Tag: Writing

Plume Creator Update

Thought I’d show off the latest look for Plume Creator, the writer’s program for Linux. It’s starting to come together nicely. I use it full time now for my next novel. Here is a list of new features and fixes…

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First Draft of Starveyors Complete

Yesterday I finally finished the first draft of Starveyors. It feels like I’ve been writing this one forever, probably because I started it in January. I will now let it sit for a few weeks before hammering on the second…

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Moving the Goal Posts

Ed Yourdon via Compfight If you’ve been following along on my Work In Progress meter for Starveyors you might have wondered why I’m suddenly almost finished. If you look at the end goal, you’ll see that I in fact shortened…

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Leaving Apple for Linux

mlabowicz via Compfight When I got my new Dell laptop and put Ubuntu on it, I was doing more than just setting up a new laptop. I was defecting from the most popular creative arts platform for one that is…

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Behind the Page – Origins of the Votainions

(Because “The Big Idea” has already been done. This post is about the Ideas that underline my novels, specifically the Star Trilogy. online pharmacy cytotec for sale with best prices today in the USA ) mhobl via Compfight When I…

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Ebook Novel Length

Benoît Meunier via Compfight I’m currently writing my fifth novel, Starveyors. It will primarily be an ebook only novel. There will eventually be a paperback version, but most readers will read it and purchase it as an ebook. So it doesn’t…

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Stepping on the Gas

Barry_Adams via Compfight You can’t get to the finish line without burning some gas. You can’t finish your novel without burning some midnight oil. Or in my case, some lunch hours. Yesterday I spent my lunch hour writing my novel….

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Novel Progress and Laptop Woes

Milind Alvares via Compfight I’ve crossed the halfway marker in total word count this week for Starveyors, my Work In Progress(WIP). Sitting at around 44,000 words and counting. Progress through this middle part of the novel had been slow. Not…

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The Origins of My Protagonists

lisbokt via Compfight The protagonist of my novel Tyrmia is a white, human female. The protagonist of Starforgers is also a white, human female. The protagonist of Starstrikers is a white, human male. The protagonist of Starveyors is a blue/black,…

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