Hey, it’s not fantasy this time. My latest audiobook was Killing Floor by Lee Child It was a good read with a few niggles. He maintains a good level of tension in the story by keeping some mystery and danger going through the whole book. The main character is pretty good, the author delivers some …
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Map!
I have a map now. Technically, I had a map before, but it became wildly out of date and this one is much prettier. I don’t think a map is necessary for the book, really, but it does help me stay a bit more consistent.
Been Busy
I’ve been busy lately, both with writing and with the day job. However, I’m still pushing hard to finish this revision. Something else I just realized, as in right now as I’m typing these very words: it’s been 1 year since I started work on this book. A year is a lot of time to …
Characters
I have read that a writer should describe a character in detail to make a vivid image in the reader’s mind, and I have also read to keep descriptions to a bare minimum because the reader will fill in the details in their mind. Probably both can work, but I think I’d rather trust to …
Back on Track
I thought there would be 55 chapters, then I thought 58 chapters, now I’m thinking 62 chapters. There isn’t much new plot but there are more scenes and that keeps pushing everything back. The good news is that I managed to slog past 55 and I’m now working on 58. To start off 58, I …
Book Report: The Golden Compass
I really enjoyed listening to this one. Partly, it’s a really well produced audiobook with a cast instead of a single narrator, and they do a great job bringing the characters to life with their voices. So if you want to listen to a great audiobook, I recommend this one. The writing is good enough …
Stuck
I’ve been stuck on chapter 55 for awhile now. I’m hoping to make a breakthrough sometime soon, but it’s not going to be easy. I have two characters in a difficult situation and I keep wanting to bend them to the plot. Then my wife reads it and tells me it doesn’t work, the characters …