Writers: Who’s dead and other important details
When writing, keeping track of things is important. This is especially true when it comes to your characters. You never know when it will be important to recall the date someone died and you don’t want to accidentally change your…
Writers: Last minute tips for events
With Planet Comicon just a couple of days away (it starts this Friday) I wanted to talk a little more about what I am doing to prepare for the event. In prior articles, I mentioned having mats to stand on…
Writers: Be someone else
Not the advice you were expecting? The last two weeks I have shared a couple of things I have learned or observed with regard to doing public appearances. Last week, I talked about standing up and changing your physical presence…
That Google search just put me on a list
The things I do for my characters… They ask for my help and too often I can’t turn them down. So, the next thing you know, I’m off on the internet asking questions on their behalf. Questions I am sure…
My Writing Process, part 2
In the first part of this series, I talked about the struggles I had initially faced as a writer. In this part, I want to talk about how my writing process changed and what I am doing differently today. When…
My Writing Process, part 1
With my third book, Daughter’s Revenge, now available, I can say my writing process has become more formalized and I am now able to do the actual ‘writing’ in just a few weeks. It is amazing to look back upon…
The Power of Magic
Magic is a mainstay of fantasy stories. In practically all fantasy novels there will be some power or ability that certain people/creatures have that could be considered magic. The mechanics for each world and setting tend to be varied, sometimes…
Pictures on the trail
This post is overdue and I still have tons of other images to process, but I wanted to get a couple of pictures posted for everyone to enjoy. I’m a fan of soft water, so I often have to stop…
Twitterview of Me on 21 May 2013
I was interviewed by Novel Publicity on Twitter last Tuesday. Here is a copy of the transcript:
The Ancients Foretold the Coming of This Post
I have always loved the fantasy genre. Ever since I first started reading books of my own choosing, I read fantasy and SciFi novels. Perhaps I loved the idea of being transported away to another world or to another time…