This is B.C. Johnson, your ruthlessly editing, red pen-wielding author, and today we’re sitting down with Liz Hurst, author of A LIGHT SHINES IN THE DARKNESS and The Wordsmith Guides series, including EDITING YOUR OWN NOVEL.
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Subplots: When Do They Suck?
I saw this topic spring up online recently, and it got me thinking: what makes a subplot bad? As a writer, it’s an important question—the fewer bad subplots, the more money we make. The more money we make, the faster we become eccentric weirdos hammering away on a typewriter in our custom-built, cliff-perched, storm-wracked Enya castles.
I mean, the more fulfilling art we can make or whatever.
So, how can we avoid the dreaded D-level B-plot?
Here are a few subplot issues I struggle with, both in what I’m reading/watching and what I’m writing:
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Author Chat: Henry Neilsen, Writer of “Sunward Sky”
This is B.C. Johnson, your locally sourced indie author, and today I’m sitting down to chat with another fellow scribbler.
Let’s begin with this week’s guest, Henry Neilsen, author of SUNWARD SKY.
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GRAVEDUST Paperback Out Now
Today is paperback release day for GRAVEDUST! Grab it now, for yourself, a friend, or for a medium-sized paperweight/bug crusher.
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Deadgirl: Daybreak Available for Pre-Order
That’s right, folks, the Kindle edition of DEADGIRL: DAYBREAK can be pre-ordered on Amazon right now and delivered to your device o’choice on February 20th.
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DEADGIRL: DAYBREAK Gets a Publish Date (and a Cover)
Hey everyone! If you’ve been following me or my books, you know it’s taken a while for this last novel in the Deadgirl series to hit the streets, as the kids say (the kids do not say this). Turns out a three-year serious family medical journey and a pandemic is a real kick in the nards to creativity.
Anyway! I have good news and hopefully not bad news for those excited to read the final adventure of Lucy Day and Team Deadgirl.
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Barely-Hanging-On Author’s Log, Supplemental
So, the final Deadgirl book is taking a long time to come out, you may have noticed. And believe me, it’s weighing on me pretty near-constantly. But for the tiny group of Constant Readers, I figured you deserved an explanation before I started drifting into George R.R. Martin territory.
Continue readingSneak Peek: The 1st Chapter of Deadgirl Daybreak
I present, here and now, a sneak peek of the first chapter of Deadgirl: Daybreak. The full book will arrive on Kindle and paperback this year, which apparently is 2021.
Why leak the first chapter? Because, well, you’ve been waiting for it. Maybe, I don’t know your whole deal. But if you HAVE been waiting for the fourth and final Deadgirl book, I figure it’s only fair I share a little aperitif while you wait.
Presenting to you now, the first chapter. If it changes in the final, published draft, well, them’s the brakes. But enjoy!
As you’d expect, this chapter contains MASSIVE SPOILERS for the end of the 3rd book, Deadgirl: Goneward. Also, minor spoilers from the Daphne novella. Proceed with caution!
Or don’t, I’m not your mama.
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What Am I Up To?
So, what have I been up to lately? This:
What I’m Reading
I just plowed through the entire Dark Tower series by Stephen King for the second time, and I have some shocking and terrible news for you: it’s still incredible. I first started reading the series when I was around 15 years old, and was forced to wait painfully for the last four books to come out.Â
Being able to read them all back-to-back provided a slightly different experience. But, overall, yeah. I think it’s still my favorite book series of all time. It’s so epic and surreal and strange, with a truly unique world (well, worlds) that feel 100% real. Even the weirder meta elements in the last few books work really well for me.Â
Why “Deadgirl: Daybreak” is Delayed
Because I suck.
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Okay, But Seriously Why is “Deadgirl: Daybreak” Delayed?
At the end of “Deadgirl: Goneward,” which is also the last book, there’s a little tag saying “Deadgirl: Daybreak” will drop in Spring 2018. As you may or may not be aware, it’s Spring 2018. And as you also may or may not be aware, you don’t own “Deadgirl: Daybreak” because it’s not possible to own it. Why? Well, mostly because I failed.
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Deadgirl
Meet the girl who just won't die . . .
Deadgirl: Ghostlight
All the world's a stage
Deadgirl: Goneward
On the road again...
Deadgirl: Daybreak
We all go a little mad sometimes
Deadgirl: Gravedust
This is the end, my friend
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