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High-Tech Gadgets, Raw Fish and Super-Sharp Swords
The big reveal of the setting for my current novel. I love making up my own worlds, but there was no other place to put this story than in the very real land of modern day Japan. There was just no way around it. If I had changed it to fit into the fantastical, magical and extraordinary lands…
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A Devilish Distraction
I’ll be honest. This book has been a bit of a chore at times. I’m sure all writers can relate. Don’t get me wrong. I love the story. I love the characters. I’ve enjoyed writing it. But as I mentioned in a previous post, this was supposed to be a short story. I had started…
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Tell Me Your Dreams
In honor of Lucid Dreaming Day this past Sunday, I feel I should mention the inspiration for this novel that I’m bludgeoning into submission. The idea actually came from someone else’s dream. I always feel that when I tell people my dreams, they don’t really care or they think I’m weird. But I like hearing…
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What Do You Expect?
I’m working on what I hope is at least the next to last draft of my first full-length novel. If I’m really lucky, this will be the last draft. What should you expect from this blog then? Probably not a lot about the craft of writing. There are so very many blogs dedicated to that…
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From the Ashes
I am starting anew here at A New Lowe. It has been a long time since my last post, but it is time to reclaim, rebuild and refortify. I sense a battle on the wind. This time, there will be a focus on my writing projects. I will refrain from the random nonsense that littered the…
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