Around this time 2 years ago I started writing my first male/male romance novel. I didn’t really know what I was doing, but I had written plays and I felt I understood enough about storytelling and structure to put together a novel. After a year of chipping away, I submitted The Woodcarver’s Model to theContinue reading “The Woodcarver’s Model Comes Out…Today”
Tag Archives: #lgbt
The Woodcarver’s Model Goes On Tour
The Woodcarver’s Model will be released one week from today and next week, the book will be going on tour. In the past, a book tour meant that I would pack a suitcase, gather several boxes of my book and travel far and wide attending readings and signing books at bookstores and libraries and anyContinue reading “The Woodcarver’s Model Goes On Tour”
The Woodcarver’s Model Sees Stars
In The Woodcarver’s Model the central character Rob Hanson finds unexpected moments of wonder in the world around him as seen in the quote below. “From encounters with a beautiful young photographer, to a sun-dappled country lane and now this meal, the day had been perfect. He took his wine out onto the porch. ItContinue reading “The Woodcarver’s Model Sees Stars”
Getting To Know The Woodcarver’s Model
It is now twenty-one days until The Woodcarver’s Model is released, and the preparations are underway for reviews, interviews and a host of other activities to connect the book to readers. One of the most important tools to get fans interested is an excerpt from the book. Blogs and other publications like to share aContinue reading “Getting To Know The Woodcarver’s Model”
The Woodcarver’s Model Goes To His First Party
In my posts, I’ve been focusing on the journey of a book from the writing process, through to the marketing leading up to the novel’s release. This week, I want to talk about one of the coolest ways that authors let other people know about their books. One author coordinates a party attended by otherContinue reading “The Woodcarver’s Model Goes To His First Party”
The Woodcarver’s Model Gets Some Coverage
Along with the work that Pride Publishing is doing to promote my new novel, I also have a second company called Gay Romance Reviews that is working on promotion. Today they sent me the press kit they had assembled along with a dizzying array of presentations of the book. There were images that suggested theContinue reading “The Woodcarver’s Model Gets Some Coverage”
The Power Of Platforms
The Woodcarver’s Model has now moved into a new stage of marketing. This blog post is about platforms, and I’m not talking about stages that people stand on or those shoes that make one walk a little taller. Prior to writing this book, I had dabbled in the world of social media. I had aContinue reading “The Power Of Platforms”
The Woodcarver’s Model Has Already Travelled The World
I used to imagine that the life of a novel started with a writer holed up on their own, sitting at a typewriter plucking at the keys with two clean pieces of white paper and a carbon page tucked neatly in between. Over time, the pages would pile up in a tray and eventually amountContinue reading “The Woodcarver’s Model Has Already Travelled The World”
An Interview With The Author of The Woodcarver’s Model
I find it hard to talk about myself, so I decided it would be easier to have my partner Scott White (who is also a writer) interview me. What is printed below is the result of that interview. **** SW: So The Woodcarver’s Model is your first novel, but prior to that, you had writtenContinue reading “An Interview With The Author of The Woodcarver’s Model”
The Woodcarver’s Model Is Revealed
First of all, a heartfelt thanks to all of those who have subscribed to the blog. As a reward for joining, I’d like to give you an early Valentine’s Day gift. This blog is the very first public release of the cover of the book, and the image is only available today to subscribers. OthersContinue reading “The Woodcarver’s Model Is Revealed”
Peter E. Fenton 