The months are falling of the calendar this year, and the seasons here in New England haven’t quite separated. One day it’s 40 degrees, the next it’s 70. What a wild time we live in. Enough about the weather, this is about books. The past few months I found myself Read more…
There’s nothing better than a great chase scene. Whether it be by foot or in a car (or whatever mode of transportation you like), a good chase scene can do a lot for a story and even the characters. Actually, it should do both and the good ones usually do. Read more…
You can call this a lazy post. It’s ok. It is. I’m working on a post about the research and writing of an action scene (as I’m in the middle of one right now for my second book). It’s a bit more involved than I expected so I didn’t want Read more…
I’ve been very focused on pacing as of late. Not like doom pacing around the living room thinking about the state of the world, but story-telling pacing. How structure and word choice impact the pace of action and reader enjoyment. I have no issue with the slow-burn story if it Read more…
Summer has come and gone, like it always does. I was hoping to have bumped up my reading count but alas life had different plans. I know I had a stretch of more action thrillers lined up. Given my next book is more of an action techno-thriller, I wanted to Read more…
Some have said naming a character is like naming a kid. Seems extreme to me. If you screw up a kid’s name you don’t have to live with that. I don’t have kids so my characters are more important by default. Kids or no kids, naming characters that you’ll be Read more…
September?! I like September but not when it shows up on my doorstep without warning. The last few days here in New England have had a touch of fall in the air. Temperature has dropped to near perfect, and the smell of nature changing starts biting at the senses. It’s Read more…
This is going to be more of a rant, so bear with me. Spoilers ahead for Alien: Romulus and other flicks…maybe. Above is how I feel when franchises force nostalgia and previous film nods on me. On release day I saw the new Alien flick, Alien: Romulus. Excitement was high. Read more…
Originally I planned to write up monthly summaries of books I’d read. I’d also planned to read more. Well, time had different plans soooo now I’m grouping them by season / quarter. And since summer is almost over that one will be coming soon BUT let’s go back and remember Read more…
Backstory! Not mine but those that authors create to give characters depth as they traverse the obstacles thrown at them in a story. That’s the backstory I’m talking about. I’m still navigating the best way to create backstory for my characters. With my first novel, HOST, I had these in Read more…