Immortal
Immortal excerpt: Adam explains himself
Today’s blog Today’s blog will be taken over by Adam the Immortal, who would like to explain what he is, and more importantly, what he is not… * * * Immortal excerpt: in which Adam explains himself A couple of things about being immortal: First of all, I’m not a vampire. I get…
Read MoreIMMORTAL: ARC cover
Moving forward… at last! Last evening I received the final proof of the cover for the advance review copy of Immortal. This is sort of an important step, so I’m glad it’s finally done and on its way to the printer. Assuming the printer isn’t hit by a meteor in the next week, ARC’s should…
Read MoreImmortal Quotes
Some choice quotes With little else to do right now but wait for the advance review copies to surface–soon, honestly–I thought I’d share some of my favorite quotes from Immortal. These are taken from various sections of the book and mostly stand on their own without need for additional context. I’d also like to add…
Read MoreOn publishing
Forget I asked A few years back I went to a book reading for an established writer who was teasing an excerpt from his new book. This was following the rampant success of his prior work, a literary roman a clef I won’t name for reasons that will become clear below. I remember two things…
Read MoreA brief outline
Don’t try this at home I know a lot about how other people write, mainly because of the advice I’ve gotten about writing over the years. That’s almost unavoidable, because writers talk to each other quite a bit, or at least more than practitioners do in most professions. One reason for this is that writing…
Read MoreBinge Writing
On writing in short bursts I am often asked by imaginary people how it is I managed to have gotten so much writing done over the years despite working full time and raising two children to their current heights. And the answer is very simple: I am a binge writer. This fantastic term, which I’m…
Read MoreThe joys of research
Researching a new book So I’m busily researching material for the third Immortal book, tentatively titled I Have No Idea What This Is About Yet Immortal. I may change the title later. Researching something to add onto an existing creation, when that creation is a mutant amalgam of history, science fiction, and fantasy, is a…
Read MorePeter Pan not-so Complex
Aging Readers, I pride myself on not being old. Sure, my hair may be greying, but I still have a full head of it. And I may not be in the very best shape of my life, but I am in better shape than I was five years ago. I have kept up-to-date with music,…
Read MoreOn agents
I ended up in a Twitter chat last night for anyone interested in asking a literary agent a question, and I realized… I didn’t have any questions. Well, that’s not true, I had two: “would you like to represent me” and, “how about now?” But those are rude questions, because I have to think there…
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