by Andy Updegrove | Jan 12, 2020 | Book Six, My Writing
The first drafts of most of my books developed pretty naturally, the plots evolving relatively easily under my fingers as I typed. Later drafts were usually much more challenging, as I tried to improve the text in various ways – making new characters more credible,...
by Andy Updegrove | Dec 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
One of the advantages authors of fiction have over writers of non-fiction is that the burdens of research are greatly reduced. How much they are lessened depends on what type of fiction the author chooses to write. For genres like science fiction and fantasy, the need...
by Andy Updegrove | Oct 19, 2019 | Book Six, My Writing
Well, it’s been awhile (for which my apologies), and doubtless many of you have been wondering: What’s up with Frank? In a nutshell, Frank’s been taking his time figuring out what his adventure might be, and how it might unfold. The good news is that...
by Andy Updegrove | Jul 8, 2019 | Interviews
One of the free eBook newsletters I regularly advertise through, called ManyBooks, kindly offered to interview me in June as their Author of the Day They asked unusually good questions, and I enjoyed responding. You can find the full interview here. And below is a...
by Andy Updegrove | May 27, 2019 | Guest Post, Promotion
In an industry as diverse as publishing, it’s no wonder that book marketing comes in all different shapes and sizes — which means that there’s a lot of differing advice out there when it comes to which actions to take. As a self-published author, you might be familiar...
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