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April 7, 2017
Week 7: Dealing With Setbacks
Everyone has setbacks, even those who seem to have it all figured out. In this week’s video, Chris talks about how he has dealt with some of his own setbacks this week. First he gives an update on his progress on 12 Weeks to a Trilogy. Next he talks about how he has handled losing time due to doing his taxes this week, and the unfortunate discovery that his ads had started losing money. Want to hear more? Watch the video below!
March 31, 2017
Week 6: The Advantages of Back-to-Back Writing
In today’s video, Chris talks about the advantages of writing books in a series back-to-back. Writing book 2 in 12 Weeks to a Trilogy before editing book 1 has allowed him to have a better sense of the world and where the characters are going, which can make the changes in editing for book 1 much richer. Check out the details in the video below, along with his progress on editing and updates on world building.
March 25, 2017
Week 5: The Importance of Character Names
In the video for week 5 of 12 Weeks to a Trilogy, see updates on Chris’ progress so far and the importance of character names. Chris talks about how he goes about choosing character names and how he coordinates the cast of names to make sure none are too similar. Check out the details in the video below!
March 22, 2017
The Great Pack Available in Paperback
Deathless fans, The Great Pack is now available in paperback on Amazon! Five years have passed since the end of Vampires Don’t Sparkle. Find out what happens to Blair, Liz, Jordan, and Trevor as they face new enemies and challenges in the paperback version of The Great Pack. The audiobook is coming soon!
March 18, 2017
Week 4: Launch Scheduling
This week, Chris talks about how he schedules his book launches in his latest video. Along with an update on his progress on 12 Weeks to a Trilogy, he discusses planning his schedule for finishing drafts, editing, and sending the edited drafts to his editor to ensure that he hits his target publishing dates. Check out the video for more details!
March 11, 2017
Week 3: Accountability
In this video for his third week of 12 Weeks to a Trilogy, Chris talks about the power of accountability and why it is so important. He also goes over his progress on week 3, and how he handles moving from working on book 1 to book 2 in the trilogy.
March 3, 2017
Week 2: Plot Gardening
This week Chris talks about something he calls Plot Gardening in his Week 2 Video for 12 Weeks to a Trilogy. Writers are generally pigeon-holed into either pantser or plotter, but plot gardening shows how even a die hard plotter can work free form discovery into their writing. Watch the video below for more details and updates on Chris’s progress at week 2:
February 26, 2017
Week 1: Worldbuilding
February 17, 2017
The Great Pack is Live on Amazon!
Many of you have been waiting for the release of Deathless Book 4, The Great Pack. I’m happy to announce that it is now live on Amazon! Five years have passed since the end of Vampires Don’t Sparkle. Find out what happens to Blair, Liz, Jordan, and Trevor as they face new enemies and challenges.
Get The Great Pack now on Amazon!
12 Weeks to a Trilogy
Today, Chris started a new video series called 12 Weeks to a Trilogy. He describes his new project, writing a complete sci-fi trilogy in 12 weeks. The video includes details about cover art, characters, races, and more. Those of you familiar with the Void Wraith trilogy will see some familiar names! Check out the video below for more details:
