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What do you call a short story, a novella, or a novel? I had an interesting discussion some time back with another self-publisher. Not a fiction author, to the best of my knowledge; he was writing cookbooks, but that doesn’t really change anything. I told him I had written nine novellas, and that I liked the Continue reading Is 80,000 Words Really a Short Story?  I am serializing my short novel, Light Always Changes This novel will be posted one chapter per week, but the book is finished and available to be ordered in print. all she wants is to hide her scarred face all he wants is to take the perfect portrait There’s one desk left in Continue reading Announcing the Serialization of “Light Always Changes” After many delays, I’m pleased to announce the arrival of my latest (and longest) novel, Jillian’s Gold.
Doesn’t the sun always come up again? Jillian has lost her mother, her home, her favorite aunt, and every friend she’s ever known. Now she’s found Royal. But is he the counter-weight that will help her regain her Continue reading “Jillian’s Gold” Goes Live – Finally! Well, I’ve decided to do it. I will be serializing my latest novel, Light Always Changes, on the web. I’m in the process of setting up a blog just for that purpose, and as soon as the book is available for purchase (waiting on the final proof now), I will make that blog public. My purpose, of Continue reading Novel Serialization Coming Soon …may very well lie in the fact that every issue is virtually a special edition. My third novel, Jillian’s Gold, was actually completed almost one year ago, but it has not been published yet, because I haven’t been happy with the page layout. Call me OCD, call me a control freak, call me whatever you Continue reading The True Strength of Print-on-Demand Publishing I guess it’s good to know people care, at least! I’ve had so many emails asking me when my novel Jillian’s Gold is actually going to be available that I’ve decided I should post an update as to my publishing timeline. The proof copy of Jillian’s Gold came back from CreateSpace with serious margin issues, Continue reading My Publishing Timeline – An Update I’ve resisted the urge to post excerpts of unfinished work, but in the interest of wresting this blog away from the odd technogeek turn it has taken lately, here’s the newly minted opening scene of Blood Bonds, my current WIP:
“Dare me!” Davey Continue reading Davey and Denny – Opening Scene of my Current Novel Jillian’s Gold, my latest novel, will be available soon! In the meantime, here’s an excerpt from it. Almost 8,000 words for FREE FREE FREE! Please don’t hesitate to email me and let me know what you think. This book should be available in a matter of weeks. Technorati Tags: Jillian’s Gold,Continue reading Excerpt From “Jillian’s Gold” – my New Novel Doesn’t the sun always come up again? Dear Auntie May, We had this thing we had to do at school, a writing assignment, where we had fifteen minutes to write about “The Most Important Thing I’ve Ever Seen,” which is pretty stupid if you ask me. Most of Continue reading Coming Soon! Jillian’s Gold – a novel by Levi Montgomery If you let the machine tell you how to write, you are going to write like a machine. Let me begin this by saying that I don’t use the automated grammar check in my writing software. As a matter of fact, I don’t think it has one, but I had occasion to open a file from Continue reading Silly Grammar Check! Rules are for Biological Lifeforms! |
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