Starlog

  • Check out the cover for “The First Day of the New Tomorrow” Wahoo!

    Yahoo!  I am so excited to reveal the cover for my new story “The First Day of the New Tomorrow” This is my first young adult release, and I’m stoked because I finally get to explode something let loose and have a little fun. Here we go!  What do you think? Cover copy: When dreams… Read more

  • Torture Your Protagonist Rule #20 of 32 Simple Rules to the Writing the Best Novel Ever

    I’m dissecting the article Hunting Down the Pleonasm, by Allen Guthrie, using it as a cattle prod to search for little nasties in my manuscript.  Yep, you can join in the fun, too.  Let’s take a looksee at topic #20 20: Torture your protagonist. It’s not enough for him to be stuck up a tree. You… Read more

  • Write a Story with Me #61 – Ravena Guron – “I accept My Fate”

    Write a Story with Me is a group endeavor just for the fun of it.  A different writer adds a new 250 words each week.  It is the ultimate Flash Fiction Challenge! If you’d like to sign up, come on over.  There’s always room for more! Here’s this week’s excerpt.  We hope you enjoy! 61… Read more

  • Don’t sleep with him/her? Rule #19 of 32 Simple Rules to the Writing the Best Novel Ever

    I’m dissecting the article Hunting Down the Pleonasm, by Allen Guthrie, using it as a cattle prod to search for little nasties in my manuscript.  Yep, you can join in the fun, too.  Let’s take a looksee at topic #19 19: Don’t allow characters who are sexually attracted to one another the opportunity to get into… Read more

  • Write a Story With Me #60— Vanessa-Jane Chapman “I can’t do it!”

    Write a Story with Me is a group endeavor just for the fun of it.  A different writer adds a new 250 words each week.  It is the ultimate Flash Fiction Challenge! If you’d like to sign up, come on over.  There’s always room for more! Here’s this week’s excerpt.  We hope you enjoy! 60—… Read more

  • Holy Smoke! 1,000 Followers? How about a givaway?

    Today my Web Site hit 1,000 direct followers. That’s 1,000 people who have logged in here through WordPress and hit the “follow” button. My handy-dandy little stats calculator now tells me almost 7,500 people follow this blog through different outlets.  That is incredibly cool, and a little humbling. Unbelievable. I know that’s nothing compared to some other… Read more