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July 28, 2012
Our Monster’s Sequel Update – 2nd Draft Complete
Good news to report! Today I spent the morning and afternoon editing. The hours yielded a completed second draft of the “Our Monsters” sequel, “Bad Monsters”. Scenes were cut. New scenes added. I spent a good amount of time on continuity too. There is still a lot of work left but a large chunk of [...]
July 16, 2012
Review: Jennifer Bosworth’s “Struck”
Book description from Goodreads: Mia Price is a lightning addict. She’s survived countless strikes, but her craving to connect to the energy in storms endangers her life and the lives of those around her. Los Angeles, where lightning rarely strikes, is one of the few places Mia feels safe from her addiction. But when an [...]
July 8, 2012
Review: Saladin Ahmed’s “Throne of the Crescent Moon”
“Throne of the Crescent Moon” Book One in the Crescent Moon Kingdoms Trilogy Book description from Goodreads: From Saladin Ahmed, finalist for the Nebula and Campbell Awards, comes one of the year’s most anticipated fantasy debuts, THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON, a fantasy adventure with all the magic of The Arabian Nights. The Crescent Moon [...]
July 1, 2012
Review: Michael Scott’s “The Enchantress”
Book description from Goodreads: The sixth and final book in the New York Times bestselling Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series. Product Description The sixth and final book in the New York Times bestselling Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series. The twins of prophecy have been split. Nicholas Flamel is near death. John [...]
June 24, 2012
Audio Books – Modern Oral Storytelling at Aside from Writing
I had such a great time during Aside from Writing’s Indie Author Month in May that I offered them an article for posting. The site was gracious enough to accept the article and feature it TODAY. Click here to read about how audio books are today’s (read: modern) oral storytelling. Remember being on a camping [...]
May 28, 2012
“Bad Monsters” First Draft Completed
Good news to share… the first draft of the “Our Monsters” sequel is finished. “Bad Monsters” was completed as of about 1:30AM this morning. I am tired but happy to have all the ideas on paper. Now comes the grueling task of editing, putting a few more ideas and details in the story and cleaning [...]
May 24, 2012
Big Author TODAY: My First Interview
Can’tbelieveI didn’t blog this today! Over the last 24 days Aside from Writing has been hosting the event Indie Author Month. Today is my day! They’ve had my interview up all day and “Our Monsters” was in their Giveaway. Before heading to work I twittered and facebooked about the event (I can’t believe those areadjectives). [...]
May 3, 2012
Review: Brandon Mull’s “Seeds of Rebellion”
Last week I finished reading the second book in Brandon Mull’s Beyonders series called “Seeds of Rebellion”. And I am happy to report that the second book in the series is an improvement over the first. Description of novel from Goodreads: The second epic installment of Brandon Mull’s #1New York Timesbestselling fantasy series!After the cliffhanger [...]
April 19, 2012
Review: “A World Without Heroes” by Brandon Mull
Recently I read a great young adult fantasy novel by Brandon Mull, “A World Without Heroes” Book One in the “Beyonders” series. A wonderful story, a great way to introduce young boys to the fantasy genre before you give them “Lord of the Rings”. Below is my review. Description from Goodreads: Jason Walker has [...]
April 14, 2012
Review: “Partials” by Dan Wells
I finished Dan Well’s “Partials” more than two weeks ago. So this review is long overdue, not because I didn’t like the book–on the contrary I really enjoyed the novels–but… I don’t know. No excuses. Other things side tracked me. Anyway, “Partials” is a worth while read that I could not put done, reminds me [...]
