Artist to Artist Advice: How to Protect Your Art With an Image Inventory
Now more than ever we need to have a record of our art and prove that we created it from scratch and from our imagination. A few years ago I received the advice to make a detailed inventory and record of each painting/item I created. And do it now. I confess, I was having more […]
Writing Workshop: How to Set Up Your Author Book Signing Table and Display
A book signing event can be exciting and chaotic for a participating author. You may be alone in a bookstore, or in a small event with a few authors, or be one of two hundred crowded into a hotel ballroom. How do you stand out from the crowd? Start with imagining your assigned table as […]
Cover Story for Warrior Queens by Archer Atwood
How did I decide and create the final cover of “Warrior Queens”? It was a process… Deciding on a cover illustration can be a matter of trial and error until it clicks in your mind. The first incarnation of “Warrior Queens” had a photograph for a cover and that just did not sit right. […]
Fun Facts and Odd Trivia for the Month of October
Happy October!! When you think of October you may imagine brightly colored leaves, carved Jack O’Lanterns, candles in lanterns, spooky cemeteries, witches on broomsticks, or kids in costumes. You may think of partaking of cider and donuts while you slip into your first warm sweater of the season. Such a fun month! Drawing from all […]
Origin Story for “Harvest Grove” by Archer Atwood
The second story in the Willow’s Moon Song series is “Harvest Grove : In the Year of the Comet 2230” Story Teaser: Turmoil has swirled around Casey’s head since childhood. It would bubble over in hints from stories written, or from sketches of images dreamed. What was being suppressed so strongly? This last sketch of […]
People and Places of the series Willow’s Moon Song by Archer Atwood
Welcome to the Willow’s Moon Song Universe As each book is published, this list may grow. Each name or place will be matched up with the book they appear in. Enjoy!! Miss Moon: She will be in every book! It is her the comet years are based on. Amber: Youngest sister of Chandra. Talented […]
Origin Story of “Ceremony of the Rose” by Archer Atwood
“Ceremony of the Rose” by Archer Atwood is ready to come home with you! But first, a little bit about how the story and artwork came about. “Ceremony of the Rose” Determined to ace her “History of Women” college course, Claire finds herself at the Willow Library. There she meets Miss Moon who hands her […]
The Positivity Project:Introduction
The New Year begins allowing us to re-set. Re-set? Yes, on January 1st we have 356 unknown days ahead of us. Sure, some are predetermined such as holidays, birthdays, vacations, and such, but the actual content of those days is not yet set in stone. When we were kids the passing of time seemed so […]
Writing Workshop:How to Use Resources to Make Your Characters More Believable
In the previous Writing Workshop, I discussed the importance of observing and recording what you see, hear, feel and experience in order to improve your stories. https://www.archeratwood.com/archeratwoodthewritingworkshop/writing-workshop-better-writer-observe-record/ I would like to expand on that idea by reviewing how you can use written resources to move your story along, improve your character’s personality, and help build […]
Books by Chapter
Books by Chapter “I usually take my time writing, editing, and reworking a story, and probably reworking it to death! That’s my biggest fault… Back in the day I use to write episodic stories on-line, cold, without thinking. For almost a year I would write several paragraphs or chapters a day! It was great fun. […]
Writing Workshop: How to be a better Writer : Observe and Record
Observe and Record! I am sure you have all heard the saying, “Write what you know.” Most people interpret that to mean, only write about subject matters you are familiar with. Yes, that does make writing a story easier, but it will not fire your imagination to create something new and different that others will […]
Information and Stories that will Inspire New Thoughts and Actions.
Two Info Sites in One! When you click on the word “Blog”, you come here where we share many tips about writing, and related articles. When you do the drop down, it will take you to Maplewood Press. Within those articles I share with you stories and discoveries I have made from numerous inherited artifacts […]
