I’m in the middle of my first revision pass through Heart of the Nebula, direct sequel to Bringing Stella Home, and…I don’t know exactly how to put this, but the story seems to be simultaneously smoother and more shallow. Plot-wise, everything works great; character-wise, there just doesn’t seem to be as much depth as my… Continue reading Struggling not to settle
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Kickstarter update, new blurb, and cover art for Journey to Jordan
First things first: with sixteen days to go, Desert Stars is currently about 36% funded. If you haven’t picked up any of my books yet, this is a good place to start: I feel confident that it’s my best work yet. $10 will get you a copy with your name in the front under “special… Continue reading Kickstarter update, new blurb, and cover art for Journey to Jordan
Managing excitement and an idea for an epic fantasy novel
After getting about 40% through Star Wanderers 1.0, I hit a wall and decided to put the project on the back burner for now. The beginning part, which I’m hoping to shop around as a novelette, has some issues with it and those are keeping me from making any real progress in the rest of… Continue reading Managing excitement and an idea for an epic fantasy novel
The ever elusive title
Man, titles are so freaking hard. I just spent the last two hours trying to think of a better title for Into the Nebulous Deep, my current work in progress. Here’s what my brainstorming looked like: Deep Nebula Heart of the Nebula Serve and Protect Love in the Deep A Light in the Deep Through… Continue reading The ever elusive title
Slogging along
So I’m working part time now, making ends meet as I get ready to finish up the year and go abroad for a while. This time, I’m only doing about 20-30 hours per week, so it’s much easier to balance writing with everything. Minecraft is still a distraction, but I think I’m finding a good… Continue reading Slogging along
Desert Stars sample chapters now available!
I just formatted the prologue and first three chapters of Desert Stars in epub, mobi, pdf, etc. You can download them for free with the following links: Download EPUB Download MOBI Download PDF Download MS Word Download html Download .prc The samples are taken from the current manuscript, so the editing might be a little… Continue reading Desert Stars sample chapters now available!
Announcing the Desert Stars Kickstarter campaign!
In order to help pay for some of the production costs of my next ebook, Desert Stars, I’m running a kickstarter campaign. The goal is to raise $600 by December 1st, and to publish the novel by Christmas. For those who contribute to the campaign, here’s what I’m offering: $10 or more: A copy of… Continue reading Announcing the Desert Stars Kickstarter campaign!
Why I’m not a fan of writing groups
I was listening to a recent episode of I Should Be Writing today, and it got me thinking about writing groups and how my philosophy on them has changed. Long story short, I used to love them, but now I’m not such a huge fan. I should probably start out by mentioning that I lead… Continue reading Why I’m not a fan of writing groups
Desert Stars 4.0 is finished!
And just in time; I start another job tomorrow. So anyhow, here are the stats: words: 99,000 chapters: 22 ms pages: 465 start date: 3 Oct 2011 end date: 25 Oct 2011 And the word splash: Can you tell who the main characters are? 🙂 This might sound kind of cheesy, but this book has… Continue reading Desert Stars 4.0 is finished!
Random late night thoughts
I’ve been going on a lot of late night walks lately, just wandering restlessly around Provo. Tonight I had some interesting thoughts about how much I’ve changed in the last year. Surprisingly, I’ve grown a lot. Last year at this time, I was all geared up for World Fantasy Convention. I had just finished Bringing… Continue reading Random late night thoughts