I just finished entering edits based on my beta readers' feedback for NO MAN'S LAND - Deserted Lands Book III, the end of Lizzie's trilogy. What duz 'finished entering edits based on my beta readers feedback' mean? Haven't you finished this book three times...
As I work to cut NO MAN'S LAND from 115,599 words down to below 99,999 words, I'm finding scenes that don't move the plot forward. Or at least not much.After I released ALL IS SILENCE in 2014, I posted some cut scenes. Available here on the blog: Lizzie's debut...
Why not‽ "But, Rob, I've been waiting 5 years on a cliffhanger for Book III, and I want it now, now, now!" What I mean is don't buy my books YET. Don't despair, I have several solutions I'll mention at the bottom of this post. You can jump there right away, but I'd...
WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS for 2022? Not resolutions, not dreams! But Goals. I went to a Writer's Conference called 20 Books to 50K several weeks ago. Unlike many writer's conferences, the primary focus is on helping authors with the business side of writing. There are...
11,111 new words in the last 11 days On NO MAN'S LAND and THE VOYAGE OF THE DECAMERON This one goes to 11. This is an update of my 11/12/21 post titled "This Left Turn Feels Write. 21 months ago, on 2/11/20, (1 month B.C. {Before Covid}), I started writing a project...
For her birthday I got my partner, Elena, and I cheap red and blue shirts and added the emblems. I posted this to Facebook on Sunday. Hilariously enough, I had a lose your skates [socks and shoes] dream last night.Gord Downie on one of my favorite Tragically Hip...
Robert L. Slater, author of the young adult, apocalyptic science fiction series Deserted Lands, has worked as a teacher in the beautiful Pacific Northwest for 20 years. Like some of his characters, he has a propensity for speaking in lines from 80s movies, drinking Mountain Dew and eating pizza.