Hello all! It has been almost a month now since I've published my first book Legend of Nariko: Mark of Silverfrost on Amazon.ca. As this was my first book I tried to be as thorough in my research of Kindle Publishing as I could, mostly due to my own paranoia and caution (you don't want to put … Continue reading Lessons from Self-Publishing : Amazon’s KDP Select Exclusivity
Tag: Writing
First Book published and Blog Resurrection!!
After years of writing and editing, I’ve finally published my first book! The Legend of Nariko: Mark of Silverfrost, first book in the Nariko Series. Amazon Page : https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B06Y49265Q Goodreads Page : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34821817-the-legend-of-nariko The past few years have been chaotic with school, work and trying to complete my first book, but now with everything stabilizing, … Continue reading First Book published and Blog Resurrection!!
New Blog!
Hi Everyone! I know its been forever since I've posted anything, but I've decided that rather than resurrecting this old blog I would start fresh with a brand new blog! My new blog is called The Written Design (Catchy isn't it? no its not I know) thewrittendesign.wordpress.com Here I'll still discuss everything I did before. … Continue reading New Blog!
Thoughts on Character Creation
Hello Everyone, Sorry if this post might be a bit late, I've been spending a lot of time working on editing my novel. But while I was editing my novel, it occurred to me that playing around with the characters could create an interesting circumstance. One idea was swapping the genders of a few of my … Continue reading Thoughts on Character Creation
Update! I’m Alive!
Life has been rather crazy in the past few months. Approaching the end of my university career, I went into overdrive when it came to writing my first novel. The good news is that I can report that I have completed the first draft of my novel! It is currently in the editing process and I … Continue reading Update! I’m Alive!
Judging a Book by its Cover
We all do it.When walking through a bookstore, do we look through the descriptions of all the books we pass by? Of course not, that would take far too much time out of our already increasingly busy lives. The old phrase "Don't Judge a Book by its Cover" works well when talking about people, but … Continue reading Judging a Book by its Cover
Darque Legacy Novel Update! An Aspiring Author’s Dream
Many of you who have been reading this blog may be aware that I am also working on completing my first novel. I am happy to say that I have been able to make a lot of progress and I hope to finish writing by December!My main problem, which is probably the problem most young … Continue reading Darque Legacy Novel Update! An Aspiring Author’s Dream
Having a “Sexy” Character vs Sexualization
A couple weeks ago I went to the Penny Arcade Expo and attended a panel discussion about sexism within the gaming community. One concept that was brought up during the presentation/discussion was the topic of being sexy versus being sexualized. At first I hadn’t given it much thought, but then I started pondering what it … Continue reading Having a “Sexy” Character vs Sexualization
The Antagonist’s Development
Sometimes a very difficult character to develop, but a strong antagonist is as important as the protagonist. There are several different forms of antagonists, a societal antagonist, a particular person opposing the protagonist, or maybe the person opposing the protagonist is himself or herself. It is possible to flesh out the relationship more, but at … Continue reading The Antagonist’s Development
Relationships in Literature
Something I've always wondered whenever I had read a book during my English Literature courses or even some books I bought. Almost every relationship between a man and a woman in literature has one cheating on the other. I understand this can make for interesting conflicts, but after a while I began to wonder why … Continue reading Relationships in Literature
Raph's Cozy Musings 