by admin | Feb 17, 2019 | 2019, Asengana, Writing life
I try to forget those nights when I read books under the moonlight because the electricity was off. The Socialist Republic of Romania must have been a sea of darkness from above all those years ago. It sounds kind of romantic, but it wasn’t. My eyes were hurting. The...
by admin | Feb 16, 2019 | 2019, Asengana, Writing life
Reasons for writing books are in unlimited supply; from having a message to share with the world to wanting to become a professional writer and make money. There are thousands of reasons. It’s easy to lose sight of the many reasons that motivate us as authors....
by admin | Feb 15, 2019 | 2019, Asengana, Writing life
I’ve met people unwilling to touch a Kindle or Kobo unless there is no paper book left on this planet (no tree left standing). They just love that feeling of paper. There is environmental destruction involved in fabricating an eReader and maintain a website to sell...
by admin | Feb 5, 2019 | 2019, Asengana, Writing life
The power to decide what books get published and sell belonged to publishing houses for years. The knowledge and business experience of a publisher created this monopoly by his ability to get the right book in the hands of the reader. Somebody else controlled money...
by admin | Jan 29, 2019 | 2019, Asengana, Writing life
To be a professional writer, you have to be able to live from what you sell. This is a general definition. The segmentation criteria are irrelevant. Genre doesn’t matter. The literary qualities of your work don’t matter. You might criticize a vampire novel because it...
by admin | Jan 27, 2019 | 2019, Asengana, Writing life
I always write the end first. Even if I don’t have a clear idea about what my hero’s journey will be, I write the end first. It is my innate need to know where I’m going. The only way I know when I’m getting to my destination. Also, looking back has its advantages....
