I have two books coming soon! I talked about Devortus Reigns before- the book with dragons. It’s now called The Marked Hosts. I finished designing the cover. Getting it right was frustrating. I didn’t know what I wanted it to say. I wasn’t finding images that worked. Firstly, I’m noticing well over half my readership are…
Fantasy/Horror/Sci-Fi Lights Out Headed For The Big Screen Constructive Storytelling: Why Horror is Good For You, Part Two Telling Stories About Magic In A World Of Science Come With Me If You Want To See Some Insane Terminator Concept Art! J.K. Rowling Reveals Why the Dursleys Don’t Like Harry Potter J.K. Rowling on the Symbolism…
Recently, I’ve been hearing a lot about Facebook Groups. I came across them before but never thought they were a thing. Is this something we, authors, should look into? What are Facebook Groups? They’re like Goodreads and Google+ Groups, just on Facebook. “Groups… are intended as a way to discuss shared interests and encourage conversation…
There may come a time, or several times, in an author’s life where they become overwhelmed with all the work they have to do. Work that often produces no results. I had that moment last week which opened me for a negative thought assault. Followed by the “I don’t feel like it” and the…
Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Horror Neil Gaiman on How Stories Last MIND MELD: Judging a Book by Its Cover How Do We Talk About Strong Female Characters? [GUEST POST] Tansy Rayner Roberts on Fantasy, Female Writers & The Politics of Influence Video Games and The Girl at Midnight– “video games were my best teacher” PARANORMAL ACTIVITY Virtual Reality Video…
Kelly Hashway did a post today on email marketing. Talk about a coincidence. Check out her post! I keep hearing over and over and over how the best way to reach readers is through email. I was all set to start my newsletter then, I started thinking. Is email marketing really effective or is it…
You probably thought I’d review Jurassic World today. My parents came in for the weekend so we didn’t see it. I will be seeing it this weekend! In the post Photoshop Project: Map Making, I showed you the fantasy map I was designing. To recap, I usually make fairly flat maps. I love how they…
The final stops on my blog tour are Two End of the Pen and Paranormal Authors that Rock . The end of my first blog tour. *sigh* It’s been amazing. Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Horror Christopher Lee, 1922 – 2015 What Makes Jurassic Park Such a Damn Good Movie? Comic Book Creators Share How Diversity Bleeds Into Their Work Bruce Timm On Superhero…
I’m taking a Photoshop class at NYU. Since I taught myself Photoshop, there’s a lot of tools I don’t use because I don’t know what they do. I also wanted to learn why certain tools cause a certain effect. Photoshop has a keyboard shortcut for almost every function. I’ve always wanted to learn them. Something…
Check out The Blog of C.R. Moss where I was interviewed! The summer movie season seems to be filled with sequels, prequels and remakes. Some “original” movies are on the list. They just aren’t on my to-watch list. Well, I don’t know if I’d consider Ant-man as original. It’s made from a comic book character. Anyway….
