Book Progress - Blurb and Dragons

Well I don't seem to be doing to well as a blogger.  Good thing I am finding time to work on my book and plan for the other things I need such as an editor and a cover designer.  I contacted a designer today that draws well since I believe I will need someone to draw what I want for my books cover.  I contacted an editor today too.  I'm now waiting for replies.

As of now my plan is to self publish for the Kindle first.  At some point after that I will get my book set up for printing on demand since I plan to print some copies for myself, my children, family, and friends.

Here is my most recent attempt at a book blurb.  I expect it is still in need of much work but it is a starting point at giving anyone who reads my blog an idea of what my book is about:

For centuries the dragons hid while following a well crafted plan.  They would initiate the final phase five years hence which would culminate in their retaking their land and founding a mighty nation.

In a day their enemies unravel the plan and threaten the dragons very existence.  One of their magically augmented humans vanishes.  Over half of the ruling dragons are slain along with their trained human leaders.  Unstoppable trackers now hunt their remaining altered humans.

The dragons take swift and decisive action.  They gather their magic altered humans and initiate the summoning that will bring the dragons to their land.  Enemies spring into action against Maikel as the dragons groom him to lead the offensive to establish themselves as a nation.

The story has changed a lot from when I first started it.  The main characters are both sixteen when the book starts.  Another main character is fourteen.  Then there are the dragons whose ages range from twenty to three hundred or more.

As a reader, I love reading books that have dragons and/or elves in them.  I've put both in my book.  As I think about my book I am surprised that elves are not more prominent in it; the dragons of course are.

In my book more than one thousand years ago their was a nation ruled by magicians.  The nation was unique in that it was a mix of humans and elves living together.  Using magic, the rulers created dragons as protectors of their nation.  Neighboring nations feared these dragons and so rose up against the dragon creating nation and defeated it.  They believed they killed all its leaders and all the dragons.  They were wrong.

Before most of the ruling council was killed they gave the land to the dragons.  The few surviving dragons went into hiding and waited for the right time to reclaim their land.  During the first book the dragons begin the process to reclaim their land and attempt to establish a nation ruled by dragons.  The color of the dragons that gather to form this nation are green, white, blue, silver, and gold.

Their land is a vast mountain range which they have kept free of most people by employing humans and elves as foresters who constantly roam the mountain range and use magic items to instill a fear in any who are not wanted so that they flee the mountain range and never return.

Of course the neighboring nations are less than pleased to learn that thousands of dragons are now living in these mountains and many battles follow.

That will give you an idea of some of what goes on in my book.  I currently have written a little over 71,000 words.  Right now I am thinking to end the first book at 80,000 or 90,000 words.  My goal is to have the book on the Kindle in September or October.  At the very least before Christmas.  Some days I am able to type about 2,000 words.  Other days I only manage a measly 151 (that would be yesterday).  Weekly I often average about 3,000 or so words.  I know there will be a second book in this series.  I would like it to be a three book series but ideas for a third book haven't come to me yet.  I plan to write most of my fantasy books in the same world with some minor characters becoming main characters and such.

Well, I think that's enough for now.