This actually encompasses chapters five and six in edition two of “Reawakened Flames.” I originally had both Aria’s and Landa’s perspectives all in one chapter separated by a space break and a location heading. When the book was rewritten, it made more sense to break […]
Journal Entries Part 1
Quite a few years ago, I received the first few books of the Leven Thumps series as a Christmas present. Along with the books was a journal. I used and continue to use that journal to write about how book projects are doing. I thought […]
A Book’s Journey: Part 4
Reminder: My notes will be in italicized red font, and the text from E1 will be in black. E1 refers to edition one, and E2 refers to edition two. 4 Echrist Far to the north and deep in the mountains, another troubled soul is perched […]
A Book’s Journey: Part 3
Reminder: My notes will be in italicized red font, and the text from E1 will be in black. E1 refers to edition one, and E2 refers to edition two. 3 [beginning removed] Jayce is her boyfriend. They met two years ago when he joined the […]
A Book’s Journey: Part 2
Reminder: My notes will be in italicized red font, and the text from E1 will be in black. E1 refers to edition one, and E2 refers to edition two. 2 Aria sits at her desk in her bedroom pondering all of this one night. Two […]
A Book’s Journey: Part 1
Since there are two older versions of “Reawakened Flames,” I thought it would be cool to look back at them and point out some differences. I can even give some writing tips here and there. This series of posts will look back at edition one, […]
How I Created My Self-Publishing Business Plan
I was watching a live stream of self-published authors, and they got into the subject of business plans. I already had documents laying out my publishing steps, formatting guidelines, marketing ideas, and so on. But not a business plan. So I decided to sit down […]
Fandom Boundaries
I really love the idea of fanfiction, fanart, cosplay, and other forms of fandom. If you love my series, feel free to be creative and enjoy it. Of course, just don’t claim it as yours or severely infringe the copyright. I only have one small […]
My Writing Influences
My love for writing started at an early age, and there were countless books that I enjoyed. Fantasy writing was something that didn’t happen until after 7th grade. I told this story before in Writing Journey Part 1. I was never interested in fantasy books […]
How Supernatural Inspired Me
This was one of the most unexpected things to happen in my life. I fell in love with a show called Supernatural. I remember some friends telling me about it years ago, but I hadn’t been interested at the time. I’m very afraid of paranormal […]