Making Your Characters Suffer is the Best Part
My job as the author of the Gabby Wells Thriller series is to make Gabby’s life a living hell. And I do, relentlessly. That’s what every author is supposed to do. To torture the protagonist so you can torture the Read more…
I want it to be difficult
Writing is hard. Writing a series is harder. Being successful as a writer is nearly impossible. And I love the challenge. I want it to be difficult, because then, only those most committed will make it. And I’m committed. Sure, Read more…
Off to the Beta Readers
I’m relieved. The first novel, Kneel & Prey, has been sent out to our first group of Beta Readers. These readers will read the book and let us know of any outstanding issues with the plot, character or grammar that Read more…
Slowing My Writing Brain Down
Readers love reading. That’s something I have to remind myself. I know what you’re saying. I’m an idiot for not knowing that already. I do know it. I promise. As I mentioned before, coming from a screenwriting background, I am Read more…
Introducing Character
As I mentioned in my last post, Kneel & Prey is the third time I’ve had to introduce the character of Gabby Wells in the series. The first attempt was in Water & Blood, the second was The Homecoming Incident Read more…
When Characters Talk Back
Writing is an odd experience in many ways. God-like in others. You have an idea. Just a flash in your mind of something that may be cool. You spend the next month or two doing your best to take that Read more…
Word Count & First Draft Finished
The first draft of Kneel & Prey has been completed. If you’ve been following along, this isn’t so much a first novel, as a reboot. The first novel, Water & Blood, became the fifth novel. The second first novel, The Read more…
Word Count and Under Writing
Even though the title of the first Gabby Wells novel was finally released (Kneel & Prey), I have been writing the first draft of the story since the beginning of August. I originally set my word count goal at 50,000, Read more…
Announcing the first Gabby Wells Thriller – Kneel & Prey
We’re happy to announce the first novel in the Gabby Wells thriller series will be titled Kneel & Prey. In this fast-paced thriller by author Pete Bauer, Gabby Wells, a high school freshman from a small Florida town, tries to Read more…
Time Compression
This happens to me a lot. When I outline my book where the climax takes place at a certain place/time, I backtrack and plot when the things leading up to it should happen. Invariably, as I write the actual story, Read more…
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