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February 21, 2022
Giving Feedback
If you’re a writer, you’ll know the practice of critiquing other writers’ drafts — and having your own manuscript workshopped.
If you’re a reader, you’ll have noticed writers speaking of “alpha readers” and “beta readers”. Perhaps you’ve noticed long Acknowledgments sections in their novels thanking people who’ve read their drafts and made suggestions and given feedback. Us writers all do it… Well, we do if we want our works to be worth reading in the end. Because the practice is one way of honi...
February 12, 2022
What’s Comin’ Up in 2022?
What’s comin’ up in Pete’s Writerverse? Well, lemme tell ya …
I’m focused on three projects this year (and a possible fourth if the planets align).
Epic Fantasy.
I’m currently working with a publisher on an epic fantasy novel. Can’t say more than that at this early stage, except that this is a project I’m super-excited about. The editor loves the project as much as I do, but we’re gonna tweak and rehash some parts of it. Let’s hope that’s a quick process …
A collaboration.
Again, I w...
January 1, 2022
Doomsday’s Final Book…
It’ll be here soon, my beloved readers. Below you’ll find the cover art for what promises to be (I hope) a surprising and zombie-full end to this series.
Currently the manuscript is with my proofreader. From there, we tidy it up, create a paperback mockup to triple check for errors and layout. And then … RELEASE!!
Watch this space.
December 12, 2021
STORYTIME: The Giftmas Blog Train is A-Rollin’
It’s an absolute privilege to be a part of a multi-author creative fundraiser for disadvantaged people. The idea is simple. A bunch of us authors get together to tell a tag-team tale (one author writes a bit, passes it to the next who writes and bit and passes it on, etc). The aim is to provide a bit of fun at Xmas time while raising awareness for the Edmonton Food Bank which feeds people living rough.
My bit of the story is below. But you can go back to the beginning and starting clicki...
November 24, 2021
OzComicon is on, Melbourne!
And I’ll be there! Finally, lockdown is over and we double-vaxxed can gather to celebrate scifi, fantasy, comicbooks and more!
Dec 11 and 12 @ Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. I’ll be in Artist Alley, selling paperbacks and chatting about all things pop culture!
Extremely affordable convention: Day passes are $37 Adults, $21 for kids [Tickets here]. Hope to see you there!
October 2, 2021
99 cent novels and a Book Cover Facelift
It’s back, it’s insane, and it’s better than ever. The 2021 Months of Madness E-book promotion is here. For the next 99 days, the authors listed below are offering their E-books for only $.99!
Andre Jones
Check out his work here – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08F3QLFLF
and here – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096X1M94W
Barton Paul Levenson
Check out his work here – https://www.amazon.com/Barton-Paul-Levenson/e/B002KDTIMQ
J.R. Jackson
Check out all of his work here – https://w...
August 8, 2021
The Deadly Sins of World Building (reflections on Sins 5 & 6)
Welcome back to my post-series where I reflect on Charlie Jane Anders‘s stellar article (found here) and compare my recent novel Eventide to her main points. This one’s for the writers who walk among us. By “deadly sins”, CJA means errors authors make in building the universe their novels sit in.
Let’s dive back in …
Sin 5) Inventing a history that is totally logical
CJA says:
In an imaginary world, the strongest side always wins and the people who are in charge are always the desc...
August 5, 2021
ASSURED: Book 2 of Envoys
It’s here, it’s real, with fabullossal Alexandre Rito artwork on the cover and plenty of action within the pages.
Check it out at Amazon. (Aussies can contact Pete for a signed copy sent via Aussie Post.)
Book 3 is currently with my editor. We’re looking at a late October release date. I’ll keep ya posted.
July 23, 2021
If You’re Thinking of Chasing Hell …
Chasing Hell | Chris Kennedy Publishing
When an author you follow writes a novel in someone else’s universe, purchasing it can be a gamble. “Is this gonna be my cuppa tea or not?” “I don’t know that franchise so will I even understand what’s going on in it?”
CHASING HELL is quite different to my other novels: it’s more humorous for a start; it’s told in multiple first person threads; it’s military scifi; and it’s, like, book 60 of the popular Four Horsemen Universe (4HU)!
Having said ...
July 16, 2021
4 Excellent Werewolf Novels
Werewolves. An awe-inspiring creature that is so often poorly portrayed in film, TV and book. But there aresome superb wolf stories out there.
A great werewolf novel is not an erotic romance where werewolves wear leather jackets and roam in packs. It’s a monster story: antsy, atmospheric, dark, violent. It’s a thriller, not a swoone, not a soap opera. It has more in common with Jekyll and Hyde or Incredible Hulk than it does with Twilight (sorry Stephanie!). If this is the way you prefer you...
