L. MacNaughton's Blog, page 24
October 14, 2013
Shh! Don’t tell my wife — Jazzy’s back!
Private detective Jazzy St. Clare is back, saving the noir streets of 1947 New York from another supernatural menace in “The Case of the Mummy’s Secret.” (Click here to read it — and HEAR it — free.) Just don’t tell my wife, because I’m supposed to finish my new novel before I write any more Jazzy […]
October 11, 2013
Where does Neil Gaiman get his ideas?
Every writer gets asked about ideas. Where do they come from? How do you find them? What inspires you? Uber-cool author Neil Gaiman suggests that you should ask yourself questions and start filling in the blanks: - What if ___ ? - If only ___ . - I wonder what/why ___ . - Wouldn’t it […]
October 4, 2013
Think life isn’t fair?
“You can say, ‘Oh life’s not fair’ and complain and think the world owes you something. Or you can suck it up and just work a little bit harder than everyone else to achieve the things you want to achieve.” –Nick Newell, mixed martial arts fighter Filed under: Free Stuff Tagged: Free Stuff
September 26, 2013
More awesomeness from the fine gents at Booktrack.com
Filed under: Books, Ebooks, Free Stuff Tagged: book trailers, Ebooks, Jazzy St. Clare
September 19, 2013
Trailer: Conspiracy of Angels
Click here to watch on YouTube > | Read reviews on Amazon >Filed under: Books Tagged: book trailers, Books, Conspiracy of Angels
Official HD Trailer
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September 15, 2013
They’re finally here: Free ebooks with soundtracks!
For years, it seems like publishers have been promising ebooks with audio tracks — books with the added dimension of sound. Is the world ready for them? Heck, yeah! My new short story — “The Case of the Green-Eyed Werewolf” — is pretty much overflowing with snarling werewolves, gunshots, running footsteps, even music from the […]
April 8, 2013
Arnold Schwarzenegger Can Pump Up Your Writing
Hear me now and believe me later: Arnold Schwarzenegger’s rules of success can help you write a novel. by Laurence MacNaughton What could Arnold Schwarzenegger possibly teach you about writing a novel? A lot, as it turns out. Schwarzenegger likes to talk about his “6 Rules of Success”. Believe it or not, these rules just […]
March 1, 2013
How to outline a novel – 3 things you need
By Laurence MacNaughton Dear Laurence: What do I need to know beforehand in order to write a novel? I’ve been told by several different people that an author has to have a character outline (with a biography, as if he or she was a real living person), then a story outline, and I don’t know […]
February 15, 2013
How to revise a novel until it’s perfect (or not)
By Laurence MacNaughton Dear Laurence: I recently got a request for pages from an agent that I pitched to at a conference. At the same time, I had also submitted my query to a workshop, and that editor emailed me and requested pages, too. I didn’t realize I would get this kind of response, so […]
