by briant | Mar 5, 2017 | Editing, Fiery Scribes, Publishing
Fiery Scribes enjoy being writers and also thrive on solid editing work. Alongside writing our own novels, we provide the following services. Developmental Editing (also known as Substantive, Structural or Comprehensive Editing) Developmental Editing is...
by briant | Sep 10, 2017 | Adventure, Red Diamond, Thriller
“Diamond Rain,” might sound like a newly discovered Prince track. In actuality, it’s a phenomenon scientists believe is occurring on at least two of our solar system’s planets. Neptune and Uranus have hydrocarbon-filled atmospheres, which suggest this weird...
by briant | May 4, 2017 | Editing, Fiery Scribes, Publishing, Writing
There’s an old saying that Content is King. But without Context, raw content can be misleading (fake news) and misunderstood (Google and other search engines). Context is Queen is the best way to understand the many ways that content can be most effectively...
by briant | Apr 29, 2017 | Brian Thurogood, Observations, Philosophy, Self Worth
Most cultures have concepts and aphorisms that encourage self worth. Most cultures don’t make these central to life and learning. For example: Manipura (Solar Plexus Chakra) Self worth, self confidence and self esteeem. Integrity is more valuable than income....
by briant | Apr 10, 2017 | Editing, Writing
You’ve probably heard of ‘painting by numbers’. There are also systems that claim to help you write by numbers and edit by numbers. They claim their algorithms will detect necessary editing revisions. I don’t agree. No matter how many books these systems claim their...
by briant | Mar 11, 2017 | Novels
My True Names is the third autobiographical novel in the Anchors in An Open Sea trilogy. COMING SOON Alice and Cornelius begin the adventure of a lifetime, sailing from Fiji through Vanuatu and the Solomon archipelago on to the islands of Papua New Guinea. The...
by briant | Dec 3, 2016 | Dyana Wells, Novels, Publishing, Trilogy
Great news! After enormous wrestling with Amazon and CreateSpace and Kindle and IngramSpark – yes, they’re all involved in some way or another – we finally have an Amazon Author Page for Dyana which, finally, collects her two books properly! Go here to see...
by briant | Oct 30, 2016 | Adventure, Dyana Wells, Novels, Observations, Philosophy, Sailing
The second book in the trilogy Anchors in an Open Sea, by Dyana Wells, is Buddha and a Boat. Once again the backdrop is the Pacific ocean, with hiking and cycling adventures alongside romance and family difficulties. Vanuatu and New Caledonia are the new playgrounds....
by briant | Oct 10, 2016 | Adventure, Novels, Sailing
The Yoga of Sailing, the first book in the trilogy Anchors in an Open Sea, has a backdrop of sailing across the Pacific ocean, in this case from New Zealand to Fiji. The trilogy is a spiritual autobiography, presented in novel form, and follows a family’s love...
by dyanaw | Sep 20, 2016 | Dyana Wells, Novels, Philosophy, Yoga
Galiano Island is a wild slip of land grown up between mainland Canada and Vancouver Island. Punyashri and I arrived by ferry, an hour’s journey, ploughing through dark space and water, getting closer, excitement rising; we were almost there. Our New Zealand lives...