After working on this book for many years, I am proud to present the cover art for my new adult reverse harem romantic high fantasy ‘Winter Witch’, the first book in my Winter series. Artwork by the wonderful author and illustrator Katie Stewart of Magic Owl Design, an incredible Australian artist.
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Should authors produce similar content?
This was one of my problems when I first published an adult novel and then switched to Young Adult. Branding Should authors produce the same kinds of stories? Personally I loved reading Maria V Snyder’s Poison Study series and then the Healer series and finding them both basically the same kind of story, with theContinue reading “Should authors produce similar content?”
Write What You Know: Knowing More Than You Put On The Page
As a writer, I feel the need to really know my characters, their situations, their props and settings. For The Edge of Darkness, that wasn’t so hard. It was largely a made-up world, set in deep space on a spaceship and the weapons used were also made up. Internet-Based Research I did some research onContinue reading “Write What You Know: Knowing More Than You Put On The Page”
NaNoWriMo Prep in October – The Writing Playlist
Every year I prepare a writing playlist specifically for NaNoWriMo. Sometimes I need absolute silence to write, other times I can do with some tunes to get me in the right frame of mind. I find that film soundtracks work best of all. This year I discovered Spotify. It’s a free web player with aContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Prep in October – The Writing Playlist”
NaNoWriMo Prep in October – Planning
I’ve been super busy this year producing work under a couple of different pen names, but I always find November’s NaNoWriMo to be a good writing exercise and time to produce something under my real name. I’ve done NaNoWriMo every year since 2010. Two of the books I completed and self-published under NaNoWriMo were highlyContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Prep in October – Planning”