week #4 – D

D is for DO IT! By Abyrne | As we go through our list of things we have always known that enable us to be great writers, there is one core truth about anything we endeavor to achieve. YOU HAVE TO DO IT! You can’t sit back and hope success comes to you. You have to...

Yes, I'm a stubborn cuss

It has been pointed out that I can be difficult. My response is often the same, “Difficult you say? Nah, I’m more stubborn cuss than difficult.” Which, will sometimes get a laugh, sometimes an eye roll, and sometimes no response at all, but the...

Fly

There is a certain pressure in writing the sequel to a published book. A lot of it is internal. Some of it is doubt of your ability to create the same magic you did with your first book. And some of it, is the desire to live up to the readers’ expectations. All...

Exhaustion and other neat games

I would sleep if my head would shut down long enough to allow it. I would cry if I had sufficient motivation. I would emote all over the place if not for one small thing… …I am mid vomit-cycle on a book that is coming due faster than I think we can finish...

What to do now?

It has been done. Phoenix Rising has been sent to my publisher for the final edit. I now await my personal ‘Sea of Red.’ My best case scenario is for a lake, not a whole sea. Now what? I’ve worked on all the extra pages that go with the book. My dedication and...