I’ve heard it said, if you want to sell a lot of books, then write a lot of books. I have done neither. If I did, I would probably have a professional editor, book designer, cover designer, and graphic artist to work on my books, but that gets expensive pretty quickly. So, as with so … Continue reading Designing My Own Book Cover: The cheap, basic process I used to make a decent cover for my self-published book
Three Ways to Keep Your Characters Real
I am now on the third book of my UNDERCURRENT series titled RAGING TORRENT, now in the editing and revising stage. As I read through these chapters that I wrote months ago, I am pleased that I’ve kept my characters true to themselves. My initial reaction has been something of relief, that somehow, miraculously, I’ve … Continue reading Three Ways to Keep Your Characters Real
Celebrate Founders’ Day in the Underwater City of Aquataine
This Thursday, 22 April 2021, is the 19th Preversary of the completion and christening of the first dome to be built over a major North American city, when the former city of Baltimore becomes Aquataine. Baltimore will be chosen about ten years from now, because of its harbor and small shipping channel, its steel and … Continue reading Celebrate Founders’ Day in the Underwater City of Aquataine
Three Ways to Know When It’s Time to Revise Your Work-in-Progress
ASSOCIATIONS, OBSESSIONS, and OBSERVATIONS It has been 72 days since I typed “The End” in my work-in-progress—RAGING TORRENT, the third novel in my UNDERCURRENT Series. I feel like it’s time to open it back up and see how time has treated the rough spots, how the bruises are healing, and how those pinholes in the … Continue reading Three Ways to Know When It’s Time to Revise Your Work-in-Progress
3 Reasons Building a Dome Over a City Is Not a Good Idea
The Domino Sugars sign in Baltimore, Maryland in the year 2136 (I hope). Currently being refitted with LED lighting instead of Neon, this is a true Baltimore icon. This really needs to be more prominent in the UNDERCURRENT series of books, I think. When I built the domes over Baltimore, I thought I was pretty … Continue reading 3 Reasons Building a Dome Over a City Is Not a Good Idea
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