Tag: Editing

• The Quick and Dirty

  So where have I been and where’s that book I promised you – a year ago? Truth of the matter is, my dear dedicated reader, that it’s been a long nasty road that I’m not done traveling yet and I can confirm has been seeded liberally with landmines.  The gist of it? I picked up…

  Y. K. Greene

  May 26, 2016

  Backend, Books, Eldritch Elysium, Living the Writing Life, Progress, Tasting Ash, Toxic Ash, Writing

  blah blah, blather, blathering bs, Delays, ebook, Editing, Eldritch Elysium, indie author, muse, musings, Tasting Ash, Toxic Ash, writing

• What the Azathoth is Going On Here?

  Posts have been few and far between for a while now, culminating in a long period of seeming silence. I haven’t updated anyone on what’s going on with the books or posted anything of use on the blog, facebook, twitter or tumblr. A few particularly astute readers have taken the time to track me down…

  Y. K. Greene

  March 29, 2016

  Books, Eldritch Elysium, Four Horsemen, Goals, In Absense of Famine, Living the Writing Life, Progress, Tasting Ash, Toxic Ash

  backend bs, blah blah, blather, blathering bs, Editing, Eldritch Elysium, Four Horsemen, In The Absence of Famine, indie author, musings, Toxic Ash, update, writing

• A Vital Reminder

  This last year has been a not so great time for me. I’ve spent a lot of time focusing on family (often at the expense of my writing) while my family minimizes my written work and suggests with full candor that I would be better off doing literally anything else. I might be a stone…

  Y. K. Greene

  July 23, 2015

  Backend, Formatting, Goals, Living the Writing Life, Progress, Scrivener, When Not To Pay, Writing

  blah blah, blathering bs, Delays, ebook, Editing, editing tips, Formatting, indie author, musings, Revision, When Not To Pay, writing, writing tips

• Scrivener: Series “Bible”

  I love Scrivener, it makes writing novels (and writing novel series) so much easier! One of the things I noticed while constantly changing my writing process, however, is that there’s not that much information out there on how to effectively use Scrivener for writing a novel series. So I’m going to try and outline some…

  Y. K. Greene

  March 13, 2014

  Formatting, Living the Writing Life, Scrivener, Writing

  backend bs, Editing, indie author, Revision, Scrivener, Series Bible, writing tips

• My Writing Process

  My writing process has changed. A lot. In the beginning I started out using a few books on the art and craft of writing novels and tried to follow along – often deviating about a third of the way through their recommended process as I got the hang of their method, made changes to suit…

  Y. K. Greene

  March 11, 2014

  Living the Writing Life, Progress, Writing

  backend bs, book cover design tips, book covers, ebook, Editing, editing tips, Formatting, naming, Revision, writing, writing tips

• “Toxic Ash” Is Finally FINISHED

  I am finally done with the draft on “Toxic Ash.” Now it’s time for – everything else. Right now it feels like writing the thing was the easy part and that was damned hard. I haven’t sent out an email blast yet, since the publication date isn’t settled – lots of edits need to happen…

  Y. K. Greene

  September 17, 2013

  Backend, Books, Eldritch Elysium, Goals, Living the Writing Life, Marketing, Progress, Toxic Ash

  Ash of Ambitions, book covers, ebook, Editing, Eldritch Elysium, Revision, Toxic Ash

• A Day in the Life of Crimewriter Tim Ellis

  Ever have that feeling that the whole world is conspiring to keep you from writing your novel? Between bouts of sick, migraines, random power outages and downed internet I am – still – plugging away at “Toxic Ash” rather doggedly. Unfortunately that means I’ve been neglecting the blog. Fortunately Crimewriter (not to be confused with…

  Y. K. Greene

  March 20, 2013

  Books, Guest Blogger, Living the Writing Life, Writing

  Editing, editing tips, guest blogger, Help, indie author, musings, writing, writing tips

• Toxic Ash is Evolving

  In typical fashion, last week I announced the title of my upcoming book, “Toxic Ash,” and this week I announce that it might well be delayed.

  Y. K. Greene

  February 12, 2013

  Books, Progress, Toxic Ash

  Delays, ebook, Editing, Eldritch Elysium, indie author, Toxic Ash, writing

• Hitting The Ceiling

  Well another NaNoWriMo is done and I got through it, by the skin of my feverish teeth, yet again. After that I needed a little time to recover (I’d managed to catch a cold on top of a recurring illness and then just when I thought I was done with them both – I got…

  Y. K. Greene

  December 11, 2012

  Backend, Books, Goals, Living the Writing Life, Progress

  Editing, Four Horsemen, In The Absence of Famine

• Book Review: William Strunk Jr. &E.B. White’s “The Elements of Style”

  So I’ve realized that there’s a pretty big desire amongst my readers for more reviews of skill books. I’ve got quite a few of these books on the shelves, some I’ve read from cover to cover over and over again, some led me down a bad path and a very, very few have been both…

  Y. K. Greene

  August 14, 2012

  Backend, Books, Goals, Living the Writing Life

  Book Reviews, Editing, editing tips, Revision, writing tips