Listed below are several comments posted by our authors about the development of their books. Click on a post heading to read more of it. If you would like to read more posts regarding a particular book, click on the book’s title below a post.
I’ve finished revising my new novel. It went from 600 to 350 pages and is a much better read. Now I need my editors, Andy Oram and Elena Kartushina to do their part. If all goes well, I hope to publish it by early November 2018.
posted: jul 15, 2018; words: 219; readers in past month: 449; read more…
I received a first printing of my new novel, Not a Step. I still need to revise it, which will cut at least 100 pages. But I was surprised to see how much I had written over the past year or so.
posted: jun 9, 2018; words: 238; readers in past month: 347; read more…
I finished the first draft of my new novel, Not a Step. I need to do some significant revisions to a few chapters. I also need to condense it — it’s almost six-hundred pages now, but needs to be around four-hundred.
posted: may 30, 2018; words: 170; readers in past month: 206; read more…
My new novel, Not a Step is coming together really well. I haven’t had much time to work on it, but I’m very excited about the progress I’ve been making on the weekends or when on board planes and trains.
posted: may 13, 2018; words: 149; readers in past month: 185; read more…
I’m frustrated that I’ve made so little progress in the past few months on this novel. Sometimes I think I may do better to delete it and write a new novel, a different story.
posted: apr 5, 2017; words: 72; readers in past month: 180; read more…
To make for a richer, more interesting story, I’m rethinking the depth of the secondary characters, in particular the father of the protagonist. I’m thinking about his sexuality outside of his marriage.
posted: sep 22, 2016; words: 304; readers in past month: 255; read more…
I bought a new pen to encourage myself to resume work on my new novel. It’s a Mont Blanc, Meisterstuck Platinum classic ballpoint pen. Since part of the story is set in the late 1950s and the 1960s, it’s fitting to use a class pen.
posted: sep 14, 2016; words: 170; readers in past month: 208; read more…
Now that I finished writing the novel, I Have No Friends — it’s published and available on Amazon — I’m ready to write another novel, which is actually one I already started years ago.
posted: jan 30, 2016; words: 83; readers in past month: 165; read more…
This novel is actually one I started years ago, but did’t finish — I was busy writing a computer book. Since I now prefer to handwriting initially, I will transcribe what I typed previously.
posted: jan 24, 2016; words: 123; readers in past month: 167; read more…
I enjoy writing novels and I’d like to write many more. Although I can’t financially support myself as a novelist, I want to write one every year — or maybe ever eighteen months or so.
posted: jan 11, 2016; words: 168; readers in past month: 173; read more…
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Listed below are several comments posted by our authors about the development of their books. Click on a post heading to read more of it. If you would like to read more posts regarding a particular book, click on the book’s title below a post.
Prologue from St. John Novel
Although it’s not yet published, you may find the Prologue of this new novel interesting. It gives you a sense and preview of what will follow.
posted: oct 22, 2020; words: 1425; readers in past month: 246; read more…
Finished Revising
I’ve finished revising my new novel. It went from 600 to 350 pages and is a much better read. Now I need my editors, Andy Oram and Elena Kartushina to do their part. If all goes well, I hope to publish it by early November 2018.
posted: jul 15, 2018; words: 219; readers in past month: 449; read more…
Humongous
I received a first printing of my new novel, Not a Step. I still need to revise it, which will cut at least 100 pages. But I was surprised to see how much I had written over the past year or so.
posted: jun 9, 2018; words: 238; readers in past month: 347; read more…
Draft Finished
I finished the first draft of my new novel, Not a Step. I need to do some significant revisions to a few chapters. I also need to condense it — it’s almost six-hundred pages now, but needs to be around four-hundred.
posted: may 30, 2018; words: 170; readers in past month: 206; read more…
Finding Traction
My new novel, Not a Step is coming together really well. I haven’t had much time to work on it, but I’m very excited about the progress I’ve been making on the weekends or when on board planes and trains.
posted: may 13, 2018; words: 149; readers in past month: 185; read more…
Continue or Start Over
I’m frustrated that I’ve made so little progress in the past few months on this novel. Sometimes I think I may do better to delete it and write a new novel, a different story.
posted: apr 5, 2017; words: 72; readers in past month: 180; read more…
Martin’s Father’s Secret
To make for a richer, more interesting story, I’m rethinking the depth of the secondary characters, in particular the father of the protagonist. I’m thinking about his sexuality outside of his marriage.
posted: sep 22, 2016; words: 304; readers in past month: 255; read more…
A New Pen
I bought a new pen to encourage myself to resume work on my new novel. It’s a Mont Blanc, Meisterstuck Platinum classic ballpoint pen. Since part of the story is set in the late 1950s and the 1960s, it’s fitting to use a class pen.
posted: sep 14, 2016; words: 170; readers in past month: 208; read more…
A New Beginning & New Ending
Now that I finished writing the novel, I Have No Friends — it’s published and available on Amazon — I’m ready to write another novel, which is actually one I already started years ago.
posted: jan 30, 2016; words: 83; readers in past month: 165; read more…
Transcribing Soon
This novel is actually one I started years ago, but did’t finish — I was busy writing a computer book. Since I now prefer to handwriting initially, I will transcribe what I typed previously.
posted: jan 24, 2016; words: 123; readers in past month: 167; read more…
Restarting
I enjoy writing novels and I’d like to write many more. Although I can’t financially support myself as a novelist, I want to write one every year — or maybe ever eighteen months or so.
posted: jan 11, 2016; words: 168; readers in past month: 173; read more…