Tricia Barr Mark

Fourth Excerpt Posted

The world-building mega-task is almost complete, and in that time the first half of Act Two has been rewritten, smashed around, and beaten mostly into submission.  I figure it’s about time to give everyone a first glimpse of the Protectorate. Originally from Prime, the settlers of the Protectorate set out decades ago to establish a […]

Tricia Barr Mark

My Adventures in World-Building

A couple of weeks ago, I began to worry about the writing on my novel slowing down.  As I’ve mentioned before, it ebbs and flows. A few months back, I had felt like I was writing at the speed of a car perpetually stuck in second gear – until I realized I was slowing down […]