I have been in the throes of editing for roughly two months and it has been eye opening. I did serious edits on my first book, then titled the unpronounceable Macyntire & Hough...now titled A Haunting On Commercial Street. But, the edits on Lockwood Tower are really teaching me something about my writing and how to layer a … Continue reading The Things You Find
Category: #amwriting
Draft Day
Today is a monumental and exhausting day for me, and one that I have been working towards since late last year. My first draft of Lockwood Tower is complete! For me it is a great moment to celebrate, even though there is still a lot of revision to do. But, this manuscript is my longest to date, … Continue reading Draft Day
Discarded Bits – How To Kill Your Darlings The Pain-Free Way
This post is two parts. Firstly, I have been dabbling in illustration once again, and I've finished a portrait of one of the elvish councilors from Lockwood Tower. I really like how it came out, and I thought I'd upload it here on the blog since it's been a while since my last piece of artwork. Secondly, … Continue reading Discarded Bits – How To Kill Your Darlings The Pain-Free Way
Epic Fantasy WIP Sample Chapter – The Prologue
Most of my posts lately have been related to the work in progress, which is an epic fantasy. I'm not sure how epic it will be (that all depends on reader preferences) but, it's certainly a fantasy and coming along nicely. I don't have a release date yet or a cover, but I'm coming up … Continue reading Epic Fantasy WIP Sample Chapter – The Prologue
Writing For Children
I have been granted some extra writing time lately, and I've been trying to use it wisely. Having just got back from a family vacation, I started yesterday to really put my nose to the grind stone and get some progress made. Work on the epic fantasy is still going strong. I have a cover … Continue reading Writing For Children
Franklin Kendrick 