They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but I’ve always thought that is grossly unfair to words. A picture might get details you’d need a thousand words to capture fully, but with well-chosen words you can do so much more. In a thousand words I could tell you the history of a world, …
Continue reading Things to Ask Your Beta Readers Part 3 – Immersion
Welcome back to our ongoing series about things to ask your Beta readers. Check out last week’s post, questions about characterization. This week, we delve into the nuts and bolts of your book - the plot, the conflicts, and the structure. I’m focusing on this in order of what is most essential for a story. …
Continue reading Things to Ask Your Beta Readers Part 2 – Analysis
Today is the one-year anniversary of Weird Theology, my first ever published novel! It’s been an incredible journey, watching how my first book has grown and hearing back from people that enjoyed it. The sequel, Strange Cosmology, will be published at the end of the summer so I’ve been spending a ton of time with …
Continue reading Things to Ask Your Beta Readers Part 1 – Characterization
