Posts Tagged ‘writing’

Paranoia Runs Deep

Posted: 27th May 2014 by jazzdog in Writing
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Like most authors, I spend a good deal of time researching characters, history, culture, language, locations…the list is endless. On any given day, I may ponder how the human body reacts to garroting, which Russian sniper rifles would have been used in the early 1960’s, the flora and fauna of Peru, churches in Amsterdam destroyed […]

Don’t You Love Writing?

Posted: 28th April 2014 by jazzdog in Uncategorized, Writing
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In my mind, I have an image of the perfect place to write. I’m in a cabin in the woods at a desk facing an open window with a view of snow covered mountains. Pots of hot tea magically appear with the occasional cookie. The strong wifi signal attaches me to a massive cable providing […]

Author Chat: Nikki Andrews

Posted: 16th April 2014 by jazzdog in Author Interview
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I want to thank author, Nikki Andrews for coming on the blog.  I’ve gotten to know Nikki as the editor of my latest novel, but there’s so much more. She has worked as a picture framer (which came in handy for her new novel, Framed), craft store clerk, and administrative assistant, but in her real life […]

What’s Up With Texas?

Posted: 31st March 2014 by jazzdog in Writing
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I get asked every so often, after a reader has finished one of my Nick Sibelius novels, where the ideas and characters come from. I understand the question. I populate the novels with quirky characters—a bicycle fanatic eco-terrorist, a good old boy who seems to accidentally kill people around him, a serial killer who uses […]

Landing Your Next Writing Goal

Posted: 10th March 2014 by jazzdog in Aviation, CHAIN REACTION, Creativity, DIRTY WATER, Story, TOXIC RELATIONSHIP, Uncategorized, Writing
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A great joy in my life, other than writing, has been flying. Not the big commercial jets, but small, single engine airplanes. One of the basic things every pilot learns sooner or later is that the more you try to control the airplane, the less control you have. When I first started flying, I recall […]

Writers League of Texas

Posted: 28th February 2014 by jazzdog in Award Winning, Conferences, Creativity, Novel, Texas, TOXIC RELATIONSHIP, Uncategorized, Writing
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I’ve been featured on the Writers League of Texas blog to promote their literary contest. A sci-fi manuscript of mine, SHAPER, won in the sci-fi/fantasy category and the first Nick Sibelius novel, TOXIC RELATIONSHIP, was a finalist in the 2011 contest. Check it out.  

A Writer’s Companion: Fear

Posted: 2nd February 2014 by jazzdog in Creativity, Life, Publishing, Writing
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If you spend enough time around authors and aspiring authors, you begin to sense a force wending its way through hearts and minds. Fear. As aspiring authors we may fear we’re just not good enough for publication. Or worse, what if the thing we want so much, to be published, exposes our flaws and shortcomings […]

My Annual Holiday Blog Post!!!

Posted: 9th December 2013 by jazzdog in Award Winning, Creativity, DIRTY WATER, Texas, TOXIC RELATIONSHIP
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Given it’s December, this must be my annual holiday blog post!!! I cannot offer unending pop star carols in the background, no flashing lights, fake snow on plastic trees or even a mocha pumpkin cinnamon double whip with red and green sprinkles. Sorry. I can point out how this holiday month for various religious traditions […]

Where Art Thou, Continuity?

Posted: 14th October 2013 by jazzdog in Award Winning, Creativity, DIRTY WATER, Novel, Story, Texas, TOXIC RELATIONSHIP, Uncategorized, Writing
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Continuity, especially in a longer novel with a complex plot, can be a real challenge. As the story evolves from the first draft, every aspect of the novel deepens with detail. The setting, from the time of day, time of year, climate, architecture, flora and fauna–the list is almost endless–becomes more defined on the second, […]

Author Chat: Audra Middleton

Posted: 16th September 2013 by jazzdog in Author Interview, Creativity, Interview, Publishing, Writing
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I very pleased to have fellow author Audra Middleton with me on the blog.  We recently shared duties as co-facilitators of a session about finding the right critique group at the 2013 Pacific Northwest Writers Association conference.  Audra, thanks for being with me today. It’s always good to have a fellow Champagne Books author in […]

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