On Fridays when I don’t post new fiction, I’ll be catching everyone up on how the novel and other projects are coming along. I’m under a bit of a deadline because I promised my editor I’d have it to her by the end of January. I’ve been making a lot of progress this week, but still have a bit to do. A problem that slowed me down was I decided to take two long chapters and rearrange them into four…
Definitely something I struggle with.
You may notice the links I’ve attached to my favorite books are through Amazon Smile, instead of just regular ol’ Amazon. There is a reason for that: my boss threatened my life. Just kidding (sorta). For those unfamiliar with Amazon Smile, they donate a portion of your purchase to the non-profit of your choosing. Everything else about your purchase is the same, you just get the bonus of helping out a worthy cause. As I’ve said, you can choose from…
Luck in the Shadows is Book 1 in the Nightrunner Series. It’s the tale of young Alec who is imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit but is rescued by fellow prisoner, Seregil, who leads their daring escape. Seregil, a thief, rogue, exile, and noble, takes Alec under his wing and leads him across a country he knew nothing about and into dangers he could never imagine while helping to defeat an invading army while secretly working for the queen….
This piece was entered into a short story contest called Two Worlds. I’m not 100% happy with it, but I got very busy as the deadline drew nearer, so it’s what I was able to do in my limited time. I like the general idea of the story, but the contest had a strict 1500 word maximum, so it limited my ability to explore the characters as much as I’d have liked. Perhaps it’s something that will lead to a…
How I’m feeling right now.
Hello everyone, Mondays are going to rotate between “My Favorite Reads” and “What am I Reading?”. Since last week I posted a review of my favorite book, this week is about my current reads. Right now, I don’t have anything exciting on my nook to share. I’m reading two books: “A Quest for Heroes” (Book #1 of the Sorcerer’s Ring) by Morgan Rice and “Book Launch” by Chandler Bolt. I’m only about 30 pages into “A Quest for Heroes,” and…
One of my goals for this blog is to use it to keep everyone up to date on what’s going on with my novel. As many of you know, I completed the first draft of my fantasy story at the end of November. I read a lot of advice about what to do next, but the prevailing theory was to put it away for a bit, work on something else, then come back to it fresh. So I set it…
The right word makes all the difference.
I felt the need to start off this column with what is perhaps my favorite book of all time. I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve read it or how many people I’ve passed it along to. I know I’ve purchased it at least four times because the loaned-out copies don’t always make it back to me. 🙂 Almost Like Being in Love By Steve Kluger An all-consuming love discovered at 18 shapes the young lives of…