Tag: the adventures of sam haim

  • Blue Moon: Soundtrack to a Novel

    Blue Moon: Soundtrack to a Novel

    One thing I’ve noticed a lot of younger writers doing is creating a soundtrack that captures the vibes of their novels. I have never really been one to do that, preferring to write with either a TV series or a podcast on in the background. There’s something about the hum of conversation that helps me…

  • Blue Moon Release Day Q & A Part II

    Blue Moon Release Day Q & A Part II

    I said there would be a second set of questions regarding Blue Moon, and here they are! You can read Part I, here. A lot over the years and in many different ways. I read a lot of fantasy novels growing up and played a lot of TTRPGs, so there’s a lot of learning by osmosis…

  • Blue Moon Release Day Q & A Part 1

    Blue Moon Release Day Q & A Part 1

    So, my novel Blue Moon releases today. So, I thought it might be interesting to apply some of the questions I’ve gotten in my email and DMs across social media. So, in this post, I’m going to present ten of those questions. I will present more next week. Blue Moon was inspired by a lot…

  • How Writing My First Novel Taught Me I Was a Plotter

    How Writing My First Novel Taught Me I Was a Plotter

    Back in 2020 as I was thinking about and drafting Liam’s Doom, I prepped and “planned” my novel the same way I prepped for a D&D session. I think you can already see the hubris there, right? I had my characters and my NPCs fleshed out. I had the setting prepped with all the locations…