Blog Hopping. The Process.

Here’s another prompt from #OpenBook What is the most difficult part of your artistic process? An interesting question. Taking the whole thing, from a blank page to a physical product on a bookshelf (or an eBook on sale), which part … Continued

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Not the Saturday Rewind.

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In place of the Saturday Rewind this week, I’m advertising my latest Space Opera, Survive (The tale of Ballantyne Alysom). The novel will be published on September 1st, I’m giving you a chance to read the first chapter and pre-order … Continued

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Kryptonite, Blog Hopping

Welcome to another #OpenBook blog hop. Here’s this week’s prompt. What is your writing Kryptonite? Hmmm, another provocative question. And one with so many potential answers. How about Procrastination? Well, it’s true that I often start my writing day full … Continued

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Research, blog hopping.

Welcome to another blog hop, from #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. What kind of research do you do, and how long do you spend researching before beginning a book? This is a really strange prompt for me; when you consider … Continued

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The Agony and the Ecstasy, Blog Hopping.

Here’s this weeks prompt, from #OpenBook Does writing energize or exhaust you? A non-writer would probably think that writing was quite a benign activity. All you do is sit at a keyboard (or in front of a piece of paper) … Continued

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The Hardest Part of all. Blog Hopping.

Welcome to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. What was your hardest scene to write? Writing Sci-fi, about things that have never happened, usually in a place that doesn’t even exist can be hard work. Surprisingly, you … Continued

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Let’s talk about the weather, Blog Hopping

Here’s this week’s prompt. Despite the recent snow in the Rocky Mountains, it’s summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Do your stories and worlds reference seasons and do they play into the plots of your books? Another week, another prompt to … Continued

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GO BACK!… It’s a Trap. Blog Hopping

Welcome along to another #OpenBook blog hop, let’s take a look at this weeks prompt. What are common traps for aspiring writers? Where to begin? Let’s first consider the whole publishing industry, as seen by a new writer. Cast your … Continued

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