writer-friend Liz also, sangria-drinking, star-trek-watching-friend Liz I have a writer-friend (who occasionally helps me drink martinis) who needed some motivation to get pages written to bring to our local crit group. She had long been a writer, but had never finished a novel, and after an extensive post-group discussion over tea about all things writing, I suggested that we become… Read More
Steven Novak continues to rock the covers available on Kindle, Nook, Kobo, Smash or add to your Goodreads TBR also Delirium (Debt Collector 1) is FREE FREE on Amazon, Kobo, Smashwords, iTunes
I’ve written eight of the nine episodes of my Debt Collector serial. Already, I’ve learned several valuable lessons I’ll be carrying forward in my novel writing. Story is a Harmonic Waveform For the non-geek among you, some visual assistance: *waves hand* ignore the fact that there aren’t nine cycles in that third harmonic Novelists (and readers) already know there is… Read More
Too many adverbs and clichés in your writing? I’ve got just the fix for you. by Jessica Bell Writers constantly have rules thrown at them left, right, and center. Show, don’t tell! Stop using so many dialogue tags! More sensory detail! More tension! Speed up the pace! Yada yada yada … it can become overwhelming, yes? I used to feel… Read More
Fellow Indelible and all-around-awesome-author (that’s a lot of a’s) is revealing the new cover for her YA Paranormal/SF book, Grounded: Gorgeous, yes? Another beauty by Steven Novak Synopsis: All my life I’ve worked to be simple, but I can’t pretend anymore. Nothing about me is simple. In the year 2050, a secret government study nicknamed Operation Source Code injects eight volunteers… Read More
Guest Post I’m over at Scribbler’s Cove today with a post on The Age of the Empowered Writer wherein I talk about the inexorable avalanche of transformation in the industry today Interview Eren Cereboglu was kind enough to interview me (at length!) about Debt Collector, writing, storytelling, publishing, and more. Debt Collector on Audiobook coming soon… Here’s a sample to… Read More