Category: Novels
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Self-Publishing Thoughts
I self-published my second book, “The Garden of Abel” back in late March. Since then, there have been very few sales and little buzz. In a previous post, I detailed why I was interested in self-publishing this one. Basically it boils down to the fact that it was previously published through my site already, and…
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Anansi Screenplay Revision
So I’m now on one of the last scenes for the “Anansi” revamp. I say revamp since a good portion of the first act remained the same. The biggest changes come from the second act onwards, with the ending being pretty much the same. I believe another twenty pages of work should get me to…
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Game Writing Course Complete
Game writing course is all wrapped up. It was a great experience and I was happy with the feedback I got on the final assignment. I got a lot of very encouraging feedback from Adrian Ropp, who was the lead writer for “Hogwarts Legacy.” Breaking into video games as a writer seems tough. Most of…
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Anansi Revamp
The revamp should be done by mid-July at the latest. I have some ideas for how I can incorporate some scenes from the novel into this second draft of the screenplay. Maybe I end up reworking the novel after if I like the changes enough.
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First month of self-publishing
The Garden of Abel has had one month up on Amazon’s ebook store. It didn’t exactly take the world by storm but it has more readers than it did when it was posted on my site. I’ve also been able to make (a little) money off the sales. As I’ve mentioned in previous blog posts…
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The Garden of Abel
As I shared in my last blog post, I self-published one of my novels. “The Garden of Abel” was the second book I wrote, and is now the first to be published in any form. The support I’ve received from family and friends has been great so far, and I’m grateful to have that. I…
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The Garden of Abel: Self-published my first book
So any readers will know that “The Garden of Abel” was on my site a while back. I have now deleted the entries and have an ebook for $9.99. The Garden of Abel Ebook I have always been hesitant to self-publish anything, but the recent rejection I received — where there was a ton of…
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Joining a game writing course
I’ve previously mentioned that I took on the task of writing a screenplay. I am still awaiting news of whether I got into my film program or not. In the meantime I figured I would try another avenue and also sign up for a game writing course. I saw it advertised via Instagram and after…
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So close but not quite there
The few readers of this site may know that I’ve been trying to get a book published since I was 18. The first book I tried with was the first draft of “Elseworld.” The first draft, looking back now, had lots of issues. There were lots of info dumps (still working on cutting those down),…
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Trying a screenplay
For the past year I was seriously considering trying to convert a novel into a screenplay. I made the plunge earlier in 2023. It’s been a busy year but I’m getting near the end of the project now.