April's Showers

Well I thought I wouldn't get to another post before Thanksgiving, but I did.          So I wanted to point out something about writing a novel.  I stumbled into a very beneficial thing, having researched a lot about the industry before my major WIP was even outlined. I learned about publisher slush piles, agent representation and networking. One thing I grossly neglected was business cards.           Whenever I thought of business cards I considered them to be a tool for small business owners, not for writers. I found myself grossly mistaken. Like any writer, I am passionate about my projects and love to tell people about them. Every time, I am met with either "Oh that sounds nice," with an attempt at changing the subject, or genuine interest asking me to share my pen name and the title to watch for.  I have left these interactions time and time again wishing I would've had pen and paper to share the info with them.  ...

The danger I find with being creative, is the possibility of more than one project on a person's plate.  I should be rewriting Extermination of an Empire, but I find myself contemplating the opening chapter of  Bones of an Empire.  I think I just decided the title just here and now, so I am going to stick with it.  Or so I hope. Please call me out if you see me use any other title for book #2. Anywhoo, I was contemplating it due to another friend talking about a character being created to die and then having the time come where they pay the proverbial piper. Which of course brought me to the realization that I have one such character that very much deserves his fate.  Well, I think I will leave it at that. Like in The Mummy, nasty little creatures always get their comeuppance, and I am very eager for this one to get his. With the upcoming holiday, it is unlikely that I will get any writing done, but such is life.  Hope you have a great thanksgiving with...

To my followers, Hiyah!             I'll be totally honest with the fact that I am a complete nut and there may be moments you find yourself shaking your head. I do the same sometimes.  I cannot promise that entries will always be very long, but I will try. I will also try to share some snippets of the work with you. What work you may ask? Well the stories I am working on.  I will make calls for Beta readers as needed and quite often just share the things I am feeling about the story I am working on.            If you are a word of mouth visitor, You may be most familiar with Extermination of an Empire , as this is my longest standing project.  It is still in the works. Yes, I know, It has been forever, but this is my baby and like most babies, they have to grow.  It continues to grow in the potential for more than the planned trilogy, but as of now, it is only the potential to do so.  The bigge...