First Draft Complete
Happy news today: the first draft of Book Three is complete! We finished the initial composition a few weeks ago, and have been attending...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Mar 12, 2014
- 4 min
Writing Martial Arts, Part 2: Philosophies
One of the things that I have learned about being pregnant is that nothing happens quite as you expect. For instance, this post, which...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Feb 25, 2014
- 4 min
Writing Martial Arts, Part 1: MA Basics
One of the topics that we have thoroughly enjoyed speaking on, at LTUE and elsewhere, is how to create and write martial arts in fiction....
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Feb 17, 2014
- 4 min
LTUE Reflections
This past weekend, Sam and I had the opportunity to attend and speak at Life, the Universe & Everything, a science fiction and fantasy...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Feb 4, 2014
- 1 min
Life, the Universe & Everything
We are excited to be appearing again this year at Life, the Universe & Everything. This science fiction & fantasy symposium is one of our...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Nov 23, 2013
- 1 min
Pictures from this week
#BookRelease #Publishing #Writing
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- May 1, 2013
- 1 min
Book Two Update!
The Scourge of Narak: Book Two of the Tales of the Seventh Empire is scheduled to be released this fall. We are very excited to share the...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Feb 13, 2013
- 1 min
Life, the Universe & Everything
This is a fantastic writing conference in Provo, Utah that we are excited to participate in this weekend. Our schedule is as follows:...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Sep 3, 2012
- 2 min
Labor Day weekend: a new story
Buk Tu edits have been going well, though slowed by Labor Day weekend. We’ve been getting a lot of positive feedback from our editor,...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Aug 19, 2012
- 2 min
Cool moments + Cover Art concepts
A couple of cool moments from this weekend— First, while signing books at the mall yesterday, I had the chance to talk with a family who...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Aug 16, 2012
- 1 min
Superhero Shakedown
Sam and I sat down for a brainstorming session today–I’m actually really excited to be returning this evening to resume the...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Aug 5, 2012
- 2 min
Draft: Complete
A few minutes ago, I completed the final draft of Buk Tu (ie “Book Two” or the sequel to The Tale of Telsharu). Sam and I will submit the...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Jul 26, 2012
- 1 min
This is why I write
Yesterday evening I received a text message from a dear friend of mine. She and her husband have been apart for some time, and it’s going...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Jul 21, 2012
- 2 min
The challenge of revisions
My roommate came in the other day and looked around. Currently I have a craft table set up. My laptop sits in the middle, surrounded by...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Jul 19, 2012
- 1 min
Book Signing this weekend!
Sam and I will be signing copies of The Tale of Telsharu at the University Mall in Orem, Utah Friday from 10am-2pm and Saturday from...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- May 28, 2012
- 1 min
Occasionally there is Kismet
kismet. noun. fate; destiny. Normally I’m of the school of perseverance. “Just keep writing” is my motto. I do not believe in writing...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- May 25, 2012
- 5 min
Writing & Revising: A Step by Step Process
There are a number of stages that we go through as writers to prepare a manuscript for publication. This differs slightly from writer to...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- May 6, 2012
- 2 min
The Avengers & Hanu Zan the Hero
I went to the midnight showing of The Avengers. I will admit to you, dear reader, that I am a total nerd for superhero movies. I love...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Apr 20, 2012
- 2 min
Gemmel Award, Reading Aloud, and the Tournament
A blog post of many topics! First, I learned from the blog of Patrick Rothfuss that voting is open on the David Gemmel Legend award for...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Apr 16, 2012
- 3 min
Research for your novel
A number of years ago I was taking a creative writing course and we had a section on research. I dragged my feet through the entire unit....
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