Recently, some events have come together like planets aligning (or the Confluence of the Three Moons – see Sword & Illusion – 31 May), and these things have gotten me to thinking about the difference between good storytelling and good writing. Which is more important? I read the Twilight series about four years ago or …
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Let’s talk a little bit about our fictional heroes. First and foremost, your hero has to be heroic. I know this sounds pretty obvious, but it might not be. What does it mean for your hero to be heroic? After all, if he’s the hero, then the story revolves around him and he’s the one …
I’ve been editing content for Crescent Moon Press for almost a year now, and I just recently finished the first book. I know that sounds odd, and I agree. I wish things had gone faster, but there was apparently some issues at the publisher and some books were accepted and given contracts that shouldn’t have …
I don’t know if I can say sold really because the publisher doesn’t pay advances, but earlier this week, Steve and I signed a contract with Astraea Press (www.astraeapress.com) for the publication of Sword & Illusion! The editor said her reader couldn’t put it down and even said it was better than The Hobbit or …
…when it’s not National Novel Writing Month, which I won, by the way! I actually got to over 50,000 words on Tuesday (thank you, Rowdy Girls), and felt miserable yesterday with what I think is a sinus thing as I had a headache for three days. Anyway, I had a brief doctor’s appointment this morning …
I’m doing NaNoWriMo this year. I’ve done it before, but this year I’m very excited because I took the time to plot out a book beforehand, mostly. I had about 3/4 of it plotted before I started writing on November 2. (November first is a Holy Day of obligation for the Catholic Church and I …
Hi, all! I hope you’re having a great weekend, even though it’s still kind of early on Saturday morning. Last night, after we put our son to bed, I settled my computer on my lap in bed and checked my email. I got a note from Lin, an editor from Crescent Moon Press, an epublisher …
My daughter recently got an internship with a big NYC literary agency. It is exactly the internship and the kind of job she wants and she is thrilled. Busy, stressed, but thrilled. It’s all “virtual” in that she still lives in her apartment near the LSU campus and is taking classes, but she works two …
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I think God is really trying to get my attention, possibly because I haven’t been paying attention before! Well, I feel like this is happening a lot lately and I’ve started looking around to see what He’s trying to get me to change. Because, ultimately, He wouldn’t be …