I have always had an attraction to writing, as my blog entries over a number of years clearly indicate. The act of transferring an abstract concept or idea, or creating a picture in the mind of the reader is something I find incredibly powerful.
Reading and reviewing work by other authors is one of two key skills involved in becoming a better writer. Over at Unigon Plane, we focus on reading and reviewing independent authors. This is enjoyable as we get to read interesting books that we may not have otherwise come across, and we promote independent authors who may be able to find a readership.
The second key skill to becoming a good writer is simply to write. I exercise this skill to some extent by writing blog entries here and reviews over at Unigon Plane. However, these are the artistic equivalent of a quick sketch. The skill is not required to be as developed as for constructing a narrative, and doesn’t impose the same patience and “writing stamina”.
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Vote for me in AllAuthor’s “Cover of the Month” contest!
My new novel, “The Body in the Building,” has been shortlisted for the “Cover of the Month” contest on AllAuthor.com! If you can spare a moment, please go to https://allauthor.com/cover-of-the-month/7506/ and vote for my book.
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“The Body in the Building” out now!
It’s been over a year since I started writing this story. Starting life as my #TwitterFiction project, where I wrote everything on Twitter, with the exception of the ending (as that would have given it all away). It was an interesting method and it helped me get past my excuse for not having the time…
Manuscript done and finally editing!
I’m a few days late on this post, but on the weekend, I finally finished writing the complete manuscript for my new mystery novel, “The Body in the Building.” The last little bit took longer than I expected and a couple of additional chapters to get there. One of the things that annoys me is…
When doing design the wrong way is the right way
This week, I finished and published my fan fiction novella, “USS Montgomery: First Command.” I wrote a post about it in which I alluded to the intent to write a corollary about how the final version of the cover art came to be. I hadn’t actually planned to create a cover for either of my…
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Star Trek Fan fiction – USS Montgomery: First Command
A couple of months ago, I started writing a short fanfiction story in the Star Trek universe. It was my very first attempt at writing both fanfiction and science fiction, so it was an interesting little exercise. USS Montgomery was short, only some five and a half thousand words, but it told a nice little…
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The Killer Revealed! But not yet…
One year and some twenty-three thousand words from the beginning of this project, the killer of The Body in the Building has been revealed! But… I’m an author, and this is what I (try to) do for a living. After writing the first fourteen chapters publicly, you will have to read the book to find…