Category: Indie Author

• Spring Break in Ireland

  

  I’m officially three-quarters finished with my first year of teaching drama in Saudi Arabia. Spring break has arrived. It couldn’t have come at a better time. It’s been a challenging year in many respects – a good year – complete with unique challenges I had not expected. The show that I’m currently producing and directing…

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  March 29, 2018

  drama, Indie Author, Uncategorized

  author reading, Greywood Arts, ireland, play-writing, playwright, writing residency

• What is Writing Success?

  

  When does a writer know when he or she is successful? Being “a writer” has certain connotations and sometimes embedded tangible requirements. Does he make a living from writing? Is her work critically acclaimed? Is he well-known? Does she garner respect from other writers? Do other people ask him to write? Is her author rank…

  sassevn

  March 16, 2018

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  requirements of a writer, writing, writing advice, writing confidence, writing tips

• Gearing Up for Greywood Arts Residency in Ireland

  I’ve found myself virtually walking main street of Killeagh, Ireland using Google Maps Street View, trying to imagine what it will be like to stroll down it in person. I won’t have to wait too long. That makes me so excited! Through a submission of my play “The Last Bastion,” Greywood Arts – an arts…

  sassevn

  March 11, 2018

  drama, Indie Author, Uncategorized, Writing Process

  Greywood Arts, ireland, play-writing, writing residency

• Novel Writing: Time to Do the Heavy Lifting

  

  I’m writing my first trilogy, and I must admit, the first 2/3s has come rather easily. Book one cruised by and set-up book two perfectly. Book two introduced some new characters and the adventure went farther, deeper, and more enjoyable than I could have anticipated. Even the ending flowed, setting up book three. But now,…

  sassevn

  February 11, 2018

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  brainstorming, novel writing, trilogy writing, writing, writing fiction

• No Costumes + No Set = Terrible Show, Right?

  “Honestly, I expected it to be terrible. When you told me that the actors don’t where costumes and that there is no set, that they only use these black boxes, I expected it to be the worst show I ever saw.” This is what one of my students said to me after he saw my…

  sassevn

  January 21, 2018

  drama, Indie Author

  black box, black box theatre, ensemble acting, minimalist theatre

• What will become of you … book?

  (Just a few simple thoughts of what will happen to the books I mailed out to winners of my Goodreads’ giveaway.) I packed and sealed you in a cardboard box, Love and time and tears and patience constructed the story between your covers, I post you to a new destination, but what will become of…

  sassevn

  January 20, 2018

  Indie Author, Writing Excerpt

  book ponderings, Goodreads

• A Look Back, A Look Ahead

  Here’s what I was able to accomplish as a writer in 2017: January Staged reading of “The Last Bastion” @ Penang Performing Arts Centre Started a historical musical on a unique person in US history with a musician colleague of mine. This is a long-term project. Finished editing and production aspects of the first book…

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  January 3, 2018

  Indie Author

  novel writing, writing accomplishments, writing goals

• New Release: Kindle & Paperback Now Available: A MAN TOO OLD FOR A PLACE TOO FAR

  The first book in my brand new trilogy is now available in both Kindle & Paperback. The new release Kindle sale – only $0.99 – lasts until January 1, so hurry and get your copy before it settles into its regular price of $3.99. GET YOUR COPY HERE! I’m super excited to share this story…

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  December 19, 2017

  Indie Author, Promotion, Uncategorized

  adventure, magical realism, new releases, trilogy

• Review of A MAN TOO OLD FOR A PLACE TOO FAR

  

  Author Colleen Chesebro just reviewed my new novel and her ratings for the book were fantasic: MY RATING: Character Believability:  5 Flow and Pace: 5 Reader Engagement: 5 Reader Enrichment: 5 Reader Enjoyment: 5 Overall Rate: 5 out of 5 Fairies Hey, you see that? 5 out of 5 on the fairy scale.  I’m honored. Colleen wrote a great, detailed…

  sassevn

  December 16, 2017

  Indie Author, Promotion, Uncategorized

  5-star reviews, magical realism, new release, review, trilogy

• Now Available: A MAN TOO OLD FOR A PLACE TOO FAR

  

  And the trilogy begins … Paperback $14.99 HERE! Prime Shipping before Christmas! Kindle eBook  HERE! New Release special only 99 cents until Jan 1 Kindle in pre-order. Releases directly to your Kindle device on December 18. Amazon UK: HERE! Amazon Canada: HERE! Amazon Australia: HERE! I’m very fond of this book. And it’s just the beginning. Book 2 is only…

  sassevn

  December 14, 2017

  Indie Author, Uncategorized

  adventure, cambodia, magical realism, manhattan, new release, Romania, scotland