Dude, check it out–my first radio interview just went live on the Dungeon Crawler’s Radio website! I met these guys at CONduit last month, where they had a booth and were recording all sorts of authors and artist. They were way cool when I talked with them, and when they found out I was a… Continue reading First Radio interview and other such stuff
Category: Gaia Nova
Ebook update
As many of you know, I epublished my first novel two weeks ago, and three short stories a few months before that. How has it been going? First, let me point out that I have another guest post out as part of the Genesis Earth blog tour, this one on my friend Gamila’s blog. Gamila… Continue reading Ebook update
New title and writing update
Just a quick update before I go to bed. After much deliberation, I decided to go with Desert Stars as a title. Thanks, Megan, for suggesting it. It’s a little short, and doesn’t exactly wow me, but I’ll try it out and see if I grow into it. The most important thing anyway is what… Continue reading New title and writing update
In search of a new title
I’m not that great at figuring out titles. It seems that with every project, I agonize for days to find the perfect title, only to settle for something that sounds reasonably good. Worlds Away from Home is no exception. Even though it was better than the previous title (Hero in Exile), I never really felt… Continue reading In search of a new title
“…and I am doing my best to leave traditional publishing behind.” –Tracy Hickman
Those were Tracy Hickman’s exact words today at CONduit. He said it as part of his introductory remarks at his first panel, “To Cliche Or Not To Cliche,” and reiterated it on all of the panels he was on for the rest of the day. For those of you who don’t know, Tracy Hickman has… Continue reading “…and I am doing my best to leave traditional publishing behind.” –Tracy Hickman
Rocking the rewrite
I am well into the third draft of Worlds Away from Home, and oh man–it is so much fun! That might seem a bit counter-intuitive (revising = fun?), so let me explain my process. In a first draft, I have a ton of ideas, but it’s hard for me to keep track of them all… Continue reading Rocking the rewrite
Into the Nebulous Deep 1.1 is finished!
That’s right; my fifth novel, Into the Nebulous Deep, is finished! Here are the stats: ms pages: 447 words: 101,215 file size: 230 KB chapters: 20 start date: 7 March 2011 end date: 14 May 2011 And the wordle: This novel is a direct sequel to Bringing Stella Home, and takes place within the same… Continue reading Into the Nebulous Deep 1.1 is finished!
Thoughts on outlining
I’m on track to finish my fifth novel in a couple days, and surprisingly, the writing has been going very smoothly. Usually by this point, my eyes are bleeding and I feel as if I have a hundred caltrops in my pants. Finishing a rough draft is still the hardest part for me, since by… Continue reading Thoughts on outlining
Where will Joe go?
Just a quick and dirty update before bed, because hey it’s been forever since I’ve posted to this thing. Holy crap, this last week was CRAZY for my family! Youngest sister got married, middle sister had a baby, and oldest sister…well, I’m not at liberty to discuss that yet. But congratulations to all of you!… Continue reading Where will Joe go?
Back in Mass
Mass = Massachusetts = “back east,” for all you unwashed Utahans! My sister’s wedding is this weekend, so I’m back at my parents’ place helping them get everything set up. It’s going to be a busy day tomorrow, but I’ve got my netbook and will probably get a couple good hours of writing in. I… Continue reading Back in Mass