Christopher Lamont slouched forward over his desk, his heavy head resting on his arms. He flicked a pencil away every time it rolled down the slanted surface. Each flick was a burst of his frustration, and one good flick sent the pencil flying off. It bounced somewhere below his feet. At a loss, he tookContinue reading “The Departing Tale of Christopher & The Hereafter: Chapter 1”
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The Departing Tale of Christopher & The Hereafter: Prologue
This is the prologue of my work in progress, a book that I’ve been working on for some time. Before its major release I want to share with it everyone. So please enjoy and any feedback or thoughts on it are welcomed. At the time of this excerpt, I am still proofreading it. And I’mContinue reading “The Departing Tale of Christopher & The Hereafter: Prologue”
New Book Update
Getting through proofreading of my current book, and I’ve been working hard to get all the elements to work as well as making sure each chapter flows to the next. My usual operation was to always proofread and edit from beginning to end. I’m talking about from the first chapter ALL THE WAY to theContinue reading “New Book Update”
Returning to my First Work in Progress Story
It is a fantastic feeling when I finish something near and dear to me. Earlier this week, I finished the rough draft for my next book. I am happy I finally returned to this story and have its rough draft wrapped up. This story is a labor of love because it was my first storyContinue reading “Returning to my First Work in Progress Story”
We Become Beasts Book Trailer
We Become Beasts is still I’ve been working on for a little over a year. It originally started off as a short story, but became longer under my wife’s need for more. It is set to release on Oct 19th and it’s available Kindle, Nook, and Kobo.
The Author is More than a Writer
As indie author we are more than just a writer. First and foremost, you and I are writers, but we have to be so much more than the one thing down the line. The next things I’ll be writing may not apply to number of you, but it is food for thought. An indieContinue reading “The Author is More than a Writer”
My Debut Novel Releases This Year
The biggest milestone a writer takes is becoming a published author. I am happy to announce that my debut book We Become Beasts releases on Oct 19, 2022 on Kindle, Kobo, and Nook. Here’s the plot:When Serena wakes up in a strange room with 9 unfamiliar faces, she learns they are in a highContinue reading “My Debut Novel Releases This Year”
Writing Persistence and a Writing Buddy
Persistence is the ability to keep going even when things are tough. -Unkown Excited to announce that I’ve completed a rough draft for a short project story. This was fun to do because it changed things up for me. Allowing me to put on my writer’s hat on again and flex that muscle. TheContinue reading “Writing Persistence and a Writing Buddy”
The Creative Mind that Creates No Matter What Time
It has become apparent that one of the activities my mind engages on is conceptualizing and creating stories. As a writer, I like to come up with “what-if” scenarios or take mismatched things and mold them together. Either through brainstorming ideas, inspired by some experience, or like the other night when I woke up inContinue reading “The Creative Mind that Creates No Matter What Time”
Writers Have to Start Writing to Succeed
The most important aspect of an author is that they are a writer which means they write. Writers write. Editors edit. Proofreader proofread. Suffice it to say that an author, especially an indie author wears all these hats. But she always wears her Writer Hat first and that outranks the other hats. When itContinue reading “Writers Have to Start Writing to Succeed”
Still Foxes 