Finally finished typing up the second draft of ON A COLD WIND. It came in at fifteen chapters, 33,313 words. That puts it squarely in the range of a novella, rather than a novel. And I'm okay with that. I could've padded the story to make it longer but that would've taken away from the story itself. As it stands now, I told the story I wanted to tell in the way I wanted to tell it.
Now to let it rest until September before I start editing.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Monday, July 8, 2013
What Passes For A Plot Outline...
Spent a chunk of the day plotting Chapter 21 of Before The Dawn. Here's what passes for a plot outline in my writing life...
Yeah, it's just some notes sketching out what I think is going to happen in the chapter. From these notes I'll work out the details and write the chapter.
It works for me.
Yeah, it's just some notes sketching out what I think is going to happen in the chapter. From these notes I'll work out the details and write the chapter.
It works for me.
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Reminder...
Just a reminder that WITH EYES OPEN... and CAMPFIRE STORIES are 50% off for the month of July!
WITH EYES OPEN... is available on Lulu: http://www.lulu.com/shop/michael-p-dunn/with-eyes-open/ebook/product-20692075.html
CAMPFIRE STORIES is available on Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/308397
Offer ends midnight, 31 July 2013.
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CAMPFIRE STORIES is available on Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/308397
Offer ends midnight, 31 July 2013.
Monday, July 1, 2013
Need A Good Read? Have I Got A Sale For You!
Hey everyone! Guess what! Now through the end of July, CAMPFIRE
STORIES is on sale at Smashwords! Regularly $5.99, this collection of
eight short stories is now on sale for only $3! Find it here... https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/308397
But wait! There's more!
Also on sale during the month of July is WITH EYES OPEN..., available on Lulu.com! Telling the story of Mira Frayne and the Adityas, WITH EYES OPEN... regularly sells for $2.99. For the month of July, you can buy this book for only $1.49! Find it here... http://www.lulu.com/shop/michael-p-dunn/with-eyes-open/ebook/product-20692075.html
Tell your friends! Tell your neighbors! Tell your neighbor's friends!
Offer good through midnight, July 31, 2013.
But wait! There's more!
Also on sale during the month of July is WITH EYES OPEN..., available on Lulu.com! Telling the story of Mira Frayne and the Adityas, WITH EYES OPEN... regularly sells for $2.99. For the month of July, you can buy this book for only $1.49! Find it here... http://www.lulu.com/shop/michael-p-dunn/with-eyes-open/ebook/product-20692075.html
Tell your friends! Tell your neighbors! Tell your neighbor's friends!
Offer good through midnight, July 31, 2013.
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Working
Photographic evidence of me working on the first draft of "The Fault Lies Not..." Making good progress on it.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
060513 Progress Report: ON A COLD WIND 2nd Draft Complete
The ending can be harder to write than the beginning but are so much more satisfying...even if it's the second draft...
Of course, now that it's finished, I have a lot of typing to do. ON A COLD WIND came in at fifteen chapters...and I've only typed up to Chapter Six.
I sigh deeply.
Of course, now that it's finished, I have a lot of typing to do. ON A COLD WIND came in at fifteen chapters...and I've only typed up to Chapter Six.
I sigh deeply.
Sunday, June 2, 2013
It...Is...Alive! The Website Is Now Live
Since I decided to take the plunge, become an independent author and
self-publish, I've been researching promotion and marketing. I don't
want to become that author...the one who can't post anything on Facebook or Twitter without pimping his books.
Part of my research said it would be beneficial to have a website. So after hemming and hawing for the better part of a year, I decided to take the plunge. Over the last week, I've been working on a website, working through Wix.com. It's not fancy or flashy, but it gives me a place to direct people. Instead of telliing people to go to Lulu for With Eyes Open... and Smashwords for Campfire Stories, I can say, just go to the website and click on the BOOKS button.
It was actually pretty easy to do. Wix has a variety of template, and setting up the pages was pretty straightforward. I had to start using my Hotmail account again, y'know, for when those fan letters start flooding in.
<ahem>
So here's the address, if you're interested in checking it out: http://wordboy1.wix.com/wordboyswords
Part of my research said it would be beneficial to have a website. So after hemming and hawing for the better part of a year, I decided to take the plunge. Over the last week, I've been working on a website, working through Wix.com. It's not fancy or flashy, but it gives me a place to direct people. Instead of telliing people to go to Lulu for With Eyes Open... and Smashwords for Campfire Stories, I can say, just go to the website and click on the BOOKS button.
It was actually pretty easy to do. Wix has a variety of template, and setting up the pages was pretty straightforward. I had to start using my Hotmail account again, y'know, for when those fan letters start flooding in.
<ahem>
So here's the address, if you're interested in checking it out: http://wordboy1.wix.com/wordboyswords
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