Category: The writing process

• What does it take to become a child prodigy?

  Often one cannot tear a child prodigy away from activities in their area of giftedness.

  Lloyd Lofthouse

  October 14, 2017

  American Dream, education, music, parenting, The writing process

  Angelina Jodran, Grace VanderWaal, what does it take to become a child prodigy, What kind of parents raise child prodigies, When did Angelina Jordan win Norway’s Got Talent, When did Grace VanderWaal win America’s Got Talent, Who is Angelina Jordan, Who is Grace VanderWall

• The Story of Lucy – Beautiful Thing

  The real Grace VanderWall is a Beautiful Thing.

  Lloyd Lofthouse

  September 10, 2017

  About writing, American Dream, Lloyd Lofthouse, music, parenting, The writing process

  Beautiful Thing Windex commercial with Grace VanderWaal, Grace VanderWaal, Grace VanderWaal sings Beautiful Thing, How did 12 year old Grace VanderWaal become a singing sensation, The Story of Lucy a beautiful thing together with Grace VanderWaal

• An Author Interview with Lloyd Lofthouse at the HBS Author’s Spotlight

  What is Lloyd Lofthouse’s next book about?

  Lloyd Lofthouse

  August 31, 2017

  about authors, about indie publishing, About writing, book promotions, Lloyd Lofthouse, My Splendid Concubine, publishing books, The writing process

  Interview with Lloyd Lofthouse, Lloyd Lofthouse – An Author Interview at the HBS Author’s Spotlight

• When the Muse Strikes and A-Cappella Hijacked the Next Novel

  I turned 21 in Vietnam where I’d hold a grenade with the pin pulled to make sure if I fell asleep while on watch, the blast would wake the others.

  Lloyd Lofthouse

  April 5, 2017

  about authors, about books, About writing, book promotions, book reviews, Crazy is Normal, Hollywood and movies, literature, Lloyd Lofthouse, My Splendid Concubine, publishing books, Running with the Enemy, science, The writing process

  All about Merlin and King Arthur, it’s all about writing the next novel, What happens when a writer’s muse strikes, When Merlin became my obsession, Who was the real Merlin, Why do authors keep writing

• Are you self-published? I am!

  Twenty percent of indie authors earn nothing from their books. What do traditional published authors earn?

  Lloyd Lofthouse

  September 11, 2016

  about authors, about books, About writing, book promotions, book reviews, Lloyd Lofthouse, My Splendid Concubine, publishing books, The writing process

  Are you an indie author, are you self published, What do authors earn, what do indie authors earn, what do self-published authors earn, what does it take to be a successful author

• The 1.6 Ton Concrete Stairway Procrastination Project

  Writing this post about building a concrete stairway and sidewalk gave me an excuse to avoid working on the last chapter in the first novel of The Last Sorcerer series.

  Lloyd Lofthouse

  August 9, 2015

  environment, health care, jobs, Lloyd Lofthouse, procrastination, The writing process

  building a concrete stairway on a slope, home built project, home projects, My Splendid Concubine, The Last Sorcerer, working around the houe, working to avoid work

• Promoting the Same Book for Seven Years—info for authors

  To find readers, authors should be promoting their books.

  Lloyd Lofthouse

  April 25, 2015

  about books, book promotions, editing books, education, Lloyd Lofthouse, My Splendid Concubine, publishing books, Running with the Enemy, The writing process, Twitter

  Authors finding Readers, authors promoting books, how authors promote books, how to promote a book, the importance of book promotions, the secrets of promoting books

• Is your creative mind suffering from social media overload like mine is?

  I have two screens, and when I’m in Social Media mode, one has Twitter on it and the other usually has a Blog post I’m reading on someone else’s blog.

  Lloyd Lofthouse

  April 13, 2015

  about books, Lloyd Lofthouse, procrastination, The writing process

  does creativity suffer from social media overload, overwhelmed by social media, social media overload

• A Book Cover Must Make a Promise, and the story must Deliver it

  The title of his presentation was “The Secrets to Ebook Self-Publishing Success”.

  Lloyd Lofthouse

  January 15, 2015

  about books, book promotions, book reviews, literature, Lloyd Lofthouse, publishing books, Running with the Enemy, The writing process

  how book covers can doom a book, how to create the best book cover, secrets to self-publishing sucess, Smashwords on the secrets to ebook success, the importance of book covers, the power of a book’s cover

• A Writer’s Cave—Here’s mine

  Did you notice the wood carving of a fighting scene from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?

  Lloyd Lofthouse

  July 18, 2014

  editing books, environment, Lloyd Lofthouse, procrastination, The writing process

  a writer’s room with a view, the room where I write, where writers write, writers caves, writers rooms