I started listening to a popular writers' podcast this morning, one I have listened to a few times before and enjoyed. Today, however, I had to turn it off after only a couple minutes. One of the writers talked about writing in the first person and how he preferred it to the "30,000 feet view …
Category: Writing
No Promises Large Enough Available NOW
The long-awaited sequel to my novel, Headless, is finally here. The real book is at least twice this thick. Book two in The Ghost and the Mask series picks up only a couple months after the end of Headless. Akio and Masami are back into their routine at work. Akio is getting terrible headaches, and …
No Promises Large Enough Release Date
UPDATE: The release date has been delayed by one week! My apologies. Some last second formatting bugs still need squashing. Look for it on Friday, December 4th! Just a quick post to let you know that No Promises Large Enough will be available on Black Friday, Nov. 27th, 2020, exactly four years after the release …
Keeping it Together
I had talked about separating No Promises Large Enough, the sequel to Headless, into two books. I am not doing this. There will still be Part 1 and Part 2 inside, but it will be one book. Ultimately what made the decision for me was the fact that this "episode" of the story does not …
The Headless Victims
Image by Couleur from Pixabay Quick update! The sequel to Headless, No Promises Large Enough is in the final stages. Really! And I have started on the third book of The Ghost and the Mask series, as well as this... The victims of the serial killer who is now known as the Kofu Head Collector* …
Wrong Monsters
Featured image is a snippet of the cover of The Wrong Monster. A quick update on the upcoming picture book, The Wrong Monster by me and Jiyoon Shin. We've been working hard to get this book put together and looking fantastic for the release. And since this is our first picture book, things are taking …
Wrapping it Up
We're another episode closer to the finale of Game of Thrones and I'm following up last week's post about ending a story from a writer's perspective. Today, as I'm writing the final pages in my sequel to Headless, I am working to make it a great ending for my readers. There's nothing better than setting …
How Will It All End?
Image by DarkWorkX from Pixabay Watching the final season of Game of Thrones this week has me thinking about endings. Often TV shows and book series that have enthralled audiences for several seasons or books have disappointing endings. As a writer, wrapping up your story in a satisfying way can sometimes be a big challenge, …
Storytelling vs. Lying
Some authors like to say that they are professional liars because they make up stories. While this is somewhat humorous, I don't like the implications. In this world where politicians and professionals lie daily about important, sometimes life-threatening or life-altering matters, and with zero remorse or conscience, I don't care to have my craft lumped …
Was There a Monster in Your Closet?
Photo by lalesh aldarwish from Pexels When I was a kid, I had a good-sized closet, one that I could walk into and had shelves on both sides. There was room for a dresser on one side and a toy box on the other that sat under my few hanging clothes. And, of course, this …
