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December 7, 2015
When is Book 2 Coming Out?
I keep getting asked these days when the second Del Ryder book will be ready. I suppose this might be because back in July I announced to a group of friends and family that came to a book event that I had already started writing it and hoped it would be ready for Christmas. Sorry, […]
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August 4, 2015
The Green Ember Book Recommendation
The Green Ember by S. D. Smith has plenty of great reviews on amazon, goodreads and some other great places on the web (try this one), and for good reason. Plain and simple – The Green Ember is a great book. I don’t often post book recommendations, although I hope to have more in the future. Rather than provide a glowing literary review, I’d rather just tell you why I
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July 6, 2015
Read It Together
I remember my mom reading the Chronicles of Narnia out loud to me and my sisters and this having such an impact on me. When I was a teenager, my mother read the Lord of the Rings for the first time as I was reading through it, just so we could discuss it. When I
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June 26, 2015
Release Day for Del Ryder and the Crystal Seed
The book is now available on Amazon. Yay! Big party! You can find links to the various stores on the book’s page. If you live outside of Canada, the USA or the UK, you should still be able to use the US Amazon store to find it. If not, just try searching in your country’s
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June 17, 2015
Del Ryder and the Crystal Seed to be Released on June 26th
It is ready to go. Well – it is really close. There are a couple of more tweaks, but the ebook will be available on Amazon on June 26th. I’m hoping the paperback will be available that date as well or perhaps just a few days later. Book Launch Event on July 14th 7:00pm. I’m
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June 8, 2015
Cover Art for Del Ryder and the Crystal Seed
Below is the cover for Del Ryder and the Crystal Seed. I am really excited about it and am thankful to Roseanna White for designing it. Roseanna went way beyond what I expected in the design and communication to get it just right.The symbol on the cover was totally her idea and its already got
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May 30, 2015
What’s My Book Called?
I’ve been surprised that when I tell people I’m writing a novel, usually their first question is “what is it called?” Not “what is it about?” And certainly not “who is the intended audience?” Before going further, you do need to know that the novel is middle grade fantasy adventure. Middle grade is generally ages
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May 8, 2015
How I Wrote The First Draft of My First Novel in 62 Days
Before I dive in to the four things that enabled me to write a first draft of my first novel in just over two months, I need to give two disclaimers: Disclaimer #1: Although I had wanted to write a book for a while, I never thought I could ever write a book this fast.
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