Last week I shared a little about hitting a wall in my writing and some strategies to overcome partial blocks. One of the things I mentioned was performing a re-write on “A New Past”. I did a little analysis to see what would be involved in stripping out the explicit content and came up with about 15%Continue reading “How to Edit Explicit Content out of Your Novel”
Category Archives: A New Past (Universe)
Overcoming Writing Blocks: Tips to Reignite Your Muse
I’ve hit a little block on my two works-in-progress. Neither is fully blocked, in so far that I know where I want the story to go, but both are feeling more like work to write at the moment. Since the first 25k words in each came almost effortlessly, it gives a pause when it starts to feelContinue reading “Overcoming Writing Blocks: Tips to Reignite Your Muse”
Balancing Romance and Sci-Fi: A Character Study
One of the problems with writing Erotic Science Fiction is the fact that many potential readers assume the focus is on the erotic elements rather than the underlying science fiction and general plot. To try and overcome this perception, I’m sharing some excerpts from my series, A New Past to share some of the “non-erotic”Continue reading “Balancing Romance and Sci-Fi: A Character Study”
Discussing Excerpt Eight | Marketing Mondays
My most recent excerpt is from A New Past: Book Two. This passage covers the inaugural test flight of the supersonic business jet Paul is building in partnership with Gulfstream and Rolls Royce. One of the challenges I had while writing Paul’s story was the need for him to face realistic challenges and setbacks. BookContinue reading “Discussing Excerpt Eight | Marketing Mondays”
Aviation Thrills in Erotic Science Fiction
One of the problems with writing Erotic Science Fiction is the fact that many potential readers assume the focus is on the erotic elements rather than the underlying science fiction and general plot. To try and overcome this perception, I’m sharing some excerpts from my series, A New Past to share some of the “non-erotic”Continue reading “Aviation Thrills in Erotic Science Fiction”
Discussing Excerpt Seven | Marketing Mondays
My latest excerpt is from the opening chapter of A New Past Book Three. I chose this opening to get the reader right into the action. I’m not a fan of extensive re-caps of what’s gone before in a series, so chose to assume readers were already familiar with the main character, Paul, who isContinue reading “Discussing Excerpt Seven | Marketing Mondays”
Epic Conclusion of Paul’s Tale – A New Past Book Three Excerpt
Writing Erotic Science Fiction can be challenging due to reader assumptions. In an excerpt from Book Three of “A New Past,” a routine space flight turns into a life-threatening situation. The pilots and engineer face an engine failure, revealing the intensity of their training for real emergencies. Book Three is the epic conclusion of this series.
Discussing Excerpt Six | Marketing Mondays
One of the problems with writing Erotic Science Fiction is the fact that many potential readers assume the focus is on the erotic elements rather than the underlying science fiction and general plot. To try and overcome this perception, I’ve started posting excerpts from my books that highlight some of non-erotic elements to show charactersContinue reading “Discussing Excerpt Six | Marketing Mondays”
A New Past’s explosive beginning
One of the problems with writing Erotic Science Fiction is the fact that many potential readers assume the focus is on the erotic elements rather than the underlying science fiction and general plot. To try and overcome this perception, I’m sharing some excerpts from my series, A New Past to share some of the “non-erotic”Continue reading “A New Past’s explosive beginning”
Discussing Excerpt Three | Marketing Mondays
One of the problems with writing Erotic Science Fiction is the fact that many potential readers assume the focus is on the erotic elements rather than the underlying science fiction and general plot. To try and overcome this perception, I’ve started posting excerpts from my books that highlight some of non-erotic elements to show charactersContinue reading “Discussing Excerpt Three | Marketing Mondays”
