May 2013 Blog Posts (29)

Characters are dominating your thoughts, your fingers are itching to type and the beginning of a great story fills your computer screen.  Then...silence. You reach that point in your story where your characters take a coffee break and you are left with writer's block.

This has happened to me more times than I wish to admit. The story my thoughts have been obsessed with are eventually filed away and forgotten. It is so frustrating.

New characters are once again running amuck in…

Promise of Tomorrow Volume 2: Discovery reveals some secrets here: http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2013/05/something-to-discover.html

I walked into the Barnes & Nobles book store in the “The Shoppes at Webb Gin” shopping mall in Snellville, Georgia on Saturday and saw customer Nyadi Abasto checking out my two novels A Brownstone in Brooklyn and the National Award winning Ghost of Atlanta.

I’ve been waiting fifteen years to see a customer in a Barnes & Nobles store looking on the shelves and…

The Skin I'm In - An Intimate Journey With God

5 out of 5 stars (blessed!) from every comment!

I have received some wonderful reviews on my newly released book.  I just wanted to share!

Ms. W:  This is an amazing read! I came across the book on my Kindle app in the UK and I have been deeply encouraged by sharing in Ms Tyler's life journey. I…

Hello Everyone,

I'm Jewel Tyler, author of, The Skin I'm In - An Intimate Journey With God - first book in a two part series.

The story is not based on…

ONE

‘My story is not the best and I even don’t know if I should say it out’

I told my friends but they wouldn’t listen. They say that to be friends that really make sense, we need to know each other very well and that our jobs also depend on it.

‘Okay, I will say it but don’t say I haven’t warned you’

My name is Christian Kale. I have other names but I don’t use them, my sister who is bigger than me says that they are not cool. She is in F2 and I am in…

Story Four of the 2013 One series is now available. Read about it here: http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2013/05/whats-your-worth.html

     Where am I?

     This is a question you DON’T want your readers to dwell on as they turn the pages of your novel.

Picking the setting of a novel is obviously a critical step.

     You must craft a vivid and realistic setting to act as a canvass for your characters to perform. This setting/sense of place must be credible.

When…

Verse:

Tulog ko’y mahimbing kapag ika’y nandyan

Yakap mo na kay higpit unang halik na kay tamis

Hinahanap ka kapag ikay di mamasdan

Loob koy ay palagay kapag ikaw ang kasama

Nang lumaki ay biglang nawala ang sabik

Umaalis ng walang sabi kahit alam na masakit

Chorus :

Sa aking ina…