Continuity, especially in a longer novel with a complex plot, can be a real challenge. As the story evolves from the first draft, every aspect of the novel deepens with detail. The setting, from the time of day, time of year, climate, architecture, flora and fauna–the list is almost endless–becomes more defined on the second, […]
Posts Tagged ‘creativity’
Where Art Thou, Continuity?
Posted: 14th October 2013 by jazzdog in Award Winning, Creativity, DIRTY WATER, Novel, Story, Texas, TOXIC RELATIONSHIP, Uncategorized, WritingTags: author, champagne books, creativity, DIRTY WATER, fiction, novel, Richard Hacker, Texas, writing
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Author Chat: Audra Middleton
Posted: 16th September 2013 by jazzdog in Author Interview, Creativity, Interview, Publishing, WritingTags: Audra Middleton, author, author interview, blog, books, creativity, fiction, novel, Watcher, writing
I very pleased to have fellow author Audra Middleton with me on the blog. We recently shared duties as co-facilitators of a session about finding the right critique group at the 2013 Pacific Northwest Writers Association conference. Audra, thanks for being with me today. It’s always good to have a fellow Champagne Books author in […]
The Path to Success: Do What You Love
Posted: 9th September 2013 by jazzdog in Publishing, WritingTags: author, blog, creativity, fiction, J.K.Rowling, marketing, novel, Richard Hacker, self publishing, success
James Stewart’s column in the New York Times, “Long Odds for Authors Newly Published” about J.K. Rowling aka Robert Galbraith’s book, Cuckoo’s Calling has left me pondering what writing is all about these days. In the article, Stewart discusses how Cuckoo’s Calling under the Galbraith name had to be shopped around at publishers and then, depending […]
It’s Writing Conference Time or Choosing a Conference Over a Root Canal
Posted: 24th July 2013 by jazzdog in Conferences, Critique Group, Marketing, Novel, WritingTags: author, creativity, critique group, marketing, novel, PNWA, publishing, Richard Hacker
I’m getting ready to attend the Northwest Pacific Writers Association Conference in Seattle this week. The first conference I attended was the Texas Writers’ League in Austin. While I can turn on the extrovert (I was a consultant for 20+ years, afterall) I have never enjoyed going to a big gathering of people to network. […]
The Business of Writing
Posted: 20th May 2013 by jazzdog in Creativity, Marketing, Publishing, UncategorizedTags: author, blog, books, champagne books, creativity, eBook, novel, Richard Hacker, writing
Jane Friedman, who writes a blog on the business of writing, has shared an infographic which offers one of the better descriptions of the evolving publishing world. Often conversations about the many paths writers might take include a level of angst (oh my God, we’re all going to die!), defensiveness (my way is better than […]
Controlled Falling
Posted: 17th December 2012 by jazzdog in Creativity, Life, WritingTags: author, blog, creativity, life, Richard Hacker, writing
Just like walking, living is an exercise in controlled falling. We step out, falling with our weight in one direction, then we shift our weight, stepping with the other foot to control the fall. I’m a product of having worked much of my professional life as an independent contractor, charging by the day, usually traveling out […]
A Taste of Texas: TexMex and BBQ
Posted: 19th November 2012 by jazzdog in Cooking, Food, Life, Texas, TexMex, TOXIC RELATIONSHIPTags: author, blog, Cooking, creativity, Food, Mexican Food, Richard Hacker, Texas, TexMex, toxic relationship, writer
Critique Groups: Process
Posted: 12th November 2012 by jazzdog in Creativity, Critique Group, Novel, WritingTags: author, blog, creativity, critique, critique group, fiction, novel, Richard Hacker, writing
What is an effective critique process? The best critique process is the one your specific group agrees to do together. There is no “right” way to critique, only choices. Number of group members: While two could work, a group of 5-6 allows for sufficient energy and variety of feedback in the group, as well as […]
Critique Groups: You Get What You Ask For
Posted: 7th October 2012 by jazzdog in Critique Group, WritingTags: author, blog, creativity, critique, critique group, fiction, Richard Hacker, writer, writing
Author Chat: Debra Easterling
Posted: 1st October 2012 by Richard Hacker in Author Interview, Creativity, Interview, Novel, WritingTags: author, blog, books, champagne books, creativity, Debra Easterling, fiction, novel, Richard Hacker, Twenty Miles North of LVOV, writer, writing
I Want to Thank Debra Easterling for joining us today. Debra has a thriller coming out in October from Champagne Books called TWENTY MILES NORTH OF LVOV. And she’s currently working on a chic lit mystery, which I’m hoping we’ll find out about in our interview. Debra, before we get to TWENTY MILES NORTH OF […]
