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New Duck Boy cover!
Sadly, I’ve been so busy this last while that I haven’t had the chance to announce another project underway: a new Duck Boy cover! The publisher engaged Jeff Delierre again. He was the artist who created the “Kill Shot” cover. … Continue reading
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The “My Writing Process” blog tour.
I’m hunkered on my spot on the couch, my creative place. It’s a brown leather loveseat, I’m on the left cushion, on the right is a stack of books I’m reading, including a book my main character finds in my … Continue reading
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Tagged bill bunn, bitingduck, bitingduck press, Blog tour, creative process, duck boy, marketing, messy writer, Michael Michaud, Michael Paul Michaud, mothering ideas, My Writing Process, my writing process blog tour, novel publisher, Val Lawton, writing process, ya novel, young adult
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The Art of Cover Art
When a book moves through the process, the publisher usually begins to work up some cover art with the help of an artist. The cover is a big deal, a bigger deal than ever before, I think. There’s so much … Continue reading
Duck Boy’s pond scene happens in real life!
Duck Boy’s pond scene happens in real life! The pond scene in Duck Boy was based on a news story from some years ago. Here’s the same event happening again, with geese.
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Beta-reader phase
“Coup de Grace”, the title of my new novel (Spring 2015) is now in the beta reader phase. I’ve had a couple of good critical reads thus far. I’m collecting the suggestions and integrating them as I go. It’s … Continue reading
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The editing process begins for “Coup de Grace.”
The editing process begins for my next YA novel. Bitingduck Press Editor-in-chief, Jay Nadeau, just sent me her comments after a first read through of my next book, scheduled to be released in Spring 2015. The story is tentatively titled … Continue reading
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Tagged bill bunn, bitingduck press, coup de grace, duck boy, editing, editing a novel, editing process, Happy Valley Goose Bay, importance of editors, janitor's approach, Jay Nadeau, published, publisher, publishing process, Spring 2015, writing process, ya novel, young adult
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Are we becoming a writing culture?
(I included this picture because it makes the post that much more interesting, right? Plus it’s moody and foreboding, don’t you think?) As we ponder the future of the book and what it means to publish in these changing times, … Continue reading
Committing to paper: draft 2
After 6 months of steady writing and editing, I finished. I wrote the original draft, then edited the entire thing again. That was the original plan, and I did it. It’s time to commit to paper. Large principle of editing: … Continue reading
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Tagged bill bunn, bitingduck press, book editing, bunn, creative process, duck boy, editing process, hymns of home, janitor's approach, mothering ideas, persistance, publishing process, writer as tool, writer's tools, writing process, young adult, young adult novel
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Don’t fear the black crayon
One of my beta-readers offered an interesting criticism: My character’s stifled emotion in certain situations, like when he’s angry. His natural responses were muted. I had clipped the ugly moments of the new story. I’m afraid to use the black … Continue reading →