by ladipaolo | Sat Sep 2020 | My Blog (c )
I debated for a minute whether to begin with a “Well,” or a “I know you have been waiting,” or still, a “Hello all.” Having done it this way, I have, in effect, used all three opening forms. As you may guess from the post’s...
by ladipaolo | Sun Sep 2020 | My Blog (c )
This morning, I felt like doing something different (actually, the idea came last night). I recorded a quote from Aithen, from Forebodings. Something he thought to himself while walking to his tent to wait for the Zebulonian, whom he had not yet met, and seeing the...
by ladipaolo | Tue Sep 2020 | My Blog (c )
Another exciting day, today, and it started with a ping from Messenger. It was Adam telling me that he uploaded the opening credits for First Eruption as well as the first 15 min of the book onto Google drive. It goes withut saying that I did not want to waste a...
by ladipaolo | Sat Sep 2020 | My Blog (c )
Since I have not posted anything (in English) in a while, I thought I would give my readers a quick update on First Eruption. To begin, the revisions are complete, and I am now addressing the grammatical and typographical errors indicated by the proofreader. As of...
by ladipaolo | Mon Aug 2020 | My Blog (c )
How do I begin a post-mortem? I do not know, though I do them once or twice a year as part of my job as project director. I suppose, I can begin by saying what this one is about: my first live-interview. When I accepted the opportunity, which came by way of a fan who...
by ladipaolo | Sat Aug 2020 | My Blog (c )
Here above is the final cover for First Eruption, Book 2 of Conquerors of K’Tara and here, to the left, the illustration (click it to enlarge it). I am really happy with it, and I am thankful to everyone who took a look and gave me their thoughts on the...
by ladipaolo | Mon Jul 2020 | My Blog (c )
Today, when I opened my Messenger app, I saw a long-awaited message, and my pulse sped-up as I tried to guess at its content from the first few lines. It was a response from Adam R. Watson, my narrator. He was letting me know that he is ready to begin work on the...
by ladipaolo | Sun Jun 2020 | My Blog (c )
I have just completed the proofreading and editing of chapter 12 of Eruption, which means I am almost half-way there. And I am glad I am taking the time to do this because I have made every scene of every chapter to date as good as it can be and I believe you will...
by ladipaolo | Sat May 2020 | My Blog (c )
No words needed, except to say I did something a little different today, while taking a break from the editing and worrying about my soon-to-be 16 yo. daughter who is now in quarantine. I did ask her if she’d be okay with me posting this given the bad news, and...
by ladipaolo | Sat May 2020 | My Blog (c )
This morning, when I woke up–or was it just before I woke up?–a thought came to me. It said, “Boy, you might disappoint a lot of people this year.” Why did that unpleasant thought pop into my mind? Because although I wanted to publish Eruption...
