A few days ago I did one of my favorite things about being a writer — research. In the middle of the week and the middle of the day, I hopped on my scooter, riding through downtown Seattle to the Museum of Flight. My goal: tour the interior of a B-17. This aircraft had a […]
Posts Tagged ‘author’
A Starting Point
Posted: 28th July 2012 by Richard Hacker in Aviation, History, WritingTags: adventure, author, blog, historical novel, history, Richard Hacker, writing
0
Pacific Northwest Writers Conference 2012
Posted: 23rd July 2012 by Richard Hacker in Conferences, Creativity, Novel, PublishingTags: author, blog, books, conference, creativity, fiction, novel, PNWA, Richard Hacker, writing
I just got back from the Pacific Northwest Writers Association. “Just got back” is a bit of a stretch, since the conference happened in Seattle, just a quick twenty minute commute from my house. Writers gravitate to these conferences for a number of reasons: to see colleagues and be with other writers, to attend workshops […]
Author Chat: Brian Braden
Posted: 16th July 2012 by Richard Hacker in Author Interview, Novel, PublishingTags: author, books, creativity, fiction, interview, novel, Richard Hacker, writer, writing
I want to welcome Brian Braden to the blog today. Now retired from the military, he served as an officer in intelligence and as a combat helicopter pilot. In addition, he’s been a corporate executive and a freelance columnist featured in defense publications including Military Times and Air Power Journal. Brian and I know each […]
The 777 Challenge
Posted: 9th July 2012 by Richard Hacker in Creativity, NovelTags: author, blogging, fiction, novel, Richard Hacker, writer
A Shot to the Heart
Posted: 2nd July 2012 by Richard Hacker in Creativity, Life, UncategorizedTags: author, blog, life, Richard Hacker, writer
I have my dad’s 1911 Colt .45 semi-automatic pistol, the very one he wore in a leather shoulder harness as a B-17 bombardier in the Pacific doing low level bombing of Emperial Japanese warships. I’ll bypass the whole “low level bombing in a B-17” thing for another time. The last and only time I ever […]
Author Chat: Angelica Hart and Zi
Posted: 25th June 2012 by Richard Hacker in Creativity, Novel, UncategorizedTags: author, blog, books, champagne books, creativity, fiction, novel, writing
I’m excited to have Angelica Hart and Zi in the blog house for an interview. To say these two authors combined, have been prolific, is a bit of an understatement. Between them they have thirty seven titles published and over five hundred shorts in various magazines and newspapers. And the awards! EPPIE finalist for three […]
LeMay Adventure
Posted: 11th June 2012 by Richard Hacker in Life, UncategorizedTags: author, blog, cars, life, Richard Hacker, scooter, travel, Vespa, Washington, writer
Buy A Book, Win A Prize
Posted: 8th June 2012 by Richard Hacker in Creativity, Marketing, Novel, Publishing, UncategorizedTags: author, blog, creativity, marketing, novel, Richard Hacker, thriller, writer
Read a story today about the author of Ready Player One, Arthur Cline, is giving a prize away for any reader who can find a clue in his novel, then successfully navigate three challenges in an online video game at a specific web address. The contest sounds kind of cool. Much more skill based than […]
So You Want to Get Published…
Posted: 11th May 2012 by Richard Hacker in Creativity, Publishing, UncategorizedTags: author, blog, books, creativity, fiction, novel, publishing, Richard Hacker, writing
Where’s the Line? Limits to Language, Sex and Violence in YA Novels
Posted: 9th April 2012 by Richard Hacker in Creativity, Digital Media, Novel, Publishing, Uncategorized, YATags: author, books, creativity, fiction, novel, Richard Hacker, writing, YA
As an author writing a YA novel I face the conundrum of determining how much graphic sex, violence and profanity my characters will experience in the course of the story. YA presents a challenge because you’re dealing with a broad spectrum of intellectual and emotional capacity to understand what is being presented. The distance between […]
