Tag Archive | Authors
Progress on The Wolfcat Chronicles
Originally posted on The One & Only Elgon:
A couple of days ago I completed the most recent revision of the first book of The Wolfcat Chronicles, The Spectre’s Warning. I have submitted it to my publisher. Since this will be my third book with Pandamoon Publishing (if it is contracted) it is not the…
One At A Time
Originally posted on The One & Only Elgon:
A lot of people have the idea that when they publish a book they’re going to be rich. It’s a myth supported to some extent by the media and, certainly, there are examples of successful authors who are well-to-do based largely on the proceeds from their books…
LWI #Tips for #NaNoWriMo and authors and #AmWriting people everywhere.
Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
What kind of Literary oriented site would we be, an author centered environment without mention today of . . . NaNoWriMo 2014 I’m actually taking part for the first time. Other member of LWI are involved as well. A lot of us think it will be difficult, yet we…
Another Update On The Wolfcat Chronicles
Originally posted on The One & Only Elgon:
(Drawing by Amanda Williams, my daughter, depicting the Wolfcat Ela’na from The Wolfcat Chronicles) Revisions of manuscripts may start out with lofty ambitions, reducing word count, removing redundancies, and identifying any substantive errors prior to sending it to a publisher. Results vary. Twenty chapters, roughly 60% of…
Authors: You Got Searched
Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
You’ve Been Searched! Think about that for a moment. Who in the world would Search you? Why? You sent in a query somewhere. You self published and suddenly have good numbers. In other words, there might be people out there in the literary/publishing world looking for YOUR NAME. And…
Origins of Ideas
Originally posted on The One & Only Elgon:
One of the standard questions writers are asked during interviews is where do the ideas come from? Every time I have been asked that about one of my stories or books I’m reminded of an interview Stephen King gave to a reporter in his study – the…
Get INSPIRED by Authors who Know.
Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
? Stuck for ideas? Words not flowing? Need a break? Or some good old inspiration? What better inspiration than a series of talks about the process of writing and what it means to write. Here is the link to a TED playlist of 10 talks from authors like Isabel…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 