by Lee Purcell | Apr 22, 2024 | Market
How do you find your voice as a writer? This question is right up there with perennial questions like, “What should I be when I grow up?” There are no easy answers to either question, but some helpful guidance might steer you in a profitable direction. Starting out,...
by Lee Purcell | Apr 21, 2024 | Discover
Many books deal with the craft of writing, outlining literary techniques, plot devices, character development, story pacing, and so on. Fewer titles, however, delve into the heart of writing. What does it take to go beyond the ordinary and enter that special realm...
by Lee Purcell | Apr 19, 2024 | Create
Writers have an innate desire to write and, fortunately, we live in a time where the options for doing so in a public way are stupendous. Writing a blog doesn’t guarantee you an audience, but, as with all stages of writing, you need a place to host your words,...
by Lee Purcell | Apr 18, 2024 | Discover
Grappling with the nature of existence seems to be a preternatural pursuit for humans. Quoting from the Book of Bokonon (referenced later), this is how it goes: Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly,Man got to ask himself why, why, why?Tiger got to sleep, bird got to...
by Lee Purcell | Apr 25, 2022 | Discover, Narration
Written by Lee Purcell, narrated by David Purcell, Under the Church is situated in a small northern California town, not far from Weed, trapped in the backwaters of time where curiosity and fear abound in equal measure. Under the Church by Lee Purcell, narrated by...
by Lee Purcell | Oct 29, 2021 | Discover, Narration
English author Montague Rhodes James (M.R. James) earned respect as a medievalist scholar in the early 1900’s at King’s College, Cambridge, and, later, Eton College. Today, he is primarily remembered for his ghost stories, which blended the familiar Gothic...
by Lee Purcell | Sep 13, 2021 | Discover
As avid followers of media—as I suspect those reading this post are apt to be—we’re all familiar with awards for achievements in the communication arts, from books to films to animations and to music and more. At one end of the spectrum in rich media pursuits,...
by Lee Purcell | Sep 10, 2020 | Sell
One of the biggest stumbling blocks for those indie authors who are just getting started is finding a way to reach readers amidst the millions of new titles introduced each year. According to Bowker, self-publishing grew 40 percent in 2018, topping over 1.6 million...
