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Shifting and Shuffling
Posted Author, Faith, Gabby Wells, Marketing, Novel, Novella, WritingFunny 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 […]
Word Count & Getting Over the Hump
Posted Author, Gabby Wells, Marketing, Novella, Word Count, WritingThis week was a tough one, writing-wise. As mentioned on our last podcast, the second novella, Skyway, takes place over a continuous 36 hour period. Because of this limitation and a lot of the moving parts having to do with plot and character, what would normally be a smooth process has been quite a struggle. […]
Word Count & Rewrites
Posted Author, Gabby Wells, Marketing, Novella, Word Count, WritingI did a lot of writing, but not that added a lot to the word count. I did add a couple of thousand words to Skyway, but spent most of the time re-writing The Homecoming Incident based on our Beta Reader feedback. The end result was a couple of hundred more words in total, but […]
Word Count & Stumbling Along
Posted Author, Gabby Wells, Marketing, Novella, WritingI didn’t do it. I didn’t keep up my 1500 words a day. I tried, but the empty page glared back at me this week. My problems were three-fold. First and foremost, I was burned out. I have never written 1500 words a day in my life. Not solely toward a book. Sure, I probably […]
Word Count & Beta Readers
Posted Author, Gabby Wells, Marketing, Novel, Novella, story telling, Word Count, WritingThe first Gabby Wells novella, The Homecoming Incident, is in the hands of my first group of Beta Readers. Can’t wait to hear their responses, make the tweaks and send it to our second group of Beta Readers. I’m about one-third of the way through the first draft of the second novella titled Skyway. Not […]
Typecasting Tuesday – Mom
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Word Count, Novellas and Novels
Posted Author, Faith, Gabby Wells, Marketing, Novella, story telling, Word Count, WritingAs 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 […]
Novella 1 – First Draft Complete
Posted Faith, Gabby Wells, Marketing, Novel, Novella, Podcast, story telling, Typecasting, WritingLast 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 […]
Daily Writing Word Count – On Track
Posted Author, Faith, Gabby Wells, Marketing, Novel, story telling, Word Count, WritingI 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 […]
Typecasting Tuesday – Lugnuts
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Book Review – Write. Publish. Repeat.
Posted Author, Blog, Marketing, Novel, Social Media, story telling, WritingTo be published or self-publish, that is the question. Since the advent of the ebook, a slow and constant paradigm shift has been occurring in the publishing world. Much like how Napster and, later, ITunes changed the face of music, Amazon and the Kindle have changed the face of publishing. No longer do authors have […]
Lenten Writing Goal
Posted Author, Faith, Gabby Wells, Marketing, Novel, story telling, Word Count, Writing1500 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. […]
Typecasting Tuesday – Shaq
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There’s No Shame In Paying the Bills
Posted Author, Faith, WritingFollowing your bliss can be overrated. We should always find the core creative elements that drive us and do our best to feed them. If we’re lucky, very lucky, like lottery odds lucky, we’ll be able to make a living doing what we love. It why prolific authors or talented filmmakers never stop “working” because […]
Prequels and Perma-Free
Posted Author, Gabby Wells, Novel, story telling, WritingFree is a gateway. In the self-publishing world, giving away the first book in a series for free is one of the ways authors can get people to take a chance on their work. The phrase is called “perma-free,” meaning permanently free and it allows readers to check out a new author or new series […]
Typecasting Tuesday – Time
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Typecasting Tuesday – A Father’s Imagination
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Comedies Need Anchors
Posted Novel, WritingIn order for comedies to be successful there needs to be an anchor in reality. Without one, the show becomes untethered and floats away into frivolousness. A current example of this is the show Psych. I’ve always been a fan of the show because of its overt silliness and funny writing. In the show, Shawn […]