Author Archive: Raven West
History of a Published Novel
It started with a title, which became an idea, which became a story, which became a manuscript, then became a book. Red Wine for Breakfast is the most published novel you’ve never heard of. The novel has had three agents, been optioned for a movie, has five publishers and was one of the very first …
You Are What You Drive – DRIVE Fast and Furious the sales of your book the only way YOU can!
A rather well known author once wrote; “What’s in a name?” If you paid $26,000 for a Chrysler mini-van, would it feel the same as driving a FireBird convertible? And what would have happened if Marion Morrison hadn’t changed his name to John Wayne? For those of you who have been reading my column since …
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Is Originality Dead in Prime Time Television?
Raven West ♦ February 2, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment
Either I’m watching way too much television, or there really is a severe lack of creativity and originality in the writing world. In one week, there were not one, not two, but three prime time series which had the identical plot. Castle on ABC, Hawaii 5-0 on CBS and Psyche on USA Network all involved …
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