On the edge of a cliff

I’ve added an extra level of complication – and fun! – to my life by signing up for the Cliffhangers workshop taught by Dean Wesley Smith. This is the third class I’ve taken from Dean, and the first one I’ve taken online; he just started offering online workshops this year. I’ve read lots of good…

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Under the book cover

Designing a book cover is a lot of work. Fortunately for me, Andrew is doing all of the hard stuff. I can look at an image and point out things I like or dislike, but coming up with the content in the first place is excruciatingly difficult for me. Last weekend hammered this point home,…

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Non-character characters

I’m self-publishing my first novel, With Perfect Clarity, which is exciting and fun and terrifying. It’s exciting and fun because I get to call all the shots and do everything exactly how I want it to be done. No rejection letters to deal with, no editor making me change my story in ways I don’t…