Can I Mention Brand Name Products in My Fiction? by Mark Fowler

Mark Fowler over at the RIGHTS OF WRITERS site posted an article awhile back about whether as authors we can mention brand name products in our fiction.

I think this is an important topic because anything we write set in the modern world would be affected. Go check it out!

My Amazon bestseller made me nothing by Patrick Wensink

Patrick Wensink posted a great article on just why the popular thinking about rich authors is way off. You can read it here.

I've never written a word to get rich. I know it will never happen and it's not the right reason to write. I write so I can find out what will happen to these characters. If others like the stories, even better! :)

Why You Should Avoid Succeeding as a Writer by Michael Brent Collings

This article by Michael Brent Collings, found on  the LDS Publisher site, is great for authors who need to find perspective in the writing career.

Instead of trying to be a successful author, think of what makes you happy about writing. Why are you really doing it?

For me it's discovering where these stories lead and sharing them with others. Period. When I think of it this way, it removes the stress and helps me focus on creating the story.

Bite of Story Thursday

I'm still working in In-between story NIGHT CHILDREN: DARK LOSS and it's not ready for a sneak peek so here is something that is with the reviewers; NIGHT CHILDREN: DARK CHANGES. It's Book Two in the main Annabelle series. As always, this is from the rough draft so it does not reflect the final product. Enjoy!

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Night Children: Dark Changes
Chapter Twenty-Two
Rescuers

“You want to do what?  This is not going to end well.”  Rachael sat on a large rock, looking out to the dark ocean.  She threw a small stone ten feet into the approaching waves.

The two of them decided to go for a walk and found their path led to the southern shore.  Roland came to love these quiet moments between them.  He felt safe in a pocket of time where Reginald and the other Bloody-Buccaneers couldn’t find them.  He would allow his heart to briefly peer above the dark clouds that always swallowed him every time he remembered his sister’s voice.

Sitting beside Rach, he threw his own stone just a tad farther.  “I can’t continue to let him get away with this.  It’s wrong and you know it.”

“But what you’re suggesting is madness.”  She turned to him.  He saw fear in her once brave eyes.  “Can’t you see that?  Reginald will catch you and kill you.  He has all sorts of ways, believe me.”

“You said I’m his new favorite.”

“So?  Don’t you get it?  He’ll kill you simply to set an example.  No one is immune.”  A bitter expression took over her face as she returned her gaze to the sea.

“Only if he catches me,” she rolled her eyes at his comment.  “But that’s something I’ll deal with.  I can’t let them do this.  I was human, too.  Those are people, Rach.  If there is one thing I learned from my parents, my adoptive mother Eliza and my sister it’s that people matter.  They should be treated decently.  What good is power if we just sit on our hands and let the Kalinago be sacrificed?”

She gave him a blank look but he didn’t care.  The more he talked about those poor souls the more he simply knew they had to be rescued.  If he had to die in the process, well at least Eliza and Annabelle would’ve been proud.

He stood up on the large rock and held out his hand.  “Come.  Let me show you something.”

Wil Wheaton - Why it's awesome to be a nerd

This explains how I feel about who I am.  This is me.


Well done Mr. Wheaton. Well done.