Greetings once again! It’s Firmament‘s biggest fan here to share with you all the reasons you don’t love Eagle Crash enough. Yet. I’ve already explained why you have to love Andi and her father Doctor Lloyd but Eagle Crash has a charm all his own. Character Type Crash is introduced as a lovable, brash, cocky, charming character who smiles his…
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You Know You’re a Real Author When…
…someone writes fanfiction of your series. Okay, so it was my sister who wrote the fanfiction, but hey! Still! I have my very own fanfic! She showed this to me back when she wrote it, and recently posted it on her website. I really enjoyed giving it another read-through. I’m a big, well, fan of fanfiction, so to have some…
A Firmament Fan’s Look at Andi Lloyd
Today I am proud to feature a special guest post by my talented sister Hope Pennington, whose book FairyTale will be released soon! I enjoyed reading her assessment of the main character of the Firmament series, and I hope you will, too. I’ve invited her to write a few more of these character studies over the next weeks, so stay…
How Else are You Supposed to Hold Up Your Books?
One of my favorite movies ever is The Secret Life of Walter Mitty–the new one, with Ben Stiller. (I have the ticket stub in my wallet still to remind me to get out there and stop dreaming and start living, but that’s neither here nor there.) Aside from being incredibly inspiring, it’s just brilliantly executed. The storytelling is excellent. But…
Yes, But Why?
Show, don’t tell. It’s been hammered into our brains through every English class, creative writing course, and book for aspiring novelists. Always they tell us “show, don’t tell” until we can’t unhear or forget the words. Until they become mere sounds and we discount them due to familiarity. Like when someone says “eat healthy” or “Jesus loves you.” Sometimes we…
Printer Ink is Expensive
New month, new project. I was finally able to wrap up my work on Firmament: Gestern, book five in the series, last month, and now I’m ready to move ahead with publishing the fourth! I”m extra excited about this one. First, because it’s a plotline I’ve wanted to use for years and I think people are really going to enjoy…
Once Percent Inspiration
You know that saying “Genius is about one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration”? It’s like that with writing. Except writers generally don’t perspire. Unless they are scribbling away in mid-summer with broken air conditioning. But the same principle applies. It’s about one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent behind-in-chair-fingers-on-keyboard (or pen in hand, if that’s your thing). But that’s not…
If Gift Cards are Burning a Hole in Your Pocket
I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! I bet I’m not the only one who received a number of awesome gift cards in my stocking. If you got an Amazom gift card or two, here are a few indie reads that I recommend you use them on! (Yes, I know my books are on the list… what can I…
An Awesome Black Friday Sale
I know that’s a lame post title, but I wanted to be straightforward and let y’all know what was up so you can take advantage of it! It’s that time of year. The time for buying presents, making wish lists, and planning New Year’s Resolutions. If any of those activities involve books for you, Indie Christian Authors has a perfect…
50,000 is a Lot of Words
For those who don’t know, this is National Novel Writing Month. Known affectionately to the initiated as NaNoWriMo. The goal of this venture is the writing of 50,000 words in one month, specifically, the month of November. As I furiously pound out words for the fifth Firmament book, I can’t help thinking back to my previous involvement (or lack thereof)…