cupboard for 10 years. It is two stories told as one, and at first, the two stories did not have anything to do with one another, and then (together), they had nothing to do with the larger story that I have been working on since 2002, with elements taken from much older stories.

While A Company of Moors started this blog, this next grand tale will be the sole focus of for the entries once all other matters are straightened. I will begin focusing on this grand tale in February, starting to write more of it around April. The Prologue Book to this great adventure will be 2012's release.

2011's outright focus will be on the 2nd epic poem and 12 Stories High.

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The Enlightement Campaign Begins

2011 will be a big year for Ancient-Art-of-Facts, starting with the re-release of my book of short stories: 12 STORIES HIGH: THE IMAGINATIVE TRIP THRU A BLACK MIND (Feb), which is in the final stages of editing.

And in July (or Aug) of 2011: 2 ENLIGHTEN THE G.O.D.Z. (my 2nd epic poem) will finally be released (it's only taken nine years).

'The Enlightenment Campaign' has begun. A new teaser commercial a week, for the next five weeks--every Monday, will debut.

Keep it locked to watch knowledge, wisdom, and understanding unfold as the teasers deliver small hints to the larger story arc of a new mythos inspired by wondrous dialogues such as The Bhagavad Gītā, Paradise Lost, The Mwindo Epic, The Ausarian mythos, The Faerie Queen, Le Morte d'Arthur, the Tales of Anansi, and The Epic of Gilgamesh.

A new epic has been forged...

The road 2 enlightenment begins.

THE NEW MYTHOLOGY IS IN EFFECT!!!!!!

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The Enlightement Campaign

Tomorrow will begin the campaign for the 2nd epic poem. It will be known as 'The Enlightenment Campaign', and it will feature one commercial a week for the next five weeks--every Monday. The teasers will be posted on the social networking sites and the Youtube.

The road 2 enlightenment begins.

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12 Stories On The Rise

12 Stories High is in the final stages of editing. It is now in the hands of editors, and then a run through to apply their edits, and ultimately a proof to see what everything looks like as one. Hopefully that proof can be approved, and 12 Stories will be back on the shelf in time for the Holy Days.

In more exciting news, Sis. BeverlyD (Martin) allowed me an hour and a half to run my mouth on her show Truth 2 Power. You can listen here. Had a blast. I give more thanks to Sis. Beverly for having me on her show. n-joy the feed.

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"Four and Five knew each other, but never met the other three."

The Ronin Poetz crawled to the #2 spot on Amazon.com, ranked among Black/African poetry books. It now currently sits at number 6. It's kinda cool that A Company of Moors has created a roll back effect for the other titles. And as I always say, there is more to come.

Gotta get 12 Stories High back up on the market. Workin' on it. People will have fun with that read.

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Connect The Plots

2 Enlighten The G.O.D.Z. sits away patiently, as it has been, for the last 10 years. Its time to shine as a published work creeps closer and closer, but is a year off. And I'm enjoying the freedom of not having any responsibility to write. But inspiration is beginning to creep and crawl into areas of my thinking, as In already know the next project that I will be working on (from scratch).

In an earlier post I spoke about my debate about whether or not this next project will tie into a larger story told over the canvas of several books (3 at the most). That decision has been made, and is final (I hope). But my next project WILL be a part of that mystical, magical world, and will act as a prologue and catalyst for the larger story. I was at first worried that the larger story would overshadow the characters and their motivations. I have worked that out. The characters and their motivation, and determination, will be the forefront of the this tale.

but, that is a story for another time.

For the moment, promoting A Company of Moors is in full blast. I have more interviews scheduled, and I hope they are as smooth and amazing as the ones I have been through. As Blue Rasberry said, I am part of The Remix family. And that is an honor. I can't wait to be a guest on her show again. It was fantastic.

12 Stories High is getting printer up and shipped to the next round of editor(s). I hope early November will see its re-release. This will be a book for the ages. The mystical, magical writing ain't nuthin' but a flow throughout the book. Let's get back on it. I still don't feel complete. 1 of 4 books remains immobile.

Time to go to work.

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BLUE RASBERRY: THE REMIX!!!!!

An extremely hot show! Listen. 3 hours of a great interview by Ms. Blue Rasberry. Let me again give her a BIG THANK YOU for giving me the time to speak. Was an amazing show. Had fun speaking and taking people's questions.

Listen to the show here, or download the show for free here to your iTunes.

In other news, some short teasers have been created for the 2nd epic poem. They will make their debut on the youtube channel, and of course on the show-shull networking sites as well.

And we got more ranting about the terrible state of black literature

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