by Greg Turnquist | Apr 23, 2015 | darklight
Last night’s writing prompt: I saw something beautiful today… *** I step out onto the driveway. The smell of gasoline fills my nostrils. Today is perfect. The sun is shining. The birds are singing. No rain for two days. I can see blades of grass spread...
by Greg Turnquist | Mar 22, 2014 | darklight
Among the great feedback I’m getting from a couple generous beta readers, I’m getting a real primer on show-don’t-tell. In case you haven’t heard, there is an old mantra in writing. Instead of having the characters enunciate what they are...
by Greg Turnquist | Jan 29, 2014 | book, darklight
I have found titles the first step in my desire of whether or not to read a particular book. It isn’t the whole choice, but I can remember strong titles like “Foundation” and “Dune”. I came to the Jack Reacher series by way of the movie,...
by Greg Turnquist | Jan 27, 2014 | book, darklight
I previously talked about first thoughts of a sequel to Darklight. So far, I drafted the opening hook. This is basically the part of the book where you set the tone and try to rope in a potential reader by “hooking” them such that they can’t put it...
by Greg Turnquist | Jul 30, 2013 | darklight
One of my beta readers, Daniel Marvello, has recently released Vaetra Untrained, the second book in his Vaetra Chronicles trilogy. You can get it right now! Daniel has offered me much advice and support as I work on my own dream of writing and publishing my fictional...
by Greg Turnquist | Apr 20, 2013 | darklight
I’ve been fumbling around with thoughts in my head about a possible sequel to Darklight. Today as I mowed the lawn, a time I often find myself reflecting on things, I had more succinct, concrete ideas float into my mind. So I started to write them down. At first...