‘Tis the season to get spooky! Vampires, haunted houses, magical relics, and more await in A 21st Century Fairy Tale! Halloween Special: Free ebook! I am not running too many promotions or advertising on any of my books at the moment, so this is your chance to get in on it while it lasts and […]
NaNo Season Is Upon Us…
I can’t believe it’s already October and there were only a couple short weeks left until NaNoWriMo 2013! This year, once again, I’m trying to push my limits, so I’m going to take on a new genre. This will be one of my first horror/supernatural/fantasy types of stories, and it will be the first attempt […]
How One Builds Story Structure: Important, It Is!
I use Grammarly’s grammar checker online because Yoda-speak is only for centuries-old Jedi Masters. I’ve been thinking a lot about structure since I started my edit-in-progress. For one thing, the chapter order has been weighing heavily on my mind. Normally, chronology would be my concern when it comes to ordering pieces of a story, but […]
First Editor’s Block, Now Burn-Out
I’m so glad I set my deadlines so far away for my edit-in-progress! Considering how things went the last time, I think I knew I’d need some extra time to get all my shit together. Editing progress I’m through chapter four, but I need to go back to three to include some physical descriptions which […]
Philosophy of Editing: Thinking it Through
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned it, but I studied philosophy in college, not English or creative writing. Many writers who know already know they want to be writers while they’re in college tend to go for writing-based majors like literature, creative writing, journalism, or whatever you get with an English major. However, philosophy is […]
Get Out of Your Head: It’s Nice Out Here
I can sum up why beta readers are awesome in less than ten words: they pull you back into the real world. Sometimes when you’re writing, you get way too caught up in your own imagination and your own plans to pay attention to the details. This is actually a good thing – it means […]
Editing: Sometimes You Just Need a Kick in the Ass
Over the past couple weeks, I’ve been trying to “prepare” myself to jump back into editing on one of the stories I wrote last year. As it turns out, all I needed to do was invite people to read it to get my ass in gear on the editing! The project The new editing project […]
Tribute to a Fallen Genius
I checked my email this morning and saw I had a news update from the New York Times. The headline read: “Breaking News: Elmore Leonard, Novelist Who Elevated the Status of Crime Thrillers” and then it was truncated. I had to open it to see the rest, but I already knew what the end of […]
August Update: Winners and Not-So-Fasters
I’ve been busy on some things, and lazy on some other things. For one thing, I spent a little time out of the house this past month (yay for not being a crazy recluse writer!), and volunteered at the Denver UMS (Underground Music Showcase). It was my first time at the festival at all, so […]
Quiet on the Set Is Free for 5 Days!
Apparently one bad review can really kill your book’s chances when you’re an indie/self-published author. Especially when readers don’t realize the good reviews are out there, they’re just on different platforms! It’s tough out there, and even though I haven’t had any reviews as a result of doing the free promotion on Kindle Direct, I’m […]
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