When I was in my twenties and thought about the day I might have a child, my worry was always, “how will I keep the world away from the kid long enough for them to be wise enough to deal
The Never Beta | Beta Reader For The Win
Had a great moment today. One of my beta readers was within 10 pages of finishing the first installment of The Never Hero and she texted me with what she thought was happening. Her theory wasn’t where the plotwas headed,
The Never Tip | Awesome Editing ‘AHA!’ Moment
So, I doubt that an author going through standard publishing channels can use this trick, but if you’re an indie author, I recommend trying what I’ve discovered to be an awesome editing tactic. I recently received a proof copy of
The Never Hero | Proofs are here!
The proofs are here and I could not be more stoked to get a glimpse of the final product! For my first blind attempt at formatting, they came out pretty well. Need to make some adjustments to spacing in some
The Never Face | IMDB Casting The Characters In Your Novel
So, I was watching one of ‘those‘ comedies today. You know, one of those parody movies designed to be so bad its comical (think Scary Movie, Naked Gun, etc.). Originally it was just procrastination, a netflix break from novel revision. However, I
The Never Secure | Bi-Polar Editing
A short entry today about the about the windy road of insecurity followed by out of control pomposity. I am on the final revisions of my novel. Chapter 23 out of 38 (Sweet! I am actually over half way done).
The Never Survival | Why Are We Obsessed With the ‘Grid Down’ Apocalypse?
I mentioned in my last post that Apocalypse/Post-Apocalypse stories are so prevalent these days they’re becoming the Starbucks of literature and cinema. I’m not knocking this trend (crap, I didn’t even mean to knock Starbucks), I’m as into this genre
The Never Apocalypse | Movie Review of After the Dark – Spoiler Warning
Last night I watched After The Dark. I caught the trailer online and got interested. As post-apocalyptic movies are rather ubiquitous in the theatres these days, it’s always worth a watch if one stands out enough to be noticed. I’m
The Never Offensive | Is Thick Skin Intrinsic To The Writer?
The other day, my mental filter kicked in at work. I was about to say something* that could be offensive, and stopped myself as I didn’t want to upset my more sensitive coworkers. I know they’re more sensitive, because I’ve
The Never Epiphany | I Was About To Get Deep But My Vocabulary Failed
Epiphany is a heavier word then I wanted. There doesn’t seem to be a lighter one with quite the right meaning. Personal mini-epiphany doesn’t do anything for me. Diet Epiphany, nope we’re getting colder. Realization, discovery, insight… Damn Thesaurus you’re