L.A. Di Paolo - Author

A note about the new title of the series

by | Sat Jun 2018 | My Blog (c )

I wish to let everyone know that although I have selected a new title (Conquerors of K’Tara) for Origins and Destiny – The Unravelling, I will continue to use this until the new cover for the first book is complete, which might be some time in August or...

Looking for a woman’s perspective

by | Sat Jun 2018 | My Blog (c )

I am working on a scene for Book 2 of ODTU, where Elyana (one of the main female characters of the novel) is trying to process some conflicted emotions, and I think it would be good to get a woman’s perspective. Elyana has-by now-completely fallen for Aithen,...

Exciting news from a library tonight

by | Thu Jun 2018 | My Blog (c )

Tonight, I received a long-awaited email from Mark Pinto, the Adult Services Director at the Phoenixville Public Library. Mr. Pinto informed me that my novel, Origins and Destiny – The Unravelling, is now on its shelf in the Sci-Fi section of the library,...

New title selected

by | Mon Jun 2018 | My Blog (c )

Thank you to the nine people who voted to help me select a new title for my novel; the results are in, and because the numbers are distributed fairly equally (see below), I will need to make the decision based on my own preferences. After I eliminate the titles no one...

Still making progress on ODTU Book 2

by | Sun Jun 2018 | My Blog (c )

This past week, I reached 14% of my word goal for Book 2. I would have liked to reach a little higher, but it is okay. I have been busy setting up the poll for a possible new title for my novel, and it took a while to research various apps to create it. It then took...

A phrase we should all be able to live by

by | Wed Jun 2018 | My Blog (c )

Today, I wish to give you, my potential reader, a phrase that I find absolutely inspiring, a phrase that I discovered a long time ago already, and that I adopted and posted on my FB profile and wherever else I could find an appropriate place for it. It is a quote from...

ODTU Book 2 Progress Update

by | Sun Jun 2018 | My Blog (c )

Another 3,000 words added this week, and completed today on Father’s Day (thanks to my kids who gave me some time to myself), keeping me on track towards my goal of completing ODTU Book 2 for publication in 2019. Although I do worry when I see posts by other...

ODTU Book 2 Progress Update

by | Sun Jun 2018 | My Blog (c )

Did not make as much progress this week, but I still completed the Ball, and started another chapter. [mybookprogress progress=”0.11557222222222223″ phase_name=”Writing” book=”1″ book_title=”ODTU Book 2″...

The very real Power of Words

by | Thu Jun 2018 | My Blog (c )

I frequently tell one of my kids that words have power. I tell him because he tends to use words many may find objectionable, and he uses them because he thinks words are just words. But then, why use them, I ask him? Even if only to color his speech, the fact that...