I’ve been spending some time getting my first novel ready for publication on LuLu.com. It’s not been a completely smooth operation. I have the novel in one large file and for some reason, when I do the PDF creation on-line,… Read More »Self Publishing Adventures
The more I play around with Photoshop, the more I am beginning to think I can just do my own book cover for Starstrikers. I was able to come up with some elegant titles and layout that was pretty much… Read More »Designing Book Covers
I’ve decided to give Null_Pointer a break for a while and work on getting my first novel ready for a contest and self publishing on LuLu.com. I first had to cut and paste the text from Open Office into my… Read More »A Change of Pace
This is an open call for anyone who is good with graphics and art. I’m looking for a cover for my sci-fi novel – Starstrikers. You can read the novel here. I can’t afford to pay you, but will give… Read More »Book Cover
If you are especially curious you can now read the entire text for Starstrikers, my first novel. It’s in the menu under Pages to your right. You can either read the whole thing as one long web page or just… Read More »First Novel On-Line
You may have noticed the pages for Galaxy Collision with two novels listed underneath. The second novel in a planned trilogy is complete and awaiting a final edit. Starstrikers is now down-loadable as a single Word document. It’s a space… Read More »Science Fiction Novel
I changed Centar’s dream after I read Carl Sagan’s “Demon Haunted World” and realized that I had similar dreams about my father. I had been wanting to rewrite that dream for years and now I have done it. I was… Read More »Centar’s Dream
Need to play up Garnot’s unusual relationship with the Con-One Base Commander. Show how the base CC is a Dezzian sympathizer, if it gets him what he wants – no labor difficulties. I think a whole scene with these two… Read More »Insert Garnot Scene
I’ve found a publisher for Starstrikers – LuLu?.com. They are a publish on demand company and they give the artist complete control over the end product. This is exactly what I wanted. I am currently stepping up the rewrite and… Read More »LuLu.com
One issue yet to resolved is what thecover should look like. Currently, I am envisioning a Starstriker Unit Patch on the front and a blueprint of the Eclipse on the back. Both peices of art are now being worked out… Read More »Cover Art