Category Archives: English
Authors’ Dreams
What makes an author write? Simply wanting to tell a tale? The goal of creating a bestseller? Money? Well, it’s rarely money, most writers still need a day job. Yet there is something that makes us turn our tales into … Continue reading
A Smith Demands More
Have you had that happen? Does your subconscious plan your novels behind your back? At the moment, I have little time to spend with Lar Elien. My other life as therapist is claiming most of my attention right now. That’s … Continue reading
Intricacies of Modern Book Marketing
Yesterday, I posted about how frustrated I am that Amazon still isn’t carrying our novel, “Der Mannwolf von Königsberg”. This simple fact makes marketing the novel rather difficult. (And it’s one reason I haven’t posted much about it.) I admit, … Continue reading
The Sabre-toothed Cat
There are few animals that can fire up a child’s imagination as quickly as the sabre-toothed cat. When they learn about the ice-age fauna, they are less impressed by the mammoth or the wooly rhinoceros, no, it’s the sabre-toothed cat … Continue reading
Schattenblüte – Die Verborgenen by Nora Melling
Now, this is a review of a book that is only available in German and Polish for now. I hope there will be an English language edition eventually. Still, I’d like to give you an idea what this novel is … Continue reading
Ramblings
You probably noticed nothing much happened here last week. There’s a simple reason why: I don’t know what to write about. There is nothing big happening with my writing at the moment. I’m procrastinating on turning my short story “Sequoia” … Continue reading
My BWF
Do you have a BWF? A best writing friend? No, I don’t mean a beta reader which, of course, are also very important. No, a writing friend is someone who reads everything you write. Someone who offers thoughtful positive comments, … Continue reading
SFCD-Con and Reading Session
The Science Fiction Club Germany decided to have its yearly meeting in Kiel, last weekened. And of course, they did it as convention. The organizers, Marc and Anissa Heinrichs invited me to do a reading session there. So, on Saturday … Continue reading
Embers at Galdrilene, by A.D. Trosper
I found this book in a roundabout way: It was mentioned by a forum friend who linked it saying a friend from another forum had written it. Classical social marketing. I only knew it was about dragons, and had been … Continue reading
More About the Cat Tale
Today, as promised, my update on the alien cat tale. I’ve started writing it, and am quite a few pages into it now. And I have worked a bit more on the background. I had a lot of help with … Continue reading
