When I published the first couple installments of Star Wanderers, it represented both an experiment with a new publishing format and a departure from the more long-form styles that I was used to. Now, a little over a year later, I can say it’s been a success. The series isn’t finished, and I’m still learning as… Continue reading Things I’ve learned from STAR WANDERERS
Category: Outworld Trilogy
Back in Provo!
Wow, do pageviews drop off sharply if you don’t blog for a while. So after spending the last couple of weeks visiting family across the country–literally across the country, from Massachusetts to Iowa–I’m back here in good old Provo, Utah, surrounded by the mountains once again (I can just hear my grandma … “what’s so… Continue reading Back in Provo!
Laying the groundwork for a couple new series
So I just got back from vacation at Cape Cod, which turned out completely different from what I’d expected. When I left, I said that I’d probably just write like I usually do, except in a different place. Instead, I took a break from my WIPs long enough to catch a new vision for my… Continue reading Laying the groundwork for a couple new series
Quick update from Massachusetts
Hey guys, this is just going to be a quick update since it’s midnight here on the east coast and I’m pretty tired from the three-day train ride. Sleeping on the train is like skipping stones, where all you’re really doing is seeing how far you can go before you crash (and I’m due for… Continue reading Quick update from Massachusetts
No Trope Tuesday this week
Hey guys, sorry but no Trope Tuesday post this week. I’m on the train, traveling from Utah to Massachusetts. Right now we’re at Grand Junction Colorado, about to head into Glenwood Canyon in a few hours. Lots of beautiful country out here. One of the nice things about traveling by train is that it gives… Continue reading No Trope Tuesday this week
Trope Tuesday: Curiosity is a Crapshoot
Is curiosity a bad thing? Well, it depends how genre savvy you are. It seemed to work out pretty well for Alice, but not quite so well for Pandora (or the rest of the ancient Greek world, for that matter). Curious monkeys seem to come out all right, and their constantly curious counterparts also seem… Continue reading Trope Tuesday: Curiosity is a Crapshoot
Do you like your chapters named or numbered?
There’s an interesting article linked on The Passive Voice blog about the importance of a table of contents, especially in ebooks. The article is geared mostly for non-fiction, which is a whole different beast from novels and novellas, but the discussion on TPV got me thinking: for ebooks, is it better to name chapters or… Continue reading Do you like your chapters named or numbered?
SW-VI: BENEFACTOR is now out on Amazon, Smashwords, and Kobo!
That’s right! My latest book, Star Wanderers: Benefactor (Part VI) is now available on Amazon, Smashwords, and Kobo! It’s $2.99, but for the next couple of days until the end of June, you can get it for $1.49 from Smashwords with the summer promotion code. This one took a long time to write, especially for… Continue reading SW-VI: BENEFACTOR is now out on Amazon, Smashwords, and Kobo!
New STAR WANDERERS story coming soon!
So last night I finished the 2.0 draft of Star Wanderers: Benefactor (Part VI), and I have to say, it’s pretty good. With the first draft, there were parts of it that worked well, but as a whole it didn’t seem to really cohere together, and I didn’t know why. After getting some helpful feedback… Continue reading New STAR WANDERERS story coming soon!
When something you’ve written moves you
So I had an interesting experience today as I was revising Star Wanderers: Benefactor (Part VI), and I’m not sure how to describe it without sounding like “that guy” who gushes far too much about his books. At the risk of being “that guy,” here goes. As writers, it’s far too easy for us to… Continue reading When something you’ve written moves you