Tag Archives: novels

My Three ‘Novel’ Styles: All About Form

First, the above is rather true.  I’m always adding onto a story, so keeping it short is a challenge.  That’s not what this post is really about, but it connects to how I write my stories.  It’s why my styles … Continue reading

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Writing for Books vs Writing for a Blog Story

Now, I’ve written novels, short stories, and been running a few serial stories through my blog.  The most recent one is Derailing Bedlam, but there was also the Raven Series that I did for the last 4 Octobers.  Will these ever be … Continue reading

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2017 Top 5: #5- Short Stories vs Novels: A Taste of Both Worlds

(This whole thing was a lot more difficult than I realized it would be.  A lot of the top 5 ended up being promos that didn’t work any more.  So, I stuck with things that were topics for conversation and … Continue reading

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Short Stories vs Novels: A Taste of Both Worlds

With The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks, I’ve stepped more into short stories than I did before.  Normally, I’m more of a novelist with a love of series as you can tell from Legends of Windemere.  I dabbled a bit because … Continue reading

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Leaping and Swinging on the Page

One of my favorite types of games is the platforming, puzzle types like ‘Prince of Persia: Sands of Time’ and ‘God of War’.  Though this post will focus more on the former because that put the traveling over the combat.  … Continue reading

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Welcome to Barb & Michael Caffrey Their Long List of Works #fantasy #romance #military #scifi

Today I’m going to be showcasing an author and her various works.  Barb Caffrey is a science fiction/fantasy author who is also trying to keep her late husband’s work alive on Amazon.  Both of them have published works that you … Continue reading

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The Outline: A Plotter’s Plan

I talk about having outlines and making plans before I write.  These act like a ‘baby draft’ and make the creation of a first draft smoother.  At least to me.  It’s this part of my writing system that makes me … Continue reading

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A Gift that Creates 2 Smiles: Buying Indie

I’m not going to pimp out my own books here.  I do that enough on Twitter and I have the store page.  Here I’m pimping out EVERYONE’S books! It doesn’t matter what genre you’re into because there are indie authors … Continue reading

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Celebrate 1 Year of Beginning of a Hero!

On February 27th, Legends of Windemere: Beginning of a Hero will be 1 year old.  To celebrate, I’m running a month long Giveaway through Rafflecopter.  Honestly, Danielle Taylor put it together because I’m so lost on here. There are over … Continue reading

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What Brings You Back from The End?

Video games have replayability.  Movies and television have rewatchability.  These are very common, but what about rereadability?  That book that you always come back to when you feel like reading something.  You know the one.  The book you have practically … Continue reading

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