Writing books demands more than inspiration—it requires structure, endurance, and the discipline to carry an idea through to completion. These posts explore the realities of long-form writing, where pacing, character, and revision shape a manuscript into something that holds together from first page to last.
Step into the world of SEETHINGS, a dark psychological fiction trilogy where trust fractures, morality bends, and dangerous people hide behind ordinary smiles. Explore free excerpts from both novels, meet the characters, uncover their secrets, and discover why some darkness remains hidden until it’s far too late to escape.
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The proof copy of SEETHINGS III arrived with less excitement than the first novel, replacing wonder with familiarity, discipline, and exhaustion. What once felt impossible had become routine. This reflective piece explores the strange emotional shift that occurs when finishing a trilogy—and how creative passion slowly transforms into endurance.
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Writing often looks quiet from the outside, but beneath the silence a writer is building worlds, dissecting emotions, and wrestling private thoughts into stories. Private creative time is not avoidance or selfishness—it is the fragile psychological space where imagination survives long enough to become something meaningful, intimate, and disturbingly honest.
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DNA changed crime fiction forever—but not in the way readers think. In the uneasy gap between instinct and science, truth becomes unstable, justice uncertain, and the past refuses to stay buried. Explore how forensic advances reshape storytelling, morality, and the psychological tension at the heart of modern crime writing.
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You’re a writer. There are a gazillion ways to arrange letters and words to make murder happen inside the pages of your fiction. You’ve got a character who is doomed, and now it’s time to bring your best words together to commit your special kind of crime. You’re creative, which means you’re observant and have
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When writing dark fiction, the villain matters as much as the hero. Without a formidable antagonist, a hero has nothing meaningful to overcome. The strength of a protagonist is measured by the challenge they face. Instead of two opposing forces, imagine one person wrestling with both sides of the moral equation. Could a character pursue
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Happy Read an Ebook Week! To help you find a book to celebrate, you can find my entire collection at a promotional price at @Smashwords from March 1 – March 7. Find my books and many more at https://www.smashwords.com/sale My books start here: Seethings 2 and Seethings 3. This week only!
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Independent publishing is a long process – challenging from conception to print. It’s a miracle any book makes it out there at all! It’s far more than just dreaming and writing. There’s the plot mapping, character development, editing, structure, text formatting, the cover graphic and title, and then promotion and marketing to include. Once a
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We all have our demons. Some of us are prepared to chase them to hell and back just to answer the questions only we can ask when writing. When I’m chasing mine, I never know if I’ll find evil or glory at the other end. I take a giant leap of faith and let myself
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Mischief in her breath,A spill of bells through cupped hands—The room tilts with joy. -M