Keith A. Owens
Know what you know, and know what you don’t. Need help? Ask for it.
The hell with Superman. I need some backup. Not long after I finished “The Mayonnaise Murders” I was busy searching high and low over the internet for any sci fi/fantasy group, book club, old folks home, you name it, where I could email my handy dandy…
Read MoreStarting a book is good. Finishing a book? Much better.
This weekend I will finish “The Mayonnaise Murders Part 3” , the conclusion of my scifi/fantasy serial novel. The first two parts are already completed and for sale at our Amazon store. As I mentioned in an earlier post, this is a book I actually began…
Read MoreYou’re a writer? Read or die.
“Perhaps the greatest benefit of reading novels is that it gives writers a sense of how it should be done. They show us how to create effective dialogue, narrative and characters, as well as how to place flashbacks, insert tension and atmosphere and how to maintain…
Read MoreWhere do characters come from?
Good question. I can’t remember what the first piece of fiction was that I ever wrote, but even without being able to recall that lost and lonely tale, I already know how the characters in the story were created. They created themselves. No, honest. Different writers…
Read MoreYour life may change, but your mission needs to stay on track
When I first started writing “The Mayonnaise Murders” nearly 20 years ago as an assignment from an educational company that needed a detective story for kids, I knew why I was writing the book and I was confident the book would reach a wide and appreciative…
Read MoreFunny helps
For those who have already read the first two parts of The Mayonnaise Murders, you may have noticed that humor plays a big role in the narrative. If Vid, who serves as the primary narrator of this tale, isn’t cracking wise about something or other, then…
Read MoreWhy call it “The Mayonnaise Murders”?
Because of that look you have on your face right now. I’m not the first one to say this by a long shot, but I do believe it is important for us authors to make our work stand out in any way that we can. There…
Read MoreRamblin’ On
I read somewhere not that long ago that just because you finished your book doesn’t mean your day is done, and that waiting for the thundering hordes to knock down your door with barrels of gifts and praise is not wise. If there is one…
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