What Nearly Dying Has Taught Me

Posted Sonlight Press Faith

I’ve had Crohn’s disease for over half of my life and it has been trying to kill me from the beginning. From massive bleeding in emergency rooms to unexplained and devastating weight loss.  From post operative infections to pneumonia and kidney failure.  My disease has not liked me one bit. The feeling is mutual. The […]

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Writers, Get Out More

Posted Sonlight Press Author Blog, Faith, Gabby Wells Novel, Independent Publishing, Social Media, Writing

Writing is often a lonely, isolating experience.  We usually find our quiet space, fill it with white noise or our favorite music, and write characters that exist in our minds before they do on paper. We spend a lot of time like that.  Too much, sometimes. The most valuable thing to me is my time.  […]

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My Fears on Paper

Posted Sonlight Press Author Blog, Faith, Gabby Wells, Gabby Wells Novel

It’s not uncommon for writers to use their work to express their fears.  This is true for me as well.  The Gabby Wells Thriller series is infused with my internal struggles. Gabby faces a lot of serious crap in these novels, stuff no 15 year old should have to face.  She’s a bit broken by […]

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Trusting the Journey

Posted Sonlight Press Author, Author Blog, Faith, Gabby Wells, Gabby Wells - Book 1, Gabby Wells - Book 2, Gabby Wells - Book 3, Gabby Wells - Book 5, Gabby Wells - Novella 1, Gabby Wells Novel, Novel, Novella, Screenplay, Writing

God never seems to draw a straight line. I wish he did.  It’d sure make life a lot easier. The path I’ve been on in writing the Gabby Wells Thrillers is one of the most convoluted one could conceive.  Two years ago, almost to the day, I posted about this strange unfolding.  Back then I […]

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Faith is Dramatic

Posted Sonlight Press Author Blog, Faith, Gabby Wells Novel, Writing

There aren’t a lot of authentic characters of faith in modern entertainment.  And that’s a waste. I’ve often wondered why more writers don’t include faith as one of the key components of their main character.  It adds weight to everything they do.  The story no longer becomes just about what the protagonist is trying to […]

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Podcast – Endings, Christmas and New Beginnings

Posted Sonlight Press Faith, Gabby Wells, Gabby Wells - Book 1, Gabby Wells Novel, Marketing, Podcast

Author Pete Bauer and Dorothea Bauer talk about the top 3 things they did well in 2014, what they could improve upon and Christmas and share some exciting plans for 2015. Mobile Users: Click Here to Listen Topics Covered: Last Podcast New Podcast Top 3 Things We Did Well Top 3 Things We Need to […]

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Podcast – Thanksgiving Episode & Mockingjay Part 1 Marketing

Posted Sonlight Press Author Blog, Blog, Faith, Gabby Wells - Book 1, Gabby Wells Novel, Marketing, Novel, Podcast, Screenplay, Writing

Author Pete Bauer and Dorothea Bauer talk about the issues with the Mockingjay Part 1 marketing approach and give thanks to those who have helped get them this far. Mobile Users: Click here to listen to the episode. In this episode: Thanksgiving Day Episode Mockingjay Part 1 Breaking Dawn Parts 1 & 2 Mockingjay Part […]

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Don’t Let Pride Diminish Your Opportunities

Posted Sonlight Press Author, Author Blog, Faith

Many years ago I worked in television for a bit and, like everyone else, started out at the bottom. I was a runner/gopher for over a year.  That meant I had to feed the crews, get lunches, run errands, etc.  Some people may think that would be a waste of time or “below me,” but […]

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Word Count & First Draft Finished

Posted Sonlight Press Author Blog, Faith, Gabby Wells - Book 1, Gabby Wells Novel, Marketing, Novel, Word Count, Writing

The first draft of Kneel & Prey has been completed. If you’ve been following along, this isn’t so much a first novel, as a reboot. 🙂  The first novel, Water & Blood, became the fifth novel.  The second first novel, The Homecoming Incident, was scrapped and will be offered later as a bonus.  So the […]

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Life After Gabby

Posted Pete Bauer Faith, Gabby Wells, Novel, Novella, Writing

The completion of the Gabby Wells storyline will take me some time.  A couple of years.  Not including the time it took to convert screenplays into novels that have since been tossed, just getting the novellas written, edited and published will probably take a year in total. We’ll release the novellas, one at at time, […]

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Podcast – 145,000 Words

Posted Sonlight Press Faith, Gabby Wells - Book 1, Gabby Wells - Book 2, Gabby Wells - Novella 1, Gabby Wells - Novella 2, Gabby Wells - Novella 4, Gabby Wells Novel, Marketing, Podcast

Author Pete Bauer and Dorothea Bauer discuss the impact of the novellas on the novels, causing for a rewrite of novels 1 and 2.  Plus the lessons learned from Teen Beta Readers. Teen Beta Readers Specific Expectations 145,000 Words A Professional Endeavor Art Show Facebook Art Polite Critiques Annoying Analysis Aging Well Novella Novels Semi-Mysterious […]

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Shifting and Shuffling

Posted Pete Bauer Author, Faith, Gabby Wells, Marketing, Novel, Novella, Writing

Funny thing about writing.  It’s a lot like life.  Just when you think you’ve got it all planned out, it changes right before your eyes. I’m nearing the completion of the second novella Skyway in our five novella Gabby Wells series.  The goal of the novellas was to introduce the readers to the characters and […]

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Podcast – Novellas & Criticism

Posted Sonlight Press Faith, Gabby Wells - Book 1, Gabby Wells Novel, Marketing, Podcast

On this podcast author Pete Bauer and Sonlight Press marketing guru Dorothea Bauer talk about our shifting marketing strategies that includes increasing the amount of novellas while delaying the release of the first novel. Running Time: 39:11 Some of the topics covered include: Original Plans June 4th Novellas and Novels The Homecoming Incident Theme and […]

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Word Count, Novellas and Novels

Posted Pete Bauer Author, Faith, Gabby Wells, Marketing, Novella, story telling, Word Count, Writing

As I mentioned yesterday, I finished the first draft of the novella The Homecoming Incident.  As the first of five novellas as part of the Gabby Wells Chronicles novella series, I’m excited to get that first draft done. Today I started outlining the second novella in the series, tentatively titled Skyway.  I’m trying to decide […]

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Novella 1 – First Draft Complete

Posted Pete Bauer Faith, Gabby Wells, Marketing, Novel, Novella, Podcast, story telling, Typecasting, Writing

Last night, after a long three days of writing over 10,000 words, I finished the first draft of the Gabby Wells novella called The Homecoming Incident. I’ll let it sit a couple of days so my brain can recover.  There are a lot of things I need to add to the beginning in order to […]

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Daily Writing Word Count – On Track

Posted Pete Bauer Author, Faith, Gabby Wells, Marketing, Novel, story telling, Word Count, Writing

I set a goal of writing 1500 words a day during Lent.  So far I have lived up to that goal. I’ve written over 10,000 words since last week on the first Gabby Wells prequel called The Homecoming Incident.  If things go well, I’ll be able to push myself and complete the first draft over […]

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Podcast – Publishing

Posted Sonlight Press Faith, Gabby Wells - Book 1, Gabby Wells Novel, Podcast

On today’s podcast author Pete Bauer and Dorothea Bauer discuss the publishing of Gabby Wells. Some of the topics covered include: Traditional Publishing Smelling Books Print On-Demand Technology Harry Potter Royalties, Rights & Control Are Publishers Reaching Your Target Demographic Self Publishing Earnings Good & Bad Aspects of Control Book Covers Hats Podcasts Write, Publish, […]

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Lenten Writing Goal

Posted Pete Bauer Author, Faith, Gabby Wells, Marketing, Novel, story telling, Word Count, Writing

1500 words a day.  That’s my goal. Having suffered with Crohns disease for 24 years it has created numerous limitations in my life, both in diet and activity.  So, whenever Lent rolls around, instead of removing a food from my already small list of approved options, I choose to add something to my spiritual plate. […]

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