In a moment, I’ll offer up the opening scene from Chapter 12 of the second volume of Sword & Fire, my completed but yet unpublished novel. The volume is entitled Legacy, and the chapter is seen from Jed Drook’s perspective. In it, you’ll see the mistake I made, and how it turned out to be […]
So, nine subplots. Nine unique storylines … to be woven into one novel. A single overarching plot. What was I thinking?! Not much, truth be told. So I’m not sure I can take the blame. I have yet to actually plan one of the subplots. Not consciously, anyway. Initially, I foresaw two subplots. Two seed […]
As mentioned here, I’ve recently recovered from an acute bout of writer’s block, which I winged about. You see, besides the freelance work I do that puts bread on the table, my fiction writing puts peanut butter on the bread. Hang on; I’m not a big fan of peanut butter, so let’s make that cheese […]
Writer’s block. That old foe. Preying on otherwise eager, ready writers. Pouncing when least expected. Usually when the writer has enjoyed a long run of unbroken creativity. Just when he entertains the possibility that he might be immune to such trivialities. Above that which afflicts the common author. Strike! Fangs plunge deep, ripping. Tearing. Creative […]
Hey, I thought the fictional supercontinent on which my characters live and breathe (and die) was an inspired choice. There were several well-considered reasons for choosing it. So much so, it almost served as the book’s title. When I first conceived the idea for Sword & Fire, I thought of two plotlines: the first concerned […]
Although I have always found books enchanting, I was not an avid reader as a child. As a youngster, my love for all things sport dominated much of my every waking moment. Still, when I did read, I’d become engrossed. Utterly. Completely. I’d find myself transported into the world of the author. Lost in his […]