A.B. Gayle's Blog, page 13
September 19, 2010
"Caught" will be out this Wednesday
Thanks to everyone who made my pre-release party on Dreamspinner Press's Facebook such a success. I appreciated the way so many people took the time either to drop me a message or attend "in person" as it were.
When I dragged myself out of bed at 2.45am I was worried I'd be eating my cookies and drinking my coffee in an empty "room". As it turned out, the five hours flew by, and there were lots of great comments on the different subjects I raised during the day.
For example, during the day, I...
When I dragged myself out of bed at 2.45am I was worried I'd be eating my cookies and drinking my coffee in an empty "room". As it turned out, the five hours flew by, and there were lots of great comments on the different subjects I raised during the day.
For example, during the day, I...
September 13, 2010
Interview on Naughty Novelists
My fellow Noble Romance author, Cherie de Sues, has interviewed me on her blog Naughty Novelists.
Come and say hello and you can win a copy of my new novella "Caught" which will be released by Dreamspinner Press on 22nd September.
Cherie has written some great books and is also not afraid of tackling hard subjects. When challenged by Jill Noble to have a "Bad Girl" heroine, she created Lacy, the enforcer for the Irish mob. First appearing in a short story, "Lacy a Bad Girl's Revenge", her...
Come and say hello and you can win a copy of my new novella "Caught" which will be released by Dreamspinner Press on 22nd September.
Cherie has written some great books and is also not afraid of tackling hard subjects. When challenged by Jill Noble to have a "Bad Girl" heroine, she created Lacy, the enforcer for the Irish mob. First appearing in a short story, "Lacy a Bad Girl's Revenge", her...
September 1, 2010
Noble Romance Publishing Newsletter Contest
If I seem a trifle stunned, it's because the spotlight has been turned on me in:
What's "News" at Noble Romance
Earlier this year, Noble Romance gave me my big break by publishing my light-hearted short story about a sex slave cyborg called Cedric.
From the get go, Jill Noble and her team have been professional and supportive. It's been great being involved with such a fantastic bunch of friendly, enthusiastic writers. Many of us would not have got our start if it hadn't been for epublishing...
What's "News" at Noble Romance
Earlier this year, Noble Romance gave me my big break by publishing my light-hearted short story about a sex slave cyborg called Cedric.
From the get go, Jill Noble and her team have been professional and supportive. It's been great being involved with such a fantastic bunch of friendly, enthusiastic writers. Many of us would not have got our start if it hadn't been for epublishing...
August 16, 2010
E is for:
EBOOKS and EPUBLISHING
Files of digital versions of books are produced in different formats designed to be read by different devices or programs. At time of writing there were twelve main ones which can be identified by the suffix at the end of the file name: eg eReader [-er.PDB:] ; Adobe [.PDF:] ; Microsoft [.LIT:] ; Palm Doc [.PDB:] ; Kindle [AZW:]
Ebooks purchased in one format cannot be read on another device. This Digital Rights Management (DRM) is ostensibly designed to ensure books...
Files of digital versions of books are produced in different formats designed to be read by different devices or programs. At time of writing there were twelve main ones which can be identified by the suffix at the end of the file name: eg eReader [-er.PDB:] ; Adobe [.PDF:] ; Microsoft [.LIT:] ; Palm Doc [.PDB:] ; Kindle [AZW:]
Ebooks purchased in one format cannot be read on another device. This Digital Rights Management (DRM) is ostensibly designed to ensure books...
July 21, 2010
D is for:
DARK MOMENT
The dark moment is the time when the protagonist reaches rock bottom. All seems lost. This will usually precede the climax (where the major plot problem is resolved), and thus take place near the beginning of the final part of the book.
Not all books need dark moments, but properly used, this point of crisis can intensify the conflict and at the same time, initiate its resolution.
Alicia Rasley in her blog on dark moments sums it up well on this page.
DESCRIPTION
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The dark moment is the time when the protagonist reaches rock bottom. All seems lost. This will usually precede the climax (where the major plot problem is resolved), and thus take place near the beginning of the final part of the book.
Not all books need dark moments, but properly used, this point of crisis can intensify the conflict and at the same time, initiate its resolution.
Alicia Rasley in her blog on dark moments sums it up well on this page.
DESCRIPTION
On...
July 10, 2010
C is for:
CADENCE
Cadence is the way the words flow if spoken. It varies depending on the number of syllables in a word, the length of sentences, the amount of alliteration etc. It's important to match the cadence with the content.
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Good+writing+needs+cadence.+(Symposium+Secrets+to+Stronger+Editorials)-a0102908476
CATEGORY
In genre writing, category writing is writing to specified guidelines set by the publishing houses eg Harlequin. Each category has its own...
June 28, 2010
B is for:
B CHARACTERS and B STORY
B Characters are those who the B Story or subplot surrounds. It's a term used by the late screen writing guru Blake Snyder who pinpoints how these subplots and characters are pivotal to the story because the theme often resonates in their dialogue. He defines it in his 15 beat story structure as the Helper Story, the secondary story that the hero needs to undergo so that he (or she) can transform to complete the main story.
The characters involved are often...
June 19, 2010
The A - Z of Writing Jargon - A is for:
Many moons ago. I had a blog entitled "Write First Time" designed for newbie writers, explaining a lot of the jargon we come across when we first start out.
The blog has disappeared, but I'm going to re-post them gradually here, as the content is still valid.
A is for:
ACTIVE
As in active voice rather than passive voice. This is regarded as the ideal form of expressing an action as it conveys the action in a more vivid form. It uses the astice form of the verb rather than the passive one...
The blog has disappeared, but I'm going to re-post them gradually here, as the content is still valid.
A is for:
ACTIVE
As in active voice rather than passive voice. This is regarded as the ideal form of expressing an action as it conveys the action in a more vivid form. It uses the astice form of the verb rather than the passive one...
June 6, 2010
K.A.MITCHELL my new fav author
"I guess since most of my male characters don't usually like to talk about their feelings, even to themselves, this is the way they express them, sometimes rough, sometimes tender, sometimes possessive. I guess what I write is porn with plot."
"Even if the sex is hot and varied, if the emotions behind it aren't changing, it's repetitive."
"To me an erotica is a story where much of the emotional growth and conflict is expressed either in the sex scenes or results from the sex scenes."
"My f...
"Even if the sex is hot and varied, if the emotions behind it aren't changing, it's repetitive."
"To me an erotica is a story where much of the emotional growth and conflict is expressed either in the sex scenes or results from the sex scenes."
"My f...
March 25, 2010
Post Title.
My Second Review.
Keep them coming folks. They're a great way to see what works and what doesn't.
This one was from Jenre on her "Well Read" blog.
The tone shifts rather in the final story, Reversal by AB Gayle. Instead of the heavy themes and sociological ideas, this story is a light-hearted look at what happens when a computer genius is isolated on a off-world manufacturing plant and is sent a male domestic cyborg to help with the cleaning. Sebastian lives a lonely existence and so when ...
Keep them coming folks. They're a great way to see what works and what doesn't.
This one was from Jenre on her "Well Read" blog.
The tone shifts rather in the final story, Reversal by AB Gayle. Instead of the heavy themes and sociological ideas, this story is a light-hearted look at what happens when a computer genius is isolated on a off-world manufacturing plant and is sent a male domestic cyborg to help with the cleaning. Sebastian lives a lonely existence and so when ...
