Liana Brooks – Page 5

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Writer Craft Wednesday – Draft by Draft: How Books Get Written

One of the first lessons a novelist learns is that writing a book is not like writing an essay in school. The dynamics are different. The time factors are different. The end results are different. The drafts are different. With an essay it’s common to finish a full draft of…

Mondays In Publishing – Setting Goals for Publication – What You Can Control & What You Can’t

It’s that time of year again! You know, the season of setting goals, making resolutions, and generally convincing yourself that this year will be different through the sheer force of your holiday-fueled determination. Everyone finds it easy to make goals when there’s a ton of enthusiasm and peer support for…

Mondays In Publishing: A Glossary of Publishing Terms

Author, novelist, writer… What’s the difference? Spelling, for the most part. I’ve never found a satisfactory definition to differentiate, although I tend to think of writers as non-fiction news people (a bias left over from my newspaper days). The real difference is between an Author and a Published/Contracted Author. When…

Mondays In Publishing – Genre

GENRE It’s a scary word for some people. I’ve met people who will argue genre until they are blue in the face. I have met people who think genre is a form of gate-keeping. I have met people who think genre is a waste of time. I have never met…

Writer Craft Wednesday – Finding A Story You Can’t Wait To Write

Finding an idea is both the easiest and hardest part of writing. You want to find something that you’ll love enough to write on the bad days. There’s not BUT there. No AND. When you’re coming up with an idea you don’t need to worry about marketability and trends. “But,…

Mondays In Publishing – Seasons In Publishing

Meteorological Winter begins December 1st for the northern hemisphere (as opposed to astronomical winter that begins with the winter solstice). Just like the sky and weather Publishing has its own seasons. Seasons of feast and famine. Seasons to query and seasons to edit. Seasons to publish and seasons to sit…

How Stories Happen

Anyone who has publicly admitted to writing a book has heard the question, “Where do you get your ideas?” And, because we have a certain reluctance to admitting we pull full manuscripts from a cursed well in the forest under the light of a new moon, authors will often stumble…

Calling All Reviewers!

Review A Book! Are you a reviewer? An eager reader? Someone who would love to have a free book in exchange for an honest review? This form is here to help make your dreams come true! I’m glad you found this page. <3 With multiple publishers, genres, and projects always…

All I Want For Christmas Is A Werewolf

It’s officially OFFICIAL! I have a new book coming out December 3rd full of Miami food trucks, art galleries, long walks on the beach, sexy co-workers, cuddly puppies, and obligatory mention of everyone’s favorite holiday star… the werewolf! ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A WEREWOLF will be available for…

Made-It Monday Guest Post! … a sneaky sort of cover reveal…

My partner in crime, Amy Laurens shared this post on her blog yesterday (which was Monday in Australia) and has given me permission to share with you today! This is the whole, messy process of picking cover art. Yay! Liana has a new book coming out with Inkprint Press before…