by nicdarling | Mar 28, 2021 | Writing
The production of a final manuscript is a considerable undertaking. In addition to a great story and interesting characters, you also apparently need proper spelling, punctuation and grammar. Fortunately, I have smart, talented people to help me with such things. One...
by nicdarling | Mar 17, 2021 | Art and Design
Marie Darling brings it again with some concept art for the second book in The Way Between series. I am only about one third of the way through writing the story and my wife has yet to read any of it, so this work is based solely on discussions we have had about the...
by nicdarling | Mar 10, 2021 | Writing
When I was a kid I always got pretty excited if a book I cracked featured a map. There was something about that picture of the world that spoke of possibility. That said, I have never been sure if Through the Stone Gate needs a map or if it helps the story to feature...
by nicdarling | Feb 26, 2021 | Writing
The time has come for me to atone for the grammatical atrocities I have committed. The draft of Through the Stone Gate has been sent off for editing. I am fortunate to have some great resources for editing assistance, and thanks to their help I should end up with a...
by nicdarling | Feb 19, 2021 | Writing
I spent some long days and nights grinding through the whole manuscript of Through the Stone Gate, and I am happy to say I have a new revised version I’m fairly happy with. Thanks to the input of everyone who took some time to read the first draft, I was able to...