The print and ebook versions will both have a glossary for all of the non English words, for those that like to know the meaning of new words. Some of the names of characters were chosen with specific meanings in mind, and so those are included in the glossary as well.

This glossary is still a work in progress as the manuscript continues to unfold itself, thus as a new word is incorporated the glossary file and glossary page will also be updated.

I have added character pages for three of the deities.

1. The Lady
2. Mara
3. The Moon "God"

Please note that these are not fully filled out, as some background I intend to reveal both within the first book and through the separate "Book of Seals."

The first part of Chapter 26: The Mark is available to read. Just who is this Finman that Kirsty clashes with over Morvan? Wait, MORVAN? Why is she defending Morvan?

You'll have to figure that out.

I was interviewed by best selling author Scott Harper for Nuclear Winter Entertainment recently, and got to talk a bit about both Dragon Shaman and Selkies' Skins.

Click here to see the interview.

I'll also be officiating Scott and Desiree's wedding very soon. Talk about a neat situation!

I lost track of the days and forgot to make the next episode available.

This last part of Chapter 25 takes us to a place that Kirsty will visit again later on in her adventures and trials, and which also is an important location in "The Book of Seals: Pearls of Sea and Stone" which will be joining this book in the Selkies' Skins books and stories. We also meet with some deities that have their fingers in other bookseries of mine. The question now is...what do they want?

The next chapter will be "The Mark."

I recently passed out a sample of chapter 31 at a virtual chat via Second Life. Today, I finished chapter 32 (Light Keeper) and am starting on chapter 33. I look forward to being able to post these chapters.

So far the working file is sitting at 102,343 words. According to Smashwords, that's epic novel length. I project that things from this point will move much faster, through her time in the Well – which will prepare her for surviving a sea quest without the aid of the skin she seeks – through the second half of her skinquest in the Sea itself.

I do plan a second book for after Kirsty obtains her skin...there is still much in her world that needs doing, and I expect these to tie in somewhat with Dragon Shaman and The Shadow Chronicles after all (despite my initial reluctance...the muse says that this is indeed all part of the same universe schema).