I’ve found it interesting that throughout the past few years I’ve been seriously writing, I’ve heard many ways in which people get the words onto the page. I never gave this much thought until a few years ago. Back around ’06 I went with my wife to see Jodi Picoult speak about a new book… Continue reading The Picture in My Head
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This Time Travel Stuff is Hard!
Writing is hard. Any writer will tell you that. We intentionally make it harder (also known as ‘challenging’) on ourselves to see what we’re really made of. I did that with Spirit Hackers in the ways of creating a full outline and structure before writing. I also ditched MS Word and Apple’s Pages for a… Continue reading This Time Travel Stuff is Hard!
Entering A New World
I don’t know if there’s a saying or phrase one utters when starting work on a new book but if there is one, let it be said here. Writing on Loopback has officially begun and while it’s been a little slow-going (my available time to write has been extremely limited) progress has still been made.… Continue reading Entering A New World
The Benefits of Self-Publishing
The writing and publishing world has blown up the past week mostly due to the break-out news of writer Amanda Hocking and her incredible publishing story. The amazing part isn’t that she got her books into the hands of millions of readers but the fact that she’s NOT published in the traditional sense. You can… Continue reading The Benefits of Self-Publishing
Rinse & Repeat
Writing seems to be a cycle that repeats itself: brainstorm, outline, write, edit, beta, edit, edit, submit. While waiting on edits and submissions other works begin their lives and today is no exception. I’m beginning work on a new book. Spirit Hackers took me over two years to write and this time I’m determined to… Continue reading Rinse & Repeat
Beta Blocker
Last week I completed the edits to Spirit Hackers which brought my long and inconsistent writing process with this WIP to another milestone: Second Draft. I’ve talked a lot lately about how long it’s taken me to get to this point but boy am I glad I got here! Any time I complete a stage… Continue reading Beta Blocker
Back Up or Suffer the Consequences
Being a techie guy, sometimes I assume things I do are things everyone does. In my time working in the IT field, it’s been made very clear to me that even in this digital age people do not take basic precautions to ensure their data is safe. Us nerds all shout from the mountaintop but… Continue reading Back Up or Suffer the Consequences
Getting Cozy With Editing
October 6th seems like so long ago. One reason for that is that’s the day I completed my first draft of Spirit Hackers. Since then my life has been busy with the holidays and other events but my mind has never been far from the dreaded next step: editing. I’ll give you all a moment… Continue reading Getting Cozy With Editing
Talkin’ Turkey
It’s a little-known secret in my family, but not online, that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday ever. Of course as a kid Christmas was #1 but in my years since growing up, it’s turned to Thanksgiving. Aside from an enormous amount of food, my love of the day comes from the fact that everyone (in… Continue reading Talkin’ Turkey
Cook’s Source Pisses Off the Internet
This past week has been very interesting in the world of publishing, rights and a most-impressive use of viral news. So much has happened that I felt I needed to blog my thoughts and reactions to this whole issue regarding Cook’s Source magazine. If you’re unfamiliar with Cook’s Source, it is a free food-enthusiast magazine… Continue reading Cook’s Source Pisses Off the Internet