Your historical fiction depends upon your ability to use historical detail. This is a different world for your reader. You have to supply the images and they have to be the right ones for this world. What is the street like? Does it smell of horse shit? Of smog from Read more…
All right, maybe not exactly. But I write about them the same way. I got a funny look from someone the other day when I said that, so I’m going to explain the similarities. First — non-sex related unless you have different tastes than me, but who knows *grin* — Read more…
We live in a different age than most of our characters. Judging or condemning someone because of their gender, their sexual orientation, their religion, or their color is wrong in our time. Our characters lived in a different time. Don’t judge them for that and do not force them to Read more…
For Sample Sunday, I’m posting the start of Chapter Two of my new novel, Freedom’s Sword, available for Kindle now on Smashwords and still being processed for sale on Amazon. CHAPTER TWO Even if this medication is taken as per the guidance. pop over to these guys super viagra generic Read more…
I was going to wait until this was available on Amazon to post about it, but I’m so excited about the cover that TJ Lindroos did for me that I can’t wait. This novel has involved a huge amount of research and editing. I wanted it to do justice to Read more…
Someone asked why in a comment to a previous post. This is such a vital discussion rather than respond to the comment, I wanted to make it an entire post. There are different types of reviews, of course. There are professional ones in PW and Library Journal. There are (mostly Read more…
I’ve been trying to figure out what to say on this subject. I am about as far from an expert as you can get, but they are tremendously important. You have probably at most a few seconds to tempt someone on Amazon, Smashwords or B&N to take a closer look. Read more…
I’ve never taken part before but I’ll chime in this week with the first chapter of Wings of Evil: Chapter One Some of these disorders include: diabetes, hypertension, renal system disease in addition to ordering viagra online heart attacks. For the people who are suffering from a heart or a Read more…
There is considerable buzz about Joe Konrath’s recent post in which he told the bare truth about what the Big 6 are doing to traditionally published authors on royalties. After repeating a recent conversation with a NYT selling author he commented on the royalties: The 25% the publisher is offering Read more…
I write in more than one genre. My historical novels are the ones my agent had been pitching until I parted ways with him recently. I intend to write several more, although they have been postponed while I polish the fantasies we have completed. I have always thought that it Read more…