Liana Brooks – Page 25

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The “I Love You” List … things you need to have in an emergency

Tragedies happen. No one wants to think about funerals when they’re 21, but horrible things happen that can leave you incapacitated or killed at any age. This isn’t covered by high school, it’s rarely mentioned in college, but if you’re paying your own bills you need to make sure that…

A Look Back At 2016

January 1, 2017, marked my two-year anniversary in Alaska. I spent 2016 learning to drive on ice (and not die), dodging moose (without dying), and chasing whales (while avoiding death). There was a bit of a theme in 2016. I only had one book published in 2016, DECOHERENCE, but there…

Winter Break Is Here!

Happy holidays, everyone! Winter break is officially here and the blog hibernating until January. I hope all of you have a wonderful, happy holiday season and a joyous New Year! All my love, Liana

A Different America

The flags were flying at half-mast today in the cold wind. Anchorage is a young town by most American standards, but it remembers Pearl Harbor all too well. There’s still remnants of the world war and the cold war laying around. Bunkers, and batteries, and old forts built into cliffs…

Editing Sale!

Emergencies happen. Unexpected bills. An unplanned trip to the dentist’s office. Car problems. We’ve all been there. Rather than sitting here fretting over emergencies though, I’m turning this into an opportunity. This week only, I’m opening up two new novel slots on my editing schedule, and offering discounts on developmental edits…

Impulse Buy Book of the Week: UNVEILED by Ruth Vincent

Following the events of Elixir, Mabily “Mab” Jones’ life has returned to normal. Or as normal as life can be for a changeling, who also happens to be a private detective working her first independent case, and dating a half-fey. But then a summons to return to the fairy world arrives…

Breaking Through Writer’s Block (the expanded post)

Originally this was written for Savvy Authors in 2013, and then Leslie brought it back November 16th because she was struggling with NaNo. Reading through it, I saw a few places where I could expand on ideas better, so here is the revised edition of Breaking Through Writer’s Block! I…

Impulse Buy Book of the Week: THE BONE CAVE by Sarah Remy

Past Stonehill Downs, beyond unforgiving scrubland and perilous mountain peaks, militant tribes gather on white sand . . . With the Red Worm plague vanquished, and Malachi and Liam safely returned from Roue, Avani expects life in Wilhaiim to return to normal. But Mal has been changed by his journey…

Friendsgiving Critique #2

Query #2 was one I picked out because I love UF and I haven’t seen Norse mythology done well recently (maybe I missed a book?). The original query is in black, my notes are in red, and my rewrite is at the bottom. – L MARK OF THE VALKYRIE…

Friendsgiving Critique #1

The query is one of the hardest parts of writing a book. Even if you aren’t looking for an agent or a publisher you will write something similar. The query is, essentially, the back-of-book blurb with an additional paragraph containing personal details (previous publications, relevant platform, word count, ect). I…