I’ve been having all sorts of debates with myself about political things, criminal justice, etc… All the things that go horribly sideways after an apocalypse. I just noticed something about my characters’ backstories: They’re all young. This is by-design. It’s also the case in almost all action stories for the same reason I chose it:Continue reading “Whew! They’re Young!”
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Who Are These People?
My ensemble cast is growing. I swear I outlined backstories for our four intrepid high school age werewolves (nee football players – an idea stolen from Fire From the Sky and every Army recruiter in the last century). I couldn’t remember who came from where and had what. “Open that backstory file,” I thought toContinue reading “Who Are These People?”
Hardcopy!
First the good news: I “finished” to the logical/plot halfway point. I put it all together. I used the “master document” thing so it’s not copy/paste. 15 chapters. 67K words. 162 pages. That is indeed half a novel. Huzzah! The bad news: I suck. There is markup on almost every other page. At least forContinue reading “Hardcopy!”
Frustrating, but I Can’t Help Myself
Chapter 11 got too long, not only in page count but in scene count. I split it. That pushed 12 to 13, etc… Chapter 9 needs more space. Not word count, physical space. This means I need to extend the “loop” they’re making. At least Google Maps makes that easy. I sent them into Montana.Continue reading “Frustrating, but I Can’t Help Myself”
The Hobgoblin of Consistency
That’s the last one. I think it’s a contender. Illustrate pulls at me. The chapters are getting longer. I tried to fight this, but I’m giving up. It’s too early to worry about it and constantly renumbering things is getting expensive. I’m writing as a file per chapter, so renumbering changes all the filenames. InContinue reading “The Hobgoblin of Consistency”
Illustration
That cover is an example of illustrating the book. I really like it, even now. However, it falls into that cartoon-ish category I want to avoid. Tom and Luke don’t partially shift, at least not yet, so the guy with the werewolf head is not a thing. Digression: That’s a font problem. What the heckContinue reading “Illustration”
Blurb
I’m rather post-y today. That horrible image is from the same prompt that worked, but a different model. I’m not going to link to it because I’m sure it’s fine for other things and this absolutely, insanely bad (all 36 are; this is not cherry-picked for awfulness). Now that I (sort of) have a cover,Continue reading “Blurb”
Cover Style
This is only limitedly negotiable. Genres have cover styles, which change over time. If one violates that style, one irritates readers because they don’t get what they expect. This is why “shirtless guys” sends the wrong message. I’m not writing a Gay Romance novel. There is a gay romance, but that’s not the same thing.Continue reading “Cover Style”
Fans Spooling Up!
It’s about time I use this computer. I have Stable Diffusion (a fairly old version) generating images from this prompt: two muscular men in jeans and tight white t-shirt full body hiking boots visible standing close outside dry hills background with a wolf sitting beside them The results are “interesting”. The faces in all ofContinue reading “Fans Spooling Up!”
Chapter 7 Complete!
Not only chapter seven, but chapters one through seven. 8, 9, and 10 are ready to complete, but I’m done for the day. Chapters 11 and 12 are already written. I really need to start pushing forward. I know what happens in chapters 13 and 14, but I need to get to around 25 toContinue reading “Chapter 7 Complete!”
Marked Up 