Clik here to view.
2012 Year in Review
As a Historian, I’m always a sucker for those year in review things that people do at the closing of each year. And since 2012 was an exceptionally eventful year for me, here’s my own personal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Writing With “What If?”
So last week I read Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card for the first time and loved it. As I mentioned in my review on Sunday, it was one of the best character books I’ve ever read. Card is just so...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What Writers Can Learn From Public Radio
The local radio station that I listen to every day (WRTI in Philadelphia) is in the midst of its spring membership drive right now. That, of course, means hour after hour of the radio hosts going on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How My Writing Has Changed (And Yours Will Too!)
The one consistency in life is that everything changes. The publishing industry is in the midst of colossal change that, like a beautiful phoenix immolating and rising from its own ashes, I’m obsessed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Secret Power of Series
Okay, writers. I’m going to tell you something you already know. Ready? Nothing sells books like more books. Series are totally the way to go. Heard that before? We all have, especially those of us who...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mood Music
When I was in college the first time I once got into an argument with one of my professors about the impact of music. I made the argument that music is intended to make us feel. He thought that was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Working Title
I happen to think I’m a very good writer. I’ve been spinning stories since I was 10 years old, probably even younger. But as proficient as I am at creating characters and telling stories, I can’t...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Curious Phenomenon of Smashwords
I love Smashwords. I think it’s a brilliant tool for self-published writers. The Smashwords Guide to Style held my hand through the process of formatting my novels for publication. The site’s “meat...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Promo That Changed Everything
Yes! The numbers are (mostly) in at last and I can tell you all the story of the most nail-bitingly terrifying and outrageously successful book promo that I’ve ever done! This was the big one, folks....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Revisions: Hell or Heaven?
So for the last three or so weeks I’ve been neck deep in revisions of my latest novel, The Courageous Heart. And through this process I’ve learned so very, very much about the fine art of revising....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Character Interview – Toby Dunkirke from The Noble Hearts trilogy
I’m continuing my series of character interviews today with one of my most beloved characters. Toby Dunkirke is a supporting character in my very first books: The Noble Hearts series (The Loyal Heart,...
View Article
