Paul R. Mudgett's Blog, page 3
October 1, 2013
FREE!! Kindle Edition of Serpents Unwound
My second promotion on Amazon is here. October 1st -2nd only, download Serpents Unwound for FREE!! Follow this link: Serpents Unwound Giveaway As always, I appreciate all reviews and they are like gold for indie authors. If you read it and like it, please leave a rating and review on Amazon!
September 27, 2013
An Early Take From a First-Time Outliner
I finished K.M. Weiland’s book “Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way To Success” last week and have already been putting the lessons learned into practice. I have to say that the early stages of outlining have unleashed a torrent of creativity that I wouldn’t have thought possible. I owe a lot to a very simple […]
September 20, 2013
Review: “Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success”
I decided that in addition to my Goodreads and Amazon reviews, I’d be putting my review of books online here. It’s just another avenue to share and help other authors with exposure. I won’t have a rating here (you can find those elsewhere). Besides, I don’t have anything clever like 4 pancakes out of 5. […]
September 17, 2013
Story Structure Made Easy
I just finished reading K.M. Weiland’s book “Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story”. To be honest, I was a bit hesitant about buying what, at first glance, appeared to be just another “how to” book. I’m glad I overcame the initial objections. This book was incredibly well organized and made learning […]
September 8, 2013
Lessons Learned
When I published my debut novel, Serpents Unwound, in June 2013 it was one of the most exhilarating and terrifying feelings in the world. You take something you’ve worked at and put it out for the public to read and criticize. Before clicking the “publish” button there is a lot of second guessing and self-doubt. […]
September 6, 2013
1-day only!
Serpents Unwound will have it’s first promotional run on Amazon Saturday, 9/7/2013 as part of the KDP Select program. Click on the book cover here and pick up a free Kindle copy. Remember, it’s 1 day only!
September 5, 2013
KDP Select
I’ve been away for a bit. Research as well as a full time job can take it’s toll on blog updating. I’ve been thinking about trying out the KDP Select Program with Amazon for my novel Serpents Unwound. I figure I don’t have much to lose over 90 days considering sales on Barnes and Noble […]
July 9, 2013
Writing a Book is Like Laying Sod
I’ve been away from the computer for awhile working on a landscaping project that has waited years to start and complete. After finishing putting the sod in I thought heck… this project was a lot like writing a book. Yeah, I know, that’s kind of a stretch but really… check it out. Planning Measuring square [...]
June 24, 2013
Author Snapshot – Serpents Unwound
What inspired you to start writing this book? A particular scene or character? I like to dream up “what if” scenarios and then plop characters smack dab in the middle of it. In Serpents Unwound, I wondered what would happen if someone with malicious intent hacked into a hospital’s electronic medical record system. The rest [...]
June 19, 2013
Finding Story Ideas
Need inspiration for your next novel? Need to add a subplot to your thriller? Are you simply stuck and need a little shove to get the writing juices flowing? The news is a wonderful source for ideas especially, in my case, in the information security, cyber-war, and cybercrime arenas. Take any one of these headlines [...]
