While I was listening to the latest Writing Excuses podcast on writing critique groups, a flood of memories came back to me from the various critique groups in which I have participated - from my days as a university student to the exchanges at coffee shops in North Beach to my current group focusing on polishing up science fiction and fantasy stories with the goal of getting them … [Read more...]
Trying to decide on a cover
I have finished the rough draft of The Witch of the Sands which is the first book in the Hounds of the North series. And now in between waiting for feedback from my critique group and early readers and plotting out the third book in the series, I am playing with some possible covers. Which of these covers do you like better? I am still debating whether I should invest in a professional cover … [Read more...]
Cover Art: Edgar Rice Burroughs
In honor of Edgar Rice Burroughs's birthday this week, I am sharing the covers of a few of his books that I have on my shelves. Burroughs was a favorite of my mine during my formative years and in addition to reading almost everything he wrote, I also became collector of his books. Here are a few of the covers during different time periods with different artists. The covers all capture the … [Read more...]
Cover Art: Kane
Now that I've decided to self-publish my sword and sorcery series rather than working through a traditional publisher, I will need to secure my own covers. There are a lot of great and not too expensive ebook cover designers out there, and I'll talk about my selection process and what the process of getting a cover designed is like in a later thread. But, in the meanwhile, I want to post … [Read more...]
Run, stupid, run
The other night, as we were watching the latest incarnation of The Incredible Hulk, my daughter turned to me during two major fight scenes and said twice, "Why don't they just step out of the way?" They were, of course, the hapless soldiers dealing with the wrath of the Hulk and the Abomination. Hulk smashed. Abomination did his reptile thing. In both scenes, the gamma radiation misfits … [Read more...]
Slaying the Gatekeepers
Nine months is reasonable to wait for a baby. Nine months is reasonable to write a novel. However, nine months is not so reasonable to hear absolutely no response from a traditional publisher or agent on a work submitted for consideration. In the modern world of fiction writing, two major avenues exist for getting creative works to the reader. The first is the traditional publishing … [Read more...]
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