I have mentioned more than once, okay, okay – a thousand times that I am a member of Toastmasters International. One of my favorite parts of the meeting is a 1-2 minute recap of actions or comments members present during our meeting. This is called “Observational Humor.” The goal is […]
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I cannot speak for all authors, but music supports my writing. When I envision a battle scene I might just play one of the Lord of the Rings symphony music pieces, such as the Lighting of the Beacons, the Ride of the Rohirrim, or the Last March of the Ents. […]
Have you ever considered the fall of your own world? My trilogy, The Chosen One of Allivar, is such a story. Because I drafted the premise as a mythology, it had to have the basic elements of a mythology which are: The creation story, The development of mortal thought and […]
I am a member of Toastmasters International. Why? As an author, it provides me with the tools to present my stories to the public. It provides a feedback forum on my interpersonal skills, communication skills and yes, even my writing skills, because I convert my written speech to verbal. In […]
As a CPA and financial advisor, I’ve done public speaking for over 20 years. My largest audience ever was around 2,000. The topics were of course accounting, tax, business, investments and technology. Only those interested in such topics attend and pay any attention to my speeches. Two years ago I […]
An independent author’s success is dependent on one thing and one thing only, the reviews of their readers. We need a review to prove people are actually reading our stories and to assist us in improving as an author. Because of this we independent authors have to have a thick […]
When I began drafting the mythological world of Allivar in the year 2000, I wanted to create a complex, yet original universe of characters, races, worlds, monsters, etc. Leading the way to my influence I turned to my lack of knowledge of mythology. I had enjoyed Greek and Roman mythology […]
Every author wants to be creative and original. In my current chapter work in progress, there are five very young children, ages three to six. They are trying to be saved from a horrifying situation by the heroine of the story. The heroine uses the aid of a lullaby to […]
Although I cannot speak for every author, I assume those that create an epic adventure begin with the world in which the story will revolve. The lands, the peoples of those lands, the creatures, geography and the plot will all revolve around where the characters are in the current narrative. […]
Name: A. R. Silverberry Book title: Wyndano’s Cloak Genre: Preteen Fantasy Adventure Publisher: Tree Tunnel Press Date of publication: 3/15/2010 Who or what inspired you to write in this genre? Every since I was a child, I’ve been drawn to fantasy literature. One of the first books I saw as […]