Hello All,
I am taking part in The Writing Process blog tour, courtesy of my good friend and fellow author, J.J. Devine
Part of the process is three questions. Here they are:
What am I currently working on?
Well, that is a three-way answer. I am in edits with the third Pagan Eyes book, Declaration. I am writing the fourth book, Affirmation. Already started research on the next series, Druidic Dreams.
How does my work differ from other books in the same genre?
I’ve read a ton of paranormals. Most vary between witches as cruel hearted villains or movie witches who can blink anything into existence. My goal was to have an ordinary Wiccan family in a contemporary world. They have the same issues as non-Wiccan families and a few other ones too.
Why do I write what I do?
I wanted the reader to experience life through Wiccan eyes. It inspired the series name: Pagan Eyes. Readers need to understand about intention and majick. It is my humble hope to tear down a few stereotypes too.
How does my writing process work?
I used to be more of a pantser than I am currently. First, a word, photo, or even name might catch my imagination. Once I decide on what direction I want to proceed, I research it. I read both non-fiction books and fiction. It is always good to see what is out there. It also helps to solicit experts usually by asking around or online.
I like to write out the general plot arc, especially if it is a series. Now, I’m not wedded to the outline, but it does help me direct the general process. Sometimes, I have to change the plot because the characters change shaping the story with their transformation.
Often edits change the story even more. The editor might suggest changes or I do a little tweaking on my own. Even proofreaders and beta readers transform the story even more.
On June 2nd, my good friends, Chrissy Derbyshire and Gretchen Roberts will share their writing process.
I am taking part in The Writing Process blog tour, courtesy of my good friend and fellow author, J.J. Devine
Part of the process is three questions. Here they are:
What am I currently working on?
Well, that is a three-way answer. I am in edits with the third Pagan Eyes book, Declaration. I am writing the fourth book, Affirmation. Already started research on the next series, Druidic Dreams.
How does my work differ from other books in the same genre?
I’ve read a ton of paranormals. Most vary between witches as cruel hearted villains or movie witches who can blink anything into existence. My goal was to have an ordinary Wiccan family in a contemporary world. They have the same issues as non-Wiccan families and a few other ones too.
Why do I write what I do?
I wanted the reader to experience life through Wiccan eyes. It inspired the series name: Pagan Eyes. Readers need to understand about intention and majick. It is my humble hope to tear down a few stereotypes too.
How does my writing process work?
I used to be more of a pantser than I am currently. First, a word, photo, or even name might catch my imagination. Once I decide on what direction I want to proceed, I research it. I read both non-fiction books and fiction. It is always good to see what is out there. It also helps to solicit experts usually by asking around or online.
I like to write out the general plot arc, especially if it is a series. Now, I’m not wedded to the outline, but it does help me direct the general process. Sometimes, I have to change the plot because the characters change shaping the story with their transformation.
Often edits change the story even more. The editor might suggest changes or I do a little tweaking on my own. Even proofreaders and beta readers transform the story even more.
On June 2nd, my good friends, Chrissy Derbyshire and Gretchen Roberts will share their writing process.
Here is a snippet from Declaration.
Ethan hid in a dark doorway, panting, while he considered his options. No way those bullies would give up once they figured out he outsmarted them. Shouts echoing in the cavernous hallway alerted him that danger was closer than he’d thought. Great. Weren’t schools supposed to be crawling with staff members looking out for the welfare of the students? Yeah, right.
If high school were a theme park, then tenth grade was the roller coaster. It started uneventful. The most stressful part of it was fending off all the helpful staff members who wanted to redirect him to the middle school. They assumed because he was shorter than a good portion of the girls he wasn’t old enough for high school.
The voices veered off to the left, down the science corridor. A window of opportunity opened up. Ethan shot up the hallway to the gym where he’d noticed the wrestling team practicing earlier. His father nagged him to try out for the wrestling team. Even the coach asked him to give it a go because they needed someone in his weight class. Told him most of his matches would forfeit due to not having anyone in his weight class or that he’d end up wrestling a girl. No thanks. He already had enough things to be teased about.
The dimly lit hallway stretched as if it were endless. Maybe this was dream and it’d wake up soon. Caulb’s voice filtered down the hallway. His bass timber was menacing enough without the eerie quality of it bouncing off the metal lockers and taking on an almost machine quality. Caulb was a deadly droid on the mission of annihilating anyone who didn’t conform to his standards. Unfortunately, no tipsheet existed that specified what his standards were. All Ethan knew was that he didn’t meet them.
Declaration should be out the end of June 2014
Ethan hid in a dark doorway, panting, while he considered his options. No way those bullies would give up once they figured out he outsmarted them. Shouts echoing in the cavernous hallway alerted him that danger was closer than he’d thought. Great. Weren’t schools supposed to be crawling with staff members looking out for the welfare of the students? Yeah, right.
If high school were a theme park, then tenth grade was the roller coaster. It started uneventful. The most stressful part of it was fending off all the helpful staff members who wanted to redirect him to the middle school. They assumed because he was shorter than a good portion of the girls he wasn’t old enough for high school.
The voices veered off to the left, down the science corridor. A window of opportunity opened up. Ethan shot up the hallway to the gym where he’d noticed the wrestling team practicing earlier. His father nagged him to try out for the wrestling team. Even the coach asked him to give it a go because they needed someone in his weight class. Told him most of his matches would forfeit due to not having anyone in his weight class or that he’d end up wrestling a girl. No thanks. He already had enough things to be teased about.
The dimly lit hallway stretched as if it were endless. Maybe this was dream and it’d wake up soon. Caulb’s voice filtered down the hallway. His bass timber was menacing enough without the eerie quality of it bouncing off the metal lockers and taking on an almost machine quality. Caulb was a deadly droid on the mission of annihilating anyone who didn’t conform to his standards. Unfortunately, no tipsheet existed that specified what his standards were. All Ethan knew was that he didn’t meet them.
Declaration should be out the end of June 2014