Editing, Editing, Editing…when do I get back to writing? I am happy to say I’ve finished my editing and re-write of sections of A New Past to create a less explicit version of the story. I’m not getting the final formatting sorted out and posted on Amazon for publishing. It’s been a lot of workContinue reading “Finn and Elara: Exploring Boundaries in a New Realm”
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Another Past: Book One
If you are interested in reading a less explicit version of A New Past, you can now find the first book in the series, re-edited and toned down, on Amazon. Book One is available for Kindle and Kindle Unlimited. It will be out in paperback and hardback later this moth. Books Two and Three willContinue reading “Another Past: Book One”
Revising Romance: Enhancing Character Arcs in A New Past
Funny how focus shifts. I began re-working A New Past to make a non-explicit versions of the story as a means to find some creativity for my other work. It has quickly become my primary focus for writing. I’m happy to say Book One is complete, and will be published under a different author nameContinue reading “Revising Romance: Enhancing Character Arcs in A New Past”
Help Me Choose a New Cover
I plan on removing Technomancer from my Charlie Foxtrot pen name. As part of this effort, I’m updating the cover for the ebook and paperback as well. If you’re interested in lending a hand, help me choose a new cover. No registration, tracking, or shady stuff happening, just a simple poll. You’ll also be “inContinue reading “Help Me Choose a New Cover”
Oxford Comma vs. No Oxford Comma: What Writers Should Know
Which is the best for comma usage in fiction? To be, or not to be? As I’ve been revising and editing “A New Past: Book One” to make a non-explicit version, I’ve run into an inconsistency in my editing tools. In the review tools built into Ulysses, where my definitive content lives, Oxford commas are used. This suggestsContinue reading “Oxford Comma vs. No Oxford Comma: What Writers Should Know”
Secrets, Surveillance, and Survival in Technomancer
An excerpt from Technomancer. “Elara!” Finn called out sharply as he watched one of the feeds from the neighborhood spy-cams he had set up. The three-person team in cheap business suits were too well organized to be random pollsters. He watched as they stopped people on the streets, showed them a paper, and then askedContinue reading “Secrets, Surveillance, and Survival in Technomancer”
How to Edit Explicit Content out of Your Novel
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”
Promote Your Book: Strategies for Amazon Success
As I shared last week, I have a review on Reedsy for Technomancer. It’s a good review (I think), but alone it has not ignited a flurry of sales. So now what? My next step is to promote the book through the Amazon ecosystem. This will take a couple of approaches. One is to run aContinue reading “Promote Your Book: Strategies for Amazon Success”
Discover Technomancer: A Comprehensive Book Review
A review of Technomancer has gone live on Reedsy today. If you are interested in learning more about the story than I have written here, check it out. Read the review here. Follow me on Amazon, GoodReads, or Facebook to get information about upcoming book releases.
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”
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