Writing the sequel
One of the toughest thing to do when writing is to write a sequel to a first book, then a third, fourth or tenth. I know people who plan an entire series from the beginning–Devon Monk, for instance, planned all…
The aftermath
A rain storm moved in just in time for trick or treating in our neighborhood and even though usually we get swarmed by kids getting driven into our neighborhood and so on (last year we ended up with 200), this…
Coolios
I just got invited to be in a really awesome anthology based on another writers oh so awesome world. I can’t give details. Sorry. But it’s going to be amazing and so I’m rereading the novels starting today. In other…
Title Announcement
The new title for the third Diamond City Book is . . . Are you ready? Whisper of Shadows The release will happen sometime in January, maybe February. More on that when things get definite. Meanwhile, I’ve been working on…
Friday of the week
Another week of school down. That’s two weeks. And it’s wonderful. I think I’m getting closer to a title on book 3. I’m excited! More when it’s finalized. I’ve also started planning out book 4. Hoping I can write it…
Book 3 of DCM
I need a title. I’m scrounging in the couch cushions and finding nothing. Here’s the thing. It’s got to be set up like this: Noun of noun, where the first noun is a measurement of some kind, no matter how…
Sometimes you kick yourself
I have this book that’s been poking at me for a long time. It’s not anything to do with anything else. I read a bit of it at Miscon a couple years back and folks there have been asking for…
Diamond City Magic Book 3 snippet
This is the opening. It has spoilers. Don’t read it if you haven’t read book two, or do, if you don’t care about spoilers.
Relearning an old writing lesson
Jake Lake once said that he liked to write a book over a period of no more than 3 months. For that long, he said, he could hold the whole plot in his head and he didn’t lose things. Longer…
*gnashing teeth*
Today has been a crappy writing day. And by that, I mean I hardly got anywhere. Lots of typing and erasing and doubting and, well, see the title of his post. I did write a little bit I do like,…