Now’s the time to be thinking about my blog for the new year. Dark Treasury’s been doing pretty well. Thanks to all of you! Engagement and pageviews are consistent. I remember, years ago, when it felt like I was talking to myself. I’d miss a day posting and lose followers. Now, that doesn’t happen. Thank…
Thanks for your comments on my previous post Beta Readers. Gave me something to think about. +Damien Boath also suggested I divide my 200,000+ word manuscript into several books. It stuck with me. It’s an excellent idea! I’ve been trying to figure out how and if this will work with my series. I’d love for…
If you’re a fantasy writer, you should subscribe to Mythic Scribes. They have some amazing articles. Are Magic Systems a Distraction? “Some of the greatest fantasy novels don’t have defined magic systems. Neither Harry Potter nor The Lord of the Rings have anything resembling a “system,” yet these stories are classics of the genre. In fact,…
Creating this land was…something special. I experimented with some fun effects. I had to play around with Photoshop because I couldn’t find the map making tutorial I needed. Last week, I introduced you to Sorin. Now, it looks like this: I like the map, but there’s something off about it. Don’t know what’s bothering me,…
Blue Aura – remastered by PSDtech on deviantART What if only a few people saw the world the way you did? What if, to your eyes, everyone looked like the picture above? Fantasy allows you to explore this. That’s why I love this genre. In Book 2 of my Merging Worlds Trilogy, Chains of the…
When you’re coming up with a name for your fantasy characters, keep in mind what the reader is bringing with them. You can name your character Dracula. Just note that when readers see it, their first thought will be the vampire among vampires. You’ll have to bridge the gap between what the name means in…
Darkness isn’t evil, just angry There’s a cage. One made of pure Darkness. It exists inside us all. We control what goes into this Dark Prison, but not what comes out. For years, we’ve stuffed into this steel void parts of ourselves we don’t like, horrible things others have done to us, unacceptable things we…
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Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. I know my last couple of posts have been about my book. I can’t help it. It’s getting down to the wire. The Sciell’s being released March 10. Finally finished the trailer. Enjoy! The Goodreads Giveaway is still pending. I’ll let you know when it’s been approved. For those…
I did my jacket ! So excited. The book seems so real now. I’ll be releasing my book as a Trade Paperback and an ebook. Add this book to your Goodreads shelf!
I’m almost done. I’m in the process of uploading The Sciell onto Createspace so I can create advance copies! I ran into a hiccup, though. Now, I have to go back over 300+ pages to fix formatting issues. At least I don’t have to read it anymore. But, I gotta say, I don’t know how…
