Often the hero is lost when they have a disrupting event that knocks them out of their comfortable ordinary world. They need words of guidance. This is often provided by someone(s) with the wisdom of age and experience. There a several such voices in the story. Art, Kwon, the monks, Lag, and Taj (which gets another post). Continue reading Char dev- Wise Old Man
Monthly Archives: March 2014
Char dev- the Hero
Typically, a story has a hero. In stories I like, the Hero is someone I want to root for, someone I want to win, someone I’d like to meet. They have challenges, flaws, but are human enough to recognize them. They also grow over the course of the tale. Continue reading Char dev- the Hero
Reviews
Reading reviews can be fun. A real hoot for some products. Writing good reviews can be a challenge, and I’d like to think I know t least a little bit about it, being in the top 12,000 Amazon reviewers, with a 98% “Helpful” rating. Continue reading Reviews
Made a deal
Just signed and mailed off a contract with a publisher, so I don’t have to worry about upfront editing and cover art costs and details in any future books. I’m also working on altering TSCB to conventional prose novel format, to be released when done. I de-published from Amazon so they could upload it and take it from here.
I’ll add more details when it’s available again and the publisher makes an official announcement.
It’s a strange world I live in. Very strange, but oddly nice.
UPDATE: Looks like the new product link is http://www.amazon.com/Stars-Came-Back-Rolf-Nelson-ebook/dp/B00J3F8Q0O . Comments haven’t followed it over just yet, and the cover is a bit different. The conventional prose format cover will be totally different.
UPDATE II: Castalia House. Comments have migrated over. Vox talks about it here.
Loose ends
What loose ends would you most like to see explained in the next book? Not just “the next chapter,” but what things were hinted at, or assumed, or mentioned, that you’d like more background about, or details on, or whatever?
Next book
Got a lot of ideas about the next book kicking around inside the cranium. What sounds most appealing: Continue reading Next book
Another plug
This time at Instapundit. Be interesting to see what happens. A couple of comment there from people that read it and liked it can’t hurt. No giant tidal wave of buying just yet, but it’s only been up for a little while.