The Timing of My Next Book What I do and don’t control in this process. Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash My goal was to release the first book in my new Gentleman Space Pirate sci-fi series – The Rise of The Captain – in September. This felt like a totally doable goal. Then reality set in. I didn’t get the book finished and out to the editor before the end of June. It didn’t
The Editing Process (And Recording) After the Editor Allow me to share how I go about this. Photo by Simon Abrams on Unsplash One of the dangers I warn writers and would-be writers about is editing. Yes, editing is SUPER important. Not editing means your work is unpolished, and all kinds of crazy things go out to the world: typos, misspellings, half-written thoughts, improper names, and more. As a writer, it’s important to edit your
Please Buy My Books I don’t like asking, but neither does it hurt. Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash Probably the thing I most dislike about being an authorpreneur is the selling. Not so much the marketing, as the notion of holding my hat in hand and reaching out my cup and saying (in my best British accent), “Please, good person, for just a few shillings, won’t you buy my books?” There is something deeply
The Parts Other Than Writing I love the writing, but the rest is less fun (yet necessary). Photo by Brooke Cagle on Unsplash In March of 2025, I began to create the next sci-fi series I would write. The idea in my head was a businessman, in a distant future on a far-away planet, at a time of faster-than-light space travel, becoming a pirate. I had this whole idea in my head that I started
Launching Argent Hedgehog Press Coaching and Consulting I want to introduce you to the new Argent Hedgehog Press. When I started writing, long ago now, I dreamed about getting published. After finishing the first book of my Source Chronicles fantasy series, I made a concerted effort to go the traditional publishing route. I queried many, many agents. For a time, I had one, but he proved to be wrong for my genre (nice guy, but
Sometimes You Pivot, Sometimes You Start Anew Writing projects sometimes don’t go as planned. Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash Last week I began writing a blog entry. It was slow going, and the idea was percolating in my head but not fully brewing. Still, I stabbed at it, got a few paragraphs written. Then it was time for fencing practice, so I stepped away and planned to continue it the next morning. When I
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