I know not all writers (or readers) see pictures in their heads while writing (or reading), but I certainly do. I see all of my stories and books as movies in my head, and translate them into novel form, and that's how I write things. (That's also how I read things... everything is a mental movie.) But that also means I need to basically "block" scenes before writing them, or at least certain scenes. Some scenes have a life of their own and just roll out super easily and I can barely write ... View Post
The Elusive Quest to Find My “Author Lane”…
But wait... what does that even MEAN? Well, in case you aren't sure, I'll elaborate: Basically, the prevailing wisdom among the indie author world for how to "be successful" as an indie author (which, in most circles, means you are earning a full-time living from your books) for many years now has been the following: As you might imagine if you know me at all, none of this has ever sounded very appealing to me. I made up my mind very early on that I was never going to attempt to ... View Post
2023: LESS, Not More…
USUALLY... the new year is my 2nd favorite time of year... following Christmas as my #1 favorite time of year. I usually LOVE the start of a new year. I get really motivated and inspired and feel like it's a fresh start. A chance to re-evaluate life and make S.M.A.R.T. goals and plans to carry through the next year. A time to course-correct, reflect, appreciate, revise and take action toward my ideal future. And I felt that same way throughout December 2022, throughout the Christmas ... View Post
Outlaw Christmas: A Lucky Logan prequel short story
(Timeline: This story takes place 7 years before the events of Bargain at Bravebank, book 1 of The Legacy of Lucky Logan series. Rated R for some language and implications of violence.) Holt Haggerty poked at the campfire with a stick, lookin’ across the cracklin’ flames to the kid, who sat sullen and silent. Van stared blankly into the flames, hardly blinkin’. He hadn’t been the same since they’d left Two Rivers, Colorado, though Holt didn’t fault him fer that. Learning that any of yer ... View Post
I have a problem…
Yes, I have a problem. I've noticed this problem occurring now during all 7 of the last novels I've written, and now it's happening with this one too! I am currently "deep" in the first draft of Demon at Devil's Deep, the fourth book in The Legacy of Lucky Logan series. And it's been going pretty well overall. It's most definitely been going better than both book 2 and book 3's drafts... mostly because this book does not include a heist (HOLY COW, I love heists but they are DIFFICULT to ... View Post
2021 Year-End Review… aka, Holy Crap, how was all that in the same year!?!
Well, it's a new year, and I LOVE new years!!!! ^_^ The beginning of a new year always makes me feel GREAT! I get super motivated and super excited to make new goals and new plans, to get rid of the old and welcome in the new! So I made my 2022 goals list, and I was all pumped to share them. And then I suddenly hit the brakes and thought, "Hang on a second. You're so terrible at stopping to think about all the things you've accomplished in the PAST year... why don't you take a minute to ... View Post
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