Category Archives: Writing
Chapter 1 – Sneak-Peek from “Goblin Invasion”
So the other day, I sat down and wrote out the first chapter of my new book “Goblin Invasion”. Meet my wizard in this sneak preview: Beginning of Chapter 1 of “Goblin Invasion” Orren stretched, arching his back and gave … Continue reading
Finderlohn – Ein Konrad Zarezky Roman
Entstanden ist der erste Entwurf für dieses Buch im November 2006, während NaNoWriMo. Ich habe es dann ein paar Monate später fertiggestellt, überarbeitet und schließlich meiner Agentur gezeigt. Die hielt es für nicht vermarktbar. Dann lag es etliche Jahre in … Continue reading
Idea Questions
Again and again, I’m being asked how I come up with my ideas. And I do have more ideas than I can write in my entire lifetime. Thing is … for me, ideas are everywhere. It’s more a question of … Continue reading
I’m Proud to be an Indie Autor
From my posts you may have seen that I’m an indie author who self-publishes her books. And I’m proud of it. Yes, sometimes I see things that make me cringe. Yesterday, I was pointed to a book (which shall remain … Continue reading
The Pain of Wasted Story Telling
Actually, the word “telling” in the headline is what it is all about. Stories are not about telling at all. Stories are about allowing readers live through them. And not every published book accomplishes this. I’ve read (or tried to … Continue reading
Kindle Unlimited: A New World of Reading
Today, I just want to tell you about a huge light bulb that went on in my head when I was thinking about Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited. In case you haven’t heard, that’s a subscription offer for $ 9.99 a month. … Continue reading
Behold, they were women!
Imagine the Stone Age. What do you see? Well, the usual picture is men as hunters, inventors, protectors and artists. Because most of the scenes in the cave paintings show animals and hunting, it was thought that the artists were … Continue reading
Medieval Life … Includes Roundworm
As you all know, I write predominately fantasy. What you may not know is that I actually studied archaeology for a couple of years. So I have a good idea of how life really was back in those middle ages … Continue reading
Some More Writing Advice – Beginning, Middle, End
Sorry for the long silence. I’ve been working on my other business … and that took a lot of time and energy. Even so, I’ve been overwhelmed with the great responses to my short story ebook, “Sequoia”. Thanks go to … Continue reading