Monthly Archives: July 2011
Writing “Blood Ties” Part 6: The Music
So far I’ve written a little about the fruits of the creative process, but have kind of skirted talking about the actual writing. The hardest thing for me isn’t finding the time directly, it’s disciplining myself to use the time … Continue reading
Writing “Blood Ties” Part 5: The Plug
The time has almost come for you to pull up your Amazon account and punch in “Blood and Honor: Enemies Within” for purchase! Why should you consider spending your hard earned money on our untried writing style and story on … Continue reading
Writing “Blood Ties” Part 4: They Evolve
I quickly realized that despite my best intentions, I had no control over my characters whatsoever. They took charge of their own lives and lived them to the best of their abilities. It’s not like they appeared to me … Continue reading
Writing “Blood Ties” Part Three: Hashing out a Storyline
We had the idea, but where did we go from there? Great question. To start things off, we had agreed that each of us should do a profile for a few of the important characters. We had hammered out an … Continue reading
Writing “Blood Ties” Part 2: Finding a Partner
Let me start off by saying that I hate group projects. Always have. There’s just something painful about having to rely on another person for your grade when you can’t do anything to move that person along. Let me also … Continue reading
Writing “Blood Ties” Part 1: Genesis of an Idea
In preparation for the coming release of the first book in the Blood Ties series, I thought it’d be interesting to look back on the process and do a little documentation. Things don’t just come out of nowhere, right? Mighty … Continue reading
Colin Donahue's Unimpressive Words 