I have about 7 to 10,000 words of cut text that I removed from Redwing’s Gambit during the revisions process. Once I erased Dan Daget’s character, I restructured the flow of the different perspectives and ensured that they read correctly. The biggest reason for the revisions, however, was to reduce any extraneous worldbuilding or plot […]
Month: April 2012
And The Writer’s Life Goes On
If you haven’t been reading the internet news about e-books and price wars lately, you may not have heard about the growing concerns caused by Amazon’s behavior, which is aptly described by Charles Stross in this article What Amazon’s ebook Strategy Means. There was also a suit filed against the big six publishers; you can […]
Constructing Redwing’s Gambit: Structure and Plot – Part 3 of 5
After I had an approved story and treatment, I went to work writing the first and second draft. My inclination was not to offer one perspective, but to offer several. A mystery just did not work from an observer’s point-of-view because I had a lot of characters and they’re all not physically located in the […]
Why Matt Forbeck is Absolutely Right
Tonight, I head down to my first Alliterates meeting with Matt Forbeck and others in attendance. The group was founded by novelist J Robert King. There’s something he’s always said to me, that’s as true now as it ever has been. And that is, being a professional regardless of what industry you’re in, is really […]
For the Hugo Nominees
In the midst of all the excitement yesterday, found out I might be attending the Hugo banquet with Apex Publications. Haven’t been to prom, but might be attending the Hugos. I find this hilarious. Woke up this morning mad at my friend Maurice Broaddus who goaded me into singing this to honor the nominees. *shakes […]