Remember that post listing some big plans for 2016 from a mere two weeks ago? Yeah, this one. Well today, January 15, was slated as a big day. Because I said I was going to launch my first giveaway AND open a free mini video course on writing better novels faster....
Ok, I know I usually do a Wednesday writing update. But if truth be told, it would be more of an editing and reading update. I’m mid-way into edits on the Battle for Europe, book 2 of Friends of my Enemy, in the hopes of getting it sent to a beta reader by the...
Continuing my series on defining genres, I’m switching from my dystopian WIP to my other work-in-progress, Games of Fire. This is a new epic fantasy trilogy and I’m in the first third of book 1, Spark of Defiance. But why do I call it and the Rise of the Fifth Order...
“Damn,” Jared said as the last of his breath exited in awe. “I don’t think I’ve seen a city so beautiful even before the world went to shit. Do we have to blow it up?” There is the perception out there that every character is a piece of the author or, perhaps, aspects...
There is a war. Brave heroes face countless obstacles, horrible foes, and great odds. Yet, somehow, everyone walks out with only a handful of scratches. What the heck?! I admit it, I hate it when my favorite character dies. I’ve put down novels when too many...
A few years ago, I was in a leadership course. Thirteen of us sitting in a room where we had to select, design, and create a group project. Lesson 1: thirteen people reaching an agreement is very, very difficult! So, on an epic fantasy quest… why does everyone seem to...
