November 19, 2014July 21, 2020Uncategorized Split the Story? Thanks for your comments on my previous post Beta Readers. Gave me something to think about. +Damien Boath also suggested I divide […] Read more
November 17, 2014July 21, 2020Uncategorized Beta Readers I attended the Self-Publishing Book Expo over the weekend. I enjoy these type of events. Keeps me up-to-date on trends. The Expo […] Read more
October 13, 2014July 21, 2020Uncategorized The Making of a Cover Sometimes a book needs a makeover. It’s easy to change a cover and add some bonus content for ebooks. With Amazon, the […] Read more
October 1, 2014July 21, 2020Uncategorized Know Where Your Audience Lives Just because someone says you should be on that social network, doesn’t mean it’s right for you. I’m talking about you Facebook. […] Read more
September 22, 2014July 21, 2020Uncategorized Wonders of the (Fake) World I’ve never been much of a list person, but world building is turning me into one. My journals have no sense of […] Read more
September 15, 2014July 21, 2020Uncategorized Character’s Lost Memories In my current WIP, Chains of the Sciell, most of my cast has had their minds altered. They spend the first part […] Read more
September 12, 2014July 21, 2020Uncategorized Magic Systems If you’re a fantasy writer, you should subscribe to Mythic Scribes. They have some amazing articles. Are Magic Systems a Distraction? “Some of […] Read more
September 10, 2014July 21, 2020Uncategorized Map Making The World: Part 4- Cayden Designing this land was fairly straightforward. Last week, I showed you how my landmasses start. Using the Eraser Tool, I drag it […] Read more
September 3, 2014July 21, 2020Uncategorized Map Making The World: Part 3- Sorin Creating this land was…something special. I experimented with some fun effects. I had to play around with Photoshop because I couldn’t find […] Read more
August 27, 2014July 21, 2020Uncategorized Map Making The World: Part 2-Tsya I treat map making the same way I treat writing– if my instincts tell me it doesn’t work, then I gotta change […] Read more