This three-week series of sharing my author story, is in answer to Brent King’s question on my Ask Me Anything post: “I would be fascinated by your personal story…what fueled your passion for…writing and your desire to write.” Here is the author-side of that story. (You can read Part 1 here.) I thought I… Continue reading
I just received the proof to my manuscript. That means the ARCs are going out and, once I give the “okay”, the manuscript is set in stone. As promised a couple weeks ago, when I shared the cover reveal, I’m pleased to present a clip from the first chapter of A… Continue reading
It is here. A Time to Die has a cover. I’m not even sure what to write right now, but I want to write something to fill up this white space so that you can have that dramatic moment of…scrolling down. I received the first preliminary cover early in the morning when… Continue reading
As many of you know, I recently entered a major editing stage (aka. torture by red pen) for my book, A Time to Die, in preparation for publication this fall. Last week, a commenter said, “…it’s really powerful for contracted authors…to share truth like this.” (Hi Clint! *waves*) So I’ve put… Continue reading
On August 7th, 2011—almost a full year after I started my upcoming novel, A Time to Die—I had an experience that left me numb, cold, and questioning my purpose behind writing. An experience that, I’m sure, every author (and maybe even musician, screenwriter, playwright, poet, painter, and so on) dreads. On… Continue reading
How would you live if you knew the day you’d die? I left you with this question last post to whet your appetite for A Time to Die. This was a question I asked myself over and over three years ago after the sudden death of a peer. The more… Continue reading
I created this website and Brandes Editorial with plans to convert it into my author website should the day ever come when I received an offer for a publishing contract. Well, dear readers and writers, the day has arrived (with blaring trumpets, dancing on the streets, and a glorious soundtrack,… Continue reading
