C.C. Yager's Blog, page 27
November 15, 2014
Character: Dialogue
The discussion about the movie Interstellar with friends this week has brought up an interesting point about dialogue. The complaint was that some of the dialogue in the movie was pretentious, that the characters were prone to uttering Grand Profundities … Continue reading →
November 9, 2014
An “Interstellar” Trip
“To act in the best interest of the many rather than the few…or the one.” This notion is a staple philosophy in the Star Trek universe, and it becomes a powerful point of conflict in Christopher Nolan’s movie about saving … Continue reading →
November 7, 2014
Being an Author: Motivation
This week I received a request from Bob Clary at Webucator in reference to the beginning of the annual national Write a Novel in a Month competition. He asked questions about writing and motivation. How does a writer continue writing … Continue reading →
November 1, 2014
Being an Author: Readers
Now that Perceval’s Secret has been on sale at Amazon, B&N and Kobo for seven months, i.e. published, I am finally feeling that I have published a novel. Last April, I even thought that I was still working on the … Continue reading →
October 25, 2014
Do Classical Music Concerts Need to be Changed?
I love classical music, and I have set my novel, Perceval’s Secret, in the classical music world of the near future in Vienna, Austria. My future classical music world resembles the present as far as the concerts are concerned, but … Continue reading →
October 18, 2014
Author Media Kit
This past week, while cleaning out e-mail and reading writing newsletters I subscribe to, I ran across an article in a newsletter that nearly made me gasp. I have moved into book-promotion-land with Perceval’s Secret. I know less about promo … Continue reading →
October 11, 2014
Living and Writing
Writers can face an ongoing conflict between their writing and their lives. Life often intrudes upon my writing, but can writing intrude upon life? I recently had a conversation with the mother of a teen daughter who was obsessed with … Continue reading →
October 4, 2014
“Seeking the Infinite”
A good friend who knows of my deep ongoing interest in orchestra conductors loaned me Frederick Edward Harris, Jr.’s biography of conductor Stanislaw Skrowaczewski entitled Seeking the Infinite: The Musical Life of Stanislaw Skrowaczewski. Lovers of classical music may recognize … Continue reading →
September 27, 2014
Point of View: Second Person
The most common points of view that writers use in fiction are first person and third person omniscient. Third person POV is especially versatile and gives the writer a lot of room to maneuver. I used third person in Perceval’s … Continue reading →
September 23, 2014
Contest for FREE Book!
How good are your eyes? There is an element in the Perceval’s Secret cover photo that appears not to belong. Can you find it? Look closely….. If you think you’ve found it, send me a note at percevalbooks(at)gmail.com identifying/describing the … Continue reading →
