Lazarus Black's Blog
July 28, 2025
I am finally on Patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/LazarusBlack
It's taken too long to be in a place where I could confidently produce regular content, but I’ve reached it.
Currently, there is only one tier - a small monthly allowance for special content. Not just blogs - but actual fiction and non-fiction, as well as Q&A about being a professional author, artist, Art Director, Art Studio Manager (Creative Director), and art contest judge.
And there are short stories already available FREE to eve...
July 16, 2025
True Dragon of Atlanta is FINALLY on Kindle!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHQPYTLV
Why has it taken so long? I’ve written several blogs about that. Basically a combination of awkward advice and life-event interference. But it’s finally out there.
Of course, it is ALSO available on iBooks and BN.com and Smashwords and many other of your favorite eBooksellers. Get their links here: https://books2read.com/u/mqPqn1
And if THAT isn't enough options, she is also ava...
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHQPYTLV
Why has it taken so long? I’ve written several blogs about that. Basically a combination of awkward advice and life-event interference. But it’s finally out there.
Of course, it is ALSO available on iBooks and BN.com and Smashwords and many other of your favorite eBooksellers. Get their links here: https://books2read.com/u/mqPqn1
And if THAT isn't enough options, she is also avai...
July 11, 2025
Epic Book Bundle combines me with Robert J Sawyer, Jody Lynn Nye, and Kevin J Anderson.
Book Bundle Alert!My novel “The True Dragon of Atlanta” is part of this ebook bundle including books by Writers of the Future judges, winners, and others.
Base BundleThe Base Bundle includes:
Writers of the Future Volume 41 Heir of the Line by Eric James Stone A Bit of Luck (anthology of alternate histories edited by Lisa Mangum) Death and the Taxman by David Hankins The Dark that Ignites by Steve PantazisThe total price of those books on ...
June 26, 2025
About Book Reviews and Reviewers
Today, I sold a copy of my novel to a relatively well known online book reviewer. In person. I didn’t have to beg or give it away for free. They liked the cover, the pitches, and how I spoke about it. My awards didn’t hurt.
But reviewer TBRs are gargantuan, and even then, not every book is worthy of any kind off review. Some time in the next 5 years, I might be sharing their review.
Which got me thinking about how desperate authors are for people to read, review, and promote ...
June 8, 2025
The True Dragon of Atlanta is FINALLY Available as eBook
Direct from the Author on EchoChernik.com From Apple Books From Barnes & Noble Amazon Kindle (Coming Soon!) …and more! (Links on Books2Read.com)
January 10, 2025
I'm back and The True Dragon of Atlanta is ★★★★★ on Goodreads!
Sorry for the delay.
I had been forced away from blogging to take care of family, but I am BACK in 2025! But first the reviews are in:
The True Dragon of Atlanta is ★★★★★ on Goodreads.
I also recently received an amazing compliment from the President of Galaxy Press. We were both guest on The Author's Quill PodCast and he told the entire world listening that "There is no way AI could have written your novel. It's impossible."
This made me so happy—not just because it meant he really read it...
September 13, 2024
Even using AI Generative Content as a foundation is a mistake.
It is an artists responsibility to overcome the flaws in their reference.
Every artist I know has made the mistake of misusing reference, including me and Echo. It happens. But when collecting reference oneself, the mistakes we make begins with our choice of reference in the first place and compound from there. Our mistakes are ours and we can at least own them. Whoops! Will try to not do that again.This is why AI gen images for reference are a problem. They are not being corrected enough in th...
August 18, 2024
FAQ: How do you write Children's dialogue?
In The True Dragon of Atlanta, there are 10-11 year old twins who seem... unique. Their dialogue is both believable and unbelievable at the same time. That is because I wasn't writing "Children" characters. I was writing characters that happen to be children. That is a critical difference. I also limited their conversations to how they interact with each other and authority. That doesn't reveal their total selves. What can be discerned is that they are both brilliant and bitter in the extreme. T...
