Liana Brooks – Page 19

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A Cameo From A Local Star

Stan Lee is famous for appearing in the movies adapted from the comics her wrote. In every Marvel movie, he’s somewhere. From delivery man, to the man on the bus, to the janitor in the background he’s a constant (but quiet) character. For Patreon subscribers there is also a Stan…

Scenes from the Pacific Northwest

Sometimes I forget to stop and appreciate how pretty this corner of the world is. It’s been a busy week with lots of ups and downs. Today is a good time to stop, enjoy the view, smell the briny ocean air, and soak up the precious sunshine that’s so rare…

What’s happening now?

Publishing is on of those industries where it looks like nothing is happening until a book hits the market on release day. Secretly, everyone here knows that behind the scenes everything is pure chaos, angst, worry, hard work, and possibly a little bit of magic. It takes a lot to…

Queries: what they are, how to write them, and what to expect

The query letter… Dreaded. Hated. Feared. Reviled. The query letter is a necessary requirement for getting your story in front of literary agents and editors. More importantly, the query letter is what sells your books to readers. Yup, that’s right, even indie authors write query letters. Grab the nearest fiction…

Painting Sunsets and Other Changes

Let’s pretend for a minute that I was a painter instead of an author, and that this painting of swirls and leaves was my first book. This is the painting I went into the world with. This is the painting I found an art dealer with. This is the…

A Quick Check-In

Hello, lovelies! Winter break is officially over and that means you’re probably expecting some blog posts. Let’s be honest, so was I! But, in the grand tradition of school kids everywhere, my youngest started the second semester with a fever that kept her home. That in turn meant I just…

New Year’s Resolution: How To Start A Novel

So, you want to write a book? Good for you! Maybe you’ve daydreamed about being a Real Author for years. Maybe you set a goal as a child to pen the next Great Novel. Maybe you have hazy, romantic ideas about what authors do (spoiler alert: we sit at our…

New Year’s Resolutions – a blog series

2018 is coming and that means people are starting to think about their goals. Yay! Goals! To help everyone get closer to achieving their dreams in 2018 I’m putting together a series of How To posts for publishing. How To Start A Novel How To Plot A Novel How To…

Gifts For Writers (an incomplete list)

Author Essentials The things every author really needs but probably won’t mention. Waterproof Keyboard by Logitech – I’ve had two of these so far (the keys are not kid-proof) and having a washable, waterproof, regular keyboard has been a lifesaver more than once. Authors eat at their desks. They type…

Writing Romance… is it really that hard?

Here’s the thing… certain emotions are easy to evoke and others are very hard to master and write. Anger. Hate. Rage. Fear. <– negative emotions are the easiest to write because they rely on primal instinct programmed into the human brain by thousands of years of evolution. Within cultures there are…