Author TC Michael describes himself as being "an epic daydreamer with a wild imagination", and nothing could better prove this description than his first full-length novel, Secret of the Last Born. The first in the Dark Rising series, Michael mixes common fables and...
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Intention vs. Reality in Writing
“But Your Honor, I intended to help that little old lady across the street. Her purse handle just happened to loop over my arm, and I didn’t realize it was there until I was several blocks away and that cop tackled me!” Do you think any judge in the world would...
Calling All Critiques: Second Week Wrap-Up
Thank you to everyone who has participated so far in Calling All Critiques, whether you were a submitting author or a critiquer or just stopped by the blogs to see what was going on. The second week’s Rafflecopter random giveaway of two eBooks and a $10 Amazon gift...
Calling All Critiques: Cover Art Entry #7
We've had a lot of amazing book covers in our cover art edition of Calling All Critiques! It's been wonderful to see so much effort put into great design work to fit the storyline and genre. Speaking of which, our final cover is ready to be critiqued! ~~ Author: Lucy...
Calling All Critiques: Submit Your Cover Art
Starting now, Calling All Critiques is accepting entries for your cover art. How to Enter Submit your entry to Critiques@Saboviec.com. Cut and paste the following template into your email and fill it in. Your name/pseudonym: Your website (optional): Title: Genre...
Calling All Critiques: Entry #14
This is the final day of 500 word excerpts for Calling All Critiques! Thank you to all who participated - we hope you found the critiques you received useful. Next week we'll have book covers in need of critiques, so stay tuned! Don't forget to enter our raffle to...
Calling All Critiques: Entry #8
Thank you to everyone who has shared their work for us to critique! We hope that our feedback is useful. Also, please note that we still have spots open. Submit your first 500 words to Critiques@Saboviec.com for inclusion in this week’s blog posts. We need it by...
Calling All Critiques: A Cross-Blog Event
We can all use a little help once in a while, can’t we? I’m excited to announce that my blog will be part of an upcoming event, Calling All Critiques, a cross-blog critique event open to self-published, traditionally published, and unpublished authors (that would be...
Author Chat: Why I Like Historicals
By now, you're probably familiar with Donna Hatch's historical romance novels. If not, check out her Amazon page for a listing of her published books. I had the chance to catch up with Donna, who is always in the midst of working on her next novel. I asked her why...
Tuxedoed Writing
Will Rogers, Jr. once advised a fellow actor, “Don't ever take a dramatic lesson. They will try to put your voice in a dinner jacket, and people like their hominy and grits in everyday clothes." The actor – Dale Robertson – followed Rogers’s advice and became a highly...