What is a market that is almost a guarantee for sales? Romance. Any kind. Second is cozies. The reading public is getting older, is mostly female. YA is read by middle-aged women as well as the YA audience it’s meant … Continue reading
Category Archives: Methods of Writing
If you don’t give me a deadline, I assume “anytime you want”. Teen Guardians, the newest Grimaulkin story, is at 11K words because of a few reasons. Podcasting.Pain.Health.Boredom.Lack of attention. I do two podcasts: commercially, Small Publishing in a Big … Continue reading
I’m not a pantser anymore. I have a poster up on my corkboard that has “My Contract With My Reader”. The first thing is: “I will not waste your time.” Ergo, “I will not waste my time.” As a pantser, … Continue reading
I picked up A Rook Given and decided to establish the POV as Rook’s only. This meant I had to change Edwin as “Master Edwin” or “his master”, and Mebahel didn’t exist any more. The scene that sparked the story … Continue reading
I finished editing the printed-out version of War Mage. What I usually do when I finish a book or when I start to edit is print it out in 12 point Times or Book Antigua font. I grab my red … Continue reading
This week I wrote a short story for The Storyteller’s Tarot called “Death”. I’ve taken the same story and spiced it up for Maxwell Thomas’ reboot and called it “Thanatos.” That story will be available through the website mailing list. … Continue reading
Is it me, or is Urban Fantasy, Erotica, and M/M Romance trashed now with the horrible stories I’ve seen on Kindle Unlimited? I’ve been hanging out on Twitter to look at what some of the new authors are peddling. I’ve … Continue reading
My newest novel is tentatively titled “A Rook Given”. It’s about a magician who makes too many familiars and God is jealous. So God sends one of his angels to destroy the magician and his familiars. I’m already up to … Continue reading