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Discovering Aberration Writing Report 5/22/13

Due out: Mid-Late 2013 Word Count: about 93,000 About: Discovering Aberration is a steampunk adventure story about two professors who discover a map and the adventure that ensues. Featuring violent gangs, blood thirsty scuttlers, tricky scuttleretes, desperate archaeologists and a mysterious island … Continue reading →

Press Release: Indie Author Turning Heads with Upcoming Novel & Kickstarter Project

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The world of publishing is actively changing around us. The internet is abuzz with authors favoring self-publishing their works over taking the traditional route to publication. The latest author to follow this emerging trend is debut indie … Continue reading →

Announcement! A. Victoria Mixon Attatched to Discovering Aberration Kickstarter Campaign

Only a few days after announcing the Discovering Aberration July Kickstarter Campaign, I’m very excited to follow up with another major announcement.   The talented editor A. Victoria Mixon, author of “The Art and Craft of Fiction” and “The Art and Craft … Continue reading →

Book Review – Perdido Street Station by China Mieville

Perdido Street Station by China Mieville is a fascinatingly weird tale, taking place in a world populated with unique creatures, determined inventors, insect artists, and a strange scientific magic. I resisted reading Perdido Street Station for quite a while, turned off by the back … Continue reading →

Gearing up for Kickstarter

Today I am very excited to share some big news. Discovering Aberration, my steampunk adventure novel and passion project of the last two and a half years, is nearly complete! As I finished drafting the final pages, I believe now … Continue reading →

Discovering Aberration Update 5/8/13

Due out: Mid-Late 2013 Word Count: about 88000 Discovering Aberration is a steampunk adventure story about two professors who discover a map which leads them to an island which is home to a long dead civilization.  And don’t forget the … Continue reading →

Discovering Aberration – Behind the Scenes of Chapter 2

Here are a few fun facts about chapter 2 of Discovering Aberration which you can read for free on Wattpad. This chapter appeared in an early draft as a single line, but was expanded into a chapter when a reader … Continue reading →

Discovering Aberration – Behind the Scene’s of Chapter 1

Here are some fun facts about writing Chapter 1 of Discovering Aberration. You can read chapter one here. I set out to write Discovering Aberration about 3 years ago and wrote the first 8 chapters in about two weeks. At … Continue reading →

Another Wave of Content

Over the years I’ve devoted a lot of time to honing my writing style. I feel like it’s finally at a place where it just flows from me naturally without much force at all. This came through a lot of … Continue reading →

Discovering Aberration Writing Report 4/29/13

 Originally posted on Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/114117965... Today I’m writing my progress report in Google + (instead of my blog) simply because I’ve been getting a lot of great response here. Today I reached 87,000 words in Discovering Aberration, 23,000 to go and I’ll … Continue reading →