ROOMS
by Bob Stegner
(Trish Steele)
I have finally completed all of the edits of Rooms. It was a creative and exhausting task. I was just thinking about how thankful I am now for all of the student papers that I've read and edited over the years. It helped, and during the process, I've also learned a great deal about my writing and writing in general.
Since the editing is now completed, I can focus on working with Greg Opalinski, who is doing the book's cover design and illustration. I just chose the basic layout today from several possible choices. The cover image will come from a scene that occurs within the first few chapters of the book.
Next we'll be looking at the main character, Rad, and what he will look like and be wearing. It's a very powerful experience to see a character come to life visually through someone else's eyes. Greg is doing an awesome job, and he's been very patient with my requests and suggestions. He's wonderful to work with.
I'll let you know the exact date when Rooms will be published on Amazon. It should happen soon! Also, I wanted you to know that I've updated and changed the Teaser below as well as the Excerpt from chapter's one and two. There have been a lot of changes since I first put these on my blog, so if you haven't looked for a while, you might find it fun to see the changes. I think both chapters are much better.
ROOMS
by Bob Stegner
(Trish Steele)
Since the editing is now completed, I can focus on working with Greg Opalinski, who is doing the book's cover design and illustration. I just chose the basic layout today from several possible choices. The cover image will come from a scene that occurs within the first few chapters of the book.
Next we'll be looking at the main character, Rad, and what he will look like and be wearing. It's a very powerful experience to see a character come to life visually through someone else's eyes. Greg is doing an awesome job, and he's been very patient with my requests and suggestions. He's wonderful to work with.
I'll let you know the exact date when Rooms will be published on Amazon. It should happen soon! Also, I wanted you to know that I've updated and changed the Teaser below as well as the Excerpt from chapter's one and two. There have been a lot of changes since I first put these on my blog, so if you haven't looked for a while, you might find it fun to see the changes. I think both chapters are much better.
Wheatgrass: An Irish Fantasy published and for sale on Amazon.com
Paperback - $3.23
Kindle version - $0.99
Wheatgrass: An Irish Fantasy published and for sale on Amazon.com
Paperback - $3.23
Kindle version - $0.99
New Book: "Beatrice"
(Forest)
Las time that I wrote a blog on this topic, I mentioned that I'd let you know the name of the new book, and as you can see above, it will be called Beatrice. I've decided to give it the same name that I gave the original short story that I wrote for my students in Alaska. The story in the book is quite different than the original, but I still like the title and think it works well, even with the story being different.
I've completed ten chapters and have the next few planned. As I've said in the past, the work that I did for Rooms has helped me a great deal in my new book, but the fact that it is a different genre absolutely presents different challenges. If you haven't read my earlier post on the new book, this book will be a fantasy/mystery/thriller and take place in Scotland with the Bauman family being at the center of the story.
The plot is taking lots of twists and turns, and it's been a lot of fun pulling from the varied tapestry of events to gradually build the story. I've encountered an interesting conundrum while writing it. I did some research beforehand and have included some aspects of historical events. There was one situation where I used something that actually happened to someone, but I felt that the person's family might not appreciate them being used in the story. I hadn't included their name, but I decided to change that part of the book anyway. It actually worked out better with a purely fictional event, but this was my first situation of that type. The other events are very old that I have in the story and are important to the story line, and even in that case I've changed any names in the connections to those that I've fictionalized. I think it's fine to include them in the story. So, including non-fiction in a fiction story has its problems and aspects that you have to consider.
I'll keep you updated on this book as I go along, just as I did with Rooms.
New Book: "Beatrice"
(Forest)
I've completed ten chapters and have the next few planned. As I've said in the past, the work that I did for Rooms has helped me a great deal in my new book, but the fact that it is a different genre absolutely presents different challenges. If you haven't read my earlier post on the new book, this book will be a fantasy/mystery/thriller and take place in Scotland with the Bauman family being at the center of the story.
The plot is taking lots of twists and turns, and it's been a lot of fun pulling from the varied tapestry of events to gradually build the story. I've encountered an interesting conundrum while writing it. I did some research beforehand and have included some aspects of historical events. There was one situation where I used something that actually happened to someone, but I felt that the person's family might not appreciate them being used in the story. I hadn't included their name, but I decided to change that part of the book anyway. It actually worked out better with a purely fictional event, but this was my first situation of that type. The other events are very old that I have in the story and are important to the story line, and even in that case I've changed any names in the connections to those that I've fictionalized. I think it's fine to include them in the story. So, including non-fiction in a fiction story has its problems and aspects that you have to consider.
I'll keep you updated on this book as I go along, just as I did with Rooms.
Image of Door:
Trish Steel [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Tree/Moon Image from:
Forest Blue Moonlight Wallpapers.. Digital image. Travelization. N.p., 30 June 2012, Web. 16 Mar. 2014. <www.travelization.net>.
Image of Door:
Trish Steel [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Tree/Moon Image from:
Forest Blue Moonlight Wallpapers.. Digital image. Travelization. N.p., 30 June 2012, Web. 16 Mar. 2014. <www.travelization.net>.
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