Writing fiction, like I do, is process of revelation. We’ve all heard it asked, either as writers ourselves, or listening to the fans approach the Famous Author, “Where do you get your ideas?” There’s rarely a good answer to that, because ideas are everywhere, there for writers and non-writers to pluck out of the air… Continue reading The Memories Come First
Author: hmelton
Why I Wrote “Emperor Dad”
My life changed. Taking a risk, I had accepted an early retirement offer from the company where I had worked for twenty-some years. The company had changed, and my children were grown. The numbers seemed reasonable. I could quit writing database code that seemed increasingly irrelevant to me, and I feared, to the company. So… Continue reading Why I Wrote “Emperor Dad”
Making Sell Sheets for My Books
I was updating my sell sheets, in preparation for some more face time with book store people, when it occurred to me that maybe I hadn’t mentioned sell sheets in this blog. A quick search came up empty, so Sell Sheets are today’s topic. What’s a sell sheet? As a book consumer, it probably doesn’t make… Continue reading Making Sell Sheets for My Books