by Cooper West | Apr 19, 2015 | Writing Update
KEEP IN MIND: Sunday Six pullouts are by their nature spoilery. So if you don’t want to know, don’t read! More from the WIP “Parker” (yes yes, still with the lousy working title), the next novel in the Guardsmen’verse. If you can’t get enough...
by Cooper West | Apr 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
It’s not much of a secret that what I love to do, aside from the actual writing of a story, is the world-building for it. In the past I’ve created wikis for stories that still haven’t been finished and/or published. I guess it would be called...
by Cooper West | Apr 13, 2015 | Writing, Writing Process
One of THE MOST IMPORTANT lessons being involved with fanfiction taught me is to simply write what I love to write. This seems like one of the most obvious messages out there, but it’s also the last thing that writers are encouraged to do. While lip service is paid to...
by Cooper West | Mar 21, 2015 | Day!job, Modus Operandi, Writing, Writing Life
I think most people who are paying attention know that those of us in the U.S. are not actually living in a meritocracy. While people can and do raise themselves up (the ladder, from poverty, to the proverbial top) by getting an education and working hard, there is a...
by Cooper West | Mar 15, 2015 | Writing, Writing Update
KEEP IN MIND: Sunday Six pullouts are by their nature spoilery. So if you don’t want to know, don’t read! Ahhh! Another teaser from the next Guardsman book! This time from Part 1, Chapter 9, where the lead character Greg is contacting his friend Marsha...
