Category: my novel’s progress
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Scrivener Tip: Keeping Track of Characters
I have many characters in my novel, both major and minor. Here’s the method I use in Scrivener to keep track of characters in my books series. My books are science fiction, so consistency in the odd spelling of non-Earth names is important–but I was going crazy trying to spell an alien’s name the same…
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My Fiction Writing Toolkit
When I write, I motivate myself by reviewing some of my Fiction Writing Tools. For some reason they get me going. Below are articles from this blog that are sure to motivate you: Character Character Workshop Temptations to Avoid Conflict Conflict Workshop Description Describe an Object Ten Ways Dialogue Subtext Plot Hero’s Journey Three Act…
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My Reading Past, Present and Future: 03.28.18
Giveaway If you are a reader, you might like the website LibraryThing.com. It is similar to Goodreads. Through LibraryThing.com, I am running a giveaway of the first two books in my Consortium series. Click here if you are interested and scroll down until you come to my books OMNIORB and ADVOCATE. This giveaway lasts through…
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The Only Time I’ve Regretted Being a Book Lover
My house, being over twenty-years-old, needed new floors. The hardest aspect of this remodeling wasn’t replacing the carpet with wood. It wasn’t the dust. It wasn’t every room in the house in disarray. It wasn’t moving furniture around. It was boxing up all my books. And I have a ton of books–in almost every room.…
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Author Interview: JR Wirth
JR Wirth and I crossed paths a few years ago when we were associated with a small publishing company, and I ended up doing some design work for him. Wirth prolifically writes in the paranormal and supernatural genre and others as well. How did you decide to become an author? It started while I was…
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The Furious Five Hundred
It’s a busy week for me for several reasons, one of which my house is being remodeled and every room is in disarray. I have no place to sit in my own home. Despite that, I’ve been camping out at the coffee shop for the past few days and I’m getting work done. I’m using…
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Hello Darkness
Writing a scene in which I dragged out a villainous character from an unused rough draft of a novel–one I wrote seven years ago. Hello my wicked friend. Do your stuff. View my Consortium SF Series at Amazon.
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My Facebook Author Page Is Greenlit
It took me a while, but I finally created an Author’s Page on Facebook. I’m not sure why I waited–I think I subconsciously wanted to have at least a couple of episodes out beforehand. Now that episode 2 is available, I went ahead and did the deed. So, I’m inviting you to “LIKE” my author’s…
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Writing is my sanity
New floors being put in throughout whole house; house in disarray; writing is my sanity and salvation. View my Consortium SF Series at Amazon.
Andrew M. Friday 