Category: my novel’s progress
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Author Interview: Lydia Sherrer
I met Lydia Sherrer at an indie author event last fall. Her urban fantasy books for young adults (and grown ups) attracted my attention because of their colorful covers. She created the Love, Lies and Hocus Pocus series. I have just started reading one of her latest projects, Accidental Witch, which is part of her…
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Friday’s Findings 03.16.18
Here are some articles on writing I’ve read lately: 15 Reasons Why Your Book Isn’t Selling What writing rules do you live by (and which ones do you break)? Re-reading your work 3 Ways to Quit Waiting for “Perfect” Writing Conditions Exercising is a good analogy for writing View my Consortium SF Series at Amazon.
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Review of Omniorb
Here’s what’s happening with my books: Sandy, from her blog, Feed My Biblio-Diction, gave Omniorb a good review. See the review here. Sandy also placed her review on Amazon and Goodreads. Advocate: Consortium, Episode 2, is released tomorrow. LibraryThing is listing my books for free giveaways. Omniorb is available to read for free on Kindle…
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Jump Start
Nothing like a deadline to jump start my motivation. View my Consortium SF Series at Amazon.
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Consortium: The Books
The Consortium. A supposed “utopia” where thousands of planets benefit from financial and cultural unity. Where neurological experiences and emotions are converted to energy via mysterious orbs. Where travel from one end of the galaxy to the other in mere hours is possible thanks to the dimension called The WhereHow. Where a mysterious being named…
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Serendipity and the writing process
I am astounded when, during the early stages of outlining and drafting a novel, two unrelated parts of my story suddenly fit together and make it stronger, more logical. It’s almost like, “Why didn’t I see that before?” View my Consortium SF Series at Amazon. My science fiction book OMNIORB is available through Amazon and…
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Tri-athlete reader
Reading a print book exercises a different part of the brain than reading an ebook. I jokingly like to think of myself as a “tri-athlete reader” because I exercise different parts of my brain by reading print books, ebooks and audiobooks. View my Consortium SF Series at Amazon. My science fiction book OMNIORB is available…
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Another way to edit
Before I read through a draft of a manuscript, I turn the words red in Word and turn them black as I comb through each paragraph, making initial changes along the way. Rinse and repeat as necessary. Benefits of this method: Helps the writer keep track of where he left off Helps the writer see…
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Omniorb Now Available
Omniorb: Consortium, Episode 1 Now available at: Amazon: Kindle Print Barnes & Noble: Print “When being tortured, minutes seem like an eternity.” The Consortium. A supposed “utopia” where thousands of planets benefit from financial and cultural unity. Where neurological experiences and emotions are converted to energy via mysterious orbs. Where travel from one end of…
Andrew M. Friday 