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How to Finish Writing Your Novel: The Power of Scoreboards
I get asked "how I do it?" when people find out I write novels. And these aren’t just random people asking, people who can’t imagine writing six hundred or nine hundred page books because they hated writing essays in high school or college, these are writers who ask....
The Dreaded I Suck No Wait I’m a Genius Syndrome
Yes, it’s official, I have contracted the dreaded I Suck No Wait I’m a Genius Syndrome (ISNWIGS, for short—pronounced EYE-sun-WIGS). Many writers suffer this condition, and I have once again contracted a terrible case of it and now find myself enduring the yin and...
Best Fantasy Book Cover Artist of Our Time: Cris Ortega
So, I have all the art files for the new book cover now. All I can say is, “Wow!” While I confess to already being a total Cris Ortega fan, especially after how amazing her work was on the cover of The Galactic Mage, I am so completely blown away with how much control...
My New E-Newsletter and an Autographed Book Giveaway
I finally have a E-newsletter up and running. The sign up form is on the right, and there’s another one on the bottom. Since I’ve had a number of people email me asking to be notified when the second book in The Galactic Mage Series comes out, I figured I should make...
It’s Book Blurb Time Again
A few long-time readers will remember back to when the first book, The Galactic Mage, was in progress, back when I was still using the old Blogspot blog. At one point, I had to write the book blurb for the back of the print edition (and for the description on...
Author Nearly Killed in Mutant Bee Attack
So there I was, minding my own business, checking some emails and getting ready to get to work on revising my book, when I hear the bzzz bzzz of my phone sitting next to me. So, I pick it up, and what do I find? I find this seemingly innocent text from my wife that...
Literacy Word of the Day: An Interview with John Daulton
A week or two ago, I got a message through Facebook from Peri Craig who runs a new reader’s community site on Facebook called “Literacy Word of the Day.” The page is dedicated to reading and writing, and seems to me to be evenly weighted in its appeal to both readers...
A Declaration of Pronoun Independence
In MY STUDY. May 19, 2012 A Unanimous DECLARATION of PRONOUN INDEPENDENCE When in the Course of writing, it becomes necessary for one pronoun to describe the similarities in subject that connect one person with another, and yet still assume the shared experience...
First Draft Done: Round One Revisions Underway
I got to type “The End” on the first draft of the second book in the Galactic Mage Series on Saturday. It felt great. Saturday was a pretty hardcore writing day, too, nearly 9,000 words in one sitting. I was on a tear and really wanted to get it finished, and now it...
Rift in the Races: Draft Progress and Cover Update for April
I took a little five day vacation break, and now that I’m back, I feel refreshed. After three months writing pretty much every day, it was nice to step away from the keyboard for a few days and go see what the sun looks like. I had no idea that thing was so bright. It...