A battle scene in a novel can be a very powerful and important element that, if done correctly, will define your protagonist—which is why we all need novel writing advice on how to adequately accomplish write one. Your protagonist might…
A battle scene in a novel can be a very powerful and important element that, if done correctly, will define your protagonist—which is why we all need novel writing advice on how to adequately accomplish write one. Your protagonist might…
My First Time is a regular feature in which writers talk about virgin experiences in their writing and publishing careers, ranging from their first rejection to the moment of holding their first published book in their hands. Today’s guest is…
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I had the opportunity to catch up with Jeffrey Hutchins this week, for a quick Q&A. You may recall, Jeffrey is the narrator of Scarred: A Civil War Novel of Redemption. Your voice is the perfect compliment to Scarred, how…
According to multiple sources, audiobooks are “the fastest growing segment in publishing”. Generating $2.8 billion dollars in 2015, the number of audiobook titles published this year has more than doubled since 2013. With these stats top of mind, and SCARRED:…
I’ve always been a big non-fiction reader—historical non-fiction. While most such books are not nail-biters, I finished the book with a certain amount of knowledge I didn’t have before. It was that left brain thing again: trying to put two…
Several posts ago, we discussed the most powerful question in developing a scene: What if …? A fiction writer has the most unbelievable tool in the world to work with and that is his/her imagination. Whatever a scene involves,…
Michael Smith is available for book club visits in person or via Zoom, as well as speaking engagements related to the craft of writing, the connection between historical fiction and present times—and any number of other thought-provoking topics. To learn…
Excerpted from SCARRED: A Civil War Novel of Redemption. Available on Amazon. Virginia, 1863 The grey early morning light seeped through the tall sycamores next to the river bank. The hollow sound of a distant hungry woodpecker broke the silence.…
Home Again is about two young boys who go off to war. The premise has been around a while, but these two, Luke and Zach, were very special young men who distinguished themselves during the course of the Civil War.…