Monthly Archives: February 2015

#SaturdayScenes ~ Ghost Writer: Chapter 2, Part 1

This is the third #SaturdayScenes installment for my in-work Ghost Writer, book 6 of the Our Cyber World series. You may access the story summary and other sample excerpts through the table of contents. Let me know what you think! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recap Vivian reluctantly accepted a non-fiction writing assignment to ghost-write Cynthia Spencer’s memoirs. Having […]

February 28, 2015 – 5:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Novels, SaturdayScenes | Comments (2)

Another Story Idea: Feral, Prequel to Our Cyber World

Story ideas keep coming. They keep nagging me, too, in the back of my head. Like a prequel to the Our Cyber World series showing how things got started for Martin Spencer and Sasha Javan. Since a couple of recently completed first drafts need some simmer time, I went ahead and mocked up a cover. […]

February 26, 2015 – 5:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in News | Comments Off on Another Story Idea: Feral, Prequel to Our Cyber World

Till We Meet Again, Abuelita

You might read with some surprise of a writer who is at a loss for words. It happens more often than you might think. In some cases, certain things are inexpressible. Words don’t always seem to get the job done. That’s how I have felt over the past couple of days, having learned of the […]

February 25, 2015 – 5:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Essays | Comments Off on Till We Meet Again, Abuelita

Let me Entertain you, Let me Inspire You

When I say I write suspense-thrillers, that comes with certain expectations, some of which weigh too much like rock-filled baggage. What expectations? That the story should move at break-neck speed. That it should have loads of action and that it should wow us with unexpected twists. None of that is bad. In fact, as a […]

February 23, 2015 – 6:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Essays | Tagged , | Comments Off on Let me Entertain you, Let me Inspire You

#SaturdayScenes ~ Ghost Writer: Chapter 1, Part 2

This is the second #SaturdayScenes installment for my in-work Ghost Writer, book 6 of the Our Cyber World series. You may access the story summary and other sample excerpts through the table of contents. Let me know what you think! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recap Vivian’s agent is on the phone, asking her to write the memoirs for […]

February 21, 2015 – 5:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Novels, SaturdayScenes | Comments Off on #SaturdayScenes ~ Ghost Writer: Chapter 1, Part 2

Review ~ Sanyare, The Last Descendant, by Megan Haskell

After reading Pixie Tamer by Megan Haskell, I dove into her novel, Sanyare: The Last Descendant, with high hopes that Haskell would expand my view of the world she introduced in the shorter prequel. She does not disappoint. Inside a world of elves, pixies, portal travel, and a tentative peace between two powerful realms, Haskell […]

February 20, 2015 – 5:07 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in My Book Reviews | Comments Off on Review ~ Sanyare, The Last Descendant, by Megan Haskell

Tracking Jane Moves Ahead with Two New Titles

This is a good week for Tracking Jane. I finished the first draft of Blood Track today, and finished putting the final touches on Fleeting Shadow, which I will make available as an exclusive, free offer to my mail list subscribers starting this Saturday. Sign up now to get your copy! Though it turned into […]

February 19, 2015 – 5:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in News, Novels | Comments (2)

How Important is Mood in Story-telling?

While streaming season 2 of The Fall, some thoughts recurred from when I watched the 1st season. First, the premise and concept (another serial killer) offer little if any innovation. Ditto for the details of the murders or investigation. The show may also feel slow. At times, things happen and the camera focuses on things […]

February 16, 2015 – 6:04 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Essays | Tagged , | Comments Off on How Important is Mood in Story-telling?

#SaturdayScenes ~ Ghost Writer: Chapter 1, Part 1

This is the first #SaturdayScenes installment for my in-work Ghost Writer, book 6 of the Our Cyber World series. You may access the story summary and other sample excerpts through the table of contents. Let me know what you think! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chapter 1, part 1 — Morning Call “Earth to Vivian Matisse.” The remark pulls […]

February 14, 2015 – 10:07 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Novels, SaturdayScenes | Comments (2)

A Tale of Two Series: How Readers Connect… Or Not

If you’ve been following me for a while, you know I have authored and continue to work on two series. I started Our Cyber World over a year ago. Four titles into it, an idea for a very different series emerged, and Tracking Jane was born. As I watch my two series develop and elicit […]

February 14, 2015 – 7:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Essays, News | Comments Off on A Tale of Two Series: How Readers Connect… Or Not