Before Project Liberatio came out, I published a Five Authors You Need To Meet Right Now post, through which you met some talented authors who have been kind enough to support my work. With Project Ancora just weeks away from release, I want to introduce you to seven more such authors, who have critiqued, written…
My son and my mom are officially the same height. I’m taller than they are. But I digress. My son has always been above average on the growth curve. Now, having just turned twelve, he’s caught up to his grandmother. He’s tall. And she’s . . . less than tall. I may or may not…
Who doesn’t love a good joke? Lots of people pay hard-earned money to see comedians stand on stage and make them laugh. But have you thought about what makes a joke funny? There’s an element of surprise when a joke makes you laugh. You expect a story or situation to go one direction, and it ends…
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I was kindly sent a free copy of this book by the author Allison Maruska for a review. Drake and the Fliers is a great YA urban fantasy, here is my review. After a terrible virus kills all humanity except for teenagers, Drake finds himself all alone. With his sister dead and…
My kid skipped home after school today. I tried to get it on video. I clearly failed to capture the skipping, but do you see what I did capture? Unless the weather is crappy, I get to see that beautiful mountain on the walk home from my son’s school twice every day. Today it looks especially…
Welcome to the latest Bonus Material post for the Project Renovatio series. This one’s gonna get a little musical. Some writers use music for inspiration. I know of a couple who got whole story ideas from a song (I had one for a short story). This isn’t quite like that. As I write, I hear songs…
I visited a rather unique place last weekend. It’s a temporary exhibit at the Denver Art Museum, and seeing as my family 1. Loves Star Wars, and 2. Mostly hadn’t been to the art museum (I’m the only one who had), it was a good opportunity to gain some artistic insight. Isn’t this post about the…
Project Ancora goes to betas today, and I’m taking a short break from formatting to share part of it because it’s crazy exciting (the book, not the formatting. Formatting sucks). Side note: If you’re planning to read parts 1 and 2 of the series, this chapter has spoilers. So don’t read it. Enjoy! Chapter One…
There are many rules that govern our writing and language use. Ever useful, sometimes changing, and occasionally bizarre. There are some rules I just can’t seem to learn. My brain refuses to let them in, and I have to look them up every single damn time I need to use them. One of those is…
A friend emailed me a question. She’s written a book and is considering what to do with it. Her question: “How do you self-publish on Amazon?” She didn’t mean what buttons to push on KDP that makes the book go live. She meant: “What are the steps necessary to prepare a book for publication?” I…
Allison Maruska 