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10 Things I wish I’d known before writing a trilogy

With the publication of Genesis Redux only a handful of days away, I thought I’d share with you some of the things I’ve learned over the past four years of writing the Transcendence Trilogy. Here are my top ten: 1 It’s better if each book works as a stand alone story There is nothing wrong in writing […]

It’s been a while …

I last posted in March. Yes, March. I can’t believe it’s been so long but WordPress doesn’t lie. If you’ve been waiting in tenterhooks since my last post then: You need to find a hobby You also need to stop telling lies So what have I been doing? Well, I’ve been spending time with my […]

Recommended Reads: The Bone Wall by D. Wallace Peach

The Bone Wall is a great example of the importance of a book’s cover. I’ve been following D Wallace Peach’s blog for a while and while her books sounded intriguing, there was always another books I’d rather read more. Then she decided to have new covers created for her books (you can read the full story […]

The Bloggers Bash Awards ARE HERE!

Originally posted on Sacha Black:
This is it. These are your Bloggers Bash Awards.  BIG thank you to everyone who made suggestions. The committee spent an entire evening discussing all of them. Lots of them were similar or connected to each other, so rather than take each one specifically we have tried to incorporate as…

Gatecrash: Liberating creativity in the age of boilerplate fiction

Originally posted on WHAT THE HELL:
? Last March I developed a long essay on the state of fiction these days, as I see it — particularly the fiction we associate with the indie market. It’s probably thought of mainly as genre fiction, though there’s a mixed bag of material out there, available predominantly as…

Overcoming author envy

The solitary nature of writing is both a blessing and a curse. Time spent alone is an essential part of creating art. You need the space to dream-up new and exciting ideas, to get to know your characters and to fully explore the best ways to express your story. But as we all know, there are […]

Recommended Reads: The Heretic by Lucas Bale

  The Description Earth is gone. Centuries have passed since life ended on the blue planet. Humanity’s survivors are now dispersed among distant colonies, thousands of light years from the barren, frozen rock that was once their home. At a time when power means everything, the ultimate power, the imperium, rests with the Consulate Magistratus. […]

My spoiler free thoughts on Star Wars The Force Awakens

When I’m really looking forward to seeing a film I try my best to avoid any mention of it before going to see it. I don’t want to know If people enjoyed it, didn’t enjoy it, and I certainly don’t want to know any plot details. In this post I won’t mention any plot points […]

Second Chance – a review

Originally posted on reading recommendations reviewed:
Second Chance by Dylan S. Hearn Purchase copies here Second Chance is thrilling and chilling. There is blood and gore, but it is the cold-blooded, or even bloodless aspect of British society that is really at the core of this story of a political system that controls everything even…

No author is an island …

Originally posted on Books: Publishing, Reading, Writing:
I finished reading a book on marketing that, while good, worthwhile, and filled with lots of ideas and information (much of which I already use) to get your book out there and selling, it fell short, in my estimation. Yes, it discussed the importance of building a fan…