The Music of Mars News

I took a big step in getting my novel published. I contracted with Demi Stevens at Year of the Book for editing, formatting, and publishing.

Read more

2016 Pennwriters Conference and My Novel

This year’s conference, held in Lancaster, PA, helped me address several aspects of my novel.

The first was my novel title. I’ve been unhappy with mine and have been searching for a new, better one. Originally, I started with The Shifting Sands of Mars. It’s a great title. I know because Arthur C. Clarke used it for one of his novels. Once I realized that, the title was out. Other titles I ran through are: Shifting Mars Sands, The Discovery, and After the Discovery. During Friday night’s Sci-fi/Fantasy Read and Critique, Mark Gottlieb (Trident Media Group) mentioned that he often finds a work’s title in the manuscript.

Read more