Writing
Writing Bits and Pieces, Going Rogue
What happens when you spend all that time making an outline and then toss it aside when you’re in the heat of a first draft? You go Rogue. It happens with just about every book I’ve ever written. At some… Read More »Writing Bits and Pieces, Going Rogue
Writing Bits and Pieces – Removing a Character
This week I had to rewrite a scene or two and remove a character and replace him with another. I don’t want to risk any spoilers, so I’ll be discussing this particular writing problem in slightly vague detail. In re-reading… Read More »Writing Bits and Pieces – Removing a Character
Writing Bits and Pieces – Second Act Conflict
The above scene from my WIP is a perfect example of a Second Act hurdle that your main characters must face and eventually overcome. I’ve raised the stakes a bit and made Kiloe’s fighter completely disappear right when he was… Read More »Writing Bits and Pieces – Second Act Conflict
Writing Update, December 2015
As 2015 winds down I thought I’d update you all on my writing adventures. 2014 and 2015 saw me producing two novels and two novellas. The novellas (Devon’s Blade and The Blood Empress) have been published as ebooks on Kindle,… Read More »Writing Update, December 2015
Historic Inspiration For My Sci-Fi Novella
I’m currently writing a novella set just after Starstrikers. It’s called K’nat Trap and its about the efforts of the Starstrikers to capture a new Votainion starfighter that has NexGen technology. That won’t make any sense to you unless you’ve… Read More »Historic Inspiration For My Sci-Fi Novella
Writing A Novel In Google Docs
(WARNING: This is a detailed look at the nuts and bolts of writing this novella. If you don’t want any plot spoilers, please avoid reading until you finish the book. Also – writing neepery ahead!) My latest novella, Devon’s Blade… Read More »Writing A Novel In Google Docs
Writing Update Mid-September 2015
I just got the edits for the Devon’s Blade novella back and I’m already deep into them. There seem to be fewer issues with this one than previous books I’ve written. If I can get this one corrected and proofed… Read More »Writing Update Mid-September 2015
Historical Inspiration
When I first came up with the plot for my novella, Devon’s Blade I was looking for inspiration in developing the secondary character who would eventually become a good friend of the protagonist, Devon Ardel. Women were only recently allowed to… Read More »Historical Inspiration