With my first novel five years ago, I started with a detailed outline and worked like a beaver till I had a draft. Now that I've written 6 novels...
Thanks everyone. Think I'll take a break for at least a few hours before I lock myself in the dungeon again for the next book (g).
Just got notified by my publisher that I won the 2008 author of the year award. Hope you don't mind if I shout a bit. You can check out the visual...
Frankly, most of my scenes are based on things I've done or seen in live. If not, I do a smell test. If I were a reader would I say, "This smells...
Once I finish a MS, I feel like an old rag thats been wrenched repeatedly and tossed into the sink. I get so into the stories, and the tension of...
Here's what I do: 1. There are numerous databases of names aligned with themes (most used, spanish, Jewish, etc). 2. Decide what...
I think the less selfish more giving in society do approximate the HON construct as they mature, age and evolve intellectually, but not everyone....
In the military they used to have (and I assume they still do) a class they sent their officers to before deploying overseas to prevent such...
Wow, writing random unconnected passages, paste em together and having them present an enveloping story. I though writing had more creativity and...
I started writing fiction novels in my late fifties. Why did I wait so long, because I could never find time out of all the consumers of time;...
Just returned from a book signing and I learned two valuable lessons: 1. When its promoted as a multi-genre, make sure you know what that...
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