Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules for Writing: Never open a book with weather. Avoid prologues. Never use a verb other than “said” to carry dialogue. Never use and adverb to modify the verb “said.” Keep your exclamation points under control. You are allowed no more than two or three per 100,000 words of prose. Never use… Continue reading On Breaking the Rules
Author: A.L. Buehrer
How We Rise Cover Reveal!
Now is the time for dystopian fiction. When the would starts to go dark and strange around us, we often, as readers, fly to books for a safe place to find relief from the stress of reality. And yet, sometimes what we need the most is a story that shows us just a bit of… Continue reading How We Rise Cover Reveal!
An Author’s Guide to Surviving Quarantine
I kind of like the world shutting down. We should do it more often. Since I’ve been off work (and gloriously free from all social obligations) I’ve been feeling oddly motivated. I kind of enjoy breaks in routine, and learning to adjust to strange conditions, so this hasn’t been as trying for me as it… Continue reading An Author’s Guide to Surviving Quarantine
The #1 Mistake Christian Authors Make
Set aside your author identity and think about your reading life for a minute. I have a question for you. How many times have you been frustrated, unsatisfied, or downright bored by Christian fiction? Let me say something right now: Christians do not have an inherent disability when it comes to creative pursuits. There isn’t… Continue reading The #1 Mistake Christian Authors Make
The Great Audience Question
Over the weekend I read a book by another Christian dystopian author named Angela R.Watts. The book is called The Divided Nation and is the first of a series called The Infidel Books. I’d been watching this book for a while as it made its way around Goodreads, reading review, visiting the author’s blog and… Continue reading The Great Audience Question
Dronefall Halftime Tour Wrap-Up
This post is a bit late but there you have it: my first-ever attempt at running a blog-tour for my books. Once again, many thanks to the wonderful bloggers who volunteered to collaborate with me for this event. If you missed it, here’s the roundup: Feb 3rd: Nicki Chapelway at Myths, Magic, and Madness (spotlight)… Continue reading Dronefall Halftime Tour Wrap-Up
Introducing…The Dronefall Halftime Tour!
This is going to be my first-ever blog tour for anything I’ve written. I have to say, organization, particularly when it involves other people, is definitely not my strong point. (Note that this opening post is a couple of days late.) Neither is self-promotion. I think a lot of authors can relate. I decided that… Continue reading Introducing…The Dronefall Halftime Tour!
The Birth of Dronefall: The Story
I’ve had a lot of dreams like this: Who are they? We don’t know. What do they want? Can’t say. But they’re peeping at the windows, and we’ve got to hide. I was researching for a project in college when my interest in drones and mass-surveillance solidified. I started to conjure up a future where… Continue reading The Birth of Dronefall: The Story
The Birth of Dronefall: The Seeds
Through the heart of my Alma Mater’s main campus runs a railroad. A slow freight drags through a few times a day, typically, covered in weathered graffiti. Whistle wailing and detuned bell chiming, it shakes the library where I lived most of my college days. As a student, I wore a lot of dark eye-make-up… Continue reading The Birth of Dronefall: The Seeds
The Birth of Dronefall: The Gap
I think I was thirteen years old when I dropped Return to Harmony on the floor and didn’t bother to pick it back up. I told my mom I didn’t like books that were about quote, “people’s lives and how they feel about them.” I really wasn’t that into the fluffy inner struggles of young… Continue reading The Birth of Dronefall: The Gap