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City of Orphans: update
So far my characters have been imprisoned, mocked, tortured, and chased out of one country and into another. Can things really get any worse? How about starting the story completely over and rewriting it from another point of view? Yeah, I just did that. Ah, we fickle writers. We can never make up our minds, […]
Posted in NaNoWriMo, Pocatello, Writing
Tagged as: Aaron Pogue, fantasy, my writing, NaNoWriMo, Pocatello
Flamin’ Friday: Meet Rahab Carmichael
By now you probably already know a bit about Rahab Carmichael. You know that she has the same name as a harlot in the Bible, she has stubby blond braids, and she is an extreme introvert. What you may not know was that her parents were originally going to name her Matthew, she wears braids […]
Posted in Into the Flames, Uncategorized
Tagged as: Flaming Friday, my writing, Rahab
Introducing–Flaming Friday!
Yeah, I know, it sounds retarded. Josh, bring on the gay fireman jokes. But I’m just so excited about Into the Flames and its ever-approaching publication date. Which is March 2012, by the way. So, in honor of my YA urban fantasy novel and in order to get you equally excited, we are going to […]
Posted in Into the Flames
Tagged as: Bracken, Into the Flames, my writing, Rahab, writing
I like music a lot.
It’s been a long week, fellow readers. And for once, it’s not because I’ve been drowning myself in editing and writing. Sunday through Wednesday I was in Lawton with Mara, three of my nieces, and my nephew. We had a good time going to the spray park and eating homemade pizza and going up to the Omniplex (I […]
Posted in Into the Flames, Personal
Tagged as: Bracken, Into the Flames, music, my writing, Rahab
Six Reasons Why This Blog Post Is Lame
I have to admit something to you all. I am on the brink of being overwhelmed, and that is why you have not had an overabundance of blog posts from me recently. This is all completely my fault. Offered projects whose completion dates loomed far in the future or even in that wonderful land of […]
Posted in Writing
Tagged as: editing, my writing, NaNoWriMo, Reading
Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
My friends, I think it is time I officially said something. That something is that my novel, Into the Flames, is scheduled to be published. Consortium Books has graciously allowed me to line up in the queue, and my release date is set for mid-March 2012. Now I have much work to do before then, […]
Posted in Into the Flames
Tagged as: Bracken, Consortium books, Into the Flames, my writing, Rahab, The Consortium, writing
An Uber Exciting Post That You Should Read
As an editor at Tate, part of my job is to help authors come up with good book titles. Most of the books come with titles and can remain as is, but a few come to us nameless or, worse, misnamed. Then we enlist the aid of fellow editors to help us brainstorm appropriate titles […]
Posted in Into the Flames, Personal
Tagged as: Bracken, Consortium books, Into the Flames, my writing, Rahab, The Consortium
Stein: How to Write Flashbacks
If your character is as deep as he should be, that means he’s going to have a backstory. A character’s history is integral to what he (or she!) will do throughout the course of your plot. Sometimes it’s handy for your readers to know firsthand what happened in your character’s past so that they can […]
Posted in Into the Flames
Tagged as: backstory, character development, flashbacks, Into the Flames, my writing, Rahab, Sol Stein, writing