Category: my novel’s progress
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Oblivion’s Hope: The Quing
The Quing is the latest episode of Oblivion’s Hope. Read it here. In the latest episode of Oblivion’s Hope, Seeby reveals a secret of his own. ABOUT OBLIVION’S HOPE How far would you go to save your best friend? His world turned upside down, Jad Cannon witnesses Seeby, his best friend, get kidnapped. Jad and his team…
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Oblivion’s Hope: The Cabin
The Cabin is the latest episode of Oblivion’s Hope. Read it here. Jad and Phia accuse each other of keeping secrets. About Oblivion’s Hope How far would you go to save your best friend? His world turned upside down, Jad Cannon witnesses Seeby, his best friend, get kidnapped. Jad and his team of zoologists race…
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Oblivion’s Hope: The Campfire
The Campfire is the latest episode of Oblivion’s Hope. Read it here. About Oblivion’s Hope How far would you go to save your best friend? His world turned upside down, Jad Cannon witnesses Seeby, his best friend, get kidnapped. Jad and his team of zoologists race from world to world trying to discover who is…
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Friday’s Findings: Doing Whatever It Takes
The title of today’s blog entry refers to an update on my writing progress. I’ve been stuck for several weeks. I’ve been having trouble finishing even one scene. I decided to take action. In my science fiction novel, my characters spend about twenty scenes on a planet called Zonvillon. I had already written a couple…
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Author Interview: Fantasy Writer James Wood
Recently, I read The Ebon Knight by James Wood after winning it from LibraryThing giveaways. I enjoyed it a lot. Wood and I began email corresponding about the writing process, and I remembered it’s been a while since I’ve had an author interview on this blog. Wood is the author of the fantasy series The…
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Friday’s Findings: Storyboarding Is for Those Who Think Visually
Storyboarding is a way to outline your novel. I love this idea! The storyboard concept is borrowed from the animation industry. It’s a way to plan out your novel or short story using panels of illustrations. Here are some tips: It doesn’t have to be complicated. You can draw stick figures if it helps. If…
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I’m Putting a Little Variety in My Reading List
I am always trying to expand what genres I read. This next year requires an experiment in my reading. I am reading a book from each of the sub-lists that follow. I plan to go down the list and start over when I complete a circuit. I hope to get through each category twice. There will…
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Friday’s Findings: Keep It Simple
The best principle to keep in mind when it comes to making writing goals for the new year is this: keep it simple. I’ve broken my writing goals down in three ways: There. It’s that simple. I’ll come back here at the end of 2024 to see how I’m doing. Here are some links about…
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Some Advice for Writing a Series
As a member of The Writing Mastery Academy, I get to listen to a couple of webinars each month. These webinars feature guest authors, editors and others in the publishing field. This past weekend, I tuned into webinar with science fiction and fantasy author Scott Reintgen as guest. He spent an hour answering questions members…
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