by Site Administrator | Dec 29, 2019 | Author's Comments, Observations and Advice
Researching a book after the fact! Validation and Inspiration all in one visit to the amazing Chichén Itzá on the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. When I wrote Enemy Deity, I had already been to Mexico before – well, that’s only partially true. I had been to...
by Site Administrator | Jul 27, 2019 | Author's Comments, Observations and Advice
New Book Preview Videos: Hello everyone! It’s been a long time since I’ve written a blog post, yes, but that is because I’ve been very passionate about getting out the Enemy Deity! I’m very pleased with how this came out. It’s a shorter...
by Site Administrator | Aug 18, 2017 | Author's Comments, Observations and Advice, Writing Process
A season of inspiration (Part 2): Normally, I’m not much a beach person when it comes to just “hanging out” or “getting a tan” and so forth. There is one respect, however, of a visit to the shore that I cannot deny I enjoy. When viewing the ocean, the mind must...
by JTL | May 29, 2017 | Observations and Advice, Writing Updates
NOW IN PAPERBACK: THE RESCUE!!! The first book of The Thurian Saga is now available in paperback! When I started this little adventure in publishing not so long ago, I used a different firm than Amazon. Their high prices to create a paperback book and their lack...
by JTL | May 23, 2017 | Observations and Advice, Writing Updates
PUBLISHING DIARY: The last mile … and a half of the publishing marathon. As a random thing this morning, I looked up how long a marathon actually was, and wow – okay, for those of you who run those things, you have my undying respect and NONE of my envy!...
by JTL | May 18, 2017 | Author's Comments, Observations and Advice
PUBLISHING DIARY: The most challenging 250 words of a novel are… Care to guess? Are these the first few sentences of a new story? No. The ending? Not even close. Believe it or not, it’s the summary that goes on the back of the book that is the killer!...
