Words of wisdom from Neith’s best friend, Dogenne Belema ‘Bel’ Mezan.
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#ThePursual – Titan Nabo Reffour
Struggling with the sin of Passive Voice
Yup, that image describes me to a T right now. Well, not really because my hair is in a bun but you know what I mean.
I’m currently fighting against the sin of passive voice. Some instances escaped the last few edits and so here I am trying to eliminate them one by one.
Passive voice occurs in writing when the subject of the sentence is acted on by the verb. It’s the opposite of active voice where the subject of the sentence performs the action or the verb. Continue reading “Struggling with the sin of Passive Voice”
#Editingtip: Kill Your Echoes
No matter how many words you know in the English language, you’re bound to use a handful over and over again. I’ve never been so aware of this as the hours tick down to the release of my first book, The Pursual. These words can become echoes in your story – words that jump off the page to the reader. And not in a good way. Some words will always disappear when a reader sees them. Think of he, she, says, said, a etc. Those words are used so often in the English language that they aren’t special anymore. We don’t notice them in a sentence most times.
Echoes are words that haven’t achieved that ‘disappearing’ status and thus stand out when you read them. When they stand out, they pull the reader from being in the story, making her blink and say to herself, “Didn’t he just use that word a few paragraphs ago?”
Learning & Loving Story Archetypes
When author and writing guru (can I call her that) Becca Puglisi makes a recommendation, I daresay it’s a good idea to consider it. And that’s how I ended up at Sara LeTourneau’s website and Archetypes.com learning about character archetypes.
#instafreebie: The Proem is available for free
This Valentine’s season, I’d like to offer my short story, THE PROEM, for free.
It’s a prequel to THE PURSUAL and introduces the main characters in the series and specifically, highlighting when Neith and Invier meet, and the romance that ensues. That introduction is the ball that gets the entire Nome Chronicles series rolling.
Want a free copy?
Grab it HERE.
And if you’d like an advance copy of THE PURSUAL as well, just become a VIP buddy by clicking here. Or, join Launch Team on Facebook right here.
#instafreebie – Read The Proem For Free
This Valentine’s season, I’d like to offer my short story, THE PROEM, for free.
It’s a prequel to THE PURSUAL and introduces the main characters in the series and specifically, highlighting when Neith and Invier meet. That introduction is the ball that gets the entire Nome Chronicles series rolling.
Want a free copy?
Grab it HERE.
And if you’d like an advance copy of THE PURSUAL as well, just become a VIP buddy by clicking here.
Read a sample of The Pursual
It’s a new year and I’m beginning to get subscribers to my mailing list.
To celebrate, in anticipation of the spring release of THE PURSUAL, I’m sharing a short, scene from THE PURSUAL.
Let me know your thoughts.
Hope you like it.
Thanks!
The Pursual: A Book Cover
I noted in an earlier post that my Book 1 of the Nome Chronicles – The Pursual – has a cover. It’s lovely, if I may say so myself. The people over at Deranged Doctor Design (DDD) were extremely patient with me as I knew what I wanted but couldn’t always explain it adequately.
That cover was the culmination of me spending months agonizing over what it should look like. Late nights spent poring over covers in my genre – YA SFF – and studying everything I could get my hands on about cover art at Kboards and elsewhere.
So, what does my cover look like? Continue reading “The Pursual: A Book Cover”
The cover is done!!!!!!!!!
Can you tell how excited I am by the asterisks in my title?
I’m so excited to finally have a cover. After all my worries, Kim at Deranged Doctor Design worked so hard to help me create something I’m so proud of. Continue reading “The cover is done!!!!!!!!!”
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