Monthly Archives: September 2012
Antithesis Tour and Author Interview
Today I’m pleased to welcome Terra Whiteman to Off the Page chatting about her new book, Antithesis. About the Author: Terra Whiteman is a scientist who writes whenever she’s not doing things that scientists do. She loves philosophy, chemistry, biology, classical literature, graphic novels, loud, obnoxious … Continue reading
Computer Death
I apologise for being MIA this weekend and missing my normal features from Friday. On Friday, my computer came to stuttering halt and has since been relegated to the scrap heap. In other words, the motherboard is cooked and I’m … Continue reading
Author Interview: Ron D. Smith
Today I’d like to welcome Ron D. Smith to Off the Page chatting about his latest YA book, The Night Budda Got Deep In It. About the Author: I started my adult life as a journalist, but gave it up when I realized … Continue reading
RTW: The Method of Scribing
This Week’s Topic is: What word processing program do you use to write your manuscript, and can you share one handy trick you’ve learned in that program that has helped you while you write?
She Wulf
Today I’m pleased to welcome Sheryl Steines to Off the Page talking about her new YA novel She Wulf. About She Wulf: Annie is sent through an ancient time portal with only a prophecy to guide her; she struggles with a new destiny as she … Continue reading
Six Sentence Sunday and Song of the Week
So in keeping with the tradition of Six Sentence Sunday, I’m sharing six sentences from my robot YA work in progress. This scene features my android protagonist, Quinn. Here’s a song (the song of the week) which sums up his … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Music, Reading
Tagged androids, brandon boyd, science fiction, Six sentence sunday, Song of the week, YAlit
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The Joy of Scrivener
I’ve never used anything besides a trusty word document when writing. I have a whole folder dedicated to a single novel with separate documents for the storyboard, the character sheets, the outline, synopsis etc. I end up having a whole … Continue reading
Random Thursday: Dave McKean
I haven’t had a blog-tour free Thursday in months! While I do love show-casing other people’s books and hosting author interviews, I’d like to take this break in the regular scheduling to highlight one of my favourite artists. His works have been a … Continue reading
RTW: Required Reading
This Week’s Topic is: Back to school time! What’s your favorite book that you had to read for a class?
Posted in Blog, Reading
Tagged atonement, historical fiction, required reading, summer of my german soldier
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