Hi Everyone, This year has been a bit of a roller coaster of ups and downs. I set a lot of goals for myself to further both my writing and my artistic passions, however I haven't quite lived up to my own expectations. I took some time to consider why this was and a lot … Continue reading 1 Month Hiatus to Fix Myself
Tag: Development
Writing an interesting protagonist – Struggles & Flaws
In a character driven story, almost no one wants to watch the characters effortlessly push through the plot without any kind of hurdle or obstacle to overcome. Those kind of stories often tend to be power fantasies that, while entertaining and enjoyable, are often more superficial and focused on a lot of action but very … Continue reading Writing an interesting protagonist – Struggles & Flaws
Writing an interesting protagonist – Goals & Motivation
In a character driven story, the protagonist needs a goal to push the story through. There’s something tangible that the character is trying to achieve that either they succeed in the end or they fail, but that goal needs to be established. What that goal is can be literally anything so long as the writer … Continue reading Writing an interesting protagonist – Goals & Motivation
Author Update #3
Hi Everyone, It’s been a while since I’ve given an author update and a pseudo-roadmap for my book series. The past year has been a rather turbulent experience between lockdown and a brief period of unemployment which destroyed my productivity. I was surprised how much that had set me back in terms of a structured … Continue reading Author Update #3
Book Publishing Post later this week
Hi Everyone, Still waiting for my final book proof. According to tracking, it should arrive by Wednesday. If it arrives on time, it will take me a few days to go through it to make sure there are no formatting issues. The Legend of Nariko: The Goddess Prophecy should be published by the end of … Continue reading Book Publishing Post later this week
2020 in review and a path going forward
Hi Everyone, I can’t say it any other way, 2020 sucked. It wasn’t a great year for many and a lot of us suffered. It’s hard to really think on the positives of 2020 as it all felt draining and terrible. I feel though that, while my problems are nowhere near as serious or urgent … Continue reading 2020 in review and a path going forward
Book proof came in, looking good to publish!
Hi Everyone!Happy New Year! Great news! My book proof came in late last week and I’m currently going through page by page to make sure there isn’t any formatting issues. There was, unfortunately, an issue with the image formatting for the symbol on the title page. I had to take some time to correct the … Continue reading Book proof came in, looking good to publish!
Book Proof still has not arrived
Hello everyone, While this has been a frustrating wait for the final book proof to arrive, I do have to acknowledge several things. The first being that this is the Christmas season and to expect my final book print to take precedence over the thousands of gifts shipping out for the holidays is a rather … Continue reading Book Proof still has not arrived
Book Publishing Woes
Hi Everyone, I was hoping to use today's post to officially announce the publication of my second book. Unfortunately I discovered a major formatting issue which led to multiple blank pages to show up randomly throughout the entirety of the book. I spent eight hours on Saturday trying to figure out what the problem was, … Continue reading Book Publishing Woes
Author Update #2
Hi Everyone! While waiting for the final proof copy of Book 2 to arrive, I took some time to reflect on how I got here and how long it took to really finish and publish The Legend of Nariko: The Goddess Prophecy. My initial goal was to publish this book back in July and then … Continue reading Author Update #2
Raph's Cozy Musings 