Author of dark things – thrilling novels and haunting stories
My schedule has changed a lot recently. I'm trying to read more regularly, I play more guitar and accidentally joined a band, so I have to practice for that, and I've changed up my gym program. All of these thing, in combination with the normal, boring stuff like sleeping, eating, and going to a job... Continue Reading →
So... I for some reason thought it would be clever to read Dune. Over the years I've heard a lot about it. Supposedly one of the best Sci-Fi books ever, a masterpiece, a magnificent... something. Lets get it out of the way. I liked it, I did. It's well-written, it's well-built, the world feels like... Continue Reading →
A week ago I got my work back from my editor (finally!) after three-four weeks of waiting. I could have kept my work for longer myself, but I sent it to them as soon as I was ready, happy to have it off my hands for a while. I spent the time reading and relaxing,... Continue Reading →
Some people plot, meaning they plan their novels before they write them (also called outlining). On the other hand, some people (like me), don't. We pants (meaning someone who 'flies by the seat of their pants') and have no plan at all, or at least not to the same degree as a plotter. This is... Continue Reading →
One and a half week ago I sent my WIP away to my editor for some much needed TLC. Now, I always write on multiple things. I have a main WIP, then I usually always work on the following book, as well as a little side project. (Gotta have some of those side projects). But... Continue Reading →
Last year I stirred up some stuff (as I'm prone to do), when I admitted I very rarely reread books. You can read a blog post about it here, but the short story is, I just always have something new I want to get my hands and eyes on. It's not something I do on purpose,... Continue Reading →
Twitter is a great place to be if you're an author. (Or a writer, or a poet, or whatever you want to call yourself. If you make symbols that create words, in any capacity, Twitter is great). Just search for the hashtags #WritingCommunity or #AmWriting, and you're in. The #WritingCommunity has helped me a lot.... Continue Reading →
Let me just get it out: I'm all for habits. I'm super habitual. It's how you learn anything really, sitting down and grinding at it, again and again, until it's done. I love habits. At the same time, I'm very against the 'you have to write every day' philosophy toward writing. I can't write every... Continue Reading →
If you've been paying attention to my last few posts, you'll know that I worked really hard on my writing during December and then writer's/worker's block hit hard in the beginning of 2019. Good, now you're up to speed. It was weird, because it wasn't that I didn't want to write. I would sit down... Continue Reading →
This is a long post, so before you go scrolling through, 3 things: This is not a 'How To' guide to self-publishing. If that's what you're after, Google's your friend. These are my thoughts, opinions, and experiences. There are no definite answers here. I don't intend to convince you to go indie or traditional. I'll... Continue Reading →