#WordWeavers 20: How did you settle on your antagonists' appearances?
In "Pompeii Fire," my antagonist is an actual, documented person: Stephanus, the fuller. Now, he may have been the nicest guy in town for all any of us know ... but not in my book. He's way older than my female protagonist (he's her father's age), and wants to marry her. He's not particularly good-looking, and he's always trying to hide that his hair is thinning. But the worst part of him really is his odious personality.
Dionysus in Wisconsin won third place at the New England Romance Writers Readers' Choice awards in the fantasy/paranormal category. I am definitely going to be cool about this and not use it as an excuse to call myself an AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR at every turn because that would be obnoxious.
Someone is either selling pirated copies of my book, or they're trying to scam people using my name and book. They even uploaded it under the name "River Hopkins" instead of "River J. Hopkins."
Can y'all please report the seller? This is the link. They're selling it for $14.99, and there's absolutely no way they have new copies for that price.
#WordWeavers
How did you settle on your MC's appearance?
I often have a good idea of what they look like ... but sometimes it's more vague. I use storyboarding to help me consolidate who they are so that I can translate that a little better. Pinterest is super-handy for this.
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MC POV: Where did you grow up? What was your childhood like there?
Dair Montgomery: We lived in Edinburgh. My da was what they called a hard man; he didn't like that I preferred the company of books and animals to playing football or cricket. My favorite time was the summer; my mum would drive me up to Ballachulish to visit Nanny Kilgour, her mother. Nanny understood me better than anyone; she nurtured my love for nature and learning. I dreaded going back home at the end of the summer.
When I came back from Afghanistan, I was pretty messed up. The only place I'd ever really felt like myself was Ballachulish ... so that's where I went.
I've been at the Author Strong 2024 conference on FB this weekend. Don't worry if you missed anything; it's free ... and you can replay the presentations.
I've already learned some new ways to think about marketing my books.
Twelve ebooks for just $20. We've got boxed sets, complete series, Nebula finalists, newer authors you might not know yet, and some of your trusty favourites.
All yours for just $20. But don't blink or you'll miss it – this bundle is available for just 3 weeks.
Gibt's hier Menschen, die für Lehrbücher schreiben und Erfahrungen teilen möchten? Will ich einen Total-Buy-Out-Vertrag für ein Lern-Heft einer Fernuni unterschreiben? Nein, wollen ganz sicher nicht. Will ich das Heft machen? Ja, durchaus. Zahlen sie gut? Geht so. Wie würdet ihr das angehen? sfz Gerne RT. #Lehre#Uni#Schreiben#Lehrbuch#AuthorBusiness#Autorenleben#writerslife#indieauthor
Dionysus in Wisconsin has also been shortlisted for the New England Romance Writers Readers' Choice Award in the paranormal/fantasy/scifi/time travel category! I didn't get a chance to make a graphic specifically for this one, but I'm excited--being shortlisted means it went up against more traditional M/F romances and won!
Boah, Verträge lesen ... Nein, es macht keinen Spaß. Aber es ist die einzige Möglichkeit, nicht versehentlich nur komplette (Auftrags-)Texte für immer und ewig los zu sein ("für die Dauer des gesetzlichen Urheberrechts"), dem Publisher sämtliche Rechte daran zu überschreiben ("zukünftige zum Zeitpunkt des Vertragsschlusses unbekannte Verwertungsformen") sondern sich auch von einzelnen Publishern abhängig zu machen (Konkurrenzklausel). #Autorenleben#writerslife#indieauthor
Leute, lernt Verträge lesen! Und dann wird drüber verhandelt. Nein, das macht keinen Spaß, aber es sichert euer Einkommen und was ihr mit eurem eigenen geistigen Eigentum nach Vertragsunterzeichnung noch machen dürft. Und ja, das ist wirklich so wichtig. #Autorenleben#writerslife#indieauthor
This is what happens when I don't get sick before an awards announcement: I watch a bunch of videos about graphic design, then forget them all and make this!
Dionysus in Wisconsin is a finalist in the fantasy/scifi category! So if you were putting it off because you don't read romance novels, never fear: it's also a fantasy.
This is what happens when I don't get sick before an awards announcement: I watch a bunch of videos about graphic design, then forget them all and make this!
Dionysus in Wisconsin is a finalist in the fantasy/scifi category! So if you were putting it off because you don't read romance novels, never fear: it's also a fantasy.