Tag: novel
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Writing Trip & Another Novel
This one’s been tough. I’ve been working on novel #14 for the past two years, and since moving back to America, I’ve admittedly not had enough writing time. (Or I haven’t been able to carve it out for some reason or another.) I’m one of those writers who need to hunker down, away from everything,…
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Excerpt for Reading: A Love Story for a Nation
I’m doing an author reading tomorrow at Penangpac’s 4th Anniversary Open Day. Below is a portion of the passage I’ll be dramatically performing. After horrible tragedy strikes the former writer Gerald Sanpatri’s life, he joins the mass protests happening in front of the presidential palace. But he comes to realize that this cannot possible be…
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Cover Reveal: A Love Story for a Nation
I’m happy to reveal the cover of my new novel. I have a book cover designer whom I’ve worked with on three of my novels and he gave me three different options to choose from. It wasn’t easy to decide as I liked all the different options, but in the end, this is the design…
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How can you know when a novel is good?
How can you know when a novel is good? You can’t. You can know when a novel is finished. (When you’re done writing.) You can know when a novel is appreciated. (When a reader gives you positive feedback.) But you can’t know when a novel is good. You can know when a novel is award-winning.…
Author Mark W Sasse 