Wednesday, March 6, 2013
New Random House electronic service Hydra sucks
Random House Publishing's
electronic-only imprint service (Hydra) deal sheet for authors is horrible.
Check out this article by John Scalzi detailing why.
Monday, March 4, 2013
Updates to Curtisberry.net
1. Update to
Flower of Chaos, a
free weekly story about Linnae the thief and Quroth the Barbarian.
2. Updates to Riddle and Quote.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Latest Updates to the Curtisberry.net site
1. Update to
Flower of Chaos, a
free weekly story about Linnae the thief and Quroth the Barbarian.
2. Updates to the Riddle and
Quote.
3. Interesting blog entry by
Travis Luedke concerning
Amazon's stance on free Ebook promotion.
4. Kristen Stewart and final
Twilight movie honored at the 2013 Razzies. Read the story
HERE.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
New Character Art for Rise of the Serpents: Book Two of the Walker Chronicles
Check out the character art
below by Ron Leary, Jr. It's for Garak the dwarf, one of the
characters in the upcoming book
Rise of the Serpernts: Book Two of the Walker Chronicles.
Monday, February 18, 2013
New Goodies on the Curtisberry.net website!
1. Update to Flower of Chaos, a free weekly
story about Linnae the thief and Quroth the Barbarian.
2. Updates to weekly Riddle and Quote
3. Cool article about writing flashbacks by Linda
Claire called Writing Effective Flashbacks.
4. Added link for author T.K. McEachin to the
Links Page.
5. Artwork for Rise of the Serpents: Book Two of the
Walker Chronicles. Below is King Ehlos Bolgar, by Ron Leary, Jr.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Updates to curtisberry.net!
1. Update to
Flower of Chaos, a
free weekly story about Linnae the thief and Quroth the Barbarian.
3. Updates to weekly Riddle and Quote.
2. An article by Susan Morris
where
R.A. Salvatore talks about creating good fight scenes.
3. Updates to weekly Riddle and Quote.
Friday, February 8, 2013
Why?
That's a question I've been asking myself recently. The answer is simple: I love being clever and creating clever stories. I imagine that's one of many reasons writers ply their craft.
But then another question arises. Why bother to show it to others? I, by nature, am not a people person and never will be. I can be as charming as the next guy and make everyone around me laugh, but I can also be a jerk. Hey, who isn't at one time or another? I have a low threshold for people at times, and I tend to seek privacy more often than not. I've traditionally only cared what a few people think of me. In short, I'm not what one might call "sociable." Then why do I put my work out there for people, most likely strangers, to see? Why do I care?
Some might say it's a power trip. Could be. Money? Considering that first time indie authors don't usually make money, and that I had resolved myself *not* to make very much money until I built up a readership, I wouldn't say money was my motivation. My book Shades of Light: Book One of the Walker Chronicles has done far better than the few sales I hoped to see. The fact I've made enough money to cover the costs involved in the whole endeavor is just gravy.
After doing a lot of soul-searching, I decided my main reason for putting out my writings was to make others smile. When I first discovered books as a kid, I read a great deal and enjoyed a good story more than anything. I loved being transported away from my mundane world into places where my imagination went wild. That explains why I eventually began considering my own fantasy world and stories within it. When someone tells me how much they enjoyed my story, I truly get a warm feeling of accomplishment knowing that someone appreciates my work and was impressed by it.
Another side note concerning satisfaction would be that a friend of mine has begun devoting more time to writing a story he's been thinking about for a while. He said that when he saw what I'd done and how successful I was, not to mention that he liked the story, he became motivated to write. I was stunned and tickled pink when I heard that. Nothing beats the feeling of knowing that you've made a positive impact on someone else.
So write because you want money, praise, satisfaction, whatever. Just write if you have something to create. It's fun!
But then another question arises. Why bother to show it to others? I, by nature, am not a people person and never will be. I can be as charming as the next guy and make everyone around me laugh, but I can also be a jerk. Hey, who isn't at one time or another? I have a low threshold for people at times, and I tend to seek privacy more often than not. I've traditionally only cared what a few people think of me. In short, I'm not what one might call "sociable." Then why do I put my work out there for people, most likely strangers, to see? Why do I care?
Some might say it's a power trip. Could be. Money? Considering that first time indie authors don't usually make money, and that I had resolved myself *not* to make very much money until I built up a readership, I wouldn't say money was my motivation. My book Shades of Light: Book One of the Walker Chronicles has done far better than the few sales I hoped to see. The fact I've made enough money to cover the costs involved in the whole endeavor is just gravy.
After doing a lot of soul-searching, I decided my main reason for putting out my writings was to make others smile. When I first discovered books as a kid, I read a great deal and enjoyed a good story more than anything. I loved being transported away from my mundane world into places where my imagination went wild. That explains why I eventually began considering my own fantasy world and stories within it. When someone tells me how much they enjoyed my story, I truly get a warm feeling of accomplishment knowing that someone appreciates my work and was impressed by it.
Another side note concerning satisfaction would be that a friend of mine has begun devoting more time to writing a story he's been thinking about for a while. He said that when he saw what I'd done and how successful I was, not to mention that he liked the story, he became motivated to write. I was stunned and tickled pink when I heard that. Nothing beats the feeling of knowing that you've made a positive impact on someone else.
So write because you want money, praise, satisfaction, whatever. Just write if you have something to create. It's fun!
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