The map is always one of my favorite parts of a fantasy novel. Having majored in geography in college, I love seeing the terrain and place names of the world the author has created. For The Strandlock, that world is a place called Spira, and it has its own map,…
The old saying is that you can’t judge a book by its cover. But you can’t sell a book without a great cover. That meant having a strong cover for The Strandlock was one of my priorities. Experience with Cover Designers/Illustrators I’ve been fortunate to work with talented cover artists…
The first words of The Strandlock were not typed on a computer. They were written by hand in a notebook thirty-three years ago. That notebook contains the earliest surviving pages of a story that began taking shape in 1993. I was working full-time and wrote on the weekends and in…
Why would I wait to publish a young adult (YA) fantasy until releasing seven books in completely different genres? Especially since that fantasy novel was the first full-length novel I ever wrote. Why wasn’t The Strandlock published earlier? Afraid of Publication? It wasn’t fear of the publication process. I’ve already…
Thought you might enjoy learning about the evolution of a book cover. Typically, covers go through a series of drafts as part of their creation. Let’s take a look at the evolution of the eBook cover for The Magic Carousel. The saying goes “you can’t judge a book by its…