Updating Atom
I’m using a programming editor (Atom) to write my novel, Corvette. Sometimes it needs updating. This is what that looks like.
Writing
Story Fix by Larry Brooks
I’m currently reading the latest book on writing from Larry Brooks, Story Fix. If you’ve never read Story Engineering or Story Physics, then many of the concepts of this book will be a shock to you. Take my advice and… Read More »Story Fix by Larry Brooks
Writing in Atom
I’ve switched to yet another writing program for this novella. Now I’m using Atom, the programmer’s editor from the creators of GitHub. Basically, I’m a nerd and I love using programming tools to write my fiction. While this editor was… Read More »Writing in Atom
Discovery Engine
This is the year of finding an audience. Most of my writerly efforts will focus on marketing. I finally have three sequential books in my Star Saga series and just for good measure, two novellas set in between the three… Read More »Discovery Engine
Pre-Visualizing My Novel
I’m still working on all the bits of writing required before you actually write a novel. In the film business we call this Pre-Production work. It’s all the planning that goes into filmmaking before the camera rolls. In writing a… Read More »Pre-Visualizing My Novel
Introducing Manuskript
I’ve started testing a new writing program for Linux users called, Manuskript. This is a very promising first draft tool along the lines of Plume Creator or Scrivener. If you want to give the program a shot, I suggest you… Read More »Introducing Manuskript
Pre-Production, Part 2 Original Source
Original Source One of my favorite authors, Tobias Buckell, wrote a series of articles about being a new professional writer that were later turned into an audio podcast. Joe Blo NeoPro can be streamed here. The third episode touches on the… Read More »Pre-Production, Part 2 Original Source
Pre-Production, Part 1 – Premise
PRE-PRODUCTION What follows is an overview of how I go about starting a new novel. It’s not a very detailed explanation but it is specific to this novel. I’ll not give away any salient details of the story so as… Read More »Pre-Production, Part 1 – Premise
Writing To Market
The idea that writers should only write what interests them and not write what is currently popular is one of those golden rules that gets bandied about by writers agents and publishers. Probably because when you get right down to… Read More »Writing To Market
Writing Bits and Pieces – Sales Numbers
I entered my accounts into BookTrakr and this is what came back for my all time sales numbers. Not completely sure when I started selling my first book on Amazon, but I think it was about eight or nine years… Read More »Writing Bits and Pieces – Sales Numbers