J. Alexander Cohen

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Category: Talio’s Codex

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Posted on January 8, 2024January 9, 2024 by jalexandercohen

Reusing material you’ve already written is a huge help during revisions. Don’t get rid of anything permanently! Whenever I delete a scene, or even a part of a scene, I tuck it away in a OneNote notebook in case I’ll need it later. In the case of Talio’s Codex, there was an entire pages-long scene…

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Finished My Dev Revisions for Talio’s Codex

Posted on January 8, 2024January 9, 2024 by jalexandercohen

Yesterday, I got an email from my publisher (Space Wizard Science Fantasy) that they were good with the developmental revisions for Talio’s Codex. After two years of writing, I feel like it’s finally finished (but not yet published – that’s coming in July). Exciting times. I’m going to go back over some early notes and…

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Sale – “Talio’s Codex” novel to Space Wizard Science Fantasy

Posted on August 6, 2023January 4, 2024 by jalexandercohen

I’m over the moon to announce that I’ve sold my novel manuscript Talio’s Codex to Space Wizard Science Fantasy for publication in July, 2024. Talio’s Codex is set in a Dutch/Venetian-inspired world of canals, water worship and magic-powered skyships.

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