Author Archives: James Ashman
Multiple novel voices
Each novel should have its own voice. What is a voice? To put it simply, style. Compare these three passages from three different books, all written by me. First, a for-fun book: Kenji felt a twinge of pride arising in … Continue reading
Revise, revise, revise; the self-publisher’s constancy
As I edit and revise Dangerous Rainbows, I noticed a couple of odd mistakes that weren’t picked up by MS Word. Love it or hate it, MS Word is extremely good for doing the final revisions to a book. I … Continue reading
There is no war
I keep hearing about ebook wars. Or kindle versus iPad wars, specifically. Why can’t we all just work together? Kindle is. Kindle is no longer a physical device. It’s a platform. It’s Amazon’s gateway to ebooks. Much like iTunes is … Continue reading
The Absolute Beauty of Pandora Radio
I listen to Pandora constantly. At work, it is a saving grace. But, for some reason, I’ve run across people who prefer other services that only play “the music I tell it to play.” They are entitled to their opinion. … Continue reading
Discovering original thoughts aren’t original
Nicole Humphrey wonders how many plots exist. I agree that it’s dependent on various circumstances, but it seems strange to think that there is a limited number. It may be the case that there is only a limited number of … Continue reading