The Series
To Pace is the Race
29/06/09 10:36
Haven’t blogged in like forever (ok, only a little over a month...but still). This one is about my dissection of books by other authors to understand development and pacing as it applies to hero adventure stories. Read More...
Okay, Scratch That...
17/05/09 22:35
So an entirely new direction has unfolded before me... NOW WHAT?! Read More...
Loose Threads Have Consequences
17/05/09 11:41
It pays to pay attention to loose threads. However, be ready for anything if you pull on them too much. It could be your story’s undoing. Read More...
Two is too limiting...
13/05/09 20:15
It serves the author little to be reviewed two pages at a time. A lesson learned. Read More...
Scoring the Novel
24/04/09 23:40
Music that inspires. Not exactly what you might think... the score of my books and why. It is to these cinematic composers that I write about in this post. Read More...
If they don't exist...is it murder?
21/04/09 11:21
If the characters in your story don’t exist in the ‘real’ world and you bump them off... is it still murder? Read More...
Connections... is anyone out there?
19/04/09 11:30
Just a random stream of consciousness on the interconnectivity of life... nothing important. Read More...
The Language of Stereotype
07/04/09 09:15
Struggles with prose and the knife’s edge of Pop-Culture Read More...
Grey is the 'New Evil' ...
05/04/09 23:12
This one is all about villains... and the colors they wear. Part one of a two part discussion (with myself...how Sybil can you be?!) Read More...
Don't BASH My BABY! (please...)
27/03/09 12:23
Yammering on about writers group and the nail-biting about hearing what others think of your work. Yikes! Read More...
Central Themes and the People Who Surround Them
20/03/09 17:39
This one is a bit long. The central theme of connectivity in the universe is discussed. And there’s a bit about personal influences on my life and how they affected the series. Read More...
The Town as a Character
18/03/09 14:12
There are always characters in a book... but in my series the town plays a significant role as well. Read More...
So why the book?
16/03/09 10:13
Ramblings on why the books are being written and how it relates to the Haudenosaunee culture. It my hope to generate some interest. We’ll see... Read More...