Intriguing Observations: Maximizing Research

The Intriguing Observations series was created to gather some of the greatest supporters and bloggers to provide their own insight on all things creative both in their ventures and their techniques. This week on the guest series is another all-star supporter and an outstanding wordsmith K.M. Weiland. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Research is vital no matter what kind of fiction you write. I spent almost as much time researching modern-day Chicago for my fantasy novel Dreamers Come as I did the Third Crusade for my historical novel Behold the Dawn (scheduled...

Lost in Development

I'll open this post by saying that this will be the last post on this platform as everything including the Surveillance Report have been migrated to www.pwcreighton.com I would like to thank everyone for their contributions to this blog and continued support. Over the course of the last year this platformed has obtained more than 10,000 unique visitors and over 15,000 page views. Platform, platform, platform. As you're first diving into the writing world, you hear a lot about developing your writing for publication and developing...

Intriguing Observations: Live. Write. Thrive.

The Intriguing Observations series was created to gather some of the greatest supporters and bloggers to provide their own insight on all things creative both in their ventures and their techniques. This week on the guest series is another all-star supporter and NY Times Bestselling author, Bob Mayer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No Matter the Genre, All Great Books Start With a Great Idea The kernel idea is the Alpha and the Omega of your book, no matter what genre you are writing in.  By that I mean a single idea starts your creative process and it...

Nightfall Reviewers Giveaway

In honor of the anniversary of signing with Astraea Press I would like to thank my supporters and everyone that has had the opportunity to read Nightfall. Starting today and running throughout May, I will be giving away some handy things related to Nightfall. The giveaway will be a drawing at the end of the month for 3 items. -Kindle (a brand new kindle) -Connor's Pendant (A silver, pewter and hematite pendant) -Allison's Digital Camera (An interesting digital camera/camcorder hybrid) How to Enter:  Write A Review on Amazon, Barnes...