by Tom Tally | May 18, 2021 | Latest News
So I received my manuscript pack from the editor for the final time on 25 April. I’ve gone through her changes, then made my own. Now all that is left is for me to do a final check, making sure place names and dates are right as well as getting rid of too modern...
by Tom Tally | May 8, 2021 | Latest News
As I march ever onward toward publishing my first book, the list of things I must complete continues to increase, along with my heart rate. One thing however has been completed beyond my expectations. I have the map for my first book. I wanted a map that looks nice,...
by Tom Tally | Apr 7, 2021 | Latest News
As is the case for a number of people like me, my head tells me that I’m still 22. My body is the crabby old neighbor that’s always complaining about something. Every once in a while I shut the old guy up and I do something that my true 22-year-old self would love to...
by Tom Tally | Mar 13, 2021 | Latest News
Book 1 of the First Law Trilogy Joe Abercrombie The Blade Itself is high on characterization, low on world building. I didn’t fall into the story, but once I was finished, I bought the next two books in the series, so there must be something right. Each character is...
by Tom Tally | Mar 12, 2021 | Latest News
It was just over four years ago that I naively decided that I could write a book. Where I am now versus then is a huge change that has gone largely unrecognized by me. My first book, The Halley Traveler, remains confined to my hard disk and has only been read by a...
by Tom Tally | Feb 7, 2021 | Latest News
So I received the last batch of chapters back from the editor yesterday. It’s full speed ahead with publishing my first book. Along with the excitement of completing something long and hard, other emotions were at play as well. My editor added the following to the...
