Hello there!
And welcome to Volume 13, Early Storytellers
This is the thirteenth in a series about the state of fiction writing today along with updates on my debut novel, Becoming Amber, which will be released later this year.
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Early Storytellers
One of my favorite parts of writing fiction is doing research and that often involves a road trip!
Last week we looked for evidence of early story tellers in Canyon de Chelly. To tour the canyon you must be accompanied by a Navajo guide in a four wheeler.
Typical Canyon de Chelly road - not for the faint of heart.
Do you know the difference between a petroglyph and a pictograph?
Petroglyphs are etched into the rock.
Petroglyphs etched into the face of Nine-Mile Canyon wall in Utah.
Pictographs are painted onto the rock.
Pictograph painted on a Canyon de Chelly wall.
On earlier trips to Utah we saw epic petroglyphs that were more like a saga! I'll bet each of you come up with a different interpretation of the action here.
"The Hunt" - petroglyphs in Utah's Nine-Mile Canyon.
When I get caught up after being gone for two weeks, I'll give you an update on Becoming Amber, the first book in The Amber Saga.
Past newsletters cover the love of writing, the importance of a good idea, writing the book, looking for a publisher, the Acquisitions Editor, Contract Terms, the Developmental Editor, cover design, and research.
