tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490693687636147413.post4850003932961823956..comments2024-03-28T23:47:21.665-04:00Comments on Literary Gold: Pride of AshnaMary Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05875539859330322822noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490693687636147413.post-2328182419174440452021-06-04T23:19:29.612-04:002021-06-04T23:19:29.612-04:00Sounds like a great read!Sounds like a great read!traciemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001159098599366021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490693687636147413.post-47258509045484386062021-05-25T14:08:45.915-04:002021-05-25T14:08:45.915-04:00Looks like something interesting to read.Looks like something interesting to read.Sandra Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07081170593868530426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490693687636147413.post-62243264233233119522021-05-13T02:04:48.783-04:002021-05-13T02:04:48.783-04:00Thanks Jeanna!Thanks Jeanna!Emmanuel M Arriagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03013425934742601035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490693687636147413.post-80476858798122397792021-05-13T02:04:33.729-04:002021-05-13T02:04:33.729-04:00Thanks! Let me know if you have any questions. I&#...Thanks! Let me know if you have any questions. I'll be hanging out in the comments for a bit.Emmanuel M Arriagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03013425934742601035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490693687636147413.post-30705758796969067912021-05-13T02:03:45.350-04:002021-05-13T02:03:45.350-04:00Hey Mary, Space Opera is a fun genre for me, mainl...Hey Mary, Space Opera is a fun genre for me, mainly because it's filled with epic adventure and multilayered narratives that give you a sense of a broader universe. As an author, it also gives me the freedom to explore multiple cultures and societies in a way that makes them feel real. <br /><br />It's a constant balance to ensure the narrative remains coherent and on track because it would be very easy to run off into myriad side quests (to use a video game term) in a way that distracts away from the story when you have such a large universe to work with. In Foundra and Pride of Ashna, every part of the narrative in some way ties back into the overarching story, even if its not immediately apparent how at the start. Emmanuel M Arriagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03013425934742601035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490693687636147413.post-10771085347002932012021-05-13T01:57:43.775-04:002021-05-13T01:57:43.775-04:00Hey, thanks for the question. My answer to this qu...Hey, thanks for the question. My answer to this question is a bit controversial. I don't believe in writer's block. Let me explain: <br /><br />I think it’s an excuse we typically use when we refuse to change or adapt a part of the story because it’s not working. It’s easy to fall into wanting to keep something in a story because you invested all this thought and planning into it. But your subconscious is telling you it doesn’t work and the moment you let that go, the “block” disappears, and the creative energies are flowing. This is primarily why I’m willing to deviate from my story outline without a second thought and why I don’t allow myself to accept the writer’s block excuse.Emmanuel M Arriagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03013425934742601035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490693687636147413.post-33278135280321059382021-05-13T01:53:54.072-04:002021-05-13T01:53:54.072-04:00Thanks Debby! I have an amazing cover designer nam...Thanks Debby! I have an amazing cover designer named Jeff Brown who created both covers.Emmanuel M Arriagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03013425934742601035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490693687636147413.post-9593804540595290822021-05-12T20:47:25.882-04:002021-05-12T20:47:25.882-04:00I have not read any Space Opera before, but I imag...I have not read any Space Opera before, but I imagine it to be larger than life. Mary Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201076939557413255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490693687636147413.post-55116450773495995452021-05-12T09:31:29.666-04:002021-05-12T09:31:29.666-04:00Author do you ever get writers block? How do you h...Author do you ever get writers block? How do you handle it?TDKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00775189376209965720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490693687636147413.post-47164796348867213982021-05-12T08:57:30.839-04:002021-05-12T08:57:30.839-04:00This sounds like an interesting sci-fi.This sounds like an interesting sci-fi.Wild N Mild $$$https://www.blogger.com/profile/00921411509250887347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490693687636147413.post-15220310601915489312021-05-12T08:02:32.011-04:002021-05-12T08:02:32.011-04:00This sounds like an amazing science fiction book! ...This sounds like an amazing science fiction book! I really like the cover!Jeanna Massmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12484678199853328450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490693687636147413.post-20171060931209154712021-05-12T06:33:43.504-04:002021-05-12T06:33:43.504-04:00The covers are perfect for the story. The second...The covers are perfect for the story. The second cover is my favorite. She looks really lethal.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516477616699255278noreply@blogger.com