This post, as well as the ones that will be coming down the pike for the next week or two will primarily be updates and news about the upcoming book, Through the Viscera. The reason for this is that I have a ton of work to do to get the novel ready for publication and I won’t …
I am delighted to welcome Jenelle Schmidt onto the site today. She is the author of King’s Warrior and the soon to be released, Second Son. In fact, this interview is part of her big, cover reveal, which is being done across multiple other web sites today. You can find the brand new cover at the bottom of this …
Cue the drum roll, fanfare, confetti, dancing bears, and everything else you can think of. Today I’m announcing the title of my upcoming book, the second in the Chronotrace series. It’s called Through the Viscera. And here’s a snippet from the cover: A couple of things I’d just like to say about the title of this book …
Here’s an update on what’s been going on book-wise with me. Book 2 of the Chronotrace Sequence is currently with my content editor. She’s been pretty covered up, but I think she’s getting close to finishing. I’ve already gotten back some of her edits and they have been great. It’s so important to have a …
The moon isn’t shining. It never shines on this part of the world. The perpetual clouds choke out its feeble light. Even the sun breaks through only infrequently, like the echo of some other age when things were warm and all the colors had not drained into the endless scraggly gray plateau. The wind never …
How Music Influences My Words By Robert Liparulo Pace. Rhythm. Tension. It’s no coincidence these terms describe both stories and music. In fact, for me, music has always helped me create stories. When someone mentions a favorite scene from one of my novels, more often than not, I immediately remember the music that was playing …
transom This word refers to the surface of the stern (rear) of a boat or a support beam that runs atop a door or window. For this, the word might qualify as something obscure except those with a good nautical or architectural vocabulary (I love architectural terms, by the way). A lot of vocabulary is …
This is the second half of my “Writing Process” article where I talk about how I go about crafting my novels. Part 1 can be found here. Second Draft Ah, the second draft. Time for spring cleaning. Here is where I address not only any typos or grammar issues I come across, but I rework …
