Huzzah! I've been sitting on this baby since May...so I'm not going to beleaguer this post with a bunch of extra words. I just want to say that Ravven is a fantastically talented artist, and an absolute pleasure to work with! I first discovered her a couple years ago, and my immediate reaction was "Wow, if… Continue reading Stones and Finger Bones: The Cover
Category: Writing
WIPpet Wednesday: Back Again
Greetings minions! So if you were following me back when I was still I before E, you may remember that I participated in a weekly party/gathering/hop of lovely Wippeteers posting snippets of their works-in-progress that somehow relate to the day's date. I've been trying to jump back in for a while now, but life has… Continue reading WIPpet Wednesday: Back Again
Adventures in Writing Back Cover Copy
One of the many perks of being an Indie author is having complete creative control over all design, promotional, and marketing elements of your work. Unfortunately, this also means being responsible for writing back cover copy (or BCC if you're hip to the lingo). BCC is exactly what it sounds like: the text that goes… Continue reading Adventures in Writing Back Cover Copy
Updates Galore!
Greetings, my lovely peeps! Thing have been a little hectic here lately, and I don't have the energy for a useful informative post, so you'll have to settle for a "life update" post instead. Business Item Number 1: I started a new job about 3 weeks ago, which accounts for all the busyness I've been… Continue reading Updates Galore!
The Macanaw Peaches
Two posts in a row? What's going on here? *checks self for fever* Anyway, so I'm having some issues with writer's block. I might have had a small epiphany about adding a new first chapter/prologue that shows a very important scene that's mentioned towards the end of the book. It has the potential to be… Continue reading The Macanaw Peaches
Judging a Book by Its Name: 10 Common Trends in Fantasy Titles
Some interesting observations about trends in fantasy titles…
Chart showing most frequent fantasy book titles and fonts in 2009, Orbit Books, http://www.orbitbooks.net/2010/08/19/the-chart-of-fantasy-art-part-4-title-trends/
People often talk about how difficult cover designs are to get right, and the role they play in selling books. Titles – the things plastered all over those covers – are a less frequent topic of discussion.
Given how responsive we are to images and colours, covers probably are more important. Still, if you’re online, or talking to other book lovers, sometimes the title is the only thing you see or hear.
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Author Interview: Kate Sparkes
Today I get the pleasure of hosting Kate Sparkes, the author of Bound, who agreed to let me interview her! In case you missed it, here's the lovely link to Kate's cover reveal, which I participated in at the beginning of June. First, let's start off with some basic information about her debut novel, Bound.… Continue reading Author Interview: Kate Sparkes
TEASER: Stones and Finger Bones
Today I'm offering up a little teaser from Stones to celebrate the completion of one round of edits. This excerpt features two of my favorite darlings, Tyr and Kostadin. *huggles* Enjoy! 🙂 1606 16th Day of Kuldakast You only truly know life when you have known death. When you have felt Death reach icy… Continue reading TEASER: Stones and Finger Bones
One Round Down
After one all-nighter*, a marathon writing weekend, and 4,000 additional words later, I've officially completed one round of edits and returned them to my lovely and patient editor. Yes, I ended up with more words, but filler was still trimmed and the additions are decidedly juicy. Stones was already rather skinny for a fantasy, at… Continue reading One Round Down
Procrastination Station
I should be working. Instead, I'm taking color-coded chapter notes based off my editor's feedback. That still counts as being productive, right? One of the biggest issues I'm struggling with is over-showing vs. not showing enough. During scenes of particularly high drama, when the reader is supposed to be feeling very strong emotions, I've either… Continue reading Procrastination Station
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