Posts by George Beckman

First, I don't use Amazon's Cover Creator. It didn't fit my needs. Getting your paperback or hardcover book to look right requires extra finesse. My first efforts with Members of…

I just wrote the "Warning Page" for Whitney & Freddy a Boyfriend Dilemma. I know we have to have these warnings, but Freddy knocking his drunk father down to protect…

My new book is called Whitney & Freddy a Boyfriend Dilemma. Whitney isn't the only one who has a dilemma. The wonderful Abigail Silver (X @silverabby84) is my cover guru.…

This afternoon, I set up the paperback version of Whitney & Freddy a Boyfriend Dilemma with Draft2Digital (D2D) in about thirty minutes, and it looks perfect. When a manuscript is…

The first line of Whitney & Freddy is: "The New Girl is Stacked." And so it begins. I'm an old white guy, 78 years old. But this book suddenly started…

Writers have many rules to follow. (Or, not.) I'm pretty sure some of the rules are made up by folks who don't write but feel the need to correct and…

On Twitter, (X), #LineByLineTime will be sharing WIP openings on June 12, 2024. When thinking of a book's opening, examine each piece of information presented and how it fits into…

There is nothing more disappointing than a book that can't get started. Ruth and I listen to audiobooks when we drive. Our last book was done, and I spent forty-five…

Dogwood flowers are unique. Our dogwood buds form in the late fall and then winter in the Colfax cold. Like the first inkling of a story, it lies dormant, biding…

(This was originally posted in 2016) I love rain. When I was a boy, you could hear the rain on the roof. I suppose that was because there was not…

August 12, 2023, is the Launch Date for Airships from the North. A Saturday may not be the best launch date, but I thought of my mother, Delores Beckman. She…

It is important to put your best foot forward. The way you look, the way you act, and the way you speak gives the folks around you an instant impression…

Today's dilemma is when is enough editing enough? The problem is Writer's Recursion, which I discussed earlier, and Writer's Recursion is about to kill my love for book 2 of…

The audiobook of Members of the Cast is complete. As planned, I am going "wide" with the distribution. It is on ten vendor sites and will continue to be distributed…

Years ago, we were at our friend's annual Christmas party. There was a gift exchange, and a young woman got something that attracted the attention of other women and girls.…