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What inspired me to publish a novel?

I enjoy writing. I love imagining and getting my imagination on paper. I was, however, not writing much until a little more than a year ago. In June-ish of 2012, I wanted to read a book I would love. I had just finished Jim Butcher’s latest book, so I started reading different Urban Fantasy books […]

Setting a.m. and p.m. to small caps in your eBook

Normally when you write time, such as 10:00 a.m. or 7:00 p.m., the a.m. and p.m. should be small caps. Doing so is just one more way to make your novel’s layout more professional. This is a style choice and is not required. In fact, I just finished a book published by a large publisher where […]

Painting a picture around dialog

I couple days ago, I discussed Painting with Dialogue, which involved changing text where you are telling to text where you are showing using dialog. However, what if the text that you need to change is already dialog. How do you paint the dialog itself? Consider two people conversing. When they talk, do they hold perfectly still? […]

Jacob Stevens Body Sent to U of U

The Jordan Valley Medical Center released the results of its investigation into the missing body of Jacob Stevens, claiming that it had been sent by mistake to the University of Utah Medical School to be used as a cadaver. Attempts at locating the body have been unsuccessful. Jacob’s parents are pursuing legal action against both […]

Gunshot Kills Utah Football Prodigy

Last year’s prep football player of the year, Jacob Stevens, was shot in what police are calling a drive-by shooting. He survived a few hours, allowing his mother and sister to say good-bye, but unfortunately, his father, John, never got that chance as he was unable to reach the hospital in time. Jacob let West […]

Humor and me

So when I saw a panel session on humor at the Life the Universe & Everything conference, I knew I had to attend. There was a great list of panelists: Berin Stephens, Craig Nybo, Eric James Stone, Platte F. Clark, Robert J Defendi, and Larry Correia. I couldn’t miss this. I just didn’t know what was […]