I have finished the novel. And I am now entering the slow editing phase. Bit by bit it is getting there. I also wrote a blurb for myself. Not The Blurb. But a blurb: This is a book about sorcery. Sorcery that has always lived in the world. However, few of them are around due… Continue reading Progress Report: Sorcery
The complaint I have received over my self-published books are they are too long. Not a complaint one gets often with Fantasy but maybe it is because they are urban fantasy. Either way, I am splitting the two books up. Because I get the point when you look at the paper based book, self-published wise,… Continue reading Changing up existing novel series
It seems that no matter how many times we edit our own work we can be blind to typos. Yet when we read a book or edit the work of someone else the typos pop right out. According to the article What's up with that: Why it's so hard to catch your own typos there… Continue reading Typo Blind
You spell a word right but your brain stares at it and stares at it. No, it doesn't Look right. But must be. Right? Then there are the ones where you forget how to spell a word entirely. And spell check doesn't help because even it cannot tell what the hell you are trying to… Continue reading Writing with migraines is an adventure in words
There is nothing like getting to the end of your first draft. Just typing out the very last words in the ending then *sigh* done. This sense of accomplishment and completion. Lasts a good few minutes. Then off to do all the work that comes after... ah, yes, all that bit. It was good while… Continue reading Getting to the end of your story…
The Wyrd 