Review – The Polymer Beat The Polymer Beat moves the Obolonk action toward not just the robots which have an overall story line – it also explores main character Peri Martin’s romance with spy Dave Shepherd. Just like that universe’s society is tripartite, so are the three novels. So the first one, The Obolonk Murders, […]
Review – The Obolonk Murders The Obolonk Murders was started several years ago (2002, to be exact) and I pulled it. But I loved the concept behind it. So I dusted it off and it became a trilogy. Just like that universe’s society is tripartite, so are the three novels. So this, the first one, […]
Review – The Enigman Cave The Enigman Cave has some of its roots in fan fiction. Background So I had created a wholly original species called Witannen. They had flowers growing out of their scalps instead of hair, and the pure Witannen would sport little vestigial wings which couldn’t be used for much of anything. […]
Progress Report –First Quarter 2019 So I spent first quarter 2019 finishing The Real Hope of the Universe. Then everything just sort of fell into place. And how awesome was that? Posted Works First of all, I worked to finish The Real Hope of the Universe. But the book got really long! As in over […]
Starburst Method for Writing a Novel Starburst Method? What is it? I’ve found it helps to consider some scenes. Not to write them. You may even want to role play them. And consider, e. g. when, say, a main character named Jennifer reveals she’s a zombie (or whatever your story is about), then there has […]
Background – Starting a Piece Starting can be fraught with stress and worry. You can, at times, wonder if what you’re doing is worthwhile at all. But don’t worry; it is. One year I created a kind of web. I had the main character and put her name in a circle on paper. Then I […]
For the fourth quarter 2018, I wrote well and often! It was my sixth NaNoWriMo. The novel I chose to write was The Real Hope of the Universe.
Are You Having Happy Holidays? Well, happy holidays from me! So thanks to the fine folks at Canva, there’s a new holiday image and I’ve got to say I really love it. Plus I was getting a little tired of reusing the older holiday post. Hence here’s something new which I hope will be a […]
Review – There is a Road There is a Road originally came about as a response to an image prompt on the old Trek United. However, I do not have the rights to use that image, and Trek United is a mere shell of its former self. Background The original image was a dreamy almost […]
Character Sexuality A look at character sexuality can take you in any number of directions. First of all, you need to listen to your characters. Are they telling you who they like? Maybe they are, or maybe they’re a little shy about that. Can you see your characters with someone of the same sex, or […]