Order of the Dragon
The Legend of Cioban a Dracula
Writing Process
The process of creating “Order of the Dragon – The Legend of Cioban a Dracula” has involved over 2 decades of historical research, outlining the story in a usable screenplay format, feedback from multiple reading-groups, notes from experts in various fields, and readability analysis.
The story was initially outlined in a screenplay format that required 6-years of historic research and writing. Soon after completion, “Order of the Dragon” was selected by the Ben Afleck and Matt Damon HBO Series “Project Greenlight" as a Top-10 Screenplay from over 4,000 submissions.
Another 15-years of research and writing went into the creation of the novel “Order of the Dragon – The Legend of Cioban a Dracula”, which offers a richer telling of the historical events with additional characters. The novel reinforces the story’s anti-war theme and messages, and weaves the rhetoric of hateful leaders from around the world into character dialogue to demonstrate that evil can have a recognizable and timeless echo.
The story was favorably reviewed by Raymond T. McNally, who is internationally recognized as one of the foremost authorities on Prince Vlad Dracula (aka Vlad the Impaler) and is the co-author of several books including “In Search of Dracula” and “Dracula-Prince of Many Faces”. Over the years, the novel has been subject to multiple Beta Reading Groups and a Professional Editor whose feedback has been used to enhance the novel’s readability.