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Prophecies
Like a lot of other fantasy writers, I chose to use prophecy as a plot device to help drive my story, in my aptly named series, The Soulstone Prophecies.
There are many great sources to pull from. I don’t want to detail them, but if your interested, here is a well written article by fantasy writer, Thomas M. D. Brooke, who gives some insight on the benefits and challenges of using prophecy in a…
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I am one of those writers who gets so caught up in trying to focus on writing that I neglect all the other things I’m suppose to be doing to help promote said writing. One of those things is letting people know what I’m up to.
What I’ve been up to is trying to finish book three, Tomb of the Fallen, of my Soulstone Prophecy Series. It is all plotted out and rough drafted, now I’m going through the process of rewriting each chapter, or as I like to refer to it, writing up hill.
For me, rough drafting is like running down hill. You just need to keep your feet beneath you and let gravity do the rest. When I write like that, I am often surprised by what I find on the paper when I return to it later. It also keeps me away from those fearful words, writer’s block.
I’m not so lucky when I return to those pages and start rewriting (The going up hill part). I sometimes run into a chapter that is really hard to rewrite. I don’t know if it is what other writers experience when they say they are suffering from writer’s block, but it is the closest thing I have come to my understanding of it.
This is where the choice of “Using the Force” and just powering through the chapter, writing until reaching the end or just accepting that the chapter is difficult to write because it isn’t right and admitting it. That is my “Let it Go” approach. I am on one of those chapters now in Tomb of the Fallen and it is what resulted in me taking a break from the chapter and writing my thoughts on the matter this post.
It is a chapter where the Lord Knight Justice Gyldoon is trying to force the Judges Council of Daomount to accept that the Time of the Stonechosen has indeed come and enact the law that turns leadership over to the Temple of Justice (him) during that time. It seemed simple enough when I rough drafted it. I knew I needed to show things from the dwarf perspective, do a little foreshadowing for some upcoming events, share the bureaucracy permeating dwarven government (world building), and close the reader/writer contract concerning Gyldoon.
Unfortunately, the chapter, as written, was resisting me sentence by sentence. Nothing was flowing and I found I was spending way more time on this one chapters than any three others combined. That is when I realized it was one of “those” chapters and I had to “Let it Go”. So, I did. I stepped back, and started over by asking myself what my point of view (POV) character was thinking and trying to accomplish in the first place.
That change of perspective was all I needed to open the creative flood gates. So, I’m back on track and another chapter closer to finishing book three.
Back to writing….
When to “Use the Force” and when to “Let it Go”. I am one of those writers who gets so caught up in trying to focus on writing that I neglect all the other things I'm suppose to be doing to help promote said writing.
It's NaNoWriMo Time!
It’s NaNoWriMo Time!
It’s the end of October and for some of us who write that can only mean one thing, NaNoWriMo!
National Novel Writers Month, for me, is a fun, seat-of-your-pants time to get those creative writing juices flowing. The goal is to get 50,000 words down on paper in just 30 days. I try to participate every year, and I’ve succeeded at it twice. Hopefully, this will be my third time!
Some writers start…
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Book Review of “Canyon Echoes” by Miranda Nading I found "Canyon Echoes" to be an exciting and suspenseful page turner that I strongly recommend. What stood out most for me was the vivid setting of Yellowstone.
Book Review of Call of the Goddess by Elizabeth N. Love
Book Review of Call of the Goddess by Elizabeth N. Love
My book review of Call of the Goddess (Stormflies Book 1) by Elizabeth N. Love
Call of the Goddess is a mix of science fiction, romance, and mystery. The story centers on the life of a woman, Axandra, whose lineage is entrusted with a burden of carrying a Goddess within them.
I particularly enjoyed the setting, a new utopia created on the distant planet of Bona Dea, by the descendants of…
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Book Review for God’s Hammer (Hakon’s Saga, #1) by Eric Schumacher Here is my book review for Eric Schumacher's first book in the Hakon's Saga, God's Hammer.
Excerpt from book three, Tomb of the Fallen
Excerpt from book three, Tomb of the Fallen
I have been receiving a lot (I mean a lot) of requests for book three, Tomb of the Fallen. What a wonderful problem to have, huh? It’s still in progress, but coming along. I wish I had one of those spiffy tracking bars on my website to show progress, but I’m not there yet. Maybe one day when I quit my day job. In the meantime, here is a link to an excerpt from the book for those who need a nibble…
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La Cuna de los Dioses I found this pleasant surprise on Goodreads today. Cradle of the Gods is now available in spanish!
Big Thank You!
I want to send a big THANK YOU out to everyone who downloaded a copy of Cradle of the Gods over its discounted offer on the Amazon Marketplace. This is the first time since it was first published back in late 2013 that is has been available on Amazon for free.
You all really came through for me and it paid off. This is what I woke up to on Amazon.com yesterday morning.
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:#…
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Free Ebook Available, plus an Audiobook Giveaway Contest!
Free Ebook Available, plus an Audiobook Giveaway Contest!
Cradle of the Gods, Book One of the Soulstone Prophecy fantasy series is now FREE on Amazon for the next four days! Just follow this link: http://mybook.to/CradleOfTheGods to download a free copy.
In addition, the audiobook for Time of the Stonechosen, Book Two of the series is now finished! Just follow this link: http://mybook.to/timeofthestonechosen
To celebrate the release of the second book’s…
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Check out my author interview!
Check out my author interview!
I was lucky enough to be asked to give an interview about my writing and my books over at Autumn Books. A big thank you to Autumn Birt for the fun interview!
The full interview is here.
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We have a winner! A big thank you to all those who either shared or retweeted my last post! Everyone who did was entered to in the giveaway to win a free audiobook of Cradle of the Gods. The results are in and the winner is Beverley Carter! via twitter. Congratulations, Beverley! I'll private message you the details to get your free audiobook.
All I want for Christmas is an honest review! Oh, and have a giveaway!
All I want for Christmas is an honest review! Oh, and have a giveaway!
It’s Gift Time! Cradle of the Gods is on a Kindle Countdown Deal this week! Only 99 cents! Just in time for Christmas. What are the odds, huh?
The first book in my Soulstone Prophecy series is on special this week at Amazon.com. If you’ve already read it, thank you. Please (pretty please) consider taking a moment and giving it an honest review on Amazon.
Also, consider sharing this post. It…
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Elves of Allwyn
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It’s November! So, anyone who knows me knows I’m deep in the throes of another month of NaNoWriMo. I try to take advantage of the event to help keep my writing focused on rough drafting chapters, getting those words down on paper in the rawest form and to avoid that temptation in the back of my mind. The one pointing…
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Back at it! Working on book three, Tomb of the Fallen!
Back at it! Working on book three, Tomb of the Fallen!
Well, I’m back in the zone and plugging away at what will be the third and final book in the Soulstone Prophecy series, Tomb of the Fallen. <Crowd goes wild!>
After completing book two, Time of the Stonechosen back in late February, I took a well earned break and tore the shrink wrap off Fallout 4. The game had been mocking me for a while and I promised to lose myself in it as a reward for…
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Another 5 Star Review for Time of the Stonechosen! A new 5 Star Review for Time of the Stonechosen over on Amazon. Check it out! The horizon of this story just took on worldly dimensions!
Time of the Stonechosen out now!!!