by admin | Dec 3, 2021 | Muses, My journey
I’ve made a few gaffes in my time, but this was one of the worst… My first novel, Six Hard Days in Andalusia, is set in and around the area where I live (on the western end of the Costa del Sol, in the south of Spain). The ‘Costa’ has quite a...
by admin | Nov 13, 2021 | My journey
I’ve been getting some great feedback about ‘The Dark Place’, and had over 7,500 people download it in 3 days when I ran a recent free promotion, but the day-to-day paid sales haven’t been great. My editors and some professional reviewers...
by admin | May 1, 2020 | My journey
I thought it might be interesting to some of you, to show my thought process for creating the cover for my upcoming book “Den Of Snakes” which is currently on pre-order on Amazon (just search for the title to find it). As a self-published author with...
by admin | Aug 8, 2017 | My journey
How important is the Three-Act Structure? If you have been following my journey on Twitter today you will know that I decided to compare how closely (or not) my first draft is to the classic Three-Act Story Structure. Whilst there is no strict rule that...
by admin | Jul 30, 2017 | My journey
My name is Damían Vargas, and I am a wannabe writer of fiction. The parodic reference to the Alcoholics Anonymous group meeting introductory statement is intentional. I do not quite know what to expect from going public with my creative project. Perhaps it will become...