As a self-published author, the little time I have for literary pursuits is limited. I rarely have time to read works of others, let alone find time to write for myself. I know two writers personally, all the others I’ve met online. One of those writers is my sister, […]
Publishing
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I visited with my sister this weekend and we spoke about my trilogy. She has a masters degree in creative writing. She has tried to read my trilogy but states all the other authors and editors do not write the way I write. That you must hook people quickly into […]
A few days ago I blogged about the role of faith in an epic high fantasy story. Now, if I mentioned faith and sacrifice in the same sentence would you automatically think, “Oh no, here comes a Jesus Christ reference!” Think for a moment of a soldier. A soldier is […]
Since late 2011, I have been promoting my trilogy, The Chosen One of Allivar. The story is a mythology which requires creation, life and end of times. I’ve sold quite a few, but reviews and ratings have been very, very difficult to receive. I’ve been told it is very good, […]
As an author and self-publisher, I do it all, including all technology duties. Recently, one of my reader’s suggested I provide images of my creations. This would help them visualize the characters and demons. I truly love to leave such issues to the imagination of the reader, but if a […]
This is a call, like the lighting of a beacon, for the response of as many women as possible. I am an author and a man, a manly man. I don’t have hidden feminine traits. Therefore, you might consider me an old fashioned Rhett Butler type. I write about heroes […]
When I read Paradise Lost for the first time I was blown away by Milton’s originality to the fall of man story. I continue to be fascinated by Dante’s Inferno and concept of the underworld and of course, everything in Tolkien’s world. As I begin the fifth story of my […]
I am not a fan of prologues. As an author I want a story to unfold and the reader to grow into the story. However I understand their purpose to assist readers in a purchasing decision. Below is the first draft of the prologue for the upcoming release of the […]
I am an author. They tell me that I needed a blog to sell my story’s, but all people seem to want to read about is sex. Don’t you ever get bored with all the talk about sex, the books about sex and the shows about who has had sex […]
I just finished watching Les Miserables. Something struck me from the lyrics to the song, “I dreamed a dream” which ended with, ” Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.” This last week I came to the realization that it is not life itself that kills the dreams of […]