The Red Jewel

FEEL THE SECRETS, ENTER S'GULAH. 

THE BATTLE HAS JUST BEGUN.

When I began writing in 2007, the first book I created was called The Red Jewel. As a Lord of the Rings fan, it is slightly similar but overall it's its own plot and creative world. Despite the time frame in which it came into  reality, I have yet to finish it. Mostly because I have yet to be satisfied with how I've been writing it. I want it to be perfect. Ya know?
   So for that reason, I have re-written and re-molded it more times than I can count. The first version had three characters. Two males, brothers, and a female, the boy's cousin. Edmund, Elijah, and Atlanta. Thus began my adventure in writing a great fantasy story.
   Luckily, my writing was put to a stop on this story. For one, the way I was writing it was utter crap. And for two, it was too much like the Chronicles of Narnia.
   Over the years, several other versions came and went. Changes came to my story plot as well. Out went the original characters and in came new ones.
   A boy named Alex Rylan became the new main character. The other characters included Devin Hall, a girl named Arla, a prince name Kylan, and a dog named Varn. Those characters still exist today, but one of them goes by different name. Kylan recently became Prince Dartagnan. Alex's last name was changed to "Drell", on acount that "Rylan" sounded too much like Alex Rider.
   Sweat, blood, and tears have gone into this story. Possibly literally.
   Anyway, I am now re-writing The Red Jewel for probably the seventh time. And hopefully the last. What I have written so far, I am tremendously satisfied with.
 
As for the plot of The Red Jewel, I won't tell you a lot, but here's a short summary:

Alex Drell has gone from foster home to foster home, hoping to be accepted somewhere, and hoping to find the answers he's been looking for. No one known anything about his past. No birth record, no hospital bills, no parents. It's like he was zapped into existence.
   Alex is a shadow of confusion and mystery.
   Then suddenly he begins to have dreams, voices in his head. The dreams themselves he can't remember anything about; just that they're another confusing element to his life. The voices, though, tell him things.
   Run, they say. But from what?
   To make things even more cloudy, Alex stumbles upon a boy at school. Devin has dark brown hair and green eyes, just like Alex.
   They're mirror images of each other.
   Dreams, voices. Alex could handle that. Mostly. Then the man with fiery red hair comes into view. He's been watching Alex.
   He's the one, the man thinks. So if he's here, where's the other one?

Join Alex and his quest for answers. Hope it sounds interesting! :)

Read The Red Jewel here.

Thanks for reading! :)