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January 14, 2011
Interview with Chris Truscott
Briefly describe your journey in writing your first book.My first book was a long time in the making. It's inspired by my professional background as a journalist and then as a political consultant. In one of the campaigns I had worked on, a friend kept saying "someone should write a sitcom about this stuff." I have no idea how to do that, but eventually I did sit down and
January 13, 2011
Blog Tour Stop: Dawn Judd
I'm pleased to welcome Dawn Judd to the blog today. She's stopping by on her blog tour and has graciously offered to answer a few questions. Welcome Dawn.
Briefly describe your journey in writing your first book. How long did it take you to finish that manuscript?My first book took over a year to write. It was originally supposed to be a story for my daughters, so I
Briefly describe your journey in writing your first book. How long did it take you to finish that manuscript?My first book took over a year to write. It was originally supposed to be a story for my daughters, so I
January 11, 2011
Day 4 of blog tour-Writing with Co-Author
Today is day 4 of my blog tour for my book, THE CRYSTAL FACADE, and I'm being hosted by Dawn Judd over at Breakout Books. Thanks Dawn!
Today's post is a bit different. I talk about what it's like writing with a co-author [not as easy as it sounds]. For those of you visiting for the first time, I write science fiction and fantasy with David W Small. Check out the tabs at the top of the blog
Today's post is a bit different. I talk about what it's like writing with a co-author [not as easy as it sounds]. For those of you visiting for the first time, I write science fiction and fantasy with David W Small. Check out the tabs at the top of the blog
Panel Discussion: Do You Write in the Same Genre You Read?
Continuing the popular panel discussions, today I've asked authors if what they read is in the same genre as they write. Browse through the answers, you'll be surprised at some of them.
L.K. RigelYes -- all of them! I'm currently writing in a kind of hybrid genre: Paranormal sci-fi fantasy romance. Argh, much? Each of those genres offers an element I have to have in my stories. Paranormal makes
L.K. RigelYes -- all of them! I'm currently writing in a kind of hybrid genre: Paranormal sci-fi fantasy romance. Argh, much? Each of those genres offers an element I have to have in my stories. Paranormal makes
January 10, 2011
Interview with Mark Adair
Briefly describe your journey in writing your first book.When I reached the seriously-considering-college-options phase of life, I faced my first of several forks in the road. I loved to write and I was good at it, but technology…well technology was young, sexy, and promising. Like any red-blooded male, instead of listening to my inner voice, I went with sexy. During my
Interview with Aris Whittier
Briefly describe your journey in writing your first book. I never aspired to be a writer. However, I've always loved to read and write. Growing up, I would read anything from Readers Digest to Stephen King. When I was younger, I used to love to tell stories…my mom called them lies…but I considered it creative story telling… LOL. When I was 16 I pick up my first romance book
January 9, 2011
Sample Sunday
This excerpt is from QUEST FOR NOBILITY. Darius and Dyla have a big problem. Their cousin Ty is in mourning and will not be able to compete in the Grand Competition. The twins are short a telekinetic and cannot compete without one. They approach Eclasius Jortac, the number one ranked telekinetic, from their graduating class of the Otharian Institute for Paranormal Studies. Will Eclasius
January 8, 2011
My first blog tour starts today
I am very excited to announce my first blog tour for The Crystal Facade scheduled through Author AdvenTours. Today's stop is at John Pearson's blog, Learn Me Good. Thanks John!
On Sunday, January 9, you'll be able to read an excerpt from the book on J.C. Phelp's blog. Thanks JC for hosting me. I hope the readers enjoy the excerpt!
On Sunday, January 9, you'll be able to read an excerpt from the book on J.C. Phelp's blog. Thanks JC for hosting me. I hope the readers enjoy the excerpt!
January 7, 2011
Interview with Cliff Ball
Briefly describe your journey in writing your first book.My very first novel that I actually finished writing was the novella Out of Time, a time travel adventure story. I wrote it off and on for about 10 years, started from a couple pages long to where it's at now, about 30k words.
Did you query agents or traditional publishers before publishing on Amazon? No. Back in the late 90's when I was
Did you query agents or traditional publishers before publishing on Amazon? No. Back in the late 90's when I was
January 6, 2011
Review of The Zagzagel Diaries: BROKEN by Bryl R. Tyne
Available from Untreed Reads Publishinghttp://www.untreedreads.com/
5 of 5 stars
I received a review copy from the publisher.
Did you ever inhale sharply, but were afraid to let it out. That's what happens when reading The Zagzagel Diaries. You're just not sure what is going to happen next and so you hold your breath in anticipation. This review is for the fifth story, BROKEN, which follows
5 of 5 stars
I received a review copy from the publisher.
Did you ever inhale sharply, but were afraid to let it out. That's what happens when reading The Zagzagel Diaries. You're just not sure what is going to happen next and so you hold your breath in anticipation. This review is for the fifth story, BROKEN, which follows
