Okay...so it's been far too long since my last post. I admit it. Guilty as charged. Fortunately, it's because I've been writing at a fevered pace since the new year arrived. The first draft of The Ignota is currently ahead of schedule with nearly 40% of the book complete.
Perhaps selfishly, perhaps out of self-preservation, I have a very difficult time motivating myself to blog after a day of writing. And I the one day a week I take off from writing, the last thing I want to do is even look at a computer. I don't know how some of these other authors do it. Maybe they have an assistant? Hmm...something to look into!
Last time, I teased "big news." Well, for those who haven't heard or seen already, The Pandemic Sequence has been picked up by Permuted Press! Permuted is one of the biggest names in horror publishing and I am honored to join the amazing list of authors. We are currently going through the editting and revision process of the three Pandemic books. Each book already has new cover art and I cannot decide which new cover is my favorite. Kudos to the designer!
There are other things Pandemic I'm working on and I hope to have news on those fronts in the next few months. Sorry, I guess that's another teaser.
Torrance was released successfully in December. Though I have not been as diligent in its promotion, I do hope to refocus some effort there. If I can break away from working on The Ignota, that is.
The first contest of the year is up and running - details on the main page.
On a personal note, I finished reading the final book in The Wheel of Time series. While A Memory of Light was not my favorite volume, it was nice, albeit sad, to finally conclude my 23 years of following the tale. I know the series will endure in history as one of the greatest epics ever written!
Next on my endless list of "To Reads" is Team of Rivals, the Doris Kearns Goodwin biography of Abraham Lincoln which inspired the recent film. Though, I may need a quick, light read before diving into it. Waiting on my Kindle is City of Bones by Cassandra Clare, a YA paranormal novel with a movie due out shortly, and The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett, a well-reviewed fantasy trilogy first book. We'll see which jumps out at me first.
The next item I'm looking forward to is the release of Game of Thrones: Season Two! I'll likely end up doing a marathon refresher before season three begins on HBO in March.
All in all, 2013 is off to an exciting, if busy, start!
Until next time...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Random musings...
December is shaping up to be quite an exciting month!
The final draft of Torrance is complete, the cover has been reworked a bit, and all systems are go for the December 20th release. While it is a relief to have the work complete, I always find this period a real nail-biter. The last minute thoughts of adding and cutting are tough to ignore. Thankfully, I have the first draft of The Ignota to occupy my mind.
Once again, the holidays snuck up faster than expected. Though, this year is the earliest I have ever finished my shopping. I can't complain about crowded stores and impossible parking, as all my gift purchases were done online.
I'm looking forward to a few days spent with the family, some great food, and even better memories.
The new year will be here soon (barring the world's end later this month) and with it brings a bitter sweet event - the release of A Memory of Light, the final volume in the Wheel of Time series by the late Robert Jordan and (finished by) Brandon Sanderson.
I began reading TWoT in 1990 when the clerk at the local bookstore gave me the free promotional copy of The Eye of the World's beginning chapters. Twenty-three years, fourteen books (counting the prequel), and countless re-reads later, the end comes on January 8, 2013. While it will be wonderful to have the story completed, it will be sad to end the tale of the characters with whom I grew up. I will, however, be unplugging the phone, ignoring the emails, and generally secluding myself for the few days I'll need to devour the final book!
Might not post again beforehand, so I'd like to wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday season!
And I will close with a teaser...big, BIG news coming in 2013. Check back often!
The final draft of Torrance is complete, the cover has been reworked a bit, and all systems are go for the December 20th release. While it is a relief to have the work complete, I always find this period a real nail-biter. The last minute thoughts of adding and cutting are tough to ignore. Thankfully, I have the first draft of The Ignota to occupy my mind.
Once again, the holidays snuck up faster than expected. Though, this year is the earliest I have ever finished my shopping. I can't complain about crowded stores and impossible parking, as all my gift purchases were done online.
I'm looking forward to a few days spent with the family, some great food, and even better memories.
The new year will be here soon (barring the world's end later this month) and with it brings a bitter sweet event - the release of A Memory of Light, the final volume in the Wheel of Time series by the late Robert Jordan and (finished by) Brandon Sanderson.
I began reading TWoT in 1990 when the clerk at the local bookstore gave me the free promotional copy of The Eye of the World's beginning chapters. Twenty-three years, fourteen books (counting the prequel), and countless re-reads later, the end comes on January 8, 2013. While it will be wonderful to have the story completed, it will be sad to end the tale of the characters with whom I grew up. I will, however, be unplugging the phone, ignoring the emails, and generally secluding myself for the few days I'll need to devour the final book!
Might not post again beforehand, so I'd like to wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday season!
And I will close with a teaser...big, BIG news coming in 2013. Check back often!
Monday, November 26, 2012
Music behind the words...
One of the questions I get asked frequently is what, if any, music do I listen to while writing. Well, I do in fact keep music playing as I write. Usually, the songs are instrumental, ambient selections. I will, however, occasionally pick a specific song while writing a certain scene.
With The Pandemic Sequence, the two albums which were on constant rotation were Antony & the Johnsons' self-titled release, and Black Tape for a Blue Girl's Remnants of a Deeper Purity. Both fit nicely into the more somber scenes of the trilogy.
With Torrance, the go-to play list was the Prometheus soundtrack. The songs blended into the background as I wrote, never really distracting from the process. If you haven't yet seen the movie, I highly suggest you check it out - but more on that in another post.
With The Pandemic Sequence, the two albums which were on constant rotation were Antony & the Johnsons' self-titled release, and Black Tape for a Blue Girl's Remnants of a Deeper Purity. Both fit nicely into the more somber scenes of the trilogy.
With Torrance, the go-to play list was the Prometheus soundtrack. The songs blended into the background as I wrote, never really distracting from the process. If you haven't yet seen the movie, I highly suggest you check it out - but more on that in another post.
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