A. R. Norris

The last two weeks I've been wading in the Revision/Editing Phase...more the Revision and not yet the pure editing. Part of me would lik...

I had it all laid out. I thought the creature planet scenes were outlined just how I wanted them. They fit the vision I had...and they didn...

I can't help it. I'm in a good mood. My Revelations of Tomorrow revisions are going well, the characters are clicking (or not click...

Yes, a weekend of revisions and even though most is additional information from my research, the red ink is like blood dripping from wounded...

This weekend was another push to complete the first draft of Revelations of Tomorrow . I have 6 planned scenes remaining, which in reality w...

I've been subbing Duty and Devotion the last few months without the request for partials and fulls I'd like. It's been a little...

Yay! I'm so excited, as shown by previous exclamation point. Yesterday morning I received the first pass of edits by my - clears throat ...

With the two short stories completed, I got back to work on Galileo. With about 1200 words cut and 350 put back in, I managed to finish two ...

I'm going to say it...I'm not a fan of the flashback. The word reminds me of cheesy thriller or mystery novels that involve stereoty...

I sat staring at the PC, willing my brain to come up with a really snazzy post topic. I hope that I provide engaging content that is both th...

I guess it takes getting crazy before the break through hits. At least sometimes. Unfortunately for me and Sorcerer's Carnival this was ...

Every writer faces that moment where they envision tossing the main character over a cliff...followed by the manuscript. I'm there. I wa...

Last night was very productive. I started out trying to force progress on Sorcerer's Carnival. That didn't end so well and almost ha...

Galileo Chapter 22 is complete...for the second draft edit that is. I had to modify some subplots to match the earlier revisions. It's s...

Every writer faces it...the dreaded word count. We sci-fi and fantasy writers, seem to have an added stress. No only do we have the same wor...

Many of you know from an earlier post that I finally let go of the original concept for Galileo. Running on the tails of this development I ...