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Category Archives: Writing
Not a Harry Potter Knockoff
My novel A School for Sorcery was published in hard cover in 2002 and came out in trade paperback as part of Tor’s Starscape series of fantasy and science fiction novels for teens in August 2003. Given those publication dates, … Continue reading
Description Conundrum
Today’s blog raises a question I don’t have an answer for: How much description is too much, and how little description is too little? When I write, I tend to be spare in regard to description. I think it’s largely … Continue reading
Posted in Books, fantasy novels, Reading, Writing
Tagged A Perilous Power, Arucadi Series, Description, editors, fantasy, questions, Seduction of the Scepter, Writing
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Grammar Still Matters
In this age of social media, when people post everything from what they ate at their most recent meal to political and social commentary, often in haste and with little regard to spelling and grammar, we may well conclude that … Continue reading
Posted in editing, Spelling and Grammar, Writing
Tagged editing, grammar, language, spelling, usage
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On Writing Across Genres
Cross-genre works have become increasingly popular in recent years. They’ve always been around; they aren’t a new phenomenon. However, in the past it often proved difficult to get a cross-genre work published. That was not due to any fault in … Continue reading
On Letting Go
In my previous blog I wrote about books so enjoyable that you don’t want them to end. Now I must confess that writers sometimes feel that way about a book they are writing. We tend to fall in love with … Continue reading
Posted in editing, fantasy novels, Reading, Writing
Tagged Authors, E. Rose Sabin, editors, fantasy, ideas, novels, Seduction of the Scepter, Writing
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Your Opinion, Please
As an author I fully understand the value of reviews and greatly appreciate readers who take the time to write a thoughtful review of one of my books. Whether the review praises the work or finds fault with it, whether … Continue reading
An Invitation
I admit it—I love time travel stories. I’ve even written one. My latest book, Deathright, isn’t just a time travel story, but time travel is definitely a big part of it. It was that love of time travel stories that … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Promotion, Reading, Writing
Tagged fantasy novels, Nathan Van Coops, Science Fiction, The Day After Never, time travel, Writing
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