People Watching: The Character Menagerie for Writerly Inspiration #amwriting

The places where writers (including myself) find story ideas fascinates me. Sometimes it’s by way of deep, meta concepts, sometimes it’s through trivial day-to-day activities, and sometimes it’s from the depth of interesting personas one finds when people watching.

Forgiving Yourself: Writerly Insight and #Giveaway of #StrangerThings by @erinhealybooks

Erin Healy’s latest supernatural thriller, Stranger Things, comes to stores on New Year’s Eve, and I have the honor of sharing with you an author interview and sneak peek of the book. You’ll want to bookmark this one (add it to your Goodreads shelf here)! Check out the interview below to hear more about Stranger[…]

Heritage (Grimoire Saga #3) by @thesmboyce is now available!

Fun news! The long-awaited Heritage by fantasy and paranormal author S. M. Boyce is now available. This is the third novel in the four-part Grimoire Saga series, so make sure you have books 1 & 2 before you dive in.   About Heritage Grimoire Saga #3 Kara Magari isn’t normal, even by Ourea’s standards—and in a[…]

Dragonfly Warrior by @jnoelwriter Cover Reveal

Today I get to reveal a cover for a new series coming next year. So, here it is! Dragonfly Warrior is a steampunk adventure like no other. It’s a dynamic mix of Asian and European mythology, the Wild West, martial arts, traditional fantasy, and high powered steam action that will keep you turning the pages.[…]

Themes Behind The Li5t of Five by @jscottsharp #free #ebook

J. Scott Sharp just released his first work – a Middle Grade novella called The Li5t of Five (currently it’s FREE, so grab your copy now!) I’m happy to welcome him to my blog today to talk a little about the inspiration behind the story and the themes he explores. ~ I was so excited when Rebecca[…]

SERIES: To Be or Not To Be (and when to stop being) by @jadekerrion

Today I welcome Jade Kerrion to my blog to talk about writing a series. ~  If Amazon (the company) were a river and all the books in its vast online repository were drops of water, you wouldn’t be able to skim a pebble across its surface without hitting a book that is a part of[…]

Empath (Flawed #1) Release Tuesday, Aug. 20th #NA #paranormal #romance #thriller

Empath, the first book in my New Adult Paranormal/Romance/Thriller series FLAWED, comes out on Tuesday, August 20th. To celebrate, I’m having a giveaway for some cool book-related swag. Come back here first thing Tuesday morning to enter! The giveaway runs Aug. 20th – Aug. 23rd. ~ You might also be interested in:

What to Do When People Hate Your Book

What happens when you get bad reviews or negative feedback on your book? It’s easy to get depressed and want to give up. But the worst thing you can do now is quit. What to do when people hate your book: Don’t take it personally. When readers criticize your book, realize that it’s not you[…]