August 9, 2015 Fiction Description Opinion time, readers. What is your preference, or perhaps tolerance, for the amount of description of places, things, physical appearance, etc. in fiction? Do you like to have an exacting rundown of what the characters look like, what the furniture in a room looks like and how it is arranged,… Continue reading Fiction Description. Resurrected Post.
Category: Business of Writing
“Semi-Autos and Sorcery” Book Signing
Under Strange Suns Update. Resurrected Post.
June 21, 2015 Under Strange Suns Update And at last it can be revealed. Behold the Brad Fraunfelter awesomeness in full color. I’d buy that. Of course, first I have to finish writing it. Or, more precisely, I need to finish editing it. The book is written. But I’m giving it another polish. Tweaking, emphasizing,… Continue reading Under Strange Suns Update. Resurrected Post.
At it Again: Yet Another Post-Signing Report. Resurrected Post.
May 24, 2015 At it Again: Yet Another Post-Signing Report I enjoyed another signing recently. And I mean enjoyed; beer featured prominently. The accommodating publicans at Journeys Pub, Bob and Shannon, offered to host a signing of “Reunion.” Not only did they offer the venue, they advertised the event and held all night happy hour.… Continue reading At it Again: Yet Another Post-Signing Report. Resurrected Post.
Slim Volumes. Resurrected Post.
May 17, 2015 Slim Volumes I’ve been ill. Still am, to be honest. Head throbbing, muscles and joints aching. Tired. No surprise then that it is hard to concentrate. But today is Sunday, so a web log post must be completed, illness be damned. I’ve been re-reading Simon Hawke’s “TimeWars” novels. Fun, fast-paced stuff, the… Continue reading Slim Volumes. Resurrected Post.
“Reunion” Book Signing After Action Report. Resurrected Post.
May 10, 2015 “Reunion” Book Signing After Action Report Tip of the hat to Tanasbourne Barnes & Noblebookstore. The store graciously hosted a signing of “Reunion,” even moving me up to the front of the store away from some sort of children’s event going on near the space originally intended for the signing. So, how… Continue reading “Reunion” Book Signing After Action Report. Resurrected Post.
Hey, Look at Me! Resurrected Post.
May 3, 2015 Hey, Look at Me! May is a busy month for me this year. What is going on, you ask? You’ve come to the right place for answers. My short story “Brava – or – the Fire Demon” is out, published by the fine folks at Swords and Sorcery Magazine. If you like… Continue reading Hey, Look at Me! Resurrected Post.
Maintenance Day on the Web Log.
Regularly scheduled maundering will return next week. This week I’m busy re-uploading more posts that vanished in the mysterious disappearance of my website earlier this year. This will be a slow, ongoing process over the next several months, but I thought I’d put a shoulder into it today. Oh, yes, the obligatory self-promotion: If you… Continue reading Maintenance Day on the Web Log.
Twenty Silver Jakarta’s per Gross Weight of Lembas. Resurrected Post.
April 12, 2015 Twenty Silver Jakatas per Gross Weight of Lembas Building a believable fantasy world is a challenge. There is no precise recipe, but there are ingredients. One of those ingredients is a sense of an economy, the suggestion that in the lands the characters live in, visit, or simply pass through there are… Continue reading Twenty Silver Jakarta’s per Gross Weight of Lembas. Resurrected Post.