As I’ve said before, I’m writing fiction for the Kindle platform. Right now I’m trying to get my artist lined up… but I want to start the novel before the Indiegogo project gets underway. To get started I’m trying to get my mind map for the first book done on a new tool: I began […]
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Elmore Leonard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmore_Leonard I know that this is a few days late to actually be news. I am just sharing what he meant to me. (This will also be the first time that I ever posted something remotely negative on this blog.) The news: this 87-year old author died. He had 45 novels to his name as […]
Newsletter “Fame”
Last week the latest issue of the newsletter at work came out. It’s over 21 pages long, so it would be more accurate to call it a journal… whatever one that we call it, I have 4 articles in it. Our editor encouraged this, calling me the new writing machine for it. That’s an accurate […]
Outline Plans
For my series (at least for the first 3 books) I plan to use Joseph Campbell‘s Hero’s Journey (actually the entire series arc will use much of it) I’ll use another plot form to shape the storyline too: the structure used for the original Star Wars trilogy in the late 70s through the early […]
Arcs, Not Arc of the Covenant
(I’m likely dating myself with a reference to the first Raiders of the Lost Ark…) I’m currently reading an advice book about writing a series (appropriate. I’m hoping that my Indiegogo project will be the start of one). The portion that I’m currently reading talks about the differences between story- and series arcs. A story […]
Long Live the Legion!
This is not like my typical posts on this blog, but I wished to share my views anyway. DC Comics have announced they will soon be cancelling the series due to poor sales. Paul Levitz – a writing legend on the series, and Keith Giffen – art legend on same – couldn’t save the title. […]
More on Mind Maps
One of the benefits that I’ve found to this process: as you brainstorm a story, ideas don’t come to you in linear fashion. As they do, you just go to that idea node, open it, add the idea then collapse it and move on to the next one. The results may surprise you. Due to […]
Mapping my Mind
Right now I’m reading a book on how to use a mind-map as an author. Using it can help you to formulate the outline for a writing project, maybe help you to flesh one out more. Two free ones for you: Xmind – the better one, also used by many information product sales people. It […]
So quiet, will change soon
There’s been no activity on this blog for weeks, but that will change very soon… At the moment I’m working on what will be my longest post to date. I’ll be finished soon. Also, very shortly I’ll have an interview up on a friend’s blog. Keep checking up here. Related articles It has been quiet […]
Trouble Separating Myself
I’ve spoken on here before about my long delayed story. I won’t try to work on it until my novel is done…. but since I’m still having trouble with it, I think that I know why: The story is set during the Civil War in the USA. The major villain is a racist from the […]