Writing a Prologue

11/25/22 • 4 min

Before I get into the does and don’ts of prologues remember, this is your book, you can have a prologue if you want to. Just make sure you’re using it to the best possible advantage for your story and your reader....

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Working with multiple characters in your story

I have a lot of characters in my Idol Maker series. So how did I and how do you keep all of those characters as distinct as possible so that readers don’t get confused.

First, I introduced just a few characters in the first chapters so that the reader gets grounded with the main characters. Then when I introduced all of the other cast, they each have their own distinct name (in other words try to keep names as different as possible), they have their own way of talking, and some have a specific prop....

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How To Get Your Indie Book Into Bookstores

Getting your book in the book stores doesn’t have to be complicated. But the number one rule as for most things and for being an author is just don’t be a jerk.

Bookstores don’t need your book what they need is to get people in the door and to make money and to make their customers happy.

When I was going to be in Farmington, New Mexico for a conference, I thought I’d see if I could also do an author event, so I reached out to Amy at Amy’s bookcase, especially as my novel Gamble of the Gods is based near Farmington and other parts of New Mexico...

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