Originally published at Welcome to Arhyalon. You can comment here or there. Originally published at Welcome to Arhyalon. You can comment here or there. In his Writing the Breakout Novel books, agent Donald Maass has many good suggestions and exercises, but there is one that stands out to me above the rest because it is…
Originally published at Welcome to Arhyalon. You can comment here or there. In his Writing the Breakout Novel books, agent Donald Maass has many good suggestions and exercises, but there is one that stands out to me above the rest because it is a discover as basic as shading in art. At some point in…
In his Writing the Breakout Novel books, agent Donald Maass has many good suggestions and exercises, but there is one that stands out to me above the rest because it is a discover as basic as shading in art. At some point in the past, there was a guy who invented the technique of shading.…
A bookstore in Arizona, called The Poisoned Pen, has chosen Prospero Lost for it’s November "Modern Signed FIrst" pick — a feature where they provide signed copies of new modern first print books. Here’s what their newsletter said: November is another first novel, a marvelous work of urban fantasy with a literary focus drawn from…
Just found out that my friend’s brother is now in China with his wife and five children, working at a foster home for special needs orphans who need medical treatment. Read some amazing stories about these children here.
Today, I am guest blogging over at Sidhe na Daire, the blog of fellow writer Danielle Ackley-McPhail. Follow this link to see me exponding on the drudgery and joy of being a writer: http://damcphail.livejournal.com/
Today is Ping-Ping’s 14th birthday….it’s amazing to think that just a month and a half ago, I was still worried we might not get her in time…for today was the cut-off day after which she would have been too old to adopt. Now she’s been with us just a day or so over a month. While…
Originally published at Welcome to Arhyalon. You can comment here or there. Originally published at Welcome to Arhyalon. You can comment here or there. It is Wednesday, and I finally get a chance to write about what I have been itching to write about for months now, my favorite writing book: Writing the Breakout Novel…
Originally published at Welcome to Arhyalon. You can comment here or there. It is Wednesday, and I finally get a chance to write about what I have been itching to write about for months now, my favorite writing book: Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass. I have looked at many writing books. Normally,…
It is Wednesday, and I finally get a chance to write about what I have been itching to write about for months now, my favorite writing book: Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass. I have looked at many writing books. Normally, I do not find them to be helpful. The majority of them…