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April 12, 2016
Cover Reveal | The Darker Side
At long last! Everything is proceeding exactly as I have foreseen!I am thrilled to share with you the cover design for my first novel, THE DARKER SIDE: Musings of the Master.
Synopsis: Emperor Palpatine’s spies discovered Darth Vader’s personal journal (The Darth Side: Memoirs of a Monster by Cheeseburger Brown) hidden away in private databanks onboard his flagship Super Star Destroyer Executor. Quietly upset by Vader’s musings and distractions, the Emperor set out to journal his corrections...
February 4, 2016
Coming May 4th to a Galaxy Near You!
My free NaNoWriMo Web novel will be distributed hereonmy Website on May 4, 2016.
Synopsis
Emperor Palpatine’s spies discovered Darth Vader’s personal journal (The Darth Side: Memoirs of a Monster) hidden away in private databanks onboard his flagship Super Star DestroyerExecutor.Quietly upset by Vader’s musings and distractions, the Emperor set out to journal his corrections to Vader’s successes and failures—and share the true purpose behind everything...
February 3, 2016
Coming Soon | Home Sweet Home
A fun story about a gay couple in space that served as the springboard for the Galaxy Series.
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January 23, 2016
What Makes a Good Beta Reader?
If you’ve ever wondered what a Beta Reader is, look no further. Here’s a great summary that will get you started.To begin, let’s look at the boringtechnical definition from Wikipedia:
A Beta reader is a non-professional reader who reads a written work, generally fiction, with the intent of looking over the material to find and improve elements such as grammar and spelling, as well as suggestions to improve the story, its characters, or its setting. Beta reading is typically done before the st...
January 21, 2016
SCAPPLE That Idea!
ONE OF THENEATEST TOOLS I’ve come across is Scapple, simple mind-mapping Mac & Windowsapplicationfor those who organize with a visual flare. I had no idea how much I needed this tool to support my writing until I started using it.
Scapple is an easy-to-use tool for getting ideas down as quickly as possible and making connections between them. It isn’t exactly mind-mapping software—it’s more like a freeform text editor that allows you to make notes anywhere on the page and to...
