The Warlord is Warlord no more

So, there are plans afoot. Big plans. As some of you may know, The Warlord is going to be published – but, there will be changes. Big changes. The title, for one, and what was one long tale on here is being divided. The second part of the story is, on the basis of some […]

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The Greatest Ludus P30

“Does the good Senator Metellus wish to address these accusations before the Senate considers it’s next actions?” Asked Rufus. Caius, doing his level best to appear in control, stood. He smiled, trying his best to appear humoured by it all. “Good senators, what we have here is a desperate act on the part of desperate […]

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The Greatest Ludus P29

“You will never triumph!” Caius screamed, swinging the burning torch at Nepos’ face. The younger man ducked and Caius kicked out, catching Nepos in the thigh. They both stumbled and fell, and Caius snarled, scrambling to rip the parchment from Nepos’ grip. Nepos tried to hold on but Caius slammed a fist down into his […]

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The Greatest Ludus P28

The sun was now low in the sky, casting a red glow. The few clouds that moved slowly overhead looked strangely foreboding to Nepos as he looked out from the balcony over the training sands. He sighed, wondering (not for the first time) what the messy affair with Paulus would ultimately cost him. Had it […]

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The Greatest Ludus P27

Nimr approached the city’s western gate with caution. There were several centurions, both on foot and on horseback, who were keeping their eyes out for anyone of concern. Nimr didn’t want to attraction their attention, even though he was confident he could slay all of them if he had to. He was nearly upon them […]

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The Greatest Ludus P26

“Ha!” Marcus Octavius Paulus nearly snorted his morning kykeon out of his nose. The messenger had delivered most pleasing yet unexpected news and as he strolled through his villa his mind considered the implications. He also made a mental note to inform Vibius and Caius of this latest development. How do I manipulate this to […]

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The Greatest Ludus P25

For once Stigr was not the one to travel to Nepos’ villa. Another servant was sent whilst he entertained an older couple with, amongst other things, a gag, a whip, and various penetrative implements. He wasn’t quite finished with the husband when he heard Nepos’ familiar voice upon arrival. He mentally shook his head as […]

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Only the Beginning

Now that my Warlord story is done, edited, and currently in the hands of family to proofread, I am starting to turn my attention to my next story. The first two chapters (well, prologue and chapter 1) are already online – The Schism is the title, and it’s going to be a very different style of story, […]

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Editing…

Editing is a tiring, laborious process. It’s the painstaking mission to go through the story line by line and weed out typos, errors and inconsistencies. I already have the feeling that once I’ve completed the first round, a second round may be needed – or perhaps a proof-reading session from someone else, who can look […]

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The Greatest Ludus P24

Their passion sated, Etruscilla lay her head down upon her husband’s chest, listening to the sound of his heartbeat. He was quiet, almost unnaturally so, as they enjoyed each other’s arms. “You are troubled my love.” Nepos nodded. “I am. I am… glad to have seen sense, but worried, deeply worried, about what the future […]

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