Building an audience and marketing yourself… These six words strike fear and terror into the hearts of almost every new author I meet. It also has the same effect on some of the more experienced authors I know as well. Why? Because there isn’t a ‘silver bullet’ that will solve the problem for you. There…
Don’t trash that crappy first draft! Oh it may be full of grammatical errors that would send your high school English teachers into hysterics but that’s not reason enough to throw it away. And maybe the plot line may move like a 1920’s Model T going backwards up the crooked mile, still is it truly…
I had planned on releasing a special short story on Christmas Day for all my readers. The original idea had been to release it on Smashwords for free, in order for everyone to take advantage of their new Nooks, Kindles, I-Pads, etc. However due to all a heavy last minute cram everything into the last…
For just about all writers, the choice of voice or perspective to use is always a challenge. Although many write in the third person voice, there are two options. Do you do ‘limited’ where we only know what’s going through one characters mind, or do you use the ‘omniscient’ version where the readers get to…
In case you hadn’t heard, I started attending the California State University at Monterey Bay in August and the workload had been fairly manageable, until recently. Things are heating up and I have less and less time to work on my novels, including “The Vampyre Blogs”. I had planned on getting the latest draft finished,…
*HAPPY HALLOWEEN everyone! I decided to give you all a treat by sharing a snippet from my upcoming novel “The Vampyre Blogs”, which will be coming out this Christmas. I was careful to choose this particular entry since it involves all three of my main characters dealing with a the scene is one most of…
*UPDATE: THE NEXT BOOKS IN MY PARA-EARTH SERIES WILL BE…* After giving it a lot of thought and listening to feedback from readers both here and on my blogs I’ve come to a final decision on what order the next few books will be coming in… Late November 2014 “THE VAMPYRE BLOGS” will be released…
My life has grown more complicated and I need you my readers to help me decide a course of action to take. Yesterday, I attended an Orientation for the California State University of Monterey Bay, which I will be entering this Fall. I will be pursuing my Bachelor’s Degree in Collaborative Health and Human Services….
Sorry for the lack of posts lately. After lining up my Beta-Readers, the allergy season kicked into unbelievably high gear and knocked the breath out of me literally! What energies I’ve had have been dedicated to working on The Vampyre Blogs novel itself and formatting “THE SHIP” to be ready to go to Smashwords, Kindle…
“Welcome to Pointer, West Virginia” For those who have never heard of this place, do not fret. It doesn’t exist. I made it up to be the setting for “The Vampyre Blogs”. A good setting is extremely important to any story. Your story’s setting can shape your character’s personality depending on how long they’ve lived…
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