Everyone’s first book sucks – and I do mean that almost as broadly as it sounds (there are a very few exceptions to this rule.) Writing is a craft that takes a lot of trial and error. The first time you finish a novel is an important moment, a giant hurdle behind you – and just the tip of the writing iceberg.
This is just a post to let everyone know I’ve reached – and passed – the midpoint for Book 2 in the Four Horsemen series. Just a quick post to say it’s going along strong now and I’m hoping for a release very soon. A tiny post to say look forward to it folks, “InThe Absense of Famine” will be hitting ebooks near you very soon indeed.
Do you have what it takes to call yourself a writer or are you another dabbling hobbyist? Do you really want to know what separates one from the other? What magic bullet do you need in order to take your dreams of being a professional from dream to reality?
Standards, every artist has them and each set varies from artist to artist. Some might seem a little shallow from the casual observer (like never accepting less than a certain dollar value for your work) but to the artist who holds them they’re always vital. It’s these standards and our attachment to them that helps bring fort the weight of fear into our work. The thought that we can’t reach our standards of excellence, weights down every word, every brushstroke and every moment of an artist’s life.
Since I’m a woman who is ruled by her eyes, sometimes I pick up an ebook just because I like their cover a lot. That was the case with “Thirst” a paranormal novella by Claire Farrell.
Elita Daniels is actually a husband wife writing/editing team I’ve had the honor of befriending through my group of indie authors. Their writing tends to favor romances and their books are always bedecked in the most beautiful covers thanks the hard work of the husband in the pair.
“Guardian” is a vampire young adult novel with a very different slant to it than most fans of the genre might be accustomed to. Instead of being the top of the food chain thanks to the natural order and the cunning born of long lives, vampire’s are second class citizen’s created when a lab born virus is released into the population. In this novel, vampire’s are stronger, faster, sexier and dangerous enough that the government has come down on them – hard. Strict measures are in place to keep the rising vampire population under control. All of which adds up to a very repressed, pressured and confused heroine.
I’m back! Did you miss me?
My little trip certainly ended up taking more out of me than I was expecting. Of course, travel always does that, which is why I hate it so. Even when it means I get to spend a lot of time in my home city. As much as I love Philly, being there really wiped my ass out!
Now I’m back, mostly unpacked, and recovered from all the horrible sickness I picked up from the whole experience. It’s time to get back to work!
I’ve returned with edits for “The Uncertainty of Death” and an agreement for edits to “Ash of Ambitions,” as well as the usual rude awakening from all my characters clamoring for their me to get back to telling their individual stories already.
Please bear with me while I get back into the swing of things, once again and start updating everything.
