I proofread chapters 1 and 2 of Devil's Blood 2: Siren's Snare this morning. I'm proofing the final draft in November, and my deadline isn't until April 1. I might even push the book out early; that's exciting. I'm feeling accomplished today. I fell in love with the feeling of finishing a draft after I … Continue reading Accomplishments vs. Sensed Failures
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Filters
When I say "filter," I mean phrases like "she watched," "he listened," that put the story in a character's perspective. But, if you've established a main character, these phrases become unnecessary, because everything in the book is through their POV. Example: Sally listened as her father told her about his days on the sea. She … Continue reading Filters
Book #1
We've all got that book that made us like books. It's the first book we read on our own, outside of school, cover to cover, and between those magical pages, something clicked. Something inside bloomed and came alive and we knew we'd stumbled onto something incredible that we'd never forget.