FIGHTING FOR INFINITY, the 3rd and final book in The Kindrily series by Karen Amanda Hooper, has been released! Kindle, Nook Every moment, every lifetime, every decision—including her choice to erase—has led Maryah to this. Two outcomes are possible: an infinite happy-ever-after with her kindrily or the final severing of her relationship with Nathan. Closer to the enemy than ever before, Maryah unravels… Read More
A thousand thanks to Susan for letting me write a guest post for her blog today. If you’re a novelist do you write short stories as well? Many don’t, of course. Others write only short fiction. There are no rights and wrongs; novels and short stories are different beasts, with different challenges. And different markets. But I like to write… Read More
There’s a lot of well-meaning advice to be found on the internet and in craft books about the process of writing. I’ve seen these three floating out there a lot: You must outline. You must not edit while you draft. It interrupts your flow. You must let the manuscript rest after completing the first draft. While I am sure some writers… Read More
Don’t Stop! Writing Steamy Scenes for Romance and Beyond by Nina Ceves Whatever your chosen genre, you may find that one of your characters starts to gaze at another, and get all tongue-tied around her. When that happens, you’re writing romance, whether you intended to or not. If you don’t bat an eye writing about zombies and the Amish battling… Read More
People! I am so excited for this book to be out! Middle Grade Fantasy Kindle | Nook | Print In this riveting fantasy adventure, thirteen-year-old Jax Aubrey discovers a secret eighth day with roots tracing back to Arthurian legend. Fans of Percy Jackson will devour this first book in a new series that combines exciting magic and pulse-pounding suspense. When… Read More
Before I finished the first novel I published, I had been writing novels for at least 10 years. Or, perhaps, almost writing them would be a better way to put it. I would start them and somewhere between the 1/3 and the 1/2 way mark, I would suddenly become gripped with the conviction that this was a terrible story. No… Read More