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11, 2017
More Infrequently Asked Questions
I spent a couple hours talking to myself today. Technically, I was typing to myself, but it’s still an odd situation to be both the interviewer and interviewee.
12
10, 2017
How long does it take to write a book?
Answer: I have no idea — even after writing nine of them. Maybe some authors have a formula that produces consistent results, but for me, the question is too nuanced to allow for a simple solution.
21
02, 2017
Countdown for my Pun-a-Day Calendar
I never thought I’d have to raise $10,000 in 60 days. In my defense, I expected I’d have longer—at least four months to mobilize a small army of backers.
25
08, 2016
Coming soon: Renegade Chronicles compendium
An editor of mine once said, “No one wants to know how the sausage is made.” That may be true of journalism, but fans of fantasy often welcome a closer look at fictional worlds.
21
07, 2016
A glimpse into the (possible) future of augmented reality
Pokémon GO is only the beginning, people. While Google Glass never really caught on, cell phones are finally poised to bring augmented reality (AR) into the mainstream thanks to a certain catch-’em-all mobile game.
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04, 2016
Infrequently Asked Questions
Writers spend a lot of time talking to themselves. We invent conversations between imaginary people, imagine a series of actions, and then transcribe what happens in our mind to the page.
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03, 2016
‘Where can I buy your books?’
Yesterday, The Renegade Chronicles were officially published...which means I can finally answer the question above.
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03, 2016
‘Where does your book take place?’
Along with genre and characters, setting can be a deciding factor—or a deal breaker—when it comes to buying a book.
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03, 2016
‘Who is your book about?’
Even though “What’s your book about?” is the most difficult question for an author to answer, a few others can be tricky as well.
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02, 2016
‘So…what’s your book about?’
Synopses are the bane of a writer’s existence. Elevator pitch, logline, plot summary—whatever you call it, boiling down hundreds of pages to a handful of sentences is tantamount to torture for most novelists.