To me synopsis writing is harder than writing the novel itself. I know, how can I say that having written nearly 240,000 words in the last twenty months. Well, imaging taking 87,500 words to tell a story (Future Discovered). A task in itself. But then, try throwing out 86,500 of…
For years now experienced authors have been telling new writers that reading is important, especially in the genre they would like to write in. Read a lot, they say. Unfortunately, they don’t tell you what they really mean . . . the secret. I read a lot and by some…
Happy New Year and welcome to 2017! Like many of you, I have plans for this year, among them the publication of my first fiction books. This January 1st marks 18 months since I first embarked on this path and I can start to see the light. Book 1, Future…
Would you believe that The Grapes of Wrath was an influence on the writing of The Martian Chronicles? Well, it’s true. When asked what author most influenced him, Ray Bradbury said Steinbeck. More specifically, Bradbury noted that he used The Grapes of Wrath as a model for The Martian Chronicles.…
A few days ago, I was pressing to complete a re-write of Search for the Host, the third in the Host series. I was actually doing pretty well. I was down to only 19 areas for corrections in the book which I had noted over two re-reads and re-writes. I…
Oh boy, schedule delay again. I dragged my feet and now my proofreading won’t start until the first week in January. I wanted it to be in December, but I waited too long to schedule. My fault. I have the copy edits back for Books 1 and 2 but I’m…
Ok, much to my amazement I just finished dealing with the remaining 38 editorial comments in Immortal Guardian. It went quicker than I thought. I just sent an email to my editor, Tammy, that I am now 100% certain I will have the two books back to her on August…
