by Andrew J. Savage | Oct 28, 2020 | Fiction, Publishing, writing
So I just completed a book. Rather, four books and am currently working on the fifth in the series. All of these were written since July 2020. Brand new books. In addition, I wrote a reader magnet–an entire free prequel to the series that I and my co-author are...
by Andrew J. Savage | May 18, 2019 | Fiction, Publishing, short story, writing
Big thanks to the great folks at Alban Lake Publishing for including my story, ‘The Cabin Boy’ in the May edition of Frostfire Worlds. Super proud to finally have a story published and even prouder to be there alongside the super talented R Jean Bell who...
by Andrew J. Savage | Jul 11, 2018 | article, Steemit, writing
We all write for different reasons, but sometimes I think that deep down, I think part of the motivation for writing at all is that we want to be loved. Just a bit. Maybe that’s why we take it so hard when people point out the flaws in our writing. It feels like...
by Andrew J. Savage | Jul 11, 2018 | article, Steemit, writing
The Hook Distractions. The world is full of them. The modern world even more so. There are a thousand things a potential reader could be doing other than reading your story (or novel, or screenplay, etc.). Even a reader who is willing to cooperate–who has made...