Wordpress Move

Hi All,
  It's been a while since I posted. I apologize for that. I've moved my main blog over to Wordpress at http://buschwc.wordpress.com/.  I'm trying to stay up to date on it there.  I've also posted some samples that are much more elegantly organized.  I'll continue to use this to follow others, but the bulk of my blog energy will be focused on the others site.  Thanks for all the support.

~Will

Major Update

It really has been a while since my last post, life keeps me busy and away from the blog.  I've been writing on and off with Sands, but recently completed two short stories, The Trench and Spellwar.  I find the short story writing helps stimulate other parts of my mind and keep creative while writing the novel.  I've also been revising my plan for Sands, and will be breaking it up a bit, so that multiple books in the series will be laid out better.  As a result of that, I'll be cutting off the first book early to leave room for the second to be more fleshed out.  Keep watchful, I'm hoping for the full first draft to be ready in about a month! Cheers.

More Short Fiction

Hey everyone,

 Just checking in briefly, it's 3 am as I'm writing this; the cat's woke me up for a snack and I, sleepily, obliged.  In any event, I felt this would be a good time for a new post.  I've finished my second work of short fiction, Spellwar, and posted it up on my Facebook at the link below.  It is actually written for an upcoming writers digest contest in november.  This will mark my first officially entered story. I'm considering expanding my collection. I'm working on Sands still, as well as a new short story for my "Across the Battlefield" series, of which The Trench is the first. I'll likely be publishing that collection after five or six more stories are completed so watch for it in the nearish future.  I would like to eventually make Spellwar a short collection as well, but that is a ways off.  Please take a few minutes to checkout my page and read the two stories; they are both linked as notes through Facebook.  Cheers and happy readings!

https://www.facebook.com/williamcbusch

~Will

Short Story Update

My first short story, The Trench, is complete.  Not sure what is going to happen with it, but I'll be posting it soon for free reading for those interested. :)

CAUTION: Graphic Content

Was writing and had a feeling to change subject, this is what came out.  Kind of creepy when stuff like this just pops up, but I felt I needed to write it out. Also strange because I'm really happy right now and doing well with Sands. Dunno, let me know what you think.

The shell exploded above his head and the man next to him exploded in unison with it, torn to shreds, black ribbons that beckoned him to follow, down into the muddy death below his feet.  Gunther screamed then, a scream like many he’d heard before, from his lips as well as others’.  A foot to his right and he’d have followed the man into the abyss, felled by the murderous sword of the demons across the field.  That field, that cursed field. A black stretch of death and carnage, the blood of men watered it, yet nothing grew, for evil cannot make life, only destroy it.
  He gripped his weapon, useless as it was. The demons seemed to be impervious to anything thrown at them, as if the very hand of the Devil himself shielded them as they threw blazing balls of fire and poison at the men cowering in the trench. The trench, the black snake that wound its way across the burned out land, a vein whose blood was the bodies of the dead, the occasional trickle of the living giving the sense of life as they moved between points of cover, hoping to simply make it through one more day.

Update & Short Story

Hey all, sorry for the lag in updates, life is busy.  I'm powering into some serious material in the novel, currently passing 28k words. I'm also working in spare moments on a short story I'm writing for a Writers Digest short story competition. Totally separate from the novel, brand new idea, world and characters. I suppose it's technically YA, though I'll soon find out if what I write is even in that genre. Stay tuned for a clip from the new short story, working title is Mage...

Cover Design Contest

Today's post is a bit off topic. I recently entered in a cover design contest for a collections of stories about the city of lights, Paris.  The contest runs until Sept. 30, 2011. I've got my cover up on their site, if you'd like to drop by and leave a positive comment that would be great. I don't think they are using any fan voting system, but I'm sure they will take commentary into consideration when choosing the cover.  If you're interested, check out their site at

http://parisstoriescontest.blogspot.com/2011/08/cover-contest-submissions.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BestAndMostDelightfulStoriesAboutParis+%28Best+and+Most+Delightful+Stories+About+Paris%29

Thanks and Cheers!