So, what’s new, you ask? Well I’m glad you did ask – because as it happens, there is new. That is, there is news. The news being Free Fiction (yanno, since everyone loves freebies) Although there’s gonna be a catch this time. What do you mean, you ask? Well, it’s like this . . .Continue reading “What’s new?”
Author Archives: The Velvet Zebra
guess what
No, seriously, Guess. Come on … at least TRY to guess. I’ll give you a clue: http://gotm.wordpress.com/ You GUESSED ! Good for you! That’s right, Pete Tzinski is writing again. And, I might add, I take full credit for this revelation. For ’twas I who cajolled him into returning to the Happy Place that isContinue reading “guess what”
Just a step to the left
So I’ve been giving this time travel/parallel worlds issue some more think – if you recall, I went on at length a while ago about how traveling back in time and changing something will not result in creating a new and different future, but an alternate one? Well – here’s the thing. . . ItContinue reading “Just a step to the left”
The Who
No, not the band – although I’ve always been a huge fan, myself. I mean the questions you ask as a writer, of yourself, of your characters, of your novel. Who, What, Why, Where, How. When you have a new story idea brewing in your head, you have to start asking yourself the questions. WhoContinue reading “The Who”
the blank page
It’s a writer’s nemisis, the blank page. Be it a solid sheet of white hanging out of a typewriter’s innards, or 19″ of pure blank screen staring back, with a tiny little cursor blinking there. Even if it’s a harmless sheet of college rule looking up from a notebook, there’s something intimidating about it. NothingContinue reading “the blank page”
Black or White?
I was watching television the other day and a commercial came on for some new game, I didn’t catch the name, and it seemed aimed toward the little tikes – but something about it suddenly brought a realization forefront in my mind. See, I’m a gamer – I’m not ashamed to admit that. I’m veryContinue reading “Black or White?”
Frustrations
I’ve often lamented my lack of artistic skills when it comes to the visual. While I have great “ideas”, I lack the physical talent to pull them off. Never before has this been more annoying than now – when I’ve become the cover artist for Trunk Novels. So far, I’ve managed to pull off someContinue reading “Frustrations”
The sky is falling! The sky is falling!
Thank goodness it’s only made of air. No, this isn’t a post about the crashing economy or the failure of the stock markets or the fact that – really – everything is just settling back down to it’s pre overly-inflated status. Oh, wait, that was a comment about the economy. Well let’s follow that upContinue reading “The sky is falling! The sky is falling!”
dammit, jim!
I hate when this happens – I am mere chapters away from The End in my current novel, slowing down a bit because I start to feel funny around this time, every time – and then it happens. There I am, in the bathroom, minding my own business and contemplating how this next chapter needsContinue reading “dammit, jim!”
are all writers bipolar?
Yesterday I was flying high – enjoying discussions about the future of Trunk Novels, brainstorming ideas for marketing and sponsorships that would bring in much needed revenue to promote and help place Trunk Novels in bookstores and mainstream online retailers. Feeling generally rosy and positive about the future. Today, as I keep working on myContinue reading “are all writers bipolar?”
The Velvet Zebra 