Fourth Novel Going Well

As my debut novel, THE VASE, is rolling along toward publication, I have made good time this summer with my fourth novel. John Dunn of Zululand. For those of you who are not familiar with the man, he is a real life hero who lived in Africa during the 19th Century and fought in both the Zulu Civil War and in the Anglo Zulu War.

Aside from his personal accomplishments of which I have already chronicled on this blog, he is noted for being a close friend of the Zulu King Cetshwayo. Dunn was so trusted by the African king that he was the only man who could enter the king's royal hut without first having to be announced. To put that into perspective, even the king's own sons had to be announced.

Right now I'm into Chapter Five, over 23,000 words, on page 81, and Dunn hasn't even met Cetshwayo yet. This might be a long novel. And yes, it's a novel. A historical novel. The events are true and historically accurate, as are all the players. But hey, they weren't videotaped. I have to make up the dialogue and fill in a lot of gaps. But it's still a true story. Just a little fiction mixed in. That's all.