The Writings of Terrance A. Crow
Science Fiction Can Show a Way Forward
I’ve finished analyzing how July 2024 sales went. Knowing that I ran zero promotions to preserve them for the upcoming The Sword of Sirius launch, how did the numbers look? That question especially applies to the new Amazon ad I tried to run. Also, did the characters continue to help move the plot forward — […]
Real Life Family Events (RLFEs) continue to happen at what seems like an elevated rate. I’m not concerned about the impact to my writing. But they raise other concerns. Also, this week, I experienced something for the first time — and despite its nature, its worth celebrating in its own way. Finally, we’re coming into […]
I received the final beta reader report for The Sword of Sirius Book 2: Collapse Zone, and sometimes, feedback has implications beyond the text itself. I also have some new experience with Amazon ads, and it reinforced a suspicion I had. And, amazingly, I actually wrote some words this week! Let’s talk about the details […]
One of my point of view characters decided to step up and take control of their narrative. That was great — mostly. Also, I had to work through a Real Life Family Event. Everyone’s fine; it was actually a leisure activity with my son. But did it impose a toll on my word count? Before […]
I’m running a month-long experiment with Facebooks ads, partly to save all of the promo site slots for the release of The Sword of Sirius in a few months and partly as a sanity check. The results are, let’s say, interesting. Also, I received beta feedback for The Sword of Sirius Book 2: Collapse Zone […]