Many, many months ago, I picked up a box of Tazo tea at the grocery store and read the label, expecting to find a simple and succinct write-up on the ingredients. This is what it said: I should have known better. Tazo is a fancy-pants tea company founded in Portland, which is now part of the Starbucks company (Tazo,ContinueContinue reading “When Tea Companies Hire Authors for Package Design”
Author Archives: D.M. Domosea
Dear Important Minor POV Character
Dear Important Minor POV Character, It has come to my attention that, despite the epic fantasy genre of my latest work, it is not advisable to have more point-of-view characters than George R. R. Martin has dead ones. In an effort to bring my POV character count down to a more respectable and manageable number,ContinueContinue reading “Dear Important Minor POV Character”
A Captain’s Call to Duty
Vacation was officially over. “Papa, there’s a ‘bout in the driveway.” A young girl peered out the kitchen window as she handed a plate dripping with suds and water to the girl next to her. “And it has the Imperial Guard emblem on the doors,” the second girl added, drying the plate with a towelContinueContinue reading “A Captain’s Call to Duty”
Of Terms and Titles
Last week, I bombarded you with a mega-ton of angst over the title of my Young Adult fantasy manuscript. The bottom line on that post? In its querying stage, the importance of a clever book title is insignificant compared to other aspects of the project (i.e., is the plot interesting and fresh? Is it well-written?),ContinueContinue reading “Of Terms and Titles”
Book Title Envy: The Blues of Being Green
or, When Every Other Book Title in the World Seems Better Than Mine Hi. My name is D.M. Domosea. I’m a young adult fiction author, and I suffer from book title envy. There, I said it. An ugly part of my writer’s soul has been laid bare, naked and plain for all to see. NowContinueContinue reading “Book Title Envy: The Blues of Being Green”
My Year of Reading YA
If you’ve spent time combing through the wealth of writing and editing advice for aspiring authors, you’ve no doubt come across this valuable nugget: “Read in the category/genre in which you want to write.” And what valuable advice it is. Reading in-category and in-genre familiarizes you with the styles, themes, and moods that dominate thoseContinueContinue reading “My Year of Reading YA”
Goodbye on the Promenade
“I’ve got something to tell you.” Dalyne smiled up at the man who’d spoken those words as they strolled through Saris Municipal Park. They’d taken the afternoon to enjoy one of the last temperate days of the Lesser Quatra season before the cold settled in. Leaves were already falling in a slow ballet from theContinueContinue reading “Goodbye on the Promenade”
Be Creative, Not Obnoxious
Writing rules are my friend. They are also my enemy. So in slightly outdated slang speak, that makes them my frenemy. Like spiders. I understand they serve an important purpose, and the large majority of them are benign. But that doesn’t mean I want them cozying up to me, crawling in my mouth while IContinueContinue reading “Be Creative, Not Obnoxious”
A Genesis Revealed
Dr. Iatriss blinked several times and squinted at the info block in front of her. The crystal torch attached to the polished stone wall was beginning to dim. It normally produced enough light to brighten the entire bedroom. Today, it managed to illuminate only as far as the bed extending out from the adjacent wall,ContinueContinue reading “A Genesis Revealed”
The Waiting Cursor
I am a writer. You’ve no idea how long that phrase sat on my screen, the cursor blinking at me while I decided what should come next. It reminds me of a turn signal on a car that just sits at an abandoned intersection. Waiting. Waiting. Waiting for another vehicle to approach and validate theContinueContinue reading “The Waiting Cursor”
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