“The 100”: The Death Knell of the Teenage Dystopian Fad

Yesterday I noticed that the CW was airing a new series titled The 100, a dystopian/post-apocalyptic science fiction story based on the novel of the same name by Kass Morgan.  I don’t get very good reception on my HD antenna, so I waited until today to watch it on Hulu. After 15 minutes in, the cringing

I’m Giving Away My Post Apocalyptic Novel – Day 2

Here I am in the middle of day 2 of the 5 day give away of my post apocalyptic novel This Broken Earth.  I went to Kindle Direct just moments ago and found the following information about how many books have been downloaded since the promo began yesterday (click the image below to expand): I have

Work In Progress Challenge

I was tagged recently by Julie Catherine over at her blog, and for this I am grateful.  As per the instructions, what writers have to do is then discuss their work in progress (WIP) in the form of some interview questions.  Here goes: What is the title of your WIP? It is titled This Broken

Sample Chapter: This Broken Earth

I thought I would post a sample chapter of my latest novel.  It is one I have spent some time with and is also one in which the voice is right.  I would like to set it up by saying that this novel is told through the voices of all of the characters.  Each chapter

Tabula Rasa: 6 Ways to Begin Writing a Novel

In the 17th century, John Locke wrote “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding” in which he posited that at birth human beings are born as if they were a blank slate.  Many of you reading this post right now may be at this stage with your novel, the blank “slate” staring at you, be it a