Just a few more tweaks, another pass by the editor to make sure those tweaks didn’t ruin everything (fingers crossed), adjustments to the cover art, and then, finally then, I’ll be ready to publish. Holy smokes. Of course it’s not Read more…
My first novel is almost out. I’m wrapping up some final tweaks, it’ll go to the editor for one last review to make sure I didn’t introduce any errors, then it’s time for the big push; marketing, advertising, reviews and Read more…
I recently looked back at early drafts of HOST for fun and to see my progress as a writer. One thing that stood out to me was my settings and descriptions of various elements. They were…terrible? Non-existent? Not important? All Read more…
Is there a difference? Spoilers: yes, there is. To put it simply, plot is the events that occur, where story is the change that occurs with the characters. Their arc, lesson learned, or heart of the story as a whole. Read more…
My first novel, HOST, is done. Of course, I still have pre-publishing steps to do, marketing, and promotion to work through, but the book, the story itself, is done. It starts, middles, and ends. It’s been through multiple beta readers, Read more…
One of the many lessons I learned while writing my first novel, HOST, is put the effort up front into your characters motivations and goals. If you can distill them down to a single sentence, hell a single word, it’ll Read more…
It took me a bit to figure out exactly what genre my book would land in. At first, I thought it’d be sci-fi, it had elements of science fiction so that’s it, right? Then I leaned into the sub-genre of Read more…
POV – what a chaotic mess it can be. My first draft of HOST was in first-person. It was terrible. I had no clue what I was doing. I understood what POV was but in practice I clearly had no Read more…
Having gone through the entire editing process from development to copy to proofread with my novel, it seemed like a no-brainer topic for Writer Syndrome to chat about. My writing pal, buddy, friend, amigo, Tim Letteney and I sat down Read more…
No, The DiCaprio is not an appetizer consisting of buffalo mozzarella, with a leaf of basil, wrapped in Soppressata and drizzled with a balsamic/honey reduction, or the name of a sandwich you’d find at your local deli. This is a Read more…