by David | Oct 20, 2017 | Articles
Cue rant: Developers and programmers and layout specialists, get a clue! I know it’s trendy and the common thing to put texts in subdued or even pastel shades on white or other subdued pastel shades. It makes for a very artistic look. I get that. The problem is,...
by David | Aug 3, 2017 | Articles
And I have a book on the list! Under the Best Military Science Fiction category The Span of Empire, by Eric Flint and David Carrico Whee!!! So, now you know who to vote for. And while you’re voting, consider voting for Eric’s novel 1636: The Ottoman...
by David | Jul 19, 2017 | Articles
… and all that. Finished the first draft of an outline for the next Jao novel and sent it to senior author Eric Flint. We don’t have a contract for it yet, so this is all preliminary and “on spec” so to speak, but I believe when the sales...
by David | Jun 9, 2017 | Articles
I know a lot of writers get really worked up about reviews and reviewers, stressing over the quantity and ratings level as if they were a factor in the welfare of the universe. I’ve seen some writers go ballistic over a single poor rating, or get in flame wars...
by David | May 10, 2017 | Articles
So, recently I wrote a series of stories set in the 1632 universe. I took a germ of an idea that I had mentioned in 1636: The Devil’s Opera, and built a story arc around it. The idea germ was that a secondary character named Johann Gronow, a real historical...
by David | May 10, 2017 | Articles
As a writer, I HATE outlining. I’m not an outliner. I’m very much a discovery writer. Which is okay. It works well for me. The only times I’ve actually used outlines is in collaborative work where my partner had done an outline and we worked from it....
