An aspiring author living in Philadelphia, PA, G.A. was born to be a storyteller. Writing through th...
Hi all, some news today! (This is going out to 99 followers! Thank you for following!)
Firstly, I’ve put up a new main video for the page. It incorporates new images, different music, and some book reviews. Check it out.
Secondly, there’s a new web-site for the book. It has some a page with some concept art I’ve been working on. Check it out if you’re interested.
"First on Mars" now has 83 days left, which means we need to average a little more than two orders per day for the rest of the campaign to reach Quill.
I think it is definitely possible and I’ve had some new orders and recommends recently (Thank you!) but I can’t do it without your help!
If you have not yet pre-ordered, please check it out again (I’m frequently improving it). If you have pre-ordered, please tell at least one other person about it and tell them they can help me achieve this dream for the price of a coffee.
In case you haven’t noticed this isn’t just about this one book. "First on Mars" is important to me and it’s a story that needs to be told, but I’ve got a few more ideas in the works:
Sequel to "First on Mars." Follows the expansion of settlements on Mars.
Eya is looking for the hidden worlds of humanity’s offspring. Most have turned their back to the stars, but not all.
First person retrospective from the first super AI, CARL. His desire to protect humanity instead puts it in jeopardy. The team that created him needs to stop him, or die trying.
When you support this book, you’re also supporting my writing in general. Every pre-order inspires me and motivates me to keep going, so thank you for your support!
Thanks,
Team Pirates!!
Hope your week is going well! Quick update: I’m now incorporating edits from Beta Reader Tom, so things are right on track!
I came across this list while surfing during my kid’s afternoon nap break. Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite writers, and I thought this was very interesting and helpful. Inspiring, even.
I hope it gives you all the feels:
8 Rules of Writing from Neil Gaiman
1. Write.
2. Put one word after another. Find the right word, put it down.
3. Finish what you’re writing. Whatever you have to do to finish it, finish it.
4. Put it aside. Read it pretending you’ve never read it before. Show it to friends whose opinion you respect and who like the kind of thing that this is.
5. Remember: when people tell you something’s wrong or doesn’t work for them, they are almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they are almost always wrong.
6. Fix it. Remember that, sooner or later, before it ever reaches perfection, you will have to let it go and move on and start to write the next thing. Perfection is like chasing the horizon. Keep moving.
7. Laugh at your own jokes.
8. The main rule of writing is that if you do it with enough assurance and confidence, you’re allowed to do whatever you like. (That may be a rule for life as well as for writing. But it’s definitely true for writing.) So write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestly, and tell it as best you can. I’m not sure that there are any other rules. Not ones that matter.
And now for some hard science:
-Erin
Hey, everybody. Surely you’ve heard, by now, that Disintegration will be published. Some of you have asked me directly: when?
