We were told this, a few nights back – me and a few other self-produced authors.
The person informing us he will no longer invest his savings in our work did so as a reaction for being told that his opinion was not correct, or founded on facts.
It was surreal. Continue reading
“Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.” (Robert E. Howard)
I’m posting this here because I think this is one of those experiments that deserve respect and support.
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I’ve been too long in Shanghai – in my head, at least.
The research and the writing of my book have caused me to spend many hours, daily, thinking about Shanghai in the ’30s, reading about Shanghai in the ’30s, writing about Shanghai in the ’30s.
Lucky me, only the first half of the novel takes place in that city*.
I realized I need to take a break from Shanghai two or three days back, as I sat down to read a novel called – you guessed it – Shanghai. Continue reading
So I’ve finished my novel – what now?
Quite simply – I’m working on the next one.
Starting this weekend, I am working on a collaboration with a young writer, a kid of twenty five that has a 40.000 words science fiction novel first draft needing some doctoring.
The idea is to go through the manuscript, see what’s good and what’s not, and develop a full novel – say 50.000 words worth of it.
There’s a catch: the young guy I’m collaborating with is… me. Continue reading
And today, a steampunk short.
Because we like steampunk, don’t we?
Enjoy!
A belated writing prompt.
It does give me a few ideas for a story.
Karavansara 