Tag: Writing

Punctuation!!!

  It makes a difference . . . Click the image to be taken to a larger view at the Pearls Before Swine Web page. It’s like the classic “Eats, Shoots and Leaves“. Punctuation – including spaces – makes a difference! Peter

State of the author as Christmas draws near

  I’m grateful to you, dear readers, for the encouragement many have provided over the past couple of years as I dealt with the fallout from a heart attack and two bouts with COVID-19.  They disrupted my writing very severely, but I’ve been on the mend and working hard.  As a result, no less than… Continue reading State of the author as Christmas draws near

It’s alive!

  My wife’s latest novel in her “Combined Operations” series (currently a trilogy, but it may expand as inspiration strikes her) has just been published.  It’s titled “A Perfect Day, With Explosions“. The blurb reads: Jenna Brooks is a welder, and a fashionista whenever she can afford it. AJ is a former Special Forces spacer,… Continue reading It’s alive!

A good second novel to rival his first

  A couple of years ago, I mentioned that my friend Jason Fuesting had published the first book in his “Echoes of Liberty” series, a military science fiction novel titled “By Dawn’s Early Light“. He’s just published the second volume in the series, “Foreign Shores“. The blurb reads: Eric’s escape from Solitude quickly turns into… Continue reading A good second novel to rival his first

Are you interested in a “collected works” Bayou Renaissance Man book?

  Several readers, over the years, have suggested that I should put together a “greatest hits” sort of book based on this blog:  a collection of the articles that have attracted the greatest interest (based on the number of times each has been directly accessed), or which I think are the most important, or that… Continue reading Are you interested in a “collected works” Bayou Renaissance Man book?

The darker side of publishing a manuscript

  I’ve just finished three days of purgatory, trying to sort out the bugs and problems besetting a manuscript before running it through a publishing program to produce print- and e-book-ready files.  The manuscript is for my wife’s third novel, “Going Ballistic“, which was published in e-book format last year. Due to a number of… Continue reading The darker side of publishing a manuscript

Heh

  Last Saturday I put up a snippet from one of my current works in progress.  I’m planning on completing and publishing up to six books in the foreseeable future, and wanted to give you, my readers, an update on my progress. Well, Stephan Pastis, author of the Pearls Before Swine comic strip, must have… Continue reading Heh

Saturday Snippet: State of the author, and book plans

  I figured it was time to give my readers an update on how my new books are progressing, and let you read an example of what I’m doing. A few years ago, I conducted an experiment by writing all three volumes of my “Cochrane’s Company” trilogy before I released any of them.  I then… Continue reading Saturday Snippet: State of the author, and book plans

Saturday Snippet: Wizardry, ships and swords

  Christian Cameron has written some of the finest historical fiction on the market today.  Under the pseudonym Miles Cameron, he’s also produced some of the very best fantasy I’ve had the privilege of reading.  I have all his books, and re-read them regularly, which is the highest recommendation I can give them. His Masters… Continue reading Saturday Snippet: Wizardry, ships and swords