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12, 2016
I’m no elf, but maybe I can help with your seasonal shopping
As a featured artist at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin’s downtown art walk, I will be signing Rebels and Fools, Heroes and Liars, and Martyrs and Monsters.
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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
And the winner is…
A month ago, I asked readers to vote for their favorite cover treatment for The Renegade Chronicles. After tallying up the votes, I’m delighted to report we have a clear winner.
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01, 2016
Putting the pretty on it
The beauty of words is that they paint pictures in the mind, but when you consider those black lines, dots, and curves on a blank backdrop, words themselves are nothing to write home about.
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09, 2013
What else a writer needs to succeed (Part 1)
I know I’m not the first to tackle this topic, but there seems to be a dearth in articles pertaining to some of the more intangible qualities that, in my experience, benefit someone who wants to succeed—or simply survive—the sometimes schizophrenic lifestyle of an artist.
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08, 2013
The two sides to every story
On a very basic level, the creation of a story can be divided into two parts: concept and composition. Without a command of both sides, a writer is bound to fall short of greatness.
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08, 2012
Art vs. entertainment
Jealousy is an emotion we unpublished novelists know too well. Every success story of an out-of-nowhere-bestselling writer stirs up a storm of frustration, indignation, and, at times, incredulity.