So I officially introduced an organization in my book Flint and Steel that I always knew existed, but finally gave it a name: Mitigation. They're the crew who cleans up after superhero battles. I've been braining ideas for a story about these guys and I finally came up with the germ of an idea, and it's just one (hyphenated) word: Scooby-Doo. #WritingCommunity #cosowriters
I won't be doing #NaNoWriMo this year-I've done it 15 or 16 times and never failed at it, so I don't have anything to prove. I'm working on a book project consistently anyway so that's enough to satisfy me. That said, GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU DOING IT! #cosowriters #writingcommunity #writing
Here are some of the character designs I've been working on for an upcoming book project. One of them, Battlecry, exists because of a conversation I had with @janallmac π
From left to right, top to bottom, is La CapitΓ‘na, Battlecry, Sentinel, and It Girl. These were all made using the HeroMachine application created by @JeffreyMHebert .#cosoart #cosowriters
Hey #cosobooks lovers, this is just a quick reminder that authors like me depend on star ratings and reviews for our books to improve their position in search algorithms (not every site is as algorithm-free as #Coso). Please take a minute to at least rate (and review if you can) any books you read/listen to. Reviews can be as short as "I liked it. Five stars." I and other #cosowriters appreciate you for it!
I know for sure I will include Sentinel and La Capitana. I want to include a Mexican superhero (as yet undefined). Still trying to figure out a 4th and whether or not to include a 5th. Desert Eagle from Just Cause Dallas is a strong contender, but there's a whole team to draw from. And I always like introducing new characters. #writerproblems #cosowriters #WritingCommunity
I don't always do my own cover art, but I've had this image in my mind for awhile now and am planning to make this book #27 in the series (I'm currently writing #25). #cosobooks #cosowriters #cosoart
Been kind of noodling on a short fight scene in my #wip today. It's short because of the three heroes, one is bulletproof, one heals from grievous harm in seconds, and the other can travel along walls and ceilings. The bad guys are dudes with guns, and they're way outclassed. #cosowriters
Just finished the next draft of Roast Wyvern and Other Recipes, clocking in at a tidy 104k words (for non-writers, that makes it a medium girthy doorstop of a novel). Next it goes off to my primary editor for spit and polish and telling me everything I did wrong and have to fix. #WIP #CosoWriters
Two-thirds done with the next round of revisions on Roast Wyvern. Still torn about the ultimate fate of this one. Do I send it out to agents or do I keep this one under my own imprint? Decisions, decisions. Anyway, good night, #Coso, wherever you are! #amwriting #cosowriters #wip
Chapter 9 of the #wip and the action shifts to Paris, where the heroes pick up the next to last member of their team. #WritingCommunity #cosowriters
Hey, #cosonauts! If you're in northern Colorado today or tomorrow, come visit me at the Fort Collins Comic Con at the North Azatlan Center! I have books for sale and would love to meet you in person! #conlife #comiccon #WritingCommunity #cosowriters
Chapter 4 is done. Time to move the action halfway around the world to Egypt. #writingcommunity #cosowriters #wip
Good morning, #cosonauts! I finished Ch 3 of the new book project last night. #cosowriters #WritingCommunity #wip
Ch 2 of the #wip is done and onward to Ch 3. I'm doing my darnedest to make this one the manhunt/political thriller I've been wanting to write for a long time. #writingcommunity #cosowriters
Onto Chapter Two in the new book. This one is a cavalcade of old friends...and old enemies. #WritingCommunity #cosowriters #wip Anyway, good night, #Coso, wherever you are!
Second #writing day on POSSE. I'm still getting to know my first main character, Tafsut. She's basically Arrow, Season 1, except she parkours better and doesn't announce anyone has failed her city before putting an arrow into them. #WritingCommunity #cosowriters Anyway, good night, #Coso, wherever you are!
First line of the new book project:
Tafsut had been invisible her entire life.
Good night, #Coso, wherever you are! #WritingCommunity #cosowriters #wip
Finishing the plotting on a book is almost as good a feeling as finishing the text. Tonight, I begin JCU book 25: POSSE. #cosowriters #WritingCommunity #wip
Writer of superheroic, fantasy, and science fiction, and author of the Just Cause Universe series.