Month: March 2015

Story Development – Beyond the Gateway Part 3

A couple of weeks ago, I began posting the sequel to Reapers, tentatively entitled Beyond the Gateway. You can read Part One here and Part Two here. If you haven’t read Reapers, this series on story development will not  be as… Read More ›

The Code of a Knight – Part Four

These are thoughts from my book Spit and Polish for Husbands: A Knight’s Personal Character Now let’s look at a knight’s personal character according to the Old Code. A knight keeps his word and performs what he has spoken. Whatever… Read More ›

Critique Group – Child of the Curse and Chiron in the Woods

No, these submissions aren’t anything like what Flynn just saw, so we’ll have an easy time critiquing today. Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have to do is post a comment about the submissions below. Don’t feel like you need… Read More ›

Raising Dragons Trailer

Here is a new book/video trailer for Raising Dragons, using scenes from the fan-made movie adaptation of the story. I was thrilled that these fans got together to produce these scenes. My thanks to Alex Randazzo, the producer and director… Read More ›

The New York City Pitch Conference 2015 – Updated

Last week, I attended the Algonkian NYC Pitch Conference. I have attended many conferences, maybe 25 to 30 over the years, all of them Christian-publishing oriented. This was my first mainstream conference. The classes at the NYC conference focused on… Read More ›

Story Development – Beyond the Gateway Part 2

Last week I began posting the sequel to Reapers, tentatively entitled Beyond the Gateway. You can read Part One here. This week, we pick up with Singapore, appearing as a holographic image, speaking to Phoenix and Shanghai. Again, I am… Read More ›

The Code of a Knight – Part Three

These are thoughts from my book Spit and Polish for Husbands: A knight exercises his inner man in order to know and relate to God, the creator of man’s spirit, the aspect of man’s being that transcends the physical. Without… Read More ›

Author Chat Saturday (March 21, 2015)

Author chat Saturday is late this month, but here we go. Although I am at a conference, the building has Internet, so I should be able to answer questions, though maybe not as quickly as usual. Please post any questions… Read More ›

Critique Group – Silvered and Elf Story

Warm hugs are great, that’s why we begin every critique with a positive comment. We hope to encourage every writer, no matter the skill level. Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have to do is post a comment about the… Read More ›