It is one thing to read aloud at home in the privacy of your office—something I do every day to test the sound and flow of each chapter. It is a different matter to read in front of an audience. Thanks to the Writers Guild at Bloomington, I was able to introduce the first chapters …
There is nothing better than firsthand feedback from readers. But when a novel is not yet published, the writer is on his own to find them. Friends and family aren’t necessarily the best market, critique groups have chewed over the manuscript too many times, and so I was very thankful to share the first 50 …
The other day I was invited to one of our local high schools. Their wonderful counselor, principal and English teachers allowed me to meet with a group of freshman and sophomores. Why? Find volunteers willing to test-read the first fifty pages of The EarthRider Chronicles. After all, this is the market I’m writing for and …
