July 2016 – Liana Brooks

2016 July

Sustainable Extra-Solar Living… kicking it off with some definitions!

Engineer: I need an ecosystem. Biologist: Okay, that shouldn’t be to hard. E: It shouldn’t, but the one I bought on e-bay is just a plastic box, there’s nothing organic in it…. B: You tried to buy an ecosystem? Do you know what an ecosystem is? E: Um, well, in…

CONVERGENCE POINT Flash Sale!!!

We are six weeks from the release of DECOHERENCE and my publisher has announced a flash sale for CONVERGENCE POINT so everyone who needs to can buy it and catch up. The sale ends AUGUST 3, which isn’t much time and I know… no notice! But, the book is 99¢,…

Impulse Buy Book of the Week: PICKUP NOTES by Jane Lebak

Playing viola in her string quartet is the only joy in Joey’s life. It’s certainly not her job as a tollbooth operator or her toxic family. But there’s not a lot of money in classical music, and a whole lot of competition. HARRISON: the fearless first violinist who’s always driven…

The Days I Forgot

We were at the zoo. It was pushing 80 during a record-breaking heatwave in Alaska. The house has no air conditioning, the kids were going crazy, and the zoo had popcorn, pokestops, two pokemon gyms, and some new cygnets that have grown a lot this week. So we went… chilling…

Who Do You Write For? – a guest post by Bishop O’Connell

As writers we often have one eye on our intended audience as we write, even if it isn’t conscious. Like a lot of art, if you ask a writer about his book, either you or he will compare it to something else: “It’s Harry Potter meets A Tale of Two…

A Little Gift

As I’m writing tonight the world is an uproar. There have been massive bombings during the holy month of Ramadan, shootings of civilians in America, and now police officers are being attacked. People are grieving. They fear for their lives and the lives of those they love. Parents are struggling…

How Long Does It Take To Write A Book?

*Originally published February, 2014, I have updated the Novel section to reflect what I’ve learned in the past few years.* How long does it take to write and publish a book? Answer: It depends on the book and the form of publication. Here are my averages: Short Stories – like…