by Douglas | Jul 10, 2018 | Random Thoughts & Ideas
It happens. I can write and rewrite, go through a dozen editing passes, and somehow or another….a spelling error still makes it through into the book! Now, no one is immune. Even my favorite authors, guys with big names in the business, have had a misspelled...
by Douglas | Mar 25, 2018 | Book Projects On The Horizon, Random Thoughts & Ideas
Now that the family vacation is over, I have a big project to continue. This is basically a continuation of acting on my thoughts in an earlier blog: https://dhealoral.com/indie-author-navigating-choices-in-self-publishing/ Most of my successful book sales venues will...
by Douglas | Oct 29, 2017 | Book Projects On The Horizon, Non-Book Projects, Random Thoughts & Ideas
A video I helped produce on Geekside Network has been channeling in the views. Zoe and myself talked about character creation, and discussed a character of his in the making during the show. We cover the many steps and considerations undertaken when designing a...
by Douglas | Sep 27, 2017 | Random Thoughts & Ideas
I’ve mentioned around this webpage and on bios before, how I’m constantly trying to navigate and contemplate the surge of indie-authors and self-publishing in a growing digital literature field. Recently, I cam face to face with some harsh consequences to...
by Douglas | Apr 14, 2017 | Random Thoughts & Ideas
How is the writing going? Have you sold many books? Do you make much money? These are questions I get asked a lot by coworkers and family. I’m sure lots of fans would ask these same questions as well. I’m proud to say that I have sold more books...
by Douglas | Feb 14, 2017 | Random Thoughts & Ideas
I am an author because I love fantasy and strange, new worlds. This weekend, I get to delve into them again! Every year, I attend Con of the North up here in Minnesota. This is a chance for me to actually run my book characters as the RPG natives from which they were...
by Douglas | Feb 1, 2017 | Random Thoughts & Ideas
Every now and then, I do a Google search of myself, my books, or “Dhea Loral”, to see what interesting things come up. I have gotten a few surprises because of this! I know that shortly after I originally released “Inheritance of a Sword and a...
by Douglas | Aug 7, 2016 | Random Thoughts & Ideas
To my amusement, I found out there is a Chinese Olympic athlete named Du Li! (As in Duli of The Widow Brigade). Even more, her sport is shooting! Sounds like she’s pretty good at it also! Well, I guess I’ll be cheering for her!Google link
by Douglas | Mar 15, 2016 | Random Thoughts & Ideas
Hoping folks on my Facebook share in some input here.Let’s talk book characters. Focus on ones that we feel have a lot of development, and that we can really appreciate stepping into their shoes.Whether they be a hero or an addition to the book, it has to be a...
by Douglas | Dec 10, 2015 | Random Thoughts & Ideas
‘Tis a sad day here at the writer’s desk.I bought a laptop in the early 2000s, with the intent to use it as my main book-writing device. Even though I have a desk computer, the laptop allowed me to write on-the-go, between appointments, at a restaurant, or...
