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Dear Diary, I spent New Years Eve sick on my couch. I did not have the joy of watching the infamous "potato drop" in my home town. I could not smell the glorious turkey breast as it was cooking in my crockpot (Thank you to my Grandmother and to my Aunt Debbie for passing along … Continue reading Self-Publishing Journal Entry #4 (I think?) — AKA, “DANGIT, HYDRA!”
After much deliberation, research, waffling, and picking the brains of several writers I know I have decided to try this self-publishing thing. This is not meant in any way to snub or look poorly upon the small presses who have so graciously published me over the last few years. Wings ePress and Double Dragon Publishing … Continue reading Self-Publishing
By the close of this week I will have finished the edits on Tapped. I started this book two years ago for Camp NaNoWriMo and sent its second draft to a wonderful editor by the name of Gabriel Fitzpatrick. (Authors, if you ever see him advertising to do some work, take him up on it. … Continue reading Nearing “The End”
For the past several weeks I have agonized over one particular scene. It's an important scene. Plot happens. Torture happens. Characters react in various ways to said torture, thus revealing more about who they are as people and making the book quite a bit more profound than it would have been otherwise. One problem. I don't know … Continue reading Writing Hard Scenes
Deviation, my newly released science fiction, lands smack dab on Mars. In spite of the massive amounts of research I had a lot of fun on Mars. Actually, scratch that. Because of the massive amounts of research I had to do, I had a lot of fun on Mars. Astronomy fascinates me. I think stars … Continue reading Terraforming Mars
If I had spaceship shaped confetti I would totally be throwing it everywhere right now! My first ever science fiction, Deviation, has been released by Double Dragon Publishing. For right now I only have the publisher's purchase link but as soon as it becomes available on Amazon and Barnes&Noble I'll be certain to shove those … Continue reading Deviation Release!
Someone asked me what my favorite part of Sedition was the other day and I sort of stood there, struggling for an answer. I finally said that Trenna was my favorite part of the book, but she shook her head and asked for a specific scene and then proceeded to tell me hers. Which, let's … Continue reading Favorite Scenes — Deviation Edition
Who would win in a space battle; the Millennium Falcon or the U.S.S. Enterprise? I know, I know, that's basically asking if a smuggler can best an explorer when the guns are drawn. Not to mention it dives headlong into the rift of animosity between Star Wars and Star Trek fans. (Personally I enjoy both, … Continue reading Space Ships and The Suspension of Disbelief
Every writer has to ask themselves the question of what makes their book different from everyone else's work. What makes their style stand out, or why should anyone get interested in the book they've written. Bear in mind that I do not mean the internal critic that is always saying the work isn't good enough. … Continue reading About Deviation
My first official Science Fiction will be released next month through Double Dragon Publishing. (That's Deviation, for those of you just joining us.) Also, the sequel to Witch-Born will be released next month as well through the same publisher. (That's Dead Magic.) One science fiction, one fantasy. (Yes, I count Dead Magic as fantasy even … Continue reading Science Fiction vs. Fantasy Take 1
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