Looking for Alpha & Beta Readers

Looking for Alpha & Beta Readers

I have begun writing the sequel to my recently published debut novel, Critical Balance. The new book is called Citizen Zero, and it takes place about a year after the events in Critical Balance. I am now putting together a list of people who are interested in alpha or beta reading for the book. As an alpha or beta reader, you will read an early version (draft) of my book and provide feedback to help me improve the book in later revisions. Thank you for considering alpha or beta reading my novel.

Read More

A Better Way to Format Your Novel

A Better Way to Format Your Novel

As a novelist, you may find yourself in the situation where you need to reformat your novel. Many writers go about this in a very inefficient way that can lead to a lot of errors, which requires going over the novel with a fine-toothed comb to find any mistakes introduced by the reformatting. I show you a better way to set up your Word document for a novel manuscript. Once you learn these few tricks, you’ll never go back to your old way again!

Read More

How to Get a PlayStation 5 Hassle Free

How to Get a PlayStation 5 Hassle Free

Due to the scum of the Earth known as scalpers, it has been very difficult for most people to get a PlayStation 5. I spent almost a year trying to get one. I finally got one using the method I’ll show you today. It’s totally legitimate, and it’s the easiest, least stressful way to get a PS5. You don’t need to follow any Twitter accounts or spend hours in queues. I got my PS5 within a week using this method.

Read More

The Evolution of My Writing Process: Preparing for My Third Novel

The Evolution of My Writing Process: Preparing for My Third Novel

This week I’m going to wrap up my series on the evolution of my writing process with my thoughts as I begin planning my third novel. Last week I discussed how I wrote my second novel, and in the other previous articles I compared the writing process of my first two novels. If you’re interested in learning more about how I wrote my second novel, I chronicled my journey in my podcast, Lex Out Loud, and I am continuing to do so with my third novel.

Read More

The Evolution of My Writing Process: Writing My Second Novel

The Evolution of My Writing Process: Writing My Second Novel

I recently finished my second novel. My process for writing this novel was quite different from my process for writing my previous novel. Some of the changes in the process were conscious choices on my part, and some of them just came about organically as I wrote the book.

Last week I discussed how I started my second novel, and how my approach differed from the first novel. This week I’ll share how I wrote the rest of the second novel. If you’re interested in learning more about how I wrote this novel, I chronicled my journey in my podcast, Lex Out Loud.

Read More

The Evolution of My Writing Process: Beginning My Second Novel

The Evolution of My Writing Process: Beginning My Second Novel

I recently finished my second novel. My process for writing this novel was quite different from my process for writing my previous novel. Some of the changes in the process were conscious choices on my part, and some of them just came about organically as I wrote the book. This week I’ll share how I approached my second novel, the first in a series of science fiction novels with a series working title of The Cylinder City Saga.

Read More

The Evolution of My Writing Process: Writing My First Novel

The Evolution of My Writing Process: Writing My First Novel

I recently finished my second novel. My process for writing this novel was quite different from my process for writing my previous novel. Some of the changes in the process were conscious choices on my part, and some of them just came about organically as I wrote the book. In this first part of a multipart series, I talk about the process of writing my first novel.

Read More

Points of View & Tense in Commercial Fiction

Points of View & Tense in Commercial Fiction

Today I’ll go over some of the options for the point of view of a story. I’ll explain why you generally want to avoid the “weird” ones—they usually get in the way of the reader understanding and enjoying the story. However, occasionally a less common POV will enhance a reader’s immersion in a story, and if you can pull it off flawlessly, it can take your story to the next level.

Read More

10 Tips for Giving Good Critiques

10 Tips for Giving Good Critiques

An essential part of preparing your novel for submission is participating in a writing group. This gives you a chance to get other writers’ eyes on your novel, so they can help you improve it. A very important part of being in a writing group is being able to give good critiques of other writers’ work. Here are ten tips for critiquing other writers, so you all can make the most of the experience.

Read More

Setting the Right Writing Goal for You

Setting the Right Writing Goal for You

The best way to make real progress as a writer is to set a daily writing goal and stick to it, writing every day. However, finding the right goal for you can be a bit of a process, and chances are you won’t get it exactly right on the first try. Today I’ll talk about how I changed my writing goal to something that works better for me and how it’s made all the difference.

Read More