Liana Brooks – Page 16

Articles posted by Liana Brooks (Page 16)

The Importance Of Having Friends

Hop in the time machine of memory and go back with me to the year 2005. Picture the place, a small brick-faced house with brown shingles and a strange dark aqua paint on the gutters. The place is central Texas outside Austin. The air is hot, regularly spiking into the…

The Care And Keeping Of Introverts

I am an extrovert. There’s no getting around this fact. As much as I hate get dressed, dragging myself out of the house, and going to see other people I love it. I thrive on conversations. I enjoy meeting new people. I honestly want to hear your life story and…

Trading Socks For Skates

Falling in Love with FREE FALL

FREE FALL… where to start with FREE FALL… FREE FALL is a book I wrote totally for myself, because I loved it. I loved the ideas. I loved the characters. I loved getting to write it every day. Thieves. Rogues. Found Family. Secret Identities. Space Heists. FREE FALL had everything…

Talking To Myself

Sitting in bed watching a gas fire in the fireplace I wonder what I would say to a younger me if I could somehow reach back in time. If I could cross the years back to when I was 15 and having one of the worst years of my life….

CHANGE OF MOMENTUM is Done!

CHANGE OF MOMENTUM (working title – Laws Of Attraction) is finally done and handed into my publisher. The cover art should be approved by the end of the month and I’ll have a pub date in early 2019. I’m so excited! Want some stats? Word Count: 122,000 Body Count: 7+…

Food, Triggers, Healthy Thoughts, and Well-Meaning Abelists

CW: eating disorders, abelism, fat-phobia I was a tiny kid. This is an important fact for you to know. I was born early and underweight. I was sick a lot as a child, and allergic to practically everything. By the time I was a pre-teen my parents were divorced…

Celebrating the Little Things

Last week when I did the biweekly grocery shopping event (and with several teenagers at home it is a major event) I decided what my family really needed was a splurge. We’d been rushing around doing choir concerts, ASL learning events, conferences, and job interviews and it felt like we’d…

I’m Going To Be A Teacher!

Hey! How are you? Long time now blog… It’s been a little busy over at the Brooks’ place. I know, I say that every time I log in, but it’s true. I had a really easy month planned and then I volunteered for something. I know. Terrible decision really. But…

Guest Author Beth Cato with an Excerpt from Roar of Sky

Hello! I’m Beth Cato, author of the Clockwork Dagger duology and the Blood of Earth trilogy. The finale of that trilogy just came out, and I’m delighted that Liana invited me by to talk about my books and share an excerpt. In the first book, Breath of Earth, I set…