04/08/2011
Book of the Black Diamond
I'm announcing a young adult paranormal thriller. Here is the synopsis:
Fletcher, the old coal tycoon, gained notoriety for the brutality he exhibited towards his miners. He had only one love and legend says his precious Black Diamond is cursed to run the decaying tracks forever. Legend says he's the captain for the devil in that hellish train. Josie Stapleton and the school's mean girls learn many legends come from the truth.
Josie is not an ideal student. She is impatient, cynical and thoroughly disappointed to see her new school has the same nepotism and petty politics. After 2 months in the town of Sunnyside, the school's superficial squad challenges her to a dare. She accepts for her own reasons. They step out onto the Devil's Bridge and the world changes. Now, at 200 feet above ground, the girls see what happens when legend meets reality.
Josie is left the sole survivor that night and she must find solutions to impossible questions. Her autistic best friend and several new acquaintances help her discover the answers are just as impossible.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004NSV4AU
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Congratulations to eAuthors!
Several weeks ago an article was published in USA Today that completely shocked me. Eauthor Amanda Hocking had a full article, which spotlighted many independent (self-published) authors who have also gone on to find incredible success in their writing efforts. This is a wonderful development for writers everywhere.
My first book was an ebook in 2001. The anti-ebook propaganda was ripe and ready during those days. Epublishing was considered, "inferior," and something only considered by, "hacks." The derragatory sentiments continued as long as they could. But, the publication of While I'm Dying was the best experience I've had in writing.
Electronic publication is a viable alternative and, as the article shows, cna be a successful one. Hocking alone reports selling over 100K books per month. That is an astounding feat for any author, including those published through the "big boys" in NY.
Perhaps this is just the first step in bridging the gap between writers and readers, that should have been bridged years ago. Hopefully, we're moving to a destination in literature, where they author's success will genuinely depend on their merit and capability. It will not depend on knowing someone or nothing more than luck.
Here's a link, should you wish to check it out.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2011-02-09-ebooks...
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12/19/2008
Found a Good Article
I found this article and thought it was a good piece of information for writers.
Some Thoughts on Crafting Fiction
Like any idea you conceive in life, fiction starts and ends in the mind; first in the conscious, then the subconscious, and finally digging deeper into the labyrinth of ageless wisdom; the subconscious, the ever-lasting fountain of imagination and inspiration.
I will not attempt here to teach you how to write fiction because quite frankly I do not believe it can be done with modular instruction. Crafting invented stories and converting them into novels and novellas is a highly personalized art form which writers approach in a myriad of disparate ways.
What I will do on the other hand is provide you with some personal thoughts on crafting fiction; thoughts derived from my own experience.
WHY I WRITE FICTION
While I have a preference for non-fiction I also write fiction with a modest but nonetheless marked degree of success.
Some writers take one route, some the other; I take both - but only after I managed to master the first: non-fiction.
Why should this be so?
I discovered early on in my writing career that coming to terms with the disciplines of crafting non-fiction dramatically improved my ability to create fiction and to attract proposals for publication of my increasing output.
So why do I write fiction?
Quite simply, to amuse myself, to stretch my reach, to challenge my imagination - and when my offerings are published and other people tell me they like what I create, so much the better.
Having proposals for works of fiction accepted for publication is never easy but with contracts in my pocket for all ten outpourings to date, I am not complaining…
HOW I WRITE FICTION
Drawing on the disciplines of one genre I apply them to the other - and so - my golden rule on crafting fiction is to operate solely within the confines of what I know. That is why before tackling a fictional project I visit my subconscious to establish levels of interest, knowledge, and above all expertise.
Functioning in scenarios where I feel comfortable, relaxed, confident, and at ease makes writing fiction a joyous occasion and provides me with a sense of fulfilment.
Writer Info: JIM GREEN is a bestselling author in the realms of both fiction and non-fiction. http://how-to-write-cutting-edge-fiction.com
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