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Quarantine Changes Things
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I’m not sure that too many people are reading my blog at this time, but if this site becomes more popular in the future and these blogs actually get read, it will probably look like I can’t stay focused on one project for more than a month or two (y’all don’t even know the…
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Back on Europa
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Excluding a few scenes that needed some heavy rewriting last summer, I haven’t been actively creating storylines in the Europa Academy world for about two or three years. This last month, I decided to dive into it again. And diving in would be a good metaphor, because a good portion of this story will…
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Book Launch
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These are the last few days before my Frozen Secrets book officially launches. It’s sort of like a birthday, so I figure it will feel like any other day (like when you were a kid and grown-ups asked if you felt any older – ?). Book Launches and Stuff I would love nothing better…
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Writer’s Impostor Syndrome
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I suppose I haven’t really been writing that long (at least not with a commercial goal in mind), so this was bound to happen eventually. I’ve been working on promoting Frozen Secrets, and while I wait, I decided to work on a new series instead of moving the book 2 in the Europa Academy…
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Frozen Secrets cover reveal
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I know this is somewhat anti-climactic, but here’s the cover for my first Europa Academy book: Frozen Secrets. I know most other authors (at least the ones I follow on Twitter), make a much bigger deal about their cover reveals. It might be because I’m the one who did the layout, so it just…
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Spacey Teens – In Space
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Europa Academy: Book 1 still doesn’t have an official name, but I’m working on it. I’ve been working on this story off and on for the last ten years at least. It’s the story of a mischievous, adventure-seeking boy named Max who finally gets to go to space. He travels to Jupiter’s moon, Europa,…
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Beta Reader Feedback
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As of this writing, the first book in the Europa Academy series is inching closer to self-publication. Since I’ve never done this before, I can’t say exactly how close or far it still is, but I’ll try and post updates. Fiverr beta readers A few weeks ago, I employed the services of five Fiverr…
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Identity Crisis
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My writing might be having an identity crisis. It’s the result of two separate events on the same day (coincidence? probably not). I read this week’s newsletter from Mark Dawson, and it included the self-publishing advice he would have given five years ago compared to the advice he would give now. The second thing…
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I Love Action
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I’m about 8,000 words into the first draft of the second book in the BANAnas series, and I’ve discovered something interesting. I love writing action scenes. Action Movies vs. Romantic Movies It’s funny to find out that I love writing action scenes, because you would be forgiven for thinking that I don’t consume much…
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No Time
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Writing is fifth on my job list. I know it doesn’t seem very fair, particularly because it’s what I want to do more than all of the other things on the list. (Not Quite) Full-Time Job The job at the top of my priority list is my full-time job. I guess technically it’s not…