Series’ Second Cover Reveal
Presenting my fantasy series‘ second cover reveal: The Seer and the Vipers. Coming April 26, 2024 on Amazon in paperback and ebook.
Can you believe I’ve been talking about this project for three years? …
Presenting my fantasy series‘ second cover reveal: The Seer and the Vipers. Coming April 26, 2024 on Amazon in paperback and ebook.
Can you believe I’ve been talking about this project for three years? …
Running March 23 – 26, Daniel David Wallace’s Perfect Your Process Summit 2024 is a four-day learning experience to improve your writing habits, routines, and processes. …
For me, the hardest part of writing fiction is fixing the prose that defies editing.
In my head, my prose powers forward with the energy of Hemmingway and the tight, sparse economy of George Orwell. It has the lyrical description of Hardy, the sparking dialog of Chandler, and the tight plotting of Agatha Christie. …
Presenting my fantasy series‘ first cover reveal: The Ghost and the Vipers. Coming April 26, 2024 on Amazon in paperback and ebook.
In case you wondered is this series ever going to print, here is the cover for book one. Currently in formatting and proofing, The Ghost and the Vipers will launch alongside books two and three next month on Amazon under the Scildan Press imprint. …
I’ve found multiple sources of the Story Premise that pitches the novel. Longer than a simple logline, shorter than either a plot summary or a full elevator pitch, the story premise neatly conveys the essence of the entire novel. …
Our local library has picked up the Read to a Dog: Libraries Unlimited initiative for children.
To help and encourage children and teenagers to read, parents can book on to a ‘Read to a Dog’ session with ‘Rafa,’ a registered with Pets as Therapy (PAT) animal. …
Abigail Perry’s Seven Key First chapter Questions are touchstones. They apply not only to opening chapters, but to every chapter and every scene in the novel.
We’ve looked at opening chapters before, but Perry’s seven questions, from a presentation in 2023, takes a different approach.
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Meeting in Vienna came from a set writing prompt; ten minutes or 300 words, three prompt words (oak leaf, autumn, dog lead), one fact from the round table introductions and a feeling inspired by a favourite song (Vienna).
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The Short Fiction List 2024 (updated): some of the short stories posted here on the site. …
Writing the last chapter doesn’t mean getting to the end of the plot. Whatever is in the last chapter is the memento mori, the closing image, the takeaway. The last chapter will likely set the mood for how the reader remembers the novel.
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