J.B. Sommerset

It's been such a long time since I wasn't bound to a project commitment. It's good to be done with the last one. Now I want to move on to more. It's hard to choose because I have so many ideas and so little time. I usually have one novel being typed and one being penned. The one being written is not a priority- it gets a page here and there whenever I feel like it. I learned a while ago that focus is essential to finishing works. So, I try (and it's tough) to keep on track with one at a time.  There have been many times where I have written two simultaneously, it worked, but I think it was quicker doing just one. I also find that focused work is always better. I must be in a particular place (the zone) to complete two at the same time. The older I get, the more accurate this rule becomes. The problem is that it goes against my process, which is letting the pen do the work and catching as many good ideas as possible. Consequently, I have a half-started folder and hal...

Well, it’s finally done. “The Lost Pilgrim” has been released and it’s up on Amazon for purchase. For all you looking to purchase you can click the links above, below, or go to the “Complete Works” page. It has been a long time coming and I hope you all enjoy the book (it's available in paperback and eBook).   Click here to purchase! Cheers!

While we all wait for prints, I thought I would take this time to upload some more of my art to the site, hope you all enjoy it, and as always it will be posted on the gallery page. Cheers!

This week has been long and rough. I got the bulk of the final work done on the novel, but it is still in queue to be submitted. In the mean-whiles, here is some artwork from my collection. I hope you enjoy it, and as always, this will be uploaded to the gallery page. Cheers!

I got the most recent proof in, and I am loving the cover. This is the last proof copy to approve! When I am done looking the text and the cover work over, it will go to print. Yay! It's been a lot more work on this one. Soon, it will be finished and up for sale (Also in eBook format).  Cheers!

It’s been a while since I updated about my next book, “The Lost Pilgrim”. It took a little longer than I thought it would to go back through and edit. But I am happy to announce, it’s done. The proofs are arriving in a couple of days (woo-hoo!). I went through it several times and each time, I wanted to add more to the story. This is one of the hardest things about writing. Most of the parts I wanted to add didn’t contribute anything to the story, so I had a real hard time keeping them out of the text. Instead, I put them aside and took notes on them (they will show up in other stories). That being said, I made it, I finished it. For now, I feel that there is nothing else that needs to be done with the novel except a print check and to make sure all the text is formatted correctly for the transition to EPUB. The good news is it doesn’t take that long to complete the eBook format, it’s just tedious and kind of a pain in the ass. Rest assured, for all you e-readers out there, there w...

Every once in a while I post a little taste of what I am currently working on. " The Lost Pilgrim"   is a book I have spent too much, and also not enough time on (which is also why it isn't complete yet- sorry, I apologize for that). I've cut a lot out of the book to get down to the important part of the story, and I've been hard at work "killing my darling" trying to get it done. This part always makes me sad. There are a tone of things I love but had to remove for one reason or another. I save them but most never get used because they just don't fit anywhere.  Today I want to post one here. This text was removed from "The Last Pilgrim"  because it was out of place, and although I liked it, I couldn't keep it in the novel. I hope you all enjoy it! “What beast could be so great that silence is its call? One so monumental that all people hear it’s great and horrid howling, even those with no ears to hear. A calling sound, a culling sound...