Category: my novel’s progress
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The Consortium Saga Trailer
This 60-second trailer teases the scale and stakes of The Consortium Saga: Omnibus.
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Creating Metaphors With Emma Sloley
Recently, I read The Island of Last Things by Emma Stoley and found it filled with interesting character arcs and unique plotlines. I was also struck by Stoley’s figurative language, especially her metaphors and similes. That’s something I would like to improve in my own writing craft: the use of figures of speech. Metaphors and…
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Writing Life Update: January 2026
I’m almost done with my current draft of Normous, the next episode of my Consortium series.
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The Review Dilemma
Knowing that someone enjoys my book is deeply fulfilling.
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A Small Course Correction
I’ve been doing some thinking about this blog lately, and I’ve come to a realization that probably won’t surprise longtime readers: this space has been trying to be too many things at once.
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Friday’s Findings: Create a Scene Palette
Most writers want their scenes to flow effortlessly on the page, but few scenes actually begin that way. Before the smooth prose and clean structure comes something messier, more playful, and far more effective: scene brainstorming.
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The Consortium Saga Omnibus hardcover now available on B&N
Up until now I had placed the ebook version of The Consortium Saga: Omnibus on Barnes and Noble online bookstore. Now the hardcover version is available. Check it out. Here are all my books on Barnes and Noble.com. And here are all the other bookstores where it’s ready for purchase. My Linktree Cover design by…
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What Does NaNoWriMo Look Like Now?
Never fear, the spirit of NaNoWriMo lives on, even if the website is gone. The challenge is to now find your own community to write with, whether that is online or in-person. And of course, you can write by yourself. Whatever your goals have been for the November challenge of writing 50k words, you have…
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Friday’s Findings: Keeping a Writing Journal
I work as a technical editor for an airline. A year and a half ago, my department moved into the gigantic new hangar the airline built. While I love the new building, I never thought it would help me in my writing. But it does. It just so happens the science fiction novella I’m working…
Andrew M. Friday 